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.
On July 25, a UPS driver was arrested and faces federal charges for allegedly stealing “dozens of guns to sell… on the black market.” According to the Associated Press, 36-year-old Curtis Hays was charged with “[stealing] packages at the UPS
I am a proud naturalized American citizen. When I immigrated at 14, I learned that if I worked hard and did my best, this country would give me the opportunity to make my dreams come true. My father taught me
The Islamic State’s (ISIS) brutal takeover of Iraq has had a devastating effect on Southern California’s Iraqi community, particularly in San Diego, which is home to the second-largest community of Iraqi Christians in the world. San Diego Iraqis expressed anger
The Orange County Register reports that on Thursday two women, Candace Marie Brito and Vanesa Tapia Zavala, were sentenced to up to 11 years in jail for beating another young woman to death outside a Santa Ana nightclub. The charges
Adam Carolla recently proclaimed Kim Kardashian to be both talent-free and a shrewd business woman. Here’s one more reason to admires her entrepreneurial chops. A new app dubbed Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is estimated to gross $200 million in annual revenue,
A California charter school chain threatened by the Los Angeles United School District (LAUSD) with closing may have two of its schools saved in court, as concurrently parents protested in front of a downtown Los Angeles courthouse. Standing near a
An Oakland mother who allegedly left two of her children in a hot car outside a casino while she gambled was arraigned on two counts of misdemeanor child endangerment on Thursday. According to a police affidavit, the woman outright ignored
“What happened is y’all didn’t vote. And that’s when all kinds of … stuff happened,” said President Barack Obama to a crowd of his Democratic donors in Los Angeles. This is not the first time the president has lashed out
In 1984 the summer Olympic Games held in Los Angeles were arguably the most successful games ever. Now Mayor Eric Garcetti is hoping to give Los Angeles an opportunity to do it again in 2024. According to the Los Angeles
A 25-acre parcel of thick brush and berry vines in San Rafael has become a haven for homeless campers and a target for brush fires ignited by the dispossessed dwellers. In order to clear out the land, a creative solution
Earlier this week, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association filed a legal action seeking to remove an “advisory measure” pleased on the ballot by California’s ultra-liberal legislative Democrats, working in tandem with an equally left-of-center Governor Jerry Brown, in a in
Two thieves stole three custom surfboards from a paralyzed surf instructor on Monday night in Cardiff, California. Randy Abbott, who runs a nonprofit organization called The View From 42 and gives surfing lessons to children with physical disabilities, said he
A new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California found that 54 percent of Californians say the water supply is a big problem where they live, and 75 percent support regulations on water usage. When asked an open-ended question
A new report should spark renewed interest in bringing beefier tax credits to California’s film and television industries. The Washington Post reports that roughly $1.1 billion was spent over the last year by film and TV productions receiving newly enacted
President Obama’s supporters were reportedly offered deep discounts for what the San Francisco Chronicle reported as a “fast cash-and-grab fundraising drive” which took place in California’s Bay Area on Wednesday. A donor who attended one of two events at which the president spoke
A new poll released by the Public Policy Institute of California shows Gov. Jerry Brown with a huge 19% advantage over GOP challenger Neel Kashkari in the 2012 gubernatorial race. The poll shows 52% of likely voters favor Brown in
SAN DIEGO — Thousands of superheroes flocked to the San Diego Convention Center for the annual Comic-Con, a convention devoted to comic books and the media industries that have spring up around them. Though comic book conventions are held in
Apparently now that Hillary Clinton has her eyes set on the presidency, she’s jettisoning the “It Takes a Village” meme for which she is famous and returning to the idea that parents are indeed responsible for their children. The San
Howard Stern says things other entertainers dare not discuss. That typically involves breast size, lesbian encounters and other titillating topics. This week, Stern said something almost unheard of in celebrity circles. If you’re anti-Israel you’re also anti-America. Stern took a
The Los Angeles Times leads Thursday with a story entitled: “Gaza’s dilemma: Deadly war or suffocating Israeli embargo.” According to the story, Palestinians in Gaza are left with no choice but to wage war, because if they do not fire rockets
Ten of California’s twelve major reservoirs are now less than 50% full, with some declining to levels as low as 20% of capacity. The report that came out on Wednesday reveals that, although the reservoir levels are substantially depleted, they
On Tuesday, Governor Jerry Brown nominated Mexican-born Mariano-Florention Cuéllar (nicknamed Tino) to replace one of California’s most conservative Supreme Court Justices, Marvin H. Baxter. Brown’s Democratic nomination will move California’s Supreme Court further to the left. Cuéllar, 41, is currently
The Los Angeles Police Department has put out a strong warning for residents that there will be severe traffic congestion in several Los Angeles neighborhoods as a result of a two-day fundraising jaunt by President Obama. The LAPD warning includes
The Latino population in Santa Cruz County, California has significantly less incidence of whooping cough, and is more likely to vaccinate against the infection compared with other population groups. California declared a whooping cough “epidemic” last month; so far, the
No matter how many scandals rock his administration, President Barack Obama will always feel welcome in Hollywood. And the industry, in turn, will open up its coffers for him. The President is back in the entertainment capital this week for
