No Bay Area Cities in America’s Top 50
24/7 Wall St. ranked America’s 50 Best cities, and much to the Bay Area’s chagrin, not one of them hails from the Bay Area.
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Allegedly Drunk Teacher Hits Kids with Car in S.F.
On Thursday, only a day after an allegedly drunk teacher and former debutante smashed into two 12-year-olds walking to school, sending them to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, the city of San Francisco finally decided to make the area safer for pedestrians.
It’s All About Race: ‘Huck and Jim’ Sculpture Rejected
Jerry Saltz, an art critic who writes for New York Magazine, says the new Whitney Museum of American Art “will be marked by an invisible original sin that can’t be lifted. That sin? An aesthetic one that perfectly mirrors America’s hysteria and mania around race …”
Millennials Just as Likely to Live at Home as Move Out
Bad news for parents: millennials are just as likely to stay at home, even in their thirties, then go out and buy a place of their own. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Pew Research Center revealed that in the 18-34 age group, 26% live with their families, and 26% own a home.
Carson Getting Tougher On Establishment Flacks, Aide Says
Dr. Ben Carson is pushing back as he faces increasingly tough attacks from the established media, his business manager Armstrong Williams tells Breitbart News’ chairman Steve Bannon.
Eric Garcetti Botches Hillary Clinton Endorsement
On Thursday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti found himself in a snafu after an endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president was released on a government email account.
Kamala Harris May Face Ethics Investigation over Gifts
Attorney General Kamala Harris, running for the U.S. Senate, may be investigated by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) after the agency received an anonymous tip that gifts she received may have exceeded legal limits.
Gay Rights Group Apologizes for ‘Asian’ Fundraiser
A gay rights group in Sacramento has apologized for offending Asians at its recent Asian-themed fundraiser.
New California Law: Pregnancy Centers Must Tell Moms About Abortion
The Reproductive FACT Act now requires crisis pregnancy centers, which offer services to pregnant women, to post a sign in the lobby that informs visitors that the state provides free or low-cost abortion and contraception services.
El Niño: 99-Yr.-Old California Dam Could Collapse
The state of a 99-year-old dam on private property near the city of Jackson is dangerously precarious, leaving 169,000 cubic yards of arsenic-contaminated tailings at risk of flooding into the city from expected heavy winter rain, according to state officials.
L.A. Times: Voters ‘Believed’ They Were for Religious Liberty
The Los Angeles Times, reporting that Houston voters rejected a city ordinance Tuesday that would have expanded transgender access to public restrooms, said that the fight had been between between gay rights advocates and those “who believed they were defending religious liberty” (emphasis added).
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Police Sometimes ‘Arrogant’
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a few pointed comments about racism and law enforcement in an Interview with Bleacher Report prior to the November 3 release of the HBO documentary/biography Minority of One revolving around the former NBA superstar.
Vandals Deface Junipero Serra Mission
On Monday morning, red paint was found splattered on the door of the Santa Cruz Mission, with graffiti accusing Father Junipero Serra of genocide painted on the walls.
Female Gym Teacher Accused of Sex with Male Students
On Monday, a female gym teacher from Las Plumas High School who allegedly had sex with two male students appeared in court, Action News Now reported.
Rachel Dolezal, Says Born White, Still Identifies As Black
Rachel Dolezal, the former head of the Spokane NAACP who made a career out of claiming she was black until she was exposed last summer, finally recognized what the rest of the world, including her parents, knew: she is biologically Caucasian, or white.
11-Year-Old Finds Pills in Halloween Candy
On Sunday morning, the day after going trick-or-treating Saturday night, Mya Ogg, 11, opened a piece of Halloween candy and found two unmarked, white pills shoved into it.
Conviction Tossed on Rare 6th Amendment ‘Public Trial’ Grounds
In a rare instance of a conviction being overturned because the defendant was denied his 6th Amendment Rights, a man who conspired to burn down his restaurant and collect the insurance money no longer has prison time to serve.
Vicious Attack on Uber Driver Caught on Camera
On Friday night, a video camera installed by an Uber driver recorded an argument between a seemingly drunk passenger and the driver that turned violent when the driver asked the passenger to leave.
California Celebrates ‘Dia de Los Muertos’ Nov. 1-2
On Sunday, Dia de los Muertos, “Day of the Dead,” a three-day-long Mexican celebration, is being observed in Los Angeles and around the Golden State.
Concrete Pier of Old Bay Bridge to Be Imploded
On Saturday, November 7, at 9 a.m., Caltrans work crews will implode the largest concrete pier of the old Bay Bridge eastern span, a five-story underwater structure.
Donald Trump Reveals Plan to Reform Veterans Affairs Healthcare
On Saturday, Donald Trump revealed his plan to fix the much-maligned Veterans Affairs health system.
Record 60 Million People Now Displaced Globally
Across the world, 60 million people have been displaced from their homes, more than any time in recorded history, according to The New York Times.
Oregon Teenage Girl Contracts Bubonic Plague
According to the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division and the Crook County Public Health Department, a 16-year-old Crook County girl contracted bubonic plague from a flea bite on October 16.
Transgender 6-Year-Old Stars in People.com Web Series
In a frightening sign of how even the youngest of children can now be exploited by gender-confused fanatics, six-year-old Devina Keswani—originally named Dev and born male but now assuming the role of female—is starring in a new web series created for People.com: The Keswanis: A Most Modern Family.
Kamala Harris: Raising Money—and Spending It
In the last three months, California Attorney General Kamala Harris has pulled out all the stops in her campaign for the U.S. Senate, spending $1.4 million of the $1.8 million she raised while amassing another $400,000 in debts.
