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Trump Admin Shuts Down San Francisco Immigration Court After Purge of Pro-Asylum Judges

June 12, 2026 10:36 amJune 12, 2026 11:33 am

The Trump administration recently shut down the San Francisco immigration court after purging judges deemed too liberal because of unusually high asylum grants. Trump’s Executive Office of Immigration Review has removed and/or fired over 100 Immigration Judges, including resignations, for...

Trump Admin Yanks Million$ in HUD Funding from LA Homeless Agency Amid Explosive Fraud Probe

June 11, 2026 12:31 pmJune 13, 2026 8:22 pm

HUD has suspended federal funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) effective immediately, citing widespread fraud, mismanagement, conflicts of interest, and poor oversight. LAHSA has received over $1 billion since 2021 in federal taxpayer funding. The Homelessness Fraud...

Opposition is Broad in Santa Catalina Island Deer Eradication Plan

June 11, 2026 11:00 amJune 11, 2026 11:01 am

Most Californians would be shocked to learn that a plan is moving forward to eradicate every last mule deer from Santa Catalina Island. Not to reduce the herd to a sustainable level, not to implement science-based population objectives, but to...

Newsom’s Bill to Ban Trump Admin from Seizing Election Ballots is Buffoonery

June 11, 2026 7:00 amJune 11, 2026 7:01 am

After gubernatorial candidate Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized more than 600,000 ballots from his county’s registrar of voters earlier this year, Democrats panicked. They introduced Senate Bill 73, to restrict any and all law enforcement agencies and officers from...

Hollywood on Life Support: Hilton Offers Tax Breaks While Becerra Offers More Bureaucracy

June 11, 2026 6:30 amJune 11, 2026 6:31 am

With the November 2026 gubernatorial election looming, the two leading candidates, Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton, offer starkly different visions for revamping the dying film industry and reversing the Hollywood exodus from southern California. One wants to compete...

Ringside: An Alternative Vision – Keep Scott Dam, Save Lake Pillsbury

June 11, 2026 6:00 amJune 11, 2026 5:30 pm

A recent article in Grist characterized recent efforts by the Trump administration to preserve Scott Dam as a “culture war crusade.” That is accurate, so long as we recognize that efforts to demolish the dam – and diminish the value of the...

Legislative Measures We May See on the November 2026 Ballot

June 10, 2026 9:51 pmJune 10, 2026 9:51 pm

The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature, by a 2/3 vote of both houses, to place a measure before the voters on an upcoming statewide ballot. The following provides a list of legislative measures on the November general election ballot (3...