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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Blue State Blues: The 17 Worst Ideas in the CA Democratic Platform
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination for president this past week. One of his top priorities is to convert the United States to the metric system. Doing so, presumably, will make us more “international.” It sounds silly, yet here in California, the most recent Democratic Party Platform officially backs ideas that are just as bad. It can do so, because the opposition is so weak. Here, in non-metric style, are the top 17 worst ideas.
Swearengin Touts Legacy, Fresno’s Return From Brink
Fresno’s Republican Mayor Ashley Swearengin delivered her annual State of the City address on Wednesday, accepting accolades for her role in leading the city out of socio-economic blight.
EPA Clears Fracking for Next Stage of U.S. Oil Boom
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a long-postponed draft report Thursday on the impact of hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The regulators concluded that based upon “peer-reviewed studies as well as state and federal databases,” there is no evidence the practice has had a “widespread, systemic impact on drinking water.”
President Obama Hosts World Series Champion SF Giants
The San Francisco Giants visited President Obama for the third time in five years on Thursday. The Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals in an exciting seven-game series highlighted by the postseason heroics of Madison Bumgarner.
Nearly 1 In 10 Public School Students ‘English Language Learners,’ Mostly Spanish Speakers
Nearly 10 percent of the nation’s K-12 enrollment in public schools were “English Language Learners” (ELLs) during the 2012-2013 academic calendar, according to a new fact sheet from the Migration Policy Institute.
Assisted Suicide Bill Passes in California Senate
A highly controversial California State Senate bill that would allow doctors to provide lethal, life-ending drugs to terminally ill patients with less than six months to live passed in a 23-14 vote on Thursday.
Drought: California’s Largest Lake Continues to Disappear
California’s largest lake, the Salton Sea, continues to disappear amidst the state’s devastating four-year-long drought.
Mysterious Tar Balls Return, Shutting Down Long Beach
Mysterious tar balls have been appearing on Southern California beaches, and the phenomenon seems to be hitting individual beaches one after the other. The latest hit: Long Beach.
California Assembly Approves New ‘Motor Voter’ Bills
On Tuesday, California’s Democrat-majority Assembly approved two major pieces of legislation, together known as “motor voter” bills, that could automatically turn prospective drivers into voters by registering visitors to the Department of Motor Vehicles who are either obtaining or renewing their drivers’ licenses.
CAPS Accused of Blaming California Immigrants for Drought
Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS), a group worried about Senate Bill 4, the measure recently passed that would enable undocumented immigrants to buy health insurance on the state exchange, has rereleased a thirty-second ad urging the slowing of immigration that has been attacked by critics for connecting the surge in immigrants to the paucity of water available in the state.
Only Republican on CA School Board Proposes Ending ‘Social Promotion’
Scott Schmerelson, the first Republican elected to the LAUSD Board of Education in decades, has stated he wants to end “social promotion,” the practice of advancing failing students to the next grade because of fears that holding them back would damage them psychologically.
UAW Celebrates Membership Growth by Preparing to Strike in September
With the strike ban that was a pre-condition of the GM and Fiat Chrysler federal bailouts expiring, United Auto Workers (UAW) locals are collecting food and encouraging union members to save for a potential strike when the Big Three four-year labor agreement expires on September 14.
Obama: Climate Change Likely Making California Drought Worse
“We’re going to have to work hard to make sure that we’re serious about the climate change issue,” President Obama says, acknowledging that although there was no evidence showing that the drought was “caused” by climate change, it certainly didn’t make it any better.
Hold Onto Your Wallet: Big Tax Hike Proposals In The State Capitol
The appetite of Democrats in the California legislature for raising more and more taxes is voracious, and seemingly knows no bounds. If you don’t believe me, just keep reading. And when you do, you’ll realize that there is a lot of
California Senate Fight over Jerry Brown’s Climate Change Agenda
Amplifying AB 32, the Schwarzenegger-era cap-and-trade law, Democrat legislators in California are set to impose even more aggressive greenhouse gas reductions that would lower greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to 80% below 1990 levels by the year 2050.
Left Attacks California Governor as ‘Big Oil Brown’
As Governor Brown wrestles with the Democrat-run state legislature on how to spend the state’s supposed $3 billion surplus, he is being challenged by California’s powerful environmentalist lobby.
Twitter Brings Europe’s ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Censorship to America
Twitter has recently removed the ability of a political watchdog group to archive the embarrassing and incriminating tweets of U.S. congressmen automatically. The Sunlight Foundation’s much-beloved “politwoops” website was famous for revealing the regrettable tweets that members of Congress tried to erase from the history books.
Median San Francisco Rent Skyrockets to $4,225 per Month
San Francisco, home to a plentitude of left-wing ideologists contemptuous of one percenters, commands a hefty average median rent of $4,225 a month, prompting one to suspect that the enemy must lie within.
KFC Sues Chinese Companies for Saying Its Chickens Have 8 Legs
Kentucky Fried Chicken’s China division is striking back against rumors that it has genetically modified chickens to grow six wings and eight legs, filling a defamation suit against three Chinese companies as the Chinese government launches a campaign a to cleanse online “rumors, negativity and unruliness.”
California Democrat Hires Fox News Contributor to Run Campaign for Congress
Democrat Ro Khanna has appointed Joe Trippi, a Fox News Channel contributor, to help him lead his second attempt to unseat eight-time incumbent Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) in 2016.
High School Apologizes for Excluding Cross-dressing Girl from Yearbook
A Stockton high school has stated that it is willing to republish the school’s entire yearbook because a female student challenged the school’s dress policy for her senior portrait, prompting her exclusion from the yearbook. Crystal Cumplido, a senior at
Boston Terror: Oakland Imam Claims Cops Shot Brother in Back
Oakland Imam Ibrahim Rahim is clashing with law enforcement over the details of the death of his younger brother, Usaama Rahim, saying his brother was shot in the back and not lunging at officers in Boston with a large, military-style knife.
California Water Use Falls Dramatically in April
Californians saved 13.9 percent more water in April as compared with the same month in 2013, a significant improvement over the last several months’ dismal conservation numbers.
Vandals Leave Swastika on High School Field after Graduation
Over the weekend, a giant swastika made of removable, snap-together tiles was placed on the football field at El Camino High School in South San Francisco. The school had just celebrated graduation ceremonies on Friday. Residents saw the swastika over the weekend, but custodians only discovered the swastika on Monday, whereupon they told school officials and subsequently removed it.
Covered California Has a One-Star Rating on Yelp
Covered California, the Obamacare insurance marketplace in the Golden State, has a one-star review on Yelp, the ratings site which allows individuals to post reviews of local businesses.
