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.
The U.S. Navy received a threat Thursday purporting to be from ISIS at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado–the primary training facility for U.S. Navy SEALs, according to a military official cited by local Fox affiliate KSWB 5. The threat was found
Arrested last month in a prostitution ring sting operation in which he allegedly offered an undercover vice detective $275 for sex acts and fuel, Glendale police sergeant Vahak Mardoun Mardikian is set to receive $10,000+ per month in a settlement
A hoax floating around the internet telling consumers that the new iPhone 6 can be charged by being placed in a microwave for a few seconds appears so legitimate that it has caused for the Los Angeles Police Department to
Gov. Jerry Brown decreed on Friday that, starting in 2016, all of California’s major airports will be required to provide a private room for mothers to breastfeed or pump milk. AB1787, sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal of Long Beach,
A “swarm” of more than 600 earthquakes in just 24 hours struck the Mammoth Lake region of California, east of the Sierra Nevada mountains, between Thursday and Friday morning. According to the Los Angeles Times, at least 109 earthquakes were
On September 26 US Border Patrol Agents arrested 15 illegal immigrants in a panga boat that came ashore near Mission Beach. NBC San Diego reported that the boat was initially spotted on the ocean around 3:45 am. It was “moving north,
For one last ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 25, the California sun poured through the glass walls of the Christ Cathedral, the building formerly known as the Crystal Cathedral, before the entire space is transformed from a glittering stage set for
The Los Angeles City Council voted 12 to 3 on Wednesday to impose a minimum wage hike on large hotels to pay $15.37 an hour to employees. The move was deemed a huge victory for organized labor and unions, despite
Former Microsoft CEO and the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers Steve Ballmer vowed to ban all Apple products from his newly-acquired team. Ballmer, who served on the board of Microsoft, and was the company’s CEO between 2000 and
The San Francisco Chronicle and San Diego Union-Tribune editorial boards both announced Thursday afternoon their endorsement of Republican Pete Peterson in his bid for California secretary of state against Democratic state Senator Alex Padilla. The endorsements come on the heels
A nearly unconscious woman was rescued and transported to a local hospital when Border Patrol agents found her hiding in a hollowed out log along with five other individuals who had crossed into the United States illegally Thursday. El Centro
The California Legislature knows that the State Water Board’s unprecedented July 15 decision allowing local law enforcement and water agencies to impose a maximum $500-a-day fines on water wasters is difficult to enforce and is creating a rising backlash against
The CAL WatchDog blog is running a series on the trends in California water use and pricing during the current severe drought. They confirm our August prediction that voluntarily public conservation and agricultural water districts are doing an excellent job
The Los Angeles and San Francisco district attorney offices have threatened ride-sharing companies Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar with legal action after claiming the companies are operating illegally and present “a continuing threat to consumers and the public.” According to the
Last weekend at their state convention, the California GOP rolled out the red carpet for Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, the GOP nominee for State Controller. The opening night’s main event was a dinner banquet profiling the “Women of the GOP”
With the changing face of media, many moving away from printed news, another trend is making its way into the media stream, evidenced in philanthropist Malin Burnham’s plans to purchase and transform San Diego’s Union-Tribune making it “one of the
The California Drivers Alliance, a coalition backed by oil, agriculture, retail, tourism and other industries has tried valiantly over the last three months–running radio, print and digital ads–to generate a groundswell against the so-called “hidden gas tax” that could act
SAN DIEGO, California – Late Wednesday, Border Patrol Agents apprehended an aggravated felon and member of the dangerous “Sureños Trece” street gang near the Calexico, California Port of Entry, the 23rd gang member apprehended in that area, just this year.
The BlackBerry Passport smartphone was introduced on September 24th with a full physical keyboard, uniquely square large-screen design that increases the “readability” of web pages and e-mail. The rising attraction for corporate users is that the device’s software and hardware
Somali pirates have released a Southern California travel and surf journalist after he was held captive for almost three years, reported the Los Angeles Times. Michael Scott Moore, who grew up in Redondo Beach and wrote about surf culture, was
NEW YORK — Author, filmmaker, and conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza spoke with Breitbart News on Wednesday about his court sentencing for violating federal campaign finance laws in his approach to supporting his longtime friend and former New York Senate candidate
The bloodlust of climate change supporters was satiated a bit more on Tuesday as it looked likely that Facebook will end its relationship with the American Legislative Council (ALEC). The termination of the relationship is ostensibly because of ALEC’s fight
A nationwide federal investigation, known as Operation No Safe Haven, has led to the arrest of 19 fugitives suspected of committing war crimes and other human-rights violations in foreign countries. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, four of the suspects
On September 24, Pro Publica released a report showing that Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) beloved “assault weapons” ban–in force from 1994 to 2004–did very little to save lives and next to nothing to “[reduce] overall gun crime.” According to Pro
It’s not exactly a new problem for California. The cost of living, especially the high cost of housing, is as enduring as the sunshine. The problem was mitigated, at least temporarily, by the economic crisis in 2008. Now six years
