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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ISIS Threat Reported in California; Official Denies Threat to LAX
Federal law enforcement and homeland security officials are reportedly stepping up security due to an ISIS-related terror threat, according to CNN. The boosted security was reportedly prompted by “intercepted chatter and other intelligence information” that suggested parts of the state could be in danger.
Low-Speed Rail: California’s Other Option
California’s controversial high-speed rail project is barely under way, but it’s already been beaten by other options. Under the best of assumptions, the (subsidized) cost of a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles when the bullet train is complete will be $86, plus “last mile” costs of traveling to and from the train station. The journey, door to door, will take about four hours–that is, if the high-speed rail makes the journey in under three hours as originally advertised, which it will not.
ACLU Fights Democrat Vaccine Mandate Bill in California
Moms fighting vaccine mandate bill SB277 in the California legislature may have found an ally with the state’s branch of the ACLU given that both question its constitutionality. Moms, some with children, journeyed again to Sacramento on Wednesday to protest the bill
Report: Russian Hackers Read Obama’s Emails
After a week of vigorous denials, the New York Times just reported President Barack Obama’s email correspondence was captured by Russian cyber-hackers last year in a breach of what the White House is calling its “unclassified computer system.” The breaches
Study: Tsunami Threat to Los Angeles Posed by Sinking Catalina Island
A Stanford research study asserts that Catalina Island off the west coast of Southern California is slowly sinking, increasing tsunami risks for Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Turkish Protesters Show Up at Consulate to Counter 100-Year Armenian Genocide March
LOS ANGELES, California — Over 130,000 Armenians marched through the streets of Hollywood and Los Angeles on Friday to remind the world of their calls for recognition of the genocidal killing of 1.5 million of their people 100 years ago. The Turkish government has refused to recognize it as such.
Cal PUC to Jack Up Residential Electric Rates to pay for More Renewables
With oil prices falling by 45 percent in the last year, the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) just decided the way utilities priced energy for 100 years is wrong and intend to mandate that 70 percent of Californians pay much more for energy.
Hillary Clinton Cash: Hollywood Donors Poised to Pour It On Next Week in L.A Fundraisers
Former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential aspirant Hillary Rodham Clinton lined up multiple fundraisers for May 7 in Los Angeles.
Apple Watch: Mixed Response from First Customer Deliveries
Friday marked the beginning of the Apple Watch era, as worldwide pre-order customers received their first official deliveries. Many who ordered on the April 10th launch date expected the Watch would expand those cool little human interface experiences Apple mastered for laptops and phones. But some are complaining that this evolutionary device is just a complicated and annoying wrist-mounted iPhone notification display.
Fall of Saigon 40 Years Later: Veterans and Vietnamese-Americans Remember
The American Stars and Stripes and the yellow-and-red flag of the Republic of South Vietnam will fly across California this week as many of the 2.7 million Vietnam War veterans join 1.7 million Vietnamese-Americans in remembering the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, which took place on April 30, 1975.
‘Forget Me Not’: Marchers Flood Streets of Los Angeles on 100-Year Anniversary of Armenian Genocide
LOS ANGELES, California — Between 50,000 to 100,000 Armenians took to the streets of Little Armenia on the centennial anniversary of the day that marked the start of the Armenian genocide 100 years ago.
Potential TurboTax Class Action Lawsuits Allege Mass Online Tax Fraud
Millions of TurboTax users will be troubled by a lawsuit that was filed Monday in San Francisco against Intuit, Inc. claiming that when the firm knew TurboTax’s lax software security protections were allowing a huge spike in tax refund theft, TurboTax failed to correct weaknesses or notify customers about ongoing risks.
Syrian Born, Naturalized American Charged With Lying About Terror Ties After Mid East Trip
Syrian-born Mohamad Saeed Kodaimati stands accused of lying to federal officials upon return from over two years in Syria and Turkey. He claimed he had no involvement in any fighting, never fired his weapon at anyone, did not know any members of the Islamic terror group ISIL, never claimed to be involved with Al-Nusrah, and never worked in a Sharia court.
Adam Gadahn’s Journey Toward Radical islam
On Thursday, Adam Yahiye Gadahn, 36, who was raised in Riverside and Orange counties and grew up to be the first American since the World War II era to be charged with treason after he joined al Qaeda, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan.
Cesar Chavez Gets Navy Funeral, 22 Years after His Death
On Thursday, Cesar Chavez, the late Latino activist labor leader, was honored by the U.S. Navy on the 22nd anniversary of his death.
Surprise: Android Bot Urinates on Apple Logo on Google Maps
Just below Rawalpindi, Pakistan near the Soan River on Google maps, Friday Team Android discovered an image of the iconic Android “bot” urinating on an image of the iconic Apple logo.
GOP Contenders Gather at ‘Sheldon Adelson Primary’ in Vegas
This weekend, leaders of the Republican Jewish Coalition hold their annual spring meeting in Las Vegas–and, as in prior years, many Republican presidential hopefuls will be in attendance. The conference is hosted by Sheldon Adelson, casino magnate, philanthropist and Republican mega-donor.
Blue State Blues: Jerry Brown, A Blue Nation Turns to You
With Hillary Clinton reeling from a major ethics scandal, true-blue Democrats are looking for alternatives to their party’s presumptive presidential nominee. The bench is rather weak. There’s Martin O’Malley, the former Maryland governor who couldn’t build an Obamacare exchange and provoked a Republican sweep. There’s Elizabeth Warren, the fake Indian and genuine real estate speculator who has learned to parrot the “progressive” talking points. And then there’s Jerry Brown.
CA Democrat Legislators Reject Being Enrolled In Obamacare
On Wednesday in the California State Assembly Rules Committee, Democrats defeated a bill that would have dropped state legislators from their taxpayer-funded premium healthcare plans and prodded them into Covered California, the state Obamacare exchange. The bill, authored by Assemblyman Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), was defeated on a party-line vote–even though it would have reimbursed them for the cost of their new California Health Benefit Exchange plans.
Deadly Abalone Season Claims Another Life
Two friends visiting northern California and fishing for abalone–a lucrative mollusc delicacy–were caught off guard while when a tide came in that forced the men up a sheer rock wall, one falling to his death 75 feet below. The incident is the fourth abalone-related death in the Mendocino region since the red abalone season began April 1.
Facebook Messenger Makes 10% of VOIP Calls
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, intent on making the telephone obsolete, stated Wednesday that 10% of global mobile Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) occurs through Facebook Messenger. He added, according to TechCrunch, that because mobile VOIP’s audio has superior audio to that of traditional phone calls, growth “is going to continue very quickly.”
NASDAQ Hits New High, After 15-Year Recovery
15 years after the Dot-Com Bubble burst, the Nasdaq Composite Index leapt by 20.89 points, or 0.4%, to close at 5056.06 on Thursday, a record high. The strength of the index is being driven by the Silicon Valley 150 tech companies that have provided the juice to lift the NASDAQ by 6.8%, despite U.S. stock performance trailing major world markets.
Marco Rubio: Californians Are His Second Largest Contributors
Federal Election Commission filings show that just announced Presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) unexpectedly raised about $380,000, or 20 percent, of his Victory Fund campaign cash from residents in normally ultra-liberal-voting California.
Obama: Climate Change Will Cause ‘More Frequent and More Severe Droughts’
In an interview with National Geographic, President Obama stressed the importance of California’s conservation efforts amid a fourth year of drought, laid out his expectations for this year’s climate conference in Paris, and reiterated America’s commitment to a “low-carbon future.”
100 Years: Armenians Plan Business Closures to Remember Genocide
LOS ANGELES, California — Friday will mark the centennial of the start of the Armenian genocide, in which nearly 1.5 million Armenians were massacred at the hands of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. A host of businesses will be closing in the area in observance of the anniversary. A march through Los Angeles has also been planned.
