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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Mummified Body, Black Widow Spiders, 300 Bottles of Urine Found In Hoarder’s House
Neighbors are creeped-out by the discovery of a mummified body buried in garbage stacked six-feet high inside a Richmond District home in San Francisco.
i-Watch Could Let Managers Snoop on Employees
UPS is probably America’s premier example of how Fred Taylor’s scientific management methods are being applied using “telematics” to break down every worker task to eliminate all un-essential movements–and then use the right tools, training and incentives to achieve optimum workflow productivity and dump excess Teamster members. By giving their employees an Apple i-Watch, managers across almost all industries could soon be using telematics to increase productivity and dump employees.
Jerry Brown Warns on Climate Change, Defends Farmers
California Governor Jerry Brown warned Americans on Sunday morning that California’s drought was a sign of climate change. However, in his appearance on ABC News’ This Week, with guest host Martha Raddatz, Brown also defended California farmers from charges that they are overusing water, arguing that they feed the rest of the country.
California and Norway May Drop Tesla Incentives for the Rich
Government cash “incentives” have been the key to Tesla’s initial success, because buyers can often use the incentive and rebate payments to meet their down-payment for a $100,000 vehicle. But incentives may be reduced or terminated in the company’s biggest markets in California and Norway that represent 25 percent of sales.
Half Million Illegal Aliens Elude Deportation in Landslide CA License Response
Almost 500,000 illegal aliens have applied for California driver licenses within the first three months of 2015, doubling expectations under the state’s new AB 60 law. AB 60 specialist Carlos Leon assures the DMV is not allowed to share information that would otherwise lead to deportation.
Gov Jerry Brown’s Healthy Work Law is Union Trojan Horse
Governor and stealth Presidential candidate Jerry Brown last September passed the “Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act,” It declares employees in companies of all sizes must receive at least three paid sick days, which appears to be a huge expansion of the welfare state. But the law’s exemption for unions is aimed at forcing small businesses into healthy union workplaces.
Dodd-Frank Hurts Latino and First-Time Home Ownership
According to the California Realtors’ home ownership affordability report, only 28 percent of Los Angeles residents can afford to buy a home in Los Angeles, due to the combination of low inventory and the fact that the Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection Act made it much harder for immigrants and first-time buyers to qualify for a loan.
Ambassador Bolton: Ayatollahs Not Giving Up Quest for Nuclear Weapons
Former Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, stated on Saturday that the first job of the President of the United States is to protect the people of this nation.
California Fights Prison Overcrowding by Giving Gun Thieves a Pass
In November, California voters passed Prop 47 as an effort to fix prison overcrowding. That proposition has now taken center stage because one of the fixes contained in it is a ban on felony charges for stealing a firearm worth less than $950.
Brown Not Cutting Oil Industry Water Use because of Tax Collection
Governor Jerry Brown signed an executive order Wednesday implementing California’s first-ever mandatory water restrictions that require cities and towns to cut their water usage by 25 percent over the next nine months. But Brown will not cut oil company water use for fracking because the industry pays over $20 billion in state and local taxes.
SFPD Officers Sent Racist, Homophobic Text Messages on Duty
The San Francisco police Chief announced on Friday that he requested a police oversight committee approve the firing of seven SFPD officers for allegedly sending racist and homophobic text messages.
A Tale Of Two States: CA Faces Water Shortages But AZ Has Water Stockpiles
On March 31, California put strict landscape watering restrictions in place to deal with water shortages in current drought conditions. Next door, in similar drought conditions, Arizona’s water supply remains good, and there isn’t even a 50/50 chance for a
Arnold Schwarzenegger Wants to Terminate Religious Freedom
If Arnold Schwarzenegger could travel back in time, as he did in the Terminator movies, and stop himself from vetoing gay marriage in 2005 and 2007, then perhaps he could have saved his political career from its later, near-complete devastation. However, the Silicon Valley techies haven’t yet invented a time machine. So Schwarzenegger must content himself with an op-ed in the pages of the Washington Post, lecturing fellow Republicans about the evils of Indiana’s religious freedom law.
Bay Area CEO: Jeb Bush Open to Changing His Views on Indiana Law
Jeb Bush’s Wednesday arrival in the Bay Area may have been met with initial criticism for his support of Indiana’s religious freedom law–which proponents, including Bush, say protects religious rights, while critics suggest it provides grounds for discrimination against LGBT Americans. But by the time he finished Thursday’s fundraisers, he had convinced at least one major donor that he was perhaps open to adjusting his views to appease a more liberal base.
Loretta Sanchez May Enter Senate Race for Barbara Boxer’s Seat
alifornia Attorney General Kamala Harris could soon have a serious competitor in the race for outgoing Senator Barbara Boxer’s seat. After announcing that she is “seriously considering” running for the U.S. Senate in 2016, multiple congressional sources have revealed that Loretta Sanchez could announce her candidacy after Easter, according to Politico.
Humble Homeless Man Hit in Head by Stranger with Pipe in SF Tenderloin
A surveillance video captured a crazed attacker violently smashing in the left side of a homeless man’s skull in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.
Woman Killed Because She and Son Laughed at Man Dangling Feet out of Car
On Wednesday, just after noon, Denise Chiffon Berry, 44, and her 12-year-old son laughed when they passed a Cadillac where a man’s feet dangled outside the window.
They didn’t laugh long.
CA Teachers Protest Millions of Dollars in Gun Investments
On April 2, a group of California teachers protested the fact that the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) is still invested in guns–particularly Bushmaster Firearms–more than two years after Adam Lanza’s heinous attack on Sandy Hook Elementary.
Judge Orders State to Pay for Inmate’s Sex Change
On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco ruled that California’s corrections department must pay for an inmate’s sex change surgery, establishing a new precedent as no operation for an inmate has ever been ordered in the state.
California’s Liberal Cities and the Drought
California’s historic drought provoked an unprecedented executive order by Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday, mandating a 25% cut in statewide water use. Yet, for the 38 million people who live on the Golden-State’s now uber-dry surface, lax leadership, management and proper upkeep have contributed to the crisis in our most precious liquid commodity. And it’s in the state’s most liberal cities where the worst mismanagement has often taken place.
Man Attempts to Be World’s Oldest Living Pilot
On Tuesday, Peter Weber Jr., 95, from Cameron Park, flew a plane three times around an airfield in Placerville, hoping to set a Guinness World Record as the world’s oldest active pilot, according to the Sacramento Bee.
Jeb Bush Receives Warm Reception in Bay Area
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was in California’s Bay Area Wednesday and Thursday making his potential pre-presidential fundraising rounds.
Silicon Valley Leads in Income, Lags in Poverty
About 11.3 percent of Bay Area residents are living at or below the poverty level, according to a Joint Venture Silicon Valley Institute analysis entitled, “Poverty in the Bay Area.” Despite low unemployment in Santa Clara County, the heart of the Silicon
Breakdown: How Jerry Brown’s New Water Rules Affect California
On Wednesday, California Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order introducing new mandatory water restrictions in an effort to cut statewide water use by 25 percent.
