
Readying her likely 2016 campaign’s emphasis on an appeal to women, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a rally for Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) in Charlotte Saturday afternoon to practice her feminist hyperbole. Clinton, as expected, trotted out the
by William Bigelow27 Oct 2014, 4:36 AM PST0

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, lobbying hard for his the city, has made his sixth trip to Washington D.C. since he was sworn as mayor, the Los Angeles Times reports. Garcetti fended off criticism of his jet-setting, saying, “You are always criticized
by William Bigelow26 Oct 2014, 9:12 AM PST0
The first U.S. Service member to die in Iraq since the Obama Administration initiated “Inherent Resolve,” the operation to fight Islamic State, was Marine Lance Cpl. Sean Neal, a 19-year-old from California, according to the Pentagon. Neal reportedly died in
by William Bigelow26 Oct 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The coach of Barcelona, Luis Enrique, revealed that Luis Suarez, banned after biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini in June, will play for the team in Saturday’s Clasico. Enrique would not say whether Suarez would start in the game against Real Madrid.
by William Bigelow25 Oct 2014, 1:00 AM PST0

There is at least one big payoff to being a powerful Democrat in California–literally, in the most recent case. Former California Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg admitted that when he leaves the state government on November 30, he will head for
by William Bigelow24 Oct 2014, 11:44 AM PST0

A new Public Policy Institute of California poll reveals that the huge lead California Governor Jerry Brown holds over his challenger, Neel Kashkari, can be attributed to one salient factor: Brown’s massive lead among Latino voters. The poll’s data show
by William Bigelow24 Oct 2014, 6:37 AM PST0

Cornelius Jefferson, 33, allegedly choked the girlfriend he had met online after moving from Georgia to Kentucky to meet her in person. Angry that his girlfriend looked nothing like her online profile, Jefferson began by arguing with her and ended by reportedly assaulting
by William Bigelow24 Oct 2014, 5:35 AM PST0

Demonstrators marching against “Police brutality and police murder” marched through downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, creating traffic jams that brought vehicles to a halt. Unconcerned about the effects of their actions, at 2 p.m. the protesters marched from Olympic Boulevard
by William Bigelow23 Oct 2014, 2:16 PM PST0

It’s a food truck-no, it’s a plumbing truck-no, it’s–a headshot truck? Welcome to Los Angeles, where a young couple decided to make headshots more accessible by using a truck to bring their headshot business around town. The truck is painted
by William Bigelow23 Oct 2014, 1:57 PM PST0

It may not help the struggling University of Florida football program, but one Florida Gators fan has decided to take matters in his/her own hands, posting a want-ad for a new football coach on Craigslist. The Gators possess a 3-3
by William Bigelow23 Oct 2014, 10:25 AM PST0

Activists involved in the accommodation of Central American immigrants are blasting a Long Island, New York high school for not being more malleable with regard to the education of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors. The school district of Hempstead, in which
by William Bigelow23 Oct 2014, 6:15 AM PST0

The Obama Administration lied last year when they informed Congress and the public that the 2,200 people that the Administration released from incarceration to save money had only minor criminal records. USA TODAY, gaining the data from U.S. Immigration and
by William Bigelow23 Oct 2014, 5:42 AM PST0

New data gathered by public agencies and a data analysis by NBC Bay Area News reveal that Bloom Energy, which makes the Bloom boxes that supply power and supposedly act as cleaner producers of energy, may be hoodwinking the public
by William Bigelow22 Oct 2014, 2:35 PM PST0

An investigation by CBS News’ Sacramento affiliate has revealed that former D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee, who is Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s wife and has been campaigning for his “strong mayor” campaign, Measure L, is not even eligible to vote
by William Bigelow22 Oct 2014, 12:22 PM PST0

A waiter at a Kansas City restaurant got a far better tip than “Don’t play the horses”: a ticket to Game 1 of the World Series. The waiter at “Rock & Brews,” who received the gift only hours before the
by William Bigelow22 Oct 2014, 10:56 AM PST0

The brother of Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo, who was murdered by his wife three weeks ago, is claiming that Lyvette Cespo did not kill her husband in self-defense, but instead executed a premeditated killing “with malice and in cold
by William Bigelow22 Oct 2014, 4:57 AM PST0

As reported by Doug Miller of MLB.com, Don Denkinger, forever immortalized for his blown call in the ninth inning of Game 6 in the 1985 World Series, is at peace with his mistake that gave the Kansas City Royals new
by William Bigelow21 Oct 2014, 10:34 AM PST0

Students in Alabama are balking at the school lunches now being offered as a result of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, passed in 2010. Last week, the National School Boards Association, joined by the National School Lunch Week, released the results
by William Bigelow21 Oct 2014, 5:02 AM PST0

In the unlikeliest of scenarios, the hardline leftist Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 is essentially supporting a GOP candidate for a seat on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors. James Fang, a Republican, is running
by William Bigelow20 Oct 2014, 10:27 AM PST0

Hard-line leftists in San Francisco took a double body-blow last Tuesday, as Ted Gullicksen, 61, the executive director of the San Francisco Tenants Union, died on the same day that the voice of the leftist movement, the San Francisco Bay
by William Bigelow20 Oct 2014, 10:24 AM PST0

San Francisco Giants fans can rest easy now. Two local radio stations announced they will ban the hit song “Royals” by Lorde until the World Series ends. KFOG Radio and 96.5 KOIT each tweeted their decision to ignore the song
by William Bigelow20 Oct 2014, 7:33 AM PST0

The Utah National Guard and the Utah Department of Public Safety are now investigating a June incident in which British bikini models sneaked into Camp Williams, a Utah National Guard site, and took pictures for a Hot Shots Calendar while
by William Bigelow20 Oct 2014, 6:10 AM PST0

Anti-Israel forces were at work before and during Saturday night’s basketball game in Sacramento featuring the Israeli Maccabi Haifa team against the kcal Sacramento Kings. The Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights fired off missives to the entire corpus of Kings players,
by William Bigelow19 Oct 2014, 2:58 PM PST0

Eye on Sacramento (EOS), a community watchdog organization, has criticized Measure L, also known as the “strong mayor initiative,” in a recent report that called the proposition’s justification “exceedingly weak,” according to local news reports. Measure L, backed by former NBA
by William Bigelow19 Oct 2014, 2:41 PM PST0

An 80-foot green inflatable sculpture that looked like a sex toy was displayed at the Place Vendome in Paris this week before it was deflated by vandals. The artwork was supposed to have been part of the FIAC Art Fair,
by William Bigelow19 Oct 2014, 10:18 AM PST0