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Source: Coelho Pushing Biden to Pick Bass

July 23, 2020 1:50 pmJuly 27, 2020 6:19 pm

NOTE: This story has been updated to add comment from Tony Coelho. SACRAMENTO—Tony Coelho, the former California Member of Congress, has been pushing hard for Joe Biden to select Rep. Karen Bass (D-37) as his running mate, the Globe...

CA Rep. La Malfa Jams Up Dems Hydro Dam Giveaway Scheme

July 21, 2020 6:42 amJuly 21, 2020 7:08 am

California Congressman Doug La Malfa must have read Mary Maples Dodge’s 1865 children’s book about a Dutch boy named Hans Brinker who saves his country by plugging up a leaking dike in Holland with his finger. La Malfa (R-Chico) has...

Christy Smith Indicates Support for Defunding LAPD, LA Sheriff in Tweet

July 9, 2020 5:18 pmJuly 10, 2020 3:43 pm

Wednesday, Democrat Assemblywoman Christy Smith (CA-25) Tweeted indicating support of the Los Angeles City Council and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ decision to slash LAPD and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s budgets, blaming the cuts on an economic crisis created...

Congressional Candidate C. Antonio Delgado: Self-Made American Immigrant Success Story

June 29, 2020 1:51 pmJune 29, 2020 2:10 pm

This fall’s crop of California GOP candidates is unlike any that came before it. An unprecedented array of diversity has manifested in a pool of contenders that includes plenty of women and every racial background. C. Antonio Delgado is just...

Gov. Newsom’s Bar Closure Order Mostly Hits Nunes & McCarthy Districts

June 29, 2020 7:37 amJune 29, 2020 7:37 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday he was “ordering” and “recommending” bars to close in 7 counties because as he said, “Covid-19 is still circulating in California, and in some parts of the state, growing stronger.” The governor has required bars...

Rep. Harley Rouda’s College Fraternity Held Vietnam-Themed ‘Mekong Delta’ Frat Parties  

June 22, 2020 4:43 pmJune 22, 2020 9:07 pm

Rep. Harley Rouda’s calls to end systemic racism in the United States, and his aggressive push to court veterans and Orange County’s Vietnamese community might appear disingenuous after photos surfaced of Rouda’s college fraternity hosting “Mekong Delta” parties during Rouda’s...

Without Law Enforcement There is No Law, and Without Law There is No Civilization

June 12, 2020 12:13 pmJune 16, 2020 6:15 am

‘The doctrine of qualified immunity as currently applied has no place in a nation ruled by law.’ We have recently suffered multiple failures of law enforcement, beginning with the killing of George Floyd. He died because a rogue cop...