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Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang Pleads Guilty to Acting as Illegal Agent of the Chinese Communist Party

May 11, 2026 2:49 pmMay 11, 2026 2:49 pm

In a stunning development exposing the depth of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence operations right here in California, Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the People’s...

‘Cal Trans’: Is the State Revisiting its Eugenics Past?

July 5, 2023 6:12 amJuly 5, 2023 8:36 am

In 1909, California put into place the Asexualization Act, legalizing the sterilization of prison inmates – particularly sex offenders – and the mentally ill. In 1913, the Act was expanded to allow for the sterilization of people with hereditary insanity...

California Debuts Statewide Earthquake Early Warning System

October 17, 2019 5:49 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf helped unveil the statewide earthquake detection system ShakeAlert on Thursday. Sensors around the state will detect where earthquakes begin and will notify users in the location of an earthquake. Users will be...

CA Gov. Newsom Says Latest Earthquakes Are a ‘Wake-up Call’

July 7, 2019 8:58 amJuly 9, 2019 11:35 am

Following two sizable earthquakes over the Fourth of July weekend in parts of Southern California, California Governor Gavin Newsom said “It is a wake-up call for the rest of the state and other parts of the nation, frankly.” Newsom said...