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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Jet Skiing Illegal Aliens Arrested on San Diego Beach
Just before sunrise Friday morning two Mexican nationals were arrested on the sandy beaches of Coronado Silver Strand State Beach after jetting through ocean waters and making illegal entry into the United States.
Homicides, Rapes, Kidnappings Go Unsolved Due to Prop 47
Proposition 47, the prime mover for increased crime rates in California as Breitbart News reported on Thursday, is responsible for a huge decrease in crucial DNA collection for law enforcement agencies.
Measles Update: 147 Cases, 7 U.S. States–Plus Canada, Mexico
Between multiple public health agencies from the U.S. and Canada, at least 147 cases of measles have been documented between December 28, 2014 and February 19, 2015 in an outbreak that is believed to have started at California’s Disneyland theme park in mid-December. The outbreak has expanded to six other states, plus Mexico and Canada.
Student Court at UC Davis Strikes down Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution
In January, students at UC Davis passed a resolution urging the school to divest from companies doing business in Israel. On Wednesday, UC Davis’s student court declared the resolution to be unconstitutional (i.e. not in accordance with standards outlined in the student court) and ruled against it, following an appeal from the university’s students.
‘Parks and Rec’ Star Adam Scott Developing Pot Shop Sitcom at NBC
NBC is lighting up with Parks and Recreation star Adam Scott, aiming for a ratings high.
L.A. Times to NRA: Government’s ‘Responsibility’ To Regulate 2nd Amendment
On February 19, the Los Angeles Times reacted to the growing momentum for Campus Carry legislation across the country by referring to the NRA as “crackpots” and reminding the organization that it is the government’s “responsibility to protect the public through reasonable gun control laws.”
Chargers, Raiders Propose Move to New L.A. Stadium
Los Angeles may see professional football once again, as the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders announced plans to build and share a $1.7 billion stadium in Carson if publicly-financed deals to stay in their respective cities fall through.
CA Attorney General Kamala Harris: Marijuana Legalization ‘An Inevitability’
California attorney general Kamala Harris, who recently announced a run to replace outgoing Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) next year, said Wednesday that she is “not morally opposed” to marijuana legalization in the state, calling it “an inevitability.”
UCLA Apologizes for ‘Superbug’ Deaths
The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center apologized on Thursday after news surfaced this week of two patients who died from contracting a “superbug” through the use of endoscopes called duodenoscopes that had been contaminated.
Blue State Blues: Don’t Take It Personally, America–Obama Doesn’t Do ‘Love’
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani thinks that President Barack Obama doesn’t love America, and has now said so in public. He’s repeated the claim, several times, as he has been forced to defend it. Predictably, Democrats have seized on
OIG: Oakland VA Delayed Processing Disabilities for over a Decade
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs has been involved in a scandal regarding the failure to process valid benefit claims, forcing General Eric Shinseki to resign as Secretary of the department on May 30, 2014. In the latest depressing news, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published “Review of Alleged Mismanagement of Informal Claims Processing at VA Regional Office Oakland,” confirming allegations by Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) that the Oakland VA Regional Office had not processed nearly 14,000 benefit claims dating back to the mid-1990s.
World Cup Ski Event Canceled Due to Lack of Snow
The best skiers and snowboarders in the world, including Olympian and seven-time X Games champion Nate Holland, will not be coming to Squaw Valley in March; the International Ski Federation’s World Cup’s skicross and snowboardcross competition scheduled for March 4-8 at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has been canceled because of a lack of snow, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Faulconer vs. Chargers in Exchange of Letters
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer had harsh words for the San Diego Chargers in a Tuesday letter addressing Chargers Chairman and President Dean Spanos regarding the Citizens’ Stadium Advisory Group and the construction of a new football stadium. The letter
100,000 Gallons of Water Flood Hollywood Hills
A water main from 1926 broke in the Hollywood Hills during the early morning hours on Wednesday, letting over 100,000 gallons of water loose onto the streets, resulting in damage to sidewalks and submerging vehicles.
Apple Accused of ‘Poaching’ Again
Apple Inc. on Friday leaked that the iconic smartphone maker is on a crash program to design an electric vehicle and is bidding big bucks to recruit Tesla employees. Court filings also disclose that electric-car battery maker A123 Systems is suing Apple for illegally poaching top engineers to build a large-scale battery division.
Rep. Mike Honda Acknowledges ‘Transgender Grandchild’
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Mike Honda tweeted that he is “the proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild,” continuing, “I hope she can feel safe at school without fear of being bullied.” The picture accompanying the tweet showed the young child with shoulder-length hair smiling as Honda wrapped his arm around the child.
As State Suffers Thirst, California Bureaucrats Keep the Pumps Off
California farmers, agricultural workers, and elected officials packed the hearing room at the headquarters of the State Water Resources Control Board in downtown Sacramento on Wednesday morning. The agenda: comments and complaints related to Board executive director Tom Howard’s rejection of a temporary order that would increase water pumping from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to the drought-ravaged southern two-thirds of the state.
2016 Field Poll: Clinton Dominant, Walker and Bush Lead GOP
The Field Poll, conducted from January 26-February 16, reveals a lopsided preference for Hillary Clinton as the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee and a wide-open race among Republicans, with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker leading and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush breathing down his neck.
NPR Lauds Prop. 47, Ignores Rising Crime
NPR public radio station KQED released an article lauding the results of Proposition 47, which was passed last November and resulted in a number of inmates being released from state prisons and county jails. But KQED managed to complete the piece without mentioning crime. The piece states loftily of Prop 47, “So far, it seems to be working.”
‘Superbug’ Kills Two At UCLA Hospital, 180 Feared Exposed
A procedure called ERCP, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, which uses a specialized endoscope to deal with ailments of the digestive system, has unwittingly introduced a superbug called CRE, or carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, into at least two patients at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center who died as a result. Five other patients were also exposed to the superbug; 180 more may have been exposed.
Phillips Warns of ‘Civilizational Battle’ Between Islam and the West
In a lecture on “The Paris Massacres and the Freedom of Speech,” British journalist Melanie Phillips singled out Islam as being the root cause of the violent extremism in the Paris and Copenhagen attacks ,and warned that radical ideologies stemming from the interpretation of the religion’s teachings are a direct threat to western values and the civilization as a whole.
Snapchat Goes for a $500 Million Slurp at the V.C. Trough
Although the ink is barely dry on the $485.6 million venture capital funding for Snapchat that valued the company at about $10 billion, Bloomberg reports that Snapchat is looking to raise another $500 million at a valuation of up to $19 billion. That would make the messaging platform the third-most-valuable venture startup on the planet, just behind Xiaomi and Uber. It also would value the company at 92.5% of what was considered a jaw-dropping value of $22 billion paid by Facebook to buy WhatsApp.
California High Schools Debate Vaccinating Employees for Measles
Furious debate has circled around the issue of parents vaccinating children since an outbreak began at Disneyland in mid-December last year. Whether or not teachers and school staff should be required to be vaccinated (again, in most cases), however, is a different story. Even records for those that are vaccinated have been found to be far out of date in some cases.
California Obamacare Falls Short–Allows 2-Month Extension!
Californians may get until the middle of April to sign up for California Obamacare in hopes that the extended time will give the state a chance to reach their goals for sign-ups.
Massive Anaheim Transport Center Falling 75% Short
Orange County’s new transportation center, ARTIC, located on the 5 freeway near the Honda Center, has drawn fewer than 800 boardings a month since it opened December 8–far fewer than the roughly 3,000 Anaheim officials projected when they hawked the center to the city’s citizens, according to the Orange County Register.
