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Discrimination Complaint Filed Against UC for Latino Students Only Program

March 7, 2026 12:00 pmMarch 7, 2026 12:03 pm

The University of California is facing a federal discrimination complaint over its longstanding academic support program for Latino students that tacitly excludes everyone else. The Equal Protection Project filed the complaint earlier this year with the United States Department of...

Rep Kevin Kiley Files for Reelection as ‘No Party Preference’ in Bid to Combat Gerrymandering

March 7, 2026 11:48 amMarch 7, 2026 11:48 am

California Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley announced Friday that he is seeking reelection in the newly redrawn Sixth Congressional District as a “No Party Preference” candidate, a move he frames as a direct response to partisan gerrymandering spearheaded by Governor Gavin...

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Charlie Kirk Memorial License Plate Bill Amid Partisan Backlash

March 7, 2026 11:05 amMarch 9, 2026 11:35 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed Senate Bill 1439 on Friday, blocking the creation of a specialty license plate honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose assassination last year shocked the nation. The bill, sponsored by Republican State Senator Jake...

Former Nevada State Senator James Settelmeyer Files for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional

March 6, 2026 1:58 pmMarch 7, 2026 10:50 am

James Settelmeyer, a longtime Nevada Republican legislator, cattle rancher, and current Director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, officially filed today to run for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District. Settelmeyer contacted the California Globe directly after filing his...

SF Mayor Lurie Walks Away From Bodyguard Left Bleeding in Tenderloin Assault

March 6, 2026 8:48 amMarch 6, 2026 8:48 am

In a shocking viral video, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s security detail was viciously assaulted in the Tenderloin district on Thursday evening, leaving one officer bleeding from a head injury while the mayor calmly observed and then walked away. The...

SCOTUS Unanimously Upholds Deference to Immigration Agencies in Asylum Denials

March 6, 2026 7:55 amMarch 6, 2026 11:23 am

In a unanimous 9-0 decision (see below) delivered by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, that federal appeals courts must apply a deferential “substantial-evidence” standard when reviewing immigration agency determinations of whether undisputed facts constitute “persecution”...

LADWP CEO Resigns Following Court Ruling That Could Cost Utility Billions Over Palisades Fire Debacle

March 5, 2026 2:46 pmMarch 7, 2026 11:27 am

In a stunning turn of events that underscores the ongoing fallout from the devastating Palisades Fire, Janisse Quiñones, the CEO and General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), has resigned. The announcement came mere hours...