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San Francisco Homelessness Charity Boss Charged with Embezzling $1.2 Million in Taxpayer Funds for Tesla, Jewelry, and Family Luxuries

February 25, 2026 11:39 amFebruary 25, 2026 11:42 am

Another day, another indictment exposing the rot at the heart of California’s homelessness nonprofit grift. Gwendolyn Westbrook, the 71-year-old former CEO of the United Council of Human Services (UCHS), was charged Tuesday with nine felonies — including grand theft, misappropriation...

Trump Unleashes On ‘Crazy’ Dems in SOTU Smackdown

February 25, 2026 10:30 amFebruary 25, 2026 1:37 pm

President Donald J. Trump turned the House chamber into his personal coliseum Tuesday night, delivering the longest State of the Union address in American history — a blistering 1 hour and 48 minutes of victory laps and zero mercy for...

DOJ Files Lawsuit Against UCLA Alleging Antisemitic Hostile Work Environment for Jewish and Israeli Employees

February 24, 2026 3:54 pmFebruary 25, 2026 1:54 pm

This article has been updated to include comments from Mary Osako, UCLA Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications The U.S. Department of Justice filed an 81-page civil complaint (see below) on Tuesday, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District...

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Huntington Beach’s Appeal in Fight for Local Control Over Housing Mandates

February 24, 2026 1:43 pmFebruary 24, 2026 1:43 pm

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that rejects the City of Huntington Beach’s constitutional challenge to California’s aggressive state housing laws, delivering yet another blow to local control in the conservative Orange County...

LAUSD Borrows Another $250 Million for Sex Abuse Settlements — On Top of $500 Million Last Year

February 24, 2026 11:54 amFebruary 24, 2026 11:54 am

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) — the second-largest school district in the nation — is quietly borrowing yet another $250 million in special “judgment obligation bonds” to pay off a mounting pile of sexual misconduct claims, just months after...

Newsom Pardons Convicted Attempted Murder Illegal Alien, Shields Him From Deportation

February 23, 2026 10:52 amFebruary 24, 2026 7:39 am

In a blistering statement released Monday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) condemned California Governor Gavin Newsom for pardoning Somboon Phaymany, a Cambodian national and illegal alien convicted of attempted murder and assault with a firearm — crimes that...

RNC Petitions Supreme Court to Uphold Arizona Voters’ Mandate for Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement

February 20, 2026 2:50 pmFebruary 20, 2026 2:51 pm

The Republican National Committee filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday seeking review of Ninth Circuit rulings that have blocked key elements of Arizona’s long-standing, voter-approved proof-of-citizenship law. Approved by Arizona voters more than two decades ago...