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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Marilyn Monroe House Razed Before Historic Commission Can Act
Marilyn Monroe fans mourned this week as a home in Valley Village where Monroe lived in 1944-45 was razed just before a city commission was to decide whether to make the home a historical landmark.
Obama, Clinton Hollywood Fundraisers to Snarl Traffic in L.A.
As the Democratic Party’s biggest names head back to Hollywood this week to raise money, the Los Angeles Police Department is warning citizens to avoid certain areas of the city, and has forecast major traffic delays and announced the grounding of unauthorized air traffic.
Transgender Woman Sings National Anthem at Pro Sports Event for First Time
Transgender woman Breanna Sinclairé made history Wednesday night by becoming the first transgender person to sing the National Anthem at a professional sporting event.
Uber May Owe Billions, as Cal Labor Board Says Drivers Are Employees
In what may the most expensive employee labor claim in history, the California Labor Commission ruled Wednesday that an Uber California drivers is an “employee,” rather than an “independent contractor.” Uber could potentially be on the hook to pay about $200 million in employee taxes and benefits for 2014 alone.
Mike Honda Declares Candidacy for Ninth Term in CA-17
Rep. Mike Honda (D-San Jose) announced this week that he will be seeking a ninth term in Congress in 2016.
Environmental Regulations May Spur Chargers’ Move to L.A.
Stadium negotiations between the Chargers organization and City of San Diego officials hit a rough patch again Tuesday when Chargers’ special counsel Mark Fabiani announced that a ballot measure to streamline burdensome California environmental regulations could not make an end-of-year deadline. After
Hillary Clinton’s Titanic Campaign Steams into California, Leaking Badly
Six weeks ago, the Huffington Post’s lead article was “Why Hillary Can’t Lose.” But the S.S. Clinton campaign that steams into southern California on Friday increasingly looks like the arrogant crew of the Titanic that continued to run full-throttle after hitting an iceberg, because their ship was “Practically Unsinkable.”
Hillary Clinton and Tom Steyer Fight the Loophole that Fills Democrat Coffers
Billionaire “greenie” Tom Steyer is demanding that candidates for president support the one tax increase Republicans like: namely, eliminating the limousine liberal’s “carried interest” loophole that allows uber-wealthy hedge fund moguls to pay a lower tax rate than Americans earning over $36,900. Calling income inequality an “urgent” issue, Steyer wants to dump the loophole that made him rich.
Magna Carta Conference in Los Angeles Celebrates 800 Years of Liberty, Freedom
LOS ANGELES, California — In lieu of the 800-year anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, the American Freedom Alliance hosted a conference and lecture series this week to honor the document from which the English-speaking world attributes the basic foundational principles of human liberty, respect for the rule of law and the subsequent freedoms the western world is afforded today as a direct result of it.
Kirk Kerkorian Dies at 98
Kirk Kerkorian, an eighth-grade dropout who later became the richest person in Los Angeles, died at age 98 of age-related causes on Monday at his home in Beverly Hills, the Los Angeles Times reported.
CA Dems Use Budget to Reduce Oversight of High-Speed Rail
On Monday, Democrats in Sacramento, doing their best to aid Governor Jerry Brown’s troubled high-speed rail project, attempted to grease the way for the project’s success by relaxing oversight and reporting requirements.
Sacramento Teacher Skips ‘White’ Shakespeare for African Oral Tradition
A white Sacramento high school English teacher is refusing to teach Shakespeare to her minority students because she does not believe American teenagers should be subjected to reading classic literary works by a dead white man.
Graph: Why California’s Uber Crackdown Could Hurt Workers (In 1 Graph)
The California Labor Comission just ruled that Uber must treat its drivers like normal employees, rather than independent contractors, potentially forcing the company to pay benefits and cover expenses. The decision is being hailed as a victory for worker rights and a major blow to the growing billion-dollar transportation startup.
New Plan for Sacramento River Unites Farmers, Greens
LOS ANGELES — California’s State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) on Tuesday announced the outline of a revised Sacramento River Temperature Control Plan that takes into account the needs of both farmers and environmental interests.
California Republican Accidentally Votes for Democrats’ Budget
On Monday, California Assemblyman Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) became the first member of the GOP to vote for the state budget in years–because he accidentally voted for it while he was dallying with Facebook, where he opposed it, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
As One Christian Warrior Celebrates Finals Victory with First Drink, Another Abstains
Harrison Barnes spent his first 23 years and 17 days on planet earth without imbibing a sip of alcohol. The forward’s drought ended alongside Golden State’s on Tuesday night.
Sean Parker Plans to ‘Repair Democracy’ with a New ‘Brigade’
Last fall, Sean Parker, the technology billionaire behind Napster, Facebook, and Spotify, invested several million dollars into a risky stealth startup, Brigade, which has the ambitious aim of increasing mass civic participation.
Rep. Sanchez to Seek Democrat Leadership Post
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) is jumping into what is shaping into a very competitive race between Congressional Democrats for the coveted position of Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus in the next Congress.
Political Startup Crowdpac Quantifies Liberal Takeover of Universities
Conservative speakers are far more likely to be disinvited from college commencements than liberal speakers, according to a predictive model developed by non-partisan political startup CrowdPac.
Police Union Chief: Ezell Ford ‘Known Gang Member’
Craig Lally, the head of the L.A. police union, angered a public meeting Tuesday evening by referring to Ezell Ford, who was shot by police last year, as a “known gang member.”
Democrats: $130 Million for Health Care for Illegal Alien Kids
One year ago, thousands of illegal alien children flooded the southern border, creating an acute political crisis for President Barack Obama, and a humanitarian crisis for border states. Now, Democrats in California have struck a new budget deal that will cover the health care of hundreds of thousands of illegal alien children in California, costing $130 million per year.
Arrested at the Border: 3 Swimmers, 2 in a Trunk, 1 Smuggler
In two separate incidents Sunday night and Monday morning, five Mexican nationals crossed illegally into the United States over the southern border with Mexico–with two smuggled in the trunk of a U.S. citizen woman. In the early hours of Monday morning, San
Bay Area Baby Boom…but Is Economy Really Improving?
Bay Area delivery rooms have been experiencing a rise in birth rates as the recession has faded, particularly in one of the Golden State’s wealthier enclaves, Walnut Creek. However, it is unclear as to whether the economy is the impetus for this sudden rise in new births.
California on Cusp of Fracking Boom Bigger than North Dakota
California may be on the cusp of an oil fracking boom along its 1,750-square-mile Monterrey Shale Formation, which is potentially the richest shale oil reserve in the United States.
Drought: CA Town Days Away from Running Out of Water after State Cuts
The community of Mountain House, California is set to completely run out of water in just a few days, after the state cut supplies to senior water rights holders last week amid record drought.
