Nancy Pelosi: I Can See Iran from Bahrain (120+ Miles Away)
During a CNN interview on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed she could see Iran across the Persian Gulf when she visited Bahrain.
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Bullet that Killed Kathryn Steinle ‘Apparently’ Ricocheted ’90 to 95 Feet’ to Hit Her
On August 28 the Contra Costa Times reported that an expert testifying in Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez’s preliminary hearing says the bullet that struck and killed Kathryn Steinle on San Francisco’s Pier 14 actually ricocheted off the pier “90 to 95 feet” before hitting her.
Off-Duty Firefighters Rescue Man Gored by Bison
Three off-duty firefighters who were backpacking on Catalina Island saved the life of a conservationist who was charged at and attacked by a bison on a brushy trail Wednesday.
CA State Senate Votes to Raise Smoking Age to 21
On Thursday, the California State Senate approved raising the smoking age from 18 to 21.
Field Poll: Californians Back Tax & Min Wage Hikes, Obamacare
The latest non-partisan Field Poll shows that two-thirds of Californians support a $1.5 billion bump in tobacco taxes and raising the $15 minimum wage by 2021.
Pacific Palisades Gun Hoarder Said Cancer Was CIA Injury
The L.A. Coroner has revealed that the mystery man who left behind “1,200 guns and tons of ammunition” in a Pacific Palisades condo was 60-year-old Jeffrey Alan Lash–a man who told the women in his life that he was suffering from “nerve gas poisoning from his time in the CIA” when he was actually suffering from cancer.
Droughtshaming the Kardashians
Kylie Jenner and her rapper boyfriend Tyga were both cited by the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District for wasting water at their lavish homes this summer as California struggled through a fourth year of record drought, reports local affiliate NBC4.
L.A. Mayor Nominates Bruce Jenner to Carry Olympic Torch in 2024
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has nominated Bruce Jenner to light the Olympic Cauldron for the 2024 Summer games.
Blue State Blues: Blame McConnell, Not Corker, for Weak Iran Deal Opposition
The real blame rests not with Corker, but with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who failed to defend the constitutional prerogatives of the Senate. He should have warned at the outset that if Obama failed to submit the Iran deal as a treaty as required, it would be dead–period.
Total Recall: Donald Trump Clones Schwarzenegger Campaign
When I see “The Donald” trying to tug on those same emotions that I still have, and recycling the same songs to fire me up, I actually have a sense of clarity that eluded me those many years ago.
Drought: California Slashes Water Use by 31% in July, on Track to Meet Target
California residents slashed water use by 31.3 percent in July, well ahead of Gov. Jerry Brown’s mandatory order for a 25 percent statewide reduction by February.
Kardashian Tuesday Night Fireworks Party Frightens L.A. Residents
Santa Monica and Marina del Rey residents were awakened in the middle of the night Tuesday by a raucous fireworks show thrown by Khloe Kardashian in honor of her boyfriend James Harden’s birthday party – and it’s not clear that the reality TV starlet secured the proper permits, or even needed any, for the bash.
Iran Deal: Pro, Anti-Iran Deal Activists Descend Upon Offices of Reps. Lieu, Sherman
Activists and concerned citizens on both sides of the Iran Deal stood outside of Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu’s office on Tuesday.
Border Patrol Sued for Ramming Illegal Aliens’ Boat
Parents of an illegal alien that died while attempting to enter the United States illegally on a panga boat off the southern California coastline are suing three agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
California Drivers Most Stressed in Nation
A newly-released report suggests that California drivers are the most stressed out commuters in America–second only to Washington, D.C. in terms of the numbers of hours lost driving in the car.
Cheerleading May Soon Be an Official California Sport
Competitive cheerleading could soon be recognized an official sport in high schools in California.
Stock Crash Would Create Budget Crisis for California
With the “one percent” paying more than 50 percent of state taxes, a sustained stock market crash would shrivel California’s “one-time” capital gains taxes and throw the Golden State back into a financial crisis.
Man Tries to Take Selfie with Rattlesnake, Gets Bitten
A 36-year-old father of three in Lake Elsinore, California could lose his right hand due to a rattlesnake bite he received after he picked the venomous reptile up to take a “selfie.”
Vester Flanagan Started Career at SF TV Station
Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, the gay black shooter who murdered WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker, 24, and photographer Adam Ward, 27, who were white, started his mercurial journalistic career working for KPIX in San Francisco in 1993 as an intern.
Los Angeles Slashes Water Use
In July, Los Angeles residents reduced their water use by 21%, meeting the standard that state regulators implemented and avoiding fines and penalties imposed by the state.
Jerry Brown ‘like Reagan and Trump,’ Could Win in 2016: Columnist
California Gov. Jerry Brown is a “geezer,” but he has the “opportunity of a lifetime” in the 2016 presidential race. That’s according to Los Angeles Times columnist George Skelton, who says that Brown “never has been in better position to run”–though he argues that “Brown blew his best chance” because of his three previous failed runs (1976, 1980, and 1992).
Boeing Dumps CA Workers Over Ex-Im Bank
Boeing seems to be retaliating against House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for leading the effort to defund the Export-Import Bank by announcing several hundred California job cuts.
Iran Deal: Susan Davis Announces Support
San Diego-area U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) announced her support for the Iran deal Wednesday in an op-ed published by the San Diego Union-Tribune that will run in Thursday’s print edition.
CA City Seizes Wife’s Guns Because Husband Underwent ‘Psychiatric Evaluation’
San Jose’s Lori Rodriguez says the city seized her 12 guns after her husband was forced to undergo a “72-hour psychiatric evaluation,” and she is suing the city to get back the guns.
Asian-American Lawmakers Blast Jeb Bush’s Use of ‘Anchor Baby’
California Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles) lashed out at Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Wednesday, accusing the former Florida governor of making a “dangerous mischaracterization” of Asian immigrants during a recent interview.
Iran Deal: Leftists March on Rep. Peters’ Office
At noon on Wednesday, Iran nuclear deal “progressives” have planned to gather at the San Diego office of Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) in an attempt to persuade him from indecision to support for the deal, despite calls from Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA) to oppose the deal.
