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DSA-Backed Democratic Socialist Wins Tempe, AZ Council Seat As Progressives Oust Incumbents

May 26, 2026 9:56 amMay 26, 2026 9:56 am

Two challengers defeated incumbent Tempe City Council members in the city’s runoff election, elevating an open Democrat Socialist backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) while reshaping the political makeup of one of Arizona’s...

Spencer Pratt Releases Bold 5-Step Treatment-First Plan to End LA’s Drug-Driven Homelessness Crisis

May 22, 2026 6:00 amMay 22, 2026 6:01 am

In a powerful nine-minute video released Thursday on X, Spencer Pratt, candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2026, unveiled his comprehensive 5-step plan to tackle the city’s homelessness crisis. Pratt framed the issue not as a housing shortage but...

Mayor Lurie’s Hollow Victory: Optics Over Substance in San Francisco’s Homelessness Numbers

May 15, 2026 6:00 amMay 15, 2026 6:01 am

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie stood before cameras this week at the city’s first sober shelter, Hope House, and declared victory. Preliminary results from the 2026 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, he announced, showed “incredible progress”: unsheltered homelessness had plummeted 22 percent...

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...

California Supreme Court Unanimously Reins in Coastal Commission’s Overreach in Major Property Rights Victory

April 24, 2026 9:31 amApril 24, 2026 9:39 am

In a unanimous decision hailed as one of the most significant checks on the California Coastal Commission’s (CCC) power in nearly 40 years, the California Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the agency unlawfully overrode a county-approved building permit for a...

Progressive Economics Meets Reality: ‘Mansion Tax’ Backers Realize Higher Taxes Stunt Growth

April 20, 2026 4:26 pmApril 22, 2026 1:49 pm

In a plot twist worthy of satire — or a very late Economics 101 class — Democrat-aligned nonprofits, business groups, and even the carpenters’ union have suddenly realized that Los Angeles’ Measure ULA “mansion tax” is hurting housing production and...

Lost Angeles: LA Ranks the Worst for Quality of Life in Record-Low UCLA Survey

April 20, 2026 12:39 pmApril 20, 2026 12:39 pm

Los Angeles County residents have delivered a damning verdict on life in America’s second-largest city: quality of life has hit rock bottom under the watch of Mayor Karen Bass and a string of failed progressive policies. According to the...