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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Anti-Iran Rally Expected to Draw Thousands in Times Square
Thousands of people are expected in New York’s Times Square on Wednesday evening to protest a “bad deal” with Iran, and to urge Congress to vote down the new nuclear accord.
Moody’s: Drought Poses No Risk to California’s Credit
California’s record four-year drought will have little impact on the state’s overall economy, according to credit rating agency Moody’s.
Time Magazine Sells Glossy Cuba Travel Guide
Time has published a new special edition that will be at supermarket checkout counters and bookstores through Sep. 11: Inside the New Cuba: Discovering the Charm of a Once-Forbidden Island: The People, The Culture, The Paradise.
Leftists Advertise North Korea Vacation; Hope to Change U.S. Policy
The ANSWER Coalition, a well known far-left organization, is inviting Americans to join a “unique opportunity to travel to North Korea.” The group claims that the government-guided trip will show participants that “corporate-owned mainstream media” has “demonized” the country’s dictatorship, and that the United States of America should normalize relations with North Korea as it has done with Cuba.
Firefighters Could Take Down Drones Under New Law
A new law proposed in California would allow firefighters to destroy drones flying in areas where emergency crews are working.
Berkeley Gets $100 Million from Russian to Look for Aliens
A Russian billionaire has offered $100 million to fund researchers at UC Berkeley’s Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Research Center to find extraterrestrial life.
Dunkin’ Donuts to Open 1,000 Stores in California
After an 18 year “vacation,” Dunkin’ Donuts is returning to California with a vengeance. The Canton, Massachusetts-based company has already opened ten stores in the state, has just announced nine in the Bay Area, and expects to eventually have 1,000 stores in California.
Jerry Brown: Keep Junipero Serra Statue in U.S. Capitol
This week, Gov. Jerry Brown, who was once a Jesuit seminarian, asserted that he will block California legislators from attempting to replace the statue of Father Junípero Serra in the National Statuary Hall Collection on Capitol Hill with a statue of astronaut Sally Ride.
Petition Under Way to Rename Long Beach School Honoring Robert E. Lee
On July 20, a petition was launched to rename a Long Beach middle school honoring Robert E. Lee.
Shock: Over 1,200-Guns, 2 Tons of Ammo in Liberal L.A. Enclave
The Los Angeles Police Department made a shock discovery in the high-profile, celebrity-studded, liberal coastal neighborhood of Pacific Palisades last week: over 1,200 guns and two tons of ammunition in one condominium.
Report: Chattanooga Killer Viewed al-Awlaki Videos Before Murders
Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, the 24-year-old who carried out an attack in Chattanooga last week that killed five U.S. servicemen and wounded several others, researched the late radical American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki before carrying out his mass murder, authorities say.
‘Catastrophic Failure’: Is America Being Blindfolded in the Face of Jihad?
LOS ANGELES, California — If they’re saying it, it’s probably true–and the writing has been on the wall this entire time. That’s the underlying theme behind former Pentagon official Stephen Coughlin’s book, Catastrophic Failure: Blindfolding America in the Face of Jihad. During
World’s Smelliest Flower Blooms in Berkeley
Nicknamed the “corpse flower,” the gigantic, stinky Titan Aram has just bloomed at Berkeley’s UC Botanical Garden and is expected to draw massive crowds during its day or two blooming period.
I-10 Bridge Collapses, Structure Questionable as Rains Deluge Drought Stricken California
Heavy rains, including those from the diminishing Hurricane Dolores, are hitting portions of drought-stricken California, with devastating results–from the collapse of a bridge on eastern California’s I-10 highway, to sinkholes and floating sheds in San Diego.
Republican Consultants at ‘Reboot’: We Have the Tech Thing Now
Over the weekend, political hacks and techies converged for the second annual Reboot Conference in San Francisco. Chief technology directors of campaigns–including Barack Obama’s Organizing for America, along with several Republican campaigns–joined a panel that advised the campaign tech crowd.
#FeelTheBern: ‘Black Twitter’ Skewers Bernie Sanders
“Black Twitter” took 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to task this weekend after he chose to ignore chants from “Black Lives Matter” protesters at the Netroots Nation left-wing bloggers’ conference in Phoenix.
NFL Defensive Tackle Has Capitol Internship in Sacramento
Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Christian Tupou, 26, who has bounced around the NFL trying to stick with a team since 2012, after his sterling career at University of Southern Caifornia, has been using his off-season to prepare for life after football, working for a month as an intern with state Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber.
Modesto Man Arrested for Murdering 5, Including 3 Small Girls
On Sunday, a 30-year-old Modesto man was arrested for the murders of two women and three children in their home. Heather Graves of the Modesto Police Department told local ABC News affiliate ABC10 that police had arrived at the home
Wettest July on Record for San Diego, SoCal
A major thunderstorm around San Diego over the weekend made Sunday the wettest July day on record since data started being collected in 1850. Lindbergh Field was drenched with 1.03 inches of rain.
Two Motorcyclists Die in California Race
Two Spanish motorcyclists lost their lives in a California race on Sunday.
Enough! Entire Entertainment Industry Says ‘No More’ to Social Justice Warriors
Want to see a bunch of social justice warriors eaten alive by cannibals? You’ll get a chance this September with the release of Eli Roth’s latest horror film, Green Inferno.
California: Top 25 Student-Athletes to Watch in 2015-16
East Coast bias is the only reason we can explain Juju Smith being snubbed from from the preseason Biletnikoff Award list as one of nation’s top receivers.
Gov. Brown Wants Papal Climate Change Support–While Dumping Junipero Serra
California Governor Jerry Brown will take his utopian foreign policy to the Vatican to participate this week in an environmental summit hosted by Pope Francis. Despite California’s majority Democrats’ intention to banish celebrations of Catholic missionary Father Junipero Serra’s accomplishments, Brown will carry a state resolution supporting Pope Francis’ recent draft “Encyclical on Climate Change.”
UCLA Health Data Unencrypted–and No Policy to Report Lost Laptops
It is not surprising that hackers broke into the UCLA’s health system to try to gain access to some of the 4.5 million patients’ records, given the sheer scale of personal health data that has been compromised. But what is shocking is that those records were never protected with a basic encryption, and lost laptops were not required to be reported. Although UCLA said there was no evidence at this time that any patient files were taken, the investigation is ongoing.
Bay Area Med Students Choose Starting Businesses over Residency
KQED’s data showed Bay Area-based medical students’ rates of proceeding to residency programs after graduation from Stanford and UCSF were some of the lowest in the country. Stanford ranked 117th among 123 U.S. medical schools; only 65% of its students opted to continue their work in residency programs, according to Doximity. UCSF ranked 98th with 79% of the students choosing residency. The figures do not take into account students who may have postponed residency.
