
LONG BEACH, California — A group of pro-Palestinian activists with the group “Block the Boat” failed Monday to block an Israel-based cargo ship from Zim Integrated Shipping Service from docking. The group, affiliated with the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
by Adelle Nazarian22 Oct 2014, 4:56 AM PST0

Arthur Laffer made his name as the USC professor who helped give credibility to the Reagan Administration’s supply-side economics, based on the idea that higher tax rates inadvertently result in lower taxes collected. But California Governor Jerry Brown’s recent State of
by Chriss W. Street22 Oct 2014, 4:43 AM PST0

Radical environmental activists convinced the Los Angeles city council Tuesday to draft an ordinance banning the production or sale of genetically modified organisms (GMO) within the city limits, less than two years after the voters of California rejected Proposition 37,
by Joel B. Pollak22 Oct 2014, 4:42 AM PST0

Vallejo barbecue chef Eric Harvis was shot and killed Sunday night as he was preparing to drive home after work in the North Oakland neighborhood where he grew up. According to the Contra Costa Times, Harvis, 41, was shot just
by Daniel Nussbaum21 Oct 2014, 9:52 PM PST0

Django Unchained actress Daniele Watts, who entered the national spotlight for allegedly “crying wolf” by claiming that her brief detainment by the LAPD in September was racially motivated, has been formally charged with lewd conduct. If convicted, she and her
by Adelle Nazarian21 Oct 2014, 1:57 PM PST0

A nurse from Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medial Center has reported that she and a host of nurses at her hospital and throughout California are still not prepared to handle the Ebola virus. She also pointed to the questionability of
by Adelle Nazarian21 Oct 2014, 12:24 PM PST0

Alan Long, the mayor of Murrieta, California, resigned Monday after he was involved in a car crash that injured four high school students while he was allegedly driving drunk Thursday night. Long, 44, was driving south on Jefferson Avenue in
by Daniel Nussbaum21 Oct 2014, 11:08 AM PST0

The world of porn is about to change with the introduction of Oculus Rift’s virtual reality technology, where users will no longer just be viewers but active participants. Available in 2015, Oculus XXX will transform your home to a virtual
by Robert Wilde21 Oct 2014, 9:58 AM PST0

For eight years, Americans have been told that Democrats have a decisive advantage among young people, and especially on the Internet. That might have been true with the rise and re-election of Barack Obama. But as his presidency falters, and
by Joel B. Pollak21 Oct 2014, 5:54 AM PST0

Though some have speculated that former Beverly Hills 90210 actress Tori Spelling, who has been quarantined in a Los Angeles hospital with severe coughing, might have enterovirus-D68 or even Ebola, the symptoms she has shown–especially coughing fits–are more consistent with whooping
by Joel B. Pollak21 Oct 2014, 5:47 AM PST0

A woman who became stuck in a chimney at a home in Thousand Oaks, California was arrested after being pulled out by Ventura County firefighters early Sunday morning. Geneveva Nunez-Figueroa, 30, of Thousand Oaks, was arrested on suspicion of illegal
by Daniel Nussbaum21 Oct 2014, 5:21 AM PST0

One of the best arguments against a travel ban against the African countries where Ebola has broken out is that it would be ineffective, given the porous U.S. borders. Someone determined to travel to the U.S. would find a way.
by Joel B. Pollak21 Oct 2014, 5:13 AM PST0

After U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested Octavio Gonzalez-Ramirez Monday morning, the suspect admitted to having stabbed two members of the “Norteno” gang. El Centro sector Border Patrol agents apprehended the 23-year-old Mexican citizen. He was found to have entered the U.S. illegally
by Michelle Moons20 Oct 2014, 4:29 PM PST0

by Joel B. Pollak20 Oct 2014, 3:05 PM PST0

A two day “Power Summit” in Silicon Valley, staged by the ten-year-old nonpartisan organization VotoLatino, gathered hundreds of Latino millennials together to push a “get out and vote” message and to support immigration reform and crucial political campaigns. Rosario Dawson,
by Robert Wilde20 Oct 2014, 1:11 PM PST0

SANTA MONICA — There are fourteen candidates for just three seats on the Santa Monica city council. There are a multitude of federal, state, and local offices. There are even some controversial statewide ballot questions. But the one issue that
by Joel B. Pollak20 Oct 2014, 12:45 PM PST0

A man being treated by paramedics on Sunday night in downtown Los Angeles stole the ambulance that was sent to treat him and led police on a chase before crashing into a minivan and sending two women to the hospital
by Daniel Nussbaum20 Oct 2014, 12:09 PM PST0

In the unlikeliest of scenarios, the hardline leftist Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 is essentially supporting a GOP candidate for a seat on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors. James Fang, a Republican, is running
by William Bigelow20 Oct 2014, 10:27 AM PST0

Hard-line leftists in San Francisco took a double body-blow last Tuesday, as Ted Gullicksen, 61, the executive director of the San Francisco Tenants Union, died on the same day that the voice of the leftist movement, the San Francisco Bay
by William Bigelow20 Oct 2014, 10:24 AM PST0

Governor Jerry Brown is getting very rich off of real estate and stock holdings by partnering with prestigious Oakland developers whom he at one time regulated when he was Mayor of Oakland. The former Jesuit seminarian has mastered the ability
by Robert Wilde20 Oct 2014, 9:49 AM PST0

Frank Oliveira says that he and a group of Central Valley farmers who oppose Gov. Jerry Brown’s “bullet train” plan are getting really good at playing whack-a-mole. The co-chair of Citizens for California High-Speed Rail Accountability (CCHSRA) says that with
by Heidi Siegmund Cuda20 Oct 2014, 4:17 AM PST0

A medical professional with Kaiser Permanente in San Diego claims that the hospital staff have not received training on Ebola, referring to a letter claiming that hospitals throughout the state are prepares as “outrageous.” A group of Kaiser Permanente nurses
by Adelle Nazarian20 Oct 2014, 4:16 AM PST0

Water levels at Lake Tahoe have dipped below its natural rim for the first time in five years as a result of the ongoing drought. Local water authorities are now looking to alternative reservoirs to meet water demands in the
by Robert Wilde19 Oct 2014, 4:12 PM PST0

Anti-Israel forces were at work before and during Saturday night’s basketball game in Sacramento featuring the Israeli Maccabi Haifa team against the kcal Sacramento Kings. The Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights fired off missives to the entire corpus of Kings players,
by William Bigelow19 Oct 2014, 2:58 PM PST0

There is a saying, that to see where someone’s heart is, see how they spend their money. In fact, this proverb is so well-worn, it first appears in the New Testament of the Bible–Luke 12:34—“For where your treasure is, so
by Reed Galen19 Oct 2014, 2:47 PM PST0