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.
With Eric Cantor’s shocking loss to David Brat in Virginia in June, the time has never been more ripe–or more urgent–for a new Jewish Republican voice in Washington. Can California help? Jews voting Republican? Who would’ve thought? Yet an increase
LOS ANGELES — The battle for California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown’s “bullet train” is heating up. Brown, undeterred by the possibility of the U.S. House of Representatives blocking federal funding for Brown’s $68 billion bullet train, told the Wall Street
LOS ANGELES — Flash floods and freak summer thunderstorms have paralyzed parts of Southern California. Video footage of the mudslides in San Bernardino County shows mud, sometimes hip-deep, covering the area. Fox News reports that roughly 2,500 people were stranded
On Monday, legislation creating “Gun Violence Restraining Orders” for California will be heard by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The measure–AB 1014–is sponsored by Assembly members Nancy Skinner (D-15) and Das Williams (D-37). According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the measure will
LOS ANGELES — A Christian Zionist was assaulted and shouted down by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at a rally and protest on Saturday organized by a slew of pro-Palestinian and Muslim groups, which coincided with a similar demonstration in Washington, D.C. Breitbart News was
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Michael Egan, who filed sex abuse lawsuits against X-Men director Bryan Singer and three others last April, had been evading being served a copy of a lawsuit against him for malicious prosecution, and was
CBS 13 in Sacramento reports that a local news anchor was arrested for theft while in an unrelated case her fiancé was arrested for arson. Fox 40 news anchor Sabrina Rodriguez was arrested and charged with three felony counts of
KTLA 5 in Los Angeles is reporting that the city of Burbank is under assault from coyotes coming into residential neighborhoods. Nick Mendoza, a Burbank resident, was out walking his 130 lb. dog at 3 a.m. when a pack of
Comcast’s proposed deal to acquire Time Warner demands the approval of the federal government. That allows politicians some wiggle room before the deal is done, witness a letter fired off this week regarding the cable giant’s commitment to Latino viewers.
Video footage of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood parking lot filmed by a drone hobbyist, which was then posted to YouTube, prompted the LAPD on Friday to explore possible legal action prohibiting civilians from flying camera-wielding drones over their
A great deal of attention has been focused in recent months on the surge of illegal aliens, particularly unaccompanied alien children (UAC), through the southwest border of the United States. However, a federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Governor and potential presidential candidate Jerry Brown traveled to Mexico this week, while a team of economists for the popular Wallet Hub (WH) social media website employed a group of university economists to evaluate the 150 largest U.S. cities for
Following a brief outage of Facebook early Friday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department experienced an “unknown number” of calls from concerned citizens who deemed the situation enough of an emergency to make a 911 call. Facebook reportedly went back
A new San Francisco-based startup called “ManServants” promises to deliver a custom-built, “chivalrous,” and PG-rated experience in which women can have their every need and desire catered to — while fully clothed — by hand-selected men. “A Man, But Better”
On Friday, Los Angeles City Council members asked federal lawmakers to oppose changing an existing law which would make it easier to deport illegal immigrants. Federal lawmakers are considering a change in a 2008 law that would grant authorities the
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that KPIX-TV news has been victimized in Oakland again. For the second time in two years, its crew had thieves steal personal items while the crew was conducting a live broadcast. On Thursday morning at
San Diego is among a number of California cities embattled over hiking the minimum wage as Mayor Kevin Faulconer promised to veto a City Council vote Monday that approved an increase. The vote inflates the minimum wage for San Diego
Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), infamous for their “God Hates Fags” slogans and picketing at soldiers’ funerals, is taking their God Hates the Media tour to the heart of the LGBT movement in America: San Francisco. WBC will reportedly be making
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the closing of the century-old Drakes Bay Oyster Company, once called Johnson’s Oyster Farm, prompted quite an emotional reaction from its fans, with hundreds of them mourning its demise Thursday afternoon. The plaintive melody
Spending for California’s high-speed rail program is back on. An appeals court reversed the decision of the Superior Court, allowing the state to sell nearly $9 billion in bonds. A 3-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeals vacated
Anchovies are considered an acquired taste even for connoisseurs, but unless you’re a seagull or a sea lion, no one could delight in the hundreds of thousands of dead smelly fish that invaded the Santa Cruz yacht harbor in Monterey
Southwest Airlines, bowing to pressure from animal rights activists, will repaint the three 737 jets that were painted to look like Shamu, the whale from Sea World. Southwest is terminating its 25-year relationship with Sea World as a result of
Today marks the beginning of the California legislature’s first self-imposed month-long fundraising ban. Ostensibly, it has been put into place to give voters confidence that the legislature is above reproach when it comes to ethical standards. However, the fundraising
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has confirmed that one of the men charged with murdering a 24-year-old USC graduate student had entered the country illegally seven years ago. On Wednesday, Jonathan DelCarmen told ICE officials in an interview at the
A single-engine, four-seat passenger airplane crashed into a San Diego Costco parking lot on Wednesday evening, resulting in the death of one of the two women on board the aircraft. The pilot, 52, was reportedly attempting to land the the
