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Newsom & Bass Claim ‘Win’ Over Pentagon with Deactivation of 1,350 National Guard Troops From L.A.

July 31, 2025 5:17 pmJuly 31, 2025 5:24 pm

Despite troops being scheduled to leave within a week anyway, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tried to claim victory after the Pentagon’s announcement of National Guard troop removal, saying that their departure was a “victory” for Los Angeles. The Pentagon...

Trump Administration Names Bill Essayli ‘Acting’ L.A. U.S. Attorney

July 29, 2025 5:01 pmJuly 29, 2025 5:10 pm

The Trump administration moved on Bill Essayli’s appointment ahead of the ending of his 120-day interim period this evening, by appointing him “acting” U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. Matt Finn with Fox News reported on X Tuesday...

A Long List of Undesirables; Elected, Blind, and Otherwise!

July 29, 2025 3:30 amJuly 29, 2025 3:31 am

Do you remember in the 1977 film “Star Wars” when Obi-Wan Kenobi described the infamous saloon as a “wretched hive of scum and villainy”? Is that not an apt description of the former convicts arrested at the Glass House pot...

Tijuana Sewage Crisis: EPA and Mexican Government Sign Agreement to End

July 28, 2025 8:00 amJuly 28, 2025 8:01 am

For many years, untreated raw sewage has flowed into Southern California from Mexico and polluted the Tijuana River Valley, causing beaches to close, rendering them unusable. Even with beaches closed, and dangerous pollution issues, the federal government never managed to...

CA Democrats Call for Removal of National Guard Troops in Los Angeles

July 21, 2025 4:33 pmJuly 21, 2025 4:33 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), and other Democrat lawmakers from across California all called for the removal of the remaining National Guard troops and Marines from Los Angeles on...

CA Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Again for Cutting Disaster Prep Program

July 20, 2025 8:15 amJuly 20, 2025 8:15 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta last week joined 19 other states suing the Trump Administration for canceling the FEMA grant program intended to help localities protect against natural disasters. The lawsuit, filed July 16 in the United States District Court...

Pentagon Announces 2,000 Of 4,000 National Guard Troops to be Withdrawn From L.A.

July 16, 2025 11:01 amJuly 16, 2025 11:01 am

The Pentagon announced late on Tuesday that 2,000 of the roughly 4,000 California National Guard troops currently deployed in Los Angeles to assist with protests and other immigration actions will be withdrawn because of federal agents no longer needing their...