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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SeaWorld Shows Signs of Recovery from Blackfish Wounds
SAN DIEGO — New metrics indicate that SeaWorld may be turning the corner on the way back to recovery. The organization had faced massive criticism, and serious public and financial backlash, over accusations in the 2013 movie Blackfish and charges from animal activist groupPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) relating to the well-being of orcas (killer whales) in captivity at SeaWorld parks.
Florida Beats Covered California in Obamacare Signups
Despite the fact that California, with 38.8 million residents, has virtually double the number of the state of Florida, which holds 19.9 million, Covered California, the California health-insurance exchange, has been surpassed by Florida’s as the largest in the nation.
Family Kidnaps Son From Mysterious Cult
San Diego police arrested three people for kidnapping a relative from a commune, who they say was being brainwashed by a religious cult.
LAPD Female Officer Convicted of Assault for Kicking Woman in Crotch
On Friday, a female LAPD officer, Mary O’Callaghan, 50, was convicted of assault under color of authority for a July 22, 2012 incident in which she kicked a woman seven times in the groin, abdomen and upper thigh while she
Drought: Lacking Water, Bakersfield Water Plant May Shut Down
A water plant in northeast Bakersfield in California’s Central Valley may shut down by the fall due to lack of available water for filtration, according to local ABC News affiliate KERO-23. The Kern River, which flows from the Sierra Nevada
Pao, After Losing Discrimination Case, Wanted $2.7 Million Not to Appeal
A woman who filed and lost a high-profile discrimination lawsuit against a Silicon Valley venture capital firm had a unique reaction: demanding the firm pay her $2.7 million to decline pursuing an appeal of the case, according to the firm, which filed court documents against her on Friday, NBC News reports.
Apple Intends to ‘Blow-Up’ iTunes on Monday
A raging debate is questioning Apple’s ability to succeed in the upcoming streaming music service that will be launched at their developer conference on Monday in San Francisco.
California’s Sinkage Headed for Record Summer
Epic levels of sinking lands across California could hit new 50-year lows come summer without any concrete plans to stem the tide brought on by record drought and government regulatory strangleholds preventing free flow of above ground options.
Justified: LAPD Officers Killed Ezell Ford in Self Defense
The Los Angeles police department’s investigative watchdog commission determined that two white police officers were justified in fatally shooting a 25-year-old black man, Ezell Ford, on August 11 2014.
Chuck Lorre to Host Obama at Pacific Palisades Home for Fundraiser
Producer and director Chuck Lorre will host a $16,700-per-person fundraiser for President Obama at his Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles home on June 18, according to Variety.
Census Report: Less Than 10% of Californians Born in Mexico Have College Degrees
India is the leading country when considering median household income for Californian immigrants, broken down by nation of birth.
UCLA California Forecast: ‘We’re in a World of Hurt’
The UCLA Anderson Forecast released on Friday predicts that California will help drive the nation’s economic recovery this year with an expected labor force growth of 128,000 new workers, or +2.1 percent. But Forecast’s Director Ed Leamer cautioned that while California payrolls reached a new high of 17.8 million jobs, the number is still running 16 percent behind states’ long-term trend. Leamer’s concluded, “We’re in a world of hurt.”
Ambidextrous A’s Pitcher Pat Venditte Debuts to ‘Both Sides Now’
The Oakland A’s called up pitcher Pat Venditte from Triple-A ball on Friday morning. On Friday night, he became the first pitcher to throw with both arms in the big leagues since 1995.
Drought: Desalination Supporters Hope $1B Carlsbad Plant Changes Critics’ Minds
The Carlsbad Desalination Project will be the largest facility of its kind in the Western Hemisphere when it opens later this year.
Head of CA Affordable Housing Agency Evicts His Tenants
It is perfectly to legal to evict tenants from their apartments while using the Ellis Act as justification, but it may appear monumentally hypocritical if you happen to be the chairman of the California Housing Finance Agency, which was designed to “create safe, decent and affordable housing opportunities for low- to moderate-income Californians,” according to its website.
Trader Joe’s Ex-President Opens High-Quality/Inexpensive Market for Poor
The former president of Trader Joe’s opened Daily Table as a non-profit grocery store in Boston’s “Southie” neighborhood of Dorchester. It offers high quality “sell-by date” and surplus food at huge discounts to help low-income grocery shoppers.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Top Lobbyist: America Needs More ‘Unskilled’ Immigrants
On Tuesday, President of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s lobbyist group Fwd.US, Todd Schulte, said the United States needs to allow more “unskilled” immigrants into the workforce and falsely suggested that “for every H1B visa that is granted, nearly two jobs are created for native-born Americans.”
New Tsunami Warning Resurrects Old California Fears
Californians have been warned for decades that “the big one” could shove the coveted coastline into the sea in the wake of a massive earthquake like the one featured in Vin Diesel’s new disaster flick San Andreas. Now, a new study is pumping statistics into old fears that the threat could come to life.
Anti-Poverty Bills Mount on Gov. Brown’s Desk
Stacks of bills aimed at helping the poor appear to be piling up on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk as the deadline to pass legislative measures nears. Whether or not Brown will veto or approve them remains yet to be seen.
Assembly Throws 3rd Strike to Smokeless Tobacco at CA Ballparks
As “Big Government” minded busy bodies are dictating what our kids should be putting in their mouth at mealtime, the California state Assembly, by passing a bill to ban smokeless tobacco, are now mandating adults what they can’t put in their mouths.
Bay Bridge Problems: 25% of Rods Exposed to Corrosion
Caltrans director Malcolm Dougherty admitted on Thursday that the sleeves of 120 of the 400 “high-strength” rods anchoring the tower of the new Bay Bridge to its foundation are immersed in salt water that could corrode them.
Yee, Calderon Office Records Must Be Released, Judge Says
The Bay Area News Group (BANG) and the Los Angeles News Group (LANG) won their battle with the state legislature this week, as a Sacramento County judge ruled that former Democratic state Sens. Leland Yee and Ronald S. Calderon must make their meeting schedules, office calendars and assorted official records available to the public.
Republicans Should Call Clinton’s Bluff on Universal Voting
On Thursday, Hillary Clinton accused Republicans of trying to suppress the vote through voter identification laws, strongly implying that they were doing so out of racist motives. Voter photo ID is standard throughout the world, as Clinton well knows, including
Hundreds Remember Troubled Honor Student Fatally Shot by Officer
Hundreds of friends and family gathered on Wednesday to remember Feras Morad who was killed on May 27 by Long Beach police officers.
Bipartisan Coalition Unveils 2016 Pension Reform Referendum
A bipartisan coalition of former and current elected officials, together with fiscal accountability groups, revealed much-anticipated plans Thursday for the newest installment in statewide ballot initiative efforts to combat the crushing burden of public employee pensions in California. The measure is slated to face California voters in November 2016.
