Ferguson Effect: Occidental President Leaves Under Police Guard
On Wednesday, Black Lives Matter joined students at Occidental College in a demonstration that forced Occidental president Jonathan Veitch to leave campus under police guard.
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Occidental College Cops Blast Students’ Demands
LOS ANGELES — Campus safety officers at Occidental College are denouncing a demand by a student activists that they stop wearing bulletproof vests. The police do not carry weapons, and bulletproof vests are their only protection.
Data Show Syrian Refugees in San Diego, Sacramento
Data released by the U.S. Department of State’s Refugee Processing Center shows that since 2012, roughly 250 Syrian refugees have arrived in California, with about half of that number resettling in Sacramento and San Diego.
Stanford Students Stage Sit-In Against Fossil Fuels
Nearly 400 Stanford students planned an “indefinite” sit-in while singing, chanting and joining hands outside the administration building Monday and Tuesday, calling on university President John Hennessy and the board of trustees to divest Stanford from all fossil fuel companies.
Ed Royce: Putin ‘Ignored ISIS,’ Became Target
On Tuesday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) said that Russian President Vladimir Putin only had himself to blame for terror against a Russian civilian aircraft.
USC Caves to Protests; $200k for ‘Diversity’
On Monday, school officials at the University of Southern California yielded to pressure from students and announced they would begin taking steps to implement more “diversity” programs on campus.
Chess Master Garry Kasparov Talks Putin’s Poker
SAN FRANCISCO — World-famous Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov has made no secret Monday evening of his fierce disdain for Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian rule and for his gang of oligarchs in their war against the West–including the United States of America.
Amb. John Bolton: ISIS a Direct Threat to the United States
Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton says the Islamic State is just as much a threat to the United States as it is to France and the rest of Western civilization.
‘Nous Sommes Tous Paris’: San Francisco Shows Solidarity
San Francisco and other cities throughout the world joined in solidarity with Paris by holding candlelight vigils in front of the French Consulate on Friday and Saturday nights to mourn the loss of life at the hands of radical Islamic terrorists in the aftermath of France’s most brutal attack in recent history.
Paris Attacks: California Student Remembered
Nohemi Gonzalez, 23, the first American identified among those shot and killed by radical Islamic terrorists in Friday’s deadly Paris attacks, was a native of Whittier, California and a prized design student at California State University Long Beach, where she was completing her senior year.
‘I Laughed Out Loud’: Ted Cruz on Marco Rubio Claiming They Share Same Immigration Record
“I laughed out loud at that,” Cruz said. “Marco’s a friend, but that statement was truly stunning. That’s like Obama saying my position is the same as his on Obamacare [and] like the Ayatollah Khamenei saying my position is the same as his on the Iranian nuclear deal. It is laughingly, blazingly, on its face false.”
California School Allows Students to Draw Muhammad
ACTON — Members of the Acton-Agua Dulce school board voted unanimously (5-0) Thursday evening to allow students to choose to draw Muhammad–or not–in one of America’s smaller school districts.
Ferguson Effect: ‘Million Student March’ Hits USC
Students at the University of Southern California gathered in solidarity with “Mizzou,” Yale and a slew of other campuses throughout the United States in a demonstration calling itself the “Million Student March” on Thursday to protest against alleged gentrification, racism and white privilege on campus grounds.
Iranian Journalist Sentenced to Prison for Allegedly Insulting Ayatollah Khamenei
On Tuesday, an Iranian judge who is well-known for handing down harsh sentences for journalists, sentenced Solmaz Ikdar, 33, to three years in prison for allegedly insulting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and promulgating propaganda against the state.
Sierra’s Best Snow in Years; Ski Resorts Open Early
A fresh blanket of snow in California’s Sierras from this weekend’s winter-like storms has resulted in several of California’s 27 ski resorts opening earlier than expected. The good news follows four winters of drought that severely impacted the resorts’ business operations.
Ferguson Effect: The Original 1968-1969 SF State Strike
On the 47th anniversary of the landmark San Francisco State Strike, radical student movements, propelled by protest over the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri last year, have again swept universities from coast to coast.
Ferguson Effect: USC Passes ‘Diversity’ Resolution
The University of Southern California student senate passed a controversial “diversity” resolution Tuesday evening–the latest example of the “Ferguson effect” that is seizing campuses around the nation.
NYT: How Big Business Games H-1B Visa Program
Huge international outsourcing firms are manipulating the federal H-1B visa program to profit from cheap white-collar labor by flooding the U.S. visa office with hundreds of thousands of applications, effectively sidelining applications by many smaller American companies, says a report in the New York Times.
California Wine, Farming Sectors Support TPP
California’s wineries have come out strongly in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement–known to critics as “Obamatrade”–agreed upon by the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations and awaiting ratification by the Senate.
The Ferguson Effect: USC to Vote on ‘Diversity’ Resolution
The “Ferguson effect” appears to be spreading from the University of Missouri to other campuses. On Tuesday, USC’s student body will vote on a controversial campus resolution urging $100 million be spent on mandatory diversity classes to create an “inclusion climate” on campus.
Benghazi Witness Speaks at Chris Stevens’ Grave
Former U.S. Army Ranger Kris Paronto, who was at the U.S. consulate on the night of the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed four Americans, contested Hillary Clinton’s version of events from the grave of the late Ambassador Chris Stevens.
Ethics Complaint Filed Against ‘Django’ Sergeant
On Friday, the Los Angeles Ethics Commission announced that it has formally charged retired LAPD Sergeant Jim Parker, who detained Django Unchained actress Daniele Watts and her boyfriend for lewd behavior last year.
Transgender Teen Nearly Homecoming Queen
A transgender cheerleader at San Ysidro High School nearly became San Diego County’s first-ever transgender homecoming queen this Friday. Violet Ri, 17, was born a boy but decided last year that she felt more comfortable being a girl and thus
180-Square-Foot Palo Alto Shack Selling for $2 Million
Smack in the heart of one of America’s most expensive cities, a tiny 180-square-foot shack is listed for sale at $1.98 million.
‘Insane’ Homework Assignment Asks 8th Graders to Write About Herpes, One-Night Stands
A New Jersey school district is facing backlash after an eighth-grade teacher gave her pupils an assignment to consider what they would do if they got drunk, had a one night stand, and contracted herpes, an incurable sexually transmitted disease.
