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From The Hills To City Hall? The Rise of Spencer Pratt

May 7, 2026 5:21 pmMay 8, 2026 10:03 pm

Just weeks ago, the political class dismissed him as a reality-TV punchline. But Spencer Pratt, a reality star and 42 year-old millennial “outsider,” delivered a powerful reality check last night during the Los Angeles mayoral debate. Today, Pratt is surging...

Racial Redistricting: How the Supreme Court Ruling Could Affect California’s Prop 50

May 6, 2026 8:18 amMay 7, 2026 11:12 pm

California’s controversial mid-decade redistricting scheme is on notice: not only did the mapmaker who drew the map publicly state that districts were designed to “bolster” Latino voting strength and to hit specific racial targets, last week’s Supreme Court ruling in...

California Lettuce Growers Regulatory Compliance 1,400% Higher Per Acre Since 2006 When CA Climate Change Bill was Passed

May 5, 2026 12:32 pmMay 6, 2026 4:02 pm

A 2025 Cal Poly research paper revealed that California lettuce growers now spend 12.6% of their total production costs on regulatory compliance. The Cal Poly study, which updated prior analyses in 2006 and 2017, titled “Two Decades of Change: Evolving...

Food Stamp Fraud Crackdown at USDA Could End California’s $20-$25 billion in CalFresh SNAP Fraud

May 4, 2026 11:04 amMay 5, 2026 12:34 pm

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has ramped up efforts to crack down on food stamp fraud nationwide, and in California, that amounts to at least $25 Billion just in the last five years. The USDA is focused on...

Nevada Democrats Weaponized Redistricting to Flip GOP Strongholds

May 2, 2026 9:58 amMay 4, 2026 6:40 am

In 2021, as Nevada conducted its post-census redistricting, Democratic-controlled Clark County openly engineered majority-Hispanic districts using explicit racial criteria, while the state Legislature—dominated by Democrats—drew maps with the help of an undisclosed consulting group whose identity has never been publicly...

LA City Council Socialists Launch Bid to Give Noncitizens Full Voting Rights in Local Elections

April 30, 2026 10:53 amMay 1, 2026 8:44 am

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez (CD 13) and Ysabel Jurado (CD 14) have introduced a proposal that would ask voters to greenlight noncitizen voting in city elections — including races for mayor, City Council seats, and Los Angeles Board...

US Supreme Court Issues Huge Ruling On Voting Rights Act; Et Tu California?

April 29, 2026 8:49 amApril 30, 2026 11:24 am

The United States Supreme Court just ruled Wednesday that drawing Congressional districts based on race under the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional, 6-3. The Reader’s Digest condensed version: Democrats can no longer rig maps based on race. “Section 2 of...