A majority of California voters support an upcoming ballot measure that would strip funding from the high speed rail project and divert it toward new water storage projects, according to a poll released Thursday.
Pinal County, Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu has suggested that illegal alien minors who reportedly arrived in late July at an Oracle, Arizona detention facility for at-risk youth are connected to a dramatic increase in emergency calls from the facility, including
Horror came into the lives of the family of 3-year-old Angeles Moreno Sunday when young Moreno was struck in a hit and run by alleged drunk driver Adolfo Balbuena, an individual illegally present in the United States. Sunday evening, 18-year-old
The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) film school has received a $10 million gift from Former EBay Inc. President Jeff Skoll to launch the Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment, “dedicated to promoting social change through entertainment and performing arts.”
The Los Angeles Times reports that California state legislators being wooed by corporate interests and lobbyists at conferences taking place on Maui this winter. More than twenty legislators will be feted at luxury resorts so the corporations can make their pitch,
Francisco Garcia, 21, an Army veteran who was shot to death at his homecoming party in Sylmar, never served overseas, contrary to initial published reports. Garcia, discharged from the Army in July, had been reported to have returned from Afghanistan
Immortalizing a photo that became an icon of the Iraq war, the No Man Left Behind memorial sculpture was unveiled Wednesday at Camp Pendleton with the artist and one of the soldiers depicted present. Hope for the Warriors writes, regarding
Thieves who stole artificial turf from a Southern California little league took more than just bases from the four and six-year-olds who relied on the astroturf to practice and play baseball. They’ve also made it more dangerous for the little
Journalists, actors, directors, and one legendary television writer were honored Tuesday night at the PEN Center USA literary awards in Beverly Hills. Director Judd Apatow, “Girls” creator Lena Dunham, and journalist Glenn Greenwald all picked up awards at the 24th
New developments continue in the saga surrounding former DeMaio congressional campaign staffer Todd Bosnich, who was arrested, then released Tuesday for allegedly assaulting his mother the Friday before. In an event seemingly unrelated to scandals surrounding the congressional campaign, Bosnich
Stealing water from your neighbor has become more and more common in California as the state’s drought intensifies to record levels. The National Journal reports that as Californians scramble for much needed water supplies, many fill their tanks from a
California health authorities identified a norovirus outbreak as being the source of a gastrointestinal illness that was responsible for infecting at least 60 people at the Sofitel Hotel in San Francisco between late October and November, and sending at least
WALNUT CREEK, California — On Tuesday night, a group of 30 men and women gathered at a restaurant in a quaint California town to hear an OB-GYN and fertility specialist known as “the egg whisperer,” Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh, discuss the
Betty Smith, 75, a retired Christian school teacher in El Cajon, awakened on Veterans Day to find the American flag in front of her house stolen. She told ABC News’ San Diego affiliate: “It amazes me that anyone would do
One California prison is utilizing a dog to sniff out cellphones hidden by prisoners. The dog, Drako, working in Vacaville, has a sensational nose for the phones. His officer, Brian Pyle, showed exactly how Drako worked. Pyle told San Francisco’s
With a new Cold War is ramping up, and as Americans gathered across the country to honor our veterans, the U.S. government’s NASA Ames Research Center announced that is is leasing the 1,000 acre Moffett Airfield in Silicon Valley to
The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board on Monday predicted that a new crime wave could soon be coming to California, based on state voters’ decision to pass Proposition 47, legislation that mandates a downgrade of several felony crimes to misdemeanors.
On February 13 Breitbart News reported that a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s “good cause” requirement for concealed carry permits in the state. Two weeks later, California Attorney General Kamala appealed, asking
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri abruptly closed down the Sacramento location of his Johnny Garlic’s chain of restaurants earlier this week, leaving one man who was hired just three days earlier out of a job. The Sacramento Johnny Garlic’s was only
After two unsuccessful attempts by California lawmakers to pass a mandatory condom law for adult film entertainers, advocacy groups are making an end run, using the state initiative process to reach their objective. The Los Angeles Times reported that Los
The corn maze in Dixon, California is so big and tough to navigate, a number of patrons have called 911 after getting lost in it. The maze, operated by Cool Patch Pumpkins, is the largest corn maze in the world,
Editorial writer Steve Greenhut at the San Diego Union referred to the structure of the taxi industry, in which cab drivers rent cabs from a company that has acquired a limited issue permit with a city, as something akin to
Some West Marin residents are balking at plans by Pandora founder Tim Westergren, 48, to construct a 8,297-square-foot vacation home in their neighborhood, according to local news reports. The 17-acre land on which the home is to be built was
Young Melissa Reynolds remains bedridden with a fractured spinal injury after an October 16 crash that injured her and three of her fellow Murrieta Valley High School cheerleaders, who are are now suing the now former Murrieta Mayor, Alan Long.
In 2014, “the year of the Republican,” California was only the state in the nation that lost solidly Republican seats to Democrats. As the election results rolled in, the perfect, red Republican wave came to a crashing end on California’s sandy
Republican Catharine Baker won the tightly-contested Bay Area race for California’s 16th Assembly seat against Democratic challenger Tim Sbranti last week, the first time a Republican has won a Bay Area Assembly seat since 2006. According to the San Francisco
