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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As SpaceX Rocket Explodes, Russia is Back on Top in Space Flight
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket traveling at 2,900 mph, about 27 miles above the earth disintegrated 2 minutes and 19 seconds into its flight from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station. It was a severe blow to NASA,
Los Angeles Cyclists Bare It All for Annual World Naked Bike Ride
LOS ANGELES, California — Hundreds of cyclists took to the streets of Downtown Los Angeles bearing it all on Saturday for the “World Naked Bike Ride.
Posner’s Brainless Assault on Gay Marriage Dissenters
Judge Richard Posner writes at Slate.com that the dissent by Chief Justice John Roberts in the gay marriage case is “heartless.” It is a false charge, and part of the effort to shame opposing views–about which Justice Samuel Alito warned in his own dissent.
Gay Pride Director: ‘We Still Have Much to Accomplish’
The San Francisco’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Parade, (just called “Pride”), expect 1 million merrymakers to bask in euphoria on Sunday.
SpaceX Supply Rocket Blows Up on Elon Musk’s Birthday
An unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying supplies and a first-of-its-kind docking port to the International Space Station broke apart Sunday shortly after liftoff. It was a severe blow to NASA, still reeling from previous failed shipments.
Union: Exempt Former And Off-Duty Officers From Gun Storage Laws
The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) is asking city council members to reword a gun storage proposal so that former and off-duty cops are exempted from a gun storage requirement now being discussed.
Gay Marriage Ruling Hasn’t Dissuaded Conservatives
Californians have seen it before. From the overturn of voter approved Proposition 8 and Proposition 22 to this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges to institute homosexual marriage in all 50 states, judges overruled the will of the people.
Silicon Valley Led the Effort for Same Sex Marriage
There was a long line of advocates claiming responsibility for same-sex marriage’s victory at the Supreme Court on Friday, but a key driver was the support two years ago from 278 mostly multi-national tech companies that included Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, eBay, Electronic Arts, Intel, Intuit, Oracle, Twitter and Zynga.
Sean Parker Tries Philanthropy to Clean Up His Rep
The irrepressible Sean Parker took to the Wall Street Journal editorial pages to announce that after building a $2.8 billion fortune, mostly from stealing music and selling peoples’ deepest secrets to marketers, he wants to reinvent his public reputation from that of a greedy loud-mouthed hacker to an old money philanthropist.
Scalia Dings California in Gay Marriage Dissent
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took a swipe at California in his dissent of Friday’s landmark 5-4 ruling that made gay marriage a constitutionally protected right under the Fourteenth Amendment and legal in all 50 states.
The New Worlds Ugliest Dog Contest Winner
And the winner is Quasi Modo! The World’s ugliest dog.
Live in a Tent for $900/mo — Shorten Your Commute to a Hi-Tech Company
“Live under the stars in the great outdoors of Silicon Valley for a mere $900 a month.” A Mountain View, California man is renting out a tent in his backyard.
Millennials May Dump Social Media if Privacy Breaches Continue
With the revelations of data snooping and privacy violations by government agencies, clandestine hacker groups and supposedly trusted telecommunications companies accelerating, a new report suggests Generation Y, 18 to 34 year olds, is starting to have “buyer’s remorse” regarding the amount of social media accounts into which they’ve poured the intimate details of their lives.
Rep. Darrell Issa: Obamacare Ruling a ‘Loss for the Constitution’
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) weighed in on Thursday’s divisive Supreme Court ruling, which upheld a key element of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) by essentially rewriting the text of the legislation in order to save it, dubbing it a “loss for the Constitution.”
Illegal Alien Health Insurance Expanded in 35 California Counties
A panel of eight County Medical Services Program (CMSP) board members appointed largely by unelected, government administrative officials unanimously decided Thursday to give health insurance to illegal aliens that aren’t low income and don’t qualify for California’s Obamacare health exchange
Is this New ‘Constitutional Right’ Really Just a ‘Right to Trample’ Religious Liberty?
So now same-sex couples have the same legal rights under the law as straight couples. As we watch the frenzy of giddy gays getting married in the next few weeks and months with their newly minted “Constitutional Right”, I can’t
EXCLUSIVE: West Hollywood Mayor Says SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling Also About Immigrants’, Workers’ Rights
WEST HOLLYWOOD, California — The streets remained quiet in Los Angeles’s rainbow colored West Hollywood neighborhood Friday morning following the historic announcement by the Supreme Court of the United States (by a vote of 5-4) that gay marriage would be legally recognized in all 50 United States.
Drought: Water Districts Consider Ignoring Orders as ‘Mass Confusion’ Reigns Over Water Cutbacks
LOS ANGELES – Some California water districts holding senior rights to river water may defy the state’s order to stop all water diversions as mass confusion reigns over the nature of curtailment notices sent out by the state’s top water regulators. Earlier
Lakers Draft Pick Deletes ‘#Rapist’ Tweet on Kobe Bryant
The Los Angeles Lakers 27th pick in the 2015 NBA draft hopes to make an immediate impact for the storied franchise, yet he may not have the good blessings of one very important teammate.
Google’s Robot Bubble Cars Arrive in Mountain View
The future has arrived in the Bay Area city of Mountain View, where Google’s self-driving bubble cars, which drive themselves, are plugging along city streets.
Riverside Hospital Accused of Harboring Maggots
Members of SEIU-UHW working at Parkview Community Hospital in Riverside have charged the hospital with allowing maggots in cafeteria food, even alleging that maggots were found in a patient’s nose, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Diddy Jr. Made UCLA Football Team Because of Millionaire Rapper Dad
LOS ANGELES, California — It turns out P. Diddy’s son received a false start in his college football career. According to former UCLA Bruins head coach Rick Neuheisel, Justin was not recruited by the UCLA Bruins team based on his talent.
Firefighting Aircraft Forced to Land After Encountering Drone
According to the Associated Press, several air tankers dropping fire retardant on the blaze Wednesday evening were forced to land after one of the pilots spotted a drone flying in the area.
Swastika Still Stands As Apple Purges Confederate Flag
A day after Apple began the mass purge of applications depicting the Confederate flag, the Nazi Swastika is still featured prominently in some games. The choice to ban a purported symbol of slavery from historical games, but not of mass genocide, reveals how tech companies struggle to apply hate speech guidelines — often with strange inconsistency.
Michelle Obama to Appear in 2015 Special Olympics Opening Ceremony
First lady Michelle Obama will travel to Los Angeles next month to kick off the Special Olympics World Games, organizers announced Thursday.
