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Gavin Newsom Ally Wore FBI Wire in Corruption Probe Targeting Former Chief of Staff

July 3, 2026 9:13 amJuly 3, 2026 9:13 am

A longtime Gavin Newsom appointee and Democratic power broker secretly wore an FBI wire and recorded conversations as part of a federal public corruption investigation that began with the governor’s inner circle and has since expanded Newsom and his wife,...

DOJ Sues to Stop California’s GLOCK Ban and End Its State-Approved Handgun Roster

July 1, 2026 3:54 pmJuly 2, 2026 8:49 am

The U.S. Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, filed a Second Amendment lawsuit Wednesday July 1, 2026, against California to block the state’s new “Glock Ban,” effective July 1, and challenge its longstanding “Handgun Roster,” a list the DOJ...

Bill to Prohibit Sex Offenders and Human Traffickers from Elected Office Amended to Exempt Pedophiles

June 30, 2026 1:38 pmJuly 1, 2026 1:32 pm

Editors Note: This article has been updated with legislative action on Assembly Bill 2753 as of 7/1/26, 11:39 AM. AB 2691 by Assemblywoman Dawn Addis (D-San Luis Obispo) prohibits persons convicted of “sexual assault” and “human trafficking” from running for...

California Budget’s $26 Million Thumb in the Eye to Trump on Trans ‘Healthcare’

June 27, 2026 6:00 amJune 27, 2026 6:01 am

The California Legislature’s proposed budget includes a one-time $26 million General Fund allocation for a Transgender Health Care Fund. Coalition advocates, led by groups like Equality California, describe it as a modest, strategic investment to stabilize “medically necessary” care for...

Rep. Derek Tran Caught ‘Cashing In’ On A Bill He Voted Against

June 25, 2026 4:54 pmJune 26, 2026 6:40 am

Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA-45) is taking credit for local Orange County earmarks after voting against the final bill that funded them. The Los Angeles Times credited Tran for helping secure $2 million for a new Fountain Valley fire station, but Tran...

Mask Off: Ro Khanna Goes Full Commie

June 24, 2026 10:57 amJune 24, 2026 10:57 am

In a move that should surprise exactly no one paying attention, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Silicon Valley) took to X to celebrate the primary victory of Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidate in New York’s 13th District. Khanna...

LA Councilman Wants To Tax LA’s Private Country Clubs, Protected Under Prop 13

June 23, 2026 7:00 amJune 23, 2026 7:01 am

Six of Los Angeles’s highest-end private golf and country clubs are facing a property tax battle with local LA City Councilman and former Democrat Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian, who wants to drastically raise their taxes after learning that they “have a...