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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...

Candidates for California Governor: What are Their Priorities?

May 1, 2026 8:43 amMay 1, 2026 9:20 am

The lengthy list of candidates running for California Governor are making all kinds of promises, but what is real, what is rubbish, what is possible, and what is outrageous? Who just announced he’d empty all of the prisons if elected?...

You Are not Allowed to Threaten The President of the United States: Full Stop

April 28, 2026 5:09 pmApril 28, 2026 5:20 pm

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stood at the Justice Department podium Tuesday and delivered a message as clear as the statute he cited: “You are not allowed to threaten the President of the United States. Full stop.” In a Fox...

CA High-Speed Rail Cost Explodes to $231 Billion, From Original $33 Billion

April 28, 2026 7:54 amApril 28, 2026 5:10 pm

California’s High-Speed Rail boondoggle is now estimated to cost taxpayers $231 billion, up from its original $33.5 billion price tag in 2008 when voters passed Proposition 1A. “Our country has never seen a fiscal disaster of this magnitude,” California Rep....

President Trump Survives Unprecedented Third Assassination Attempt

April 26, 2026 8:00 pmApril 27, 2026 9:11 am

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! That is what candidate Donald Trump yelled to the crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania when a psycho tried to assassinate the Republican leader in the 2024 Presidential race. As shocking as it is, there was yet another attempt...

Newsom’s $315 Million ‘Rehabilitation’ Gift to California Prisoners: Free Android Tablets!

April 24, 2026 11:38 amApril 27, 2026 9:01 am

While California families struggle with skyrocketing housing costs, unchecked retail theft, and a homelessness crisis that Gov. Gavin Newsom has poured billions into with little to show, the state has been quietly rolling out free Android tablets to every one...