Nancy Pelosi: I Can See Iran from Bahrain (120+ Miles Away)
During a CNN interview on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed she could see Iran across the Persian Gulf when she visited Bahrain.
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Rod Under San Francisco Bay Bridge Tower Fails
A steel rod supporting the 525-foot tower atop the eastern span of the Bay Bridge has failed an integrity test, prompting fears that corrosion caused its failure and thus other rods may fail for the same reason, leaving the tower at risk from an earthquake.
Has El Niño Weather Arrived?
Rain and snow hit Northern California as an unseasonably cold spring storm pushed south through parts of Northern California on Thursday, bringing a welcome break in the drought.
Tense Town Hall in Venice over LAPD Shooting of Homeless Man
VENICE, California — Close to 400 people convened on Thursday night at Westminster Elementary School in Venice for an emotion-laden town hall meeting about the death of an unarmed homeless man who was shot and killed in a confrontation with the
‘420 Games’ Set Out to Prove Stoners Can Play Sports Too
California marijuana enthusiasts will have the chance this month to break some long-held stereotypes and prove they can play sports too, when the “420 Games,” a kind of “stoner Olympics,” debuts in San Jose.
Willie Brown: ‘Jerry Brown Would Be Best Democratic Nominee’
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is not one to mince words. In an interview with Breitbart News at the Commonwealth Club this week, he discussed the 2016 presidential races and said that Gov. Jerry Brown is, in his view, the “best potential Democratic nominee” for president.
Vatican Okays Sainthood for Father Junipero Serra
On Wednesday, a Vatican panel approved the scheduled canonization of Father Junipero Serra when Pope Francis visits Washington D.C. in September. Widely disparate reactions followed the announcement, with some Californians thrilled and others bitter about conferring sainthood on the 18th century churchman largely responsible for the mission system in California.
Free Wine or Beer Served While Getting Your Haircut
Lawmakers in California declared a barber shop revolution by approving legislation making it legal to serve a cabernet or cold one while getting your mullet or flattop cropped.
Hillary Raises $3M in One-Day Swing Through Hollywood
Hillary Clinton raised $3 million for her campaign in a one-day, three-event swing Thursday through the heart of Hollywood.
Dragnet: 33 Indicted in $157 Million Illegal Drug Scam
Thursday federal prosecutors in San Francisco announced the arrest of 33 people in a scam to sell $150 million worth of illegal pharmaceuticals.
Mountain View Turns Down Google’s Star Wars HQ for LinkedIn’s 70s Towers
In February, Google unveiled an expansion of its Silicon Valley campus that many dubbed the new Star Wars Fleet Command Headquarters. The worldwide acclaim for its eco-friendly biosphere design, which features translucent canopies and walkways around natural salt water lagoons, has been intense. But this week, the City of Mountain View decided, in order to maximize property tax revenue, to give the property to Linkedin to build 1970s-style conventional stack-and-pack office towers that maximize occupancy.
Blue State Blues: Never Mind the Bomb–Israel Is Looking Fantastic
On the most basic level, Israel seems to have the formula of statecraft right, prioritizing national security and economic growth above all else.
Clinton Cashes in: $800K from Hollywood Elite for 15 Minutes
Hillary Clinton’s first California fundraising tour since announcing for president raked in $800,00 for a mere 15-minute speech in Pacific Palisades today. It was part of a $3 million single-day haul for the Democratic Party frontrunner, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood
Study Pretends Silicon Valley Discriminates Against Asians
Earlier this week, the San Jose Mercury published an article, “Asian-American Tech Workers Absent from Silicon Valley’s Executive Suites,” that describes how the Ascend Foundation wants to add Asians to the classes of black, women and Latino engineers that are
L.A. Times Pays $85 Million to Buy San Diego Union-Tribune
Los Angeles Times owner Tribune Publishing announced Thursday that it has agreed to purchase one of the most well established papers in Southern California, the San Diego Union-Tribune, for $85 million.
BART’s Disastrous Day: Broken Rail, Six-Hour Slowdown, Power Outage
BART customers may be accustomed to delays and inconsistencies with their weekly transportation routine, but on Wednesday they experienced a triple-whammy nightmare that extended throughout the work day.
California Bill Would Mandate Positive Sex Ed Spin on AIDS Epidemic
The Pacific Justice institute warned parents of children in California schools that new legislation progressing through the California State Assembly will force schools to put a positive spin on the HIV and AIDS epidemics.
Baby, Parents Stuck in Mexico over Surrogacy
Little baby Grayson can’t leave Mexico for home after an overnight legal change in Tabasco, Mexico left him with no birth certificate and no way for his parents to bring their new child back over the border for weeks after his birth.
Jerry Brown to Environmentalist Water Tunnel Critics: ‘Shut Up’
California Gov. Jerry Brown had some sharp words for environmentalist critics of his proposed Sacramento River water tunnels. On Wednesday, Brown told critics of his $15 billion plan to “shut up, because you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about,” according to the AP.
Radicals Take Over Oakland City Council Meeting
On Tuesday, a meeting of the Oakland City Council was disrupted–and taken over–by radical demonstrators. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that after the mayor’s 5 p.m. budget presentation began, protesters led by the groups Black.Seed, and Asians4BlackLives crowded into the building, shouting their anger over a proposal to sell public land adjacent to Lake Merritt so housing developer UrbanCore can build an apartment tower.
Chief Beck in Hot Water over Comments on Homeless Shooting
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck is in hot water with police unions after commenting on the police shooting of an unarmed homeless man in Venice Tuesday evening. Beck said, “Any time an unarmed person is shot by a Los Angeles police officer, it takes extraordinary circumstances to justify that. I have not seen those extraordinary circumstances,” according to the Los Angeles Times.
‘Heart Arrythmia’ May Have Contributed to Goldberg’s Death
New autopsy reports from Mexican authorities suggest that a heart arrhythmia (or irregularity) may have contributed to Survey Monkey CEO Dave Goldberg’s death, in addition to head trauma caused by falling off a treadmill at a private villa resort in Punta Mita, Mexico.
FAA Moves Toward Approving Commercial Drone Use
Californians could soon see drones irrigating or dusting crops. Amazon and Google told the Wall Street Journal they have recently seen a major shift in the attitude of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding critical issues to accelerate commercial drone test flights that extend beyond the sight of the operator.
California Community College Students Vote Against Divestment from Israel
This week the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel suffered a defeat in California as the governing student body which represents over 2.1 million students in the California Community College System voted to reject a resolution to divest from companies doing business with the Jewish State.
Claim: Out-of-State Tuition Linked to Rise in Antisemitism on UC Campuses
The rampant rise in antisemitism throughout University of California campuses–particularly at Berkeley, Davis, UCLA and Riverside–has prompted a claim that the state’s thirst for out-of-state tuition has attracted students from countries with endemic anti-Israel prejudices.
Kamala Wants to Cancel Billions in Corinthian College Student Loans
Harris stated that she may be able to wipe out student loans through a “closed-school loan discharge”, a rule that provides students with debt relief if they cannot complete their education because their school closed. But “closed-school loan discharge” means former students are not eligible for debt relief, and students that try to transfer with completed class credits lose their eligibility for any debt relief.
