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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There Goes the Neighborhood: ‘Black Beverly Hills’ Resists White Gentrification
Some residents of View Park’s predominantly African-American community fear an effort to designate the neighborhood, known by many as the “Black Beverly Hills,” as part of the National Register of Historic Places is really a masked gentrification ploy to push them out in favor of a more affluent, white population.
Condoms-in-Porn Bill Gathers Enough Signatures for Ballot Initiative
A measure mandating condom use on all adult film sets in California will appear on the 2016 ballot after organizers gathered the required number of signatures last week.
14 Facts the Tanking ‘Women in Tech’ Movement Doesn’t Want You to Know
We’re invited to believe, contrary to the evidence all around us, that the highly-progressive, socially-conscious and liberal-minded technology industry is in fact one of the most retrograde and oppressive places for women to work. But here’s the dirty secret about the shrill and insatiable “women in tech” movement: none of that is true.
Protesters Strip Naked to Protect Eucalyptus Trees at Berkeley
On Saturday, some tree-huggers protesting the removal of eucalyptus trees in the East Bay Hills decided that their hugs needed more intimacy, and stripped naked to hug eucalyptus trees on the University of California Berkeley campus for a photography shoot.
Drivers Vent Anger over Towing Fees from I-15 Fire
Several California drivers are balking at the hefty fees they will have to pay for having their vehicles towed from Interstate 15 after the highway was engulfed by a brush fire. Drivers complain that many of the vehicles were drivable, and that they had no choice of towing companies, according to NBC Los Angeles.
SF Deputies Attack Mirkarimi for Steinle Murder
In the merry-go-round blame game being played by San Francisco officials as to which party is responsible for letting loose illegal immigrant Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, who murdered Kathryn Steinle on July 1, the latest salvo comes from San Francisco sheriff’s deputies, who filed a complaint against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi.
Federal Reserve: Illegal Immigrants Take Teenagers’ Summer Jobs
The majority of American teenagers learned valuable life lessons about earning money and taking responsibility from the end of World War II until a series of immigrant amnesties in the late 1990s started replacing them with cheap immigrant labor.
Deal Cut to Give Jenner Award Aids LBTGQ Nudge Effort—and Ratings
The bizarre Bruce-to-Caitlyn Jenner saga that started as a distraction in the aftermath of Jenner’s involvement in a fatal car crash (see photo and story from TMZ here) only resulted in Jenner’s controversial ESPY Award because of a deal made behind the scenes among two companies owned by Disney, according to RadarOnLine.com.
A Tearful Sabbath as Jews Contemplate Iran Deal
This weekend, I shed tears over the Iran deal–literally, and publicly. It happened during a discussion among congregants at my synagogue about President Barack Obama’s capitulation to the Iranian regime.
More Than Half of New CA Driver’s Licenses Go to Illegal Immigrants
More than half of the new driver’s licenses issued in California during 2015 have gone to illegal immigrants.
Don’t Lecture Greece on Welfare: Puerto Rico USA Is Much Worse
With Greece defaulting on its debt, the press has been full of complaints that the lazy Greeks would like to live off of welfare and government handouts rather than work.
REBOOT: The Techies’ Campaign Epicenter Heading into 2016
Some of the best and brightest young minds in tech have descended upon San Francisco for the second annual Reboot Conference heading into some of the most intense eighteen months the country has ever seen.
Nuns Ramp Up Fight Against L.A. Archdiocese in Katy Perry Convent Sale
In June, a small group of nuns embroiled in a real estate dispute with the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles vowed to fight the sale of their Los Feliz former convent to pop star Katy Parry. Friday, the ladies took the case to the courts.
Fresno Bans Confederate Flag From City Property
On July 16 the Fresno City Council voted to ban the Confederate flag from ever flying over city-owned property.
Ta-Nehisi Coates Attacked by Cornel West for Some Reason
The political scientist Wallace Sayre is quoted as saying that “academic politics are so vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.” A bitter online fight that erupted this week between scholar Cornel West and Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates offers the latest illustration.
Cajon Pass Wildfire Destroys 20 Cars on SoCal Highway
Authorities say a fast-moving wildfire that swept across a Southern California freeway has destroyed 20 vehicles and burned five homes while threatening dozens of other structures.
Bush Ubers to Meeting With Techies in San Francisco
Former Florida Governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush arrived in San Francisco on Thursday as part of his latest fundraising binge, during which he met with members of the tech sector and reportedly fielded “tough questions” from those present.
Man Robs Two 13-Year-Olds of Lemonade Money
On Wednesday, two thirteen-year-olds selling lemonade in Rancho Cucamonga were allegedly robbed by an 18-year-old man after they offered him a glass of lemonade for free.
S.F. Sheriff Fires Back At S.F. Mayor Over Sanctuary City Policy
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi laid into Mayor Ed Lee on Thursday in response to Lee’s July 14 letter regarding the details of San Francisco’s sanctuary city policies, which have come under intense scrutiny in light of the July 1 murder of Kathryn Steinle by an illegal alien.
Lawsuit Targets Teacher Evaluations That Ignore Student Achievement
Students Matter, the same group that successfully won its case in Vergara v. California, which ruled certain teacher tenure protections were unconstitutional, is attempting to make certain that teacher evaluations must include test scores of their students.
Donald Trump Piñatas Swing in Sacramento
Some members of the Latino community in California are beating the hell out of the latest Trump incarnation: a Trump piñata. Although the piñatas are unavailable in California, the family of Hector Barajas, a GOP strategist, bought some in Mexico
Data: Obama’s Small Donors Pick Sanders over Hillary
Small donors to President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign have flocked en masse to support Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) 2016 presidential run.
LAX Allows Uber, Lyft to Pick Passengers up from Airport
On Thursday, the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Board of Commissioners finally granted Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing services the green light to pick up passengers, making LAX the the second-busiest and largest U.S. airport to do so
Birthright Honors American ‘Lone Solider’ Who Died in Gaza War
Southern California native and “lone soldier” Max Steinberg lost his life fighting for Israel against Hamas during Operation Protective Edge last summer. In honor of his bravery, the Birthright organization, which provides tours of Israel for young Jewish Americans, has dedicated a memorial site to Steinberg in northern Israel.
SF Supervisors Refuse to Answer Questions About Steinle’s Death
Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors responsible for sanctuary city policies that have become controversial again in the wake of the July 1 shooting death of Kate Steinle by an illegal alien are defending those policies, calling for gun
