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LAPD Ends Taxpayer-Funded Protection of Former VP Kamala Harris Over Mounting Criticism

September 7, 2025 8:59 amSeptember 8, 2025 10:47 am

After reporting this week about the absurd waste of taxpayer funds to provide former Vice President Kamala Harris additional and ongoing taxpayer-funded security detail, first by the CHP, then by LAPD, the Los Angeles Police Department on Saturday announced that...

LAPD ‘Pulled from Working Cases’ to Provide Security for Kamala Harris

September 5, 2025 8:46 amSeptember 5, 2025 4:14 pm

I joined John Kobylt Thursday on KFI discussing the absurd waste of taxpayer funds to provide former Vice President Kamala Harris security detail – especially when Los Angeles is running a massive $1+ billion budget deficit, as is the state,...

Governor Newsom Announces Surge in Law Enforcement To Fight Crime

August 28, 2025 2:54 pmAugust 29, 2025 2:05 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, flanked by law enforcement, announced in today’s press conference that he will be introducing new and expanded crime-fighting efforts by increasing law enforcement teams and operations throughout the state to fight crime in cooperating cities, counties, and...

Gov. Newsom Files FOIA Request To ‘Expose True Cost’ Of L.A. Federal Troop Deployment for Anti-ICE Riots

August 6, 2025 4:35 pmAugust 6, 2025 4:43 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed on Wednesday to “expose” what it cost the Department of Defense to deploy around 5,000 National Guard Troops and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles for several weeks to help combat and protect federal property against...

Federal Government Suspends $200 Million in Grants to UCLA Over Antisemitism, Discrimination Allegations

August 4, 2025 12:23 pmAugust 4, 2025 12:23 pm

The National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies announced over the weekend that they would be cutting around $200 million in research funding grants to the University of California, Los Angeles over federal allegations of...

Newsom & Bass Claim ‘Win’ Over Pentagon with Deactivation of 1,350 National Guard Troops From L.A.

July 31, 2025 5:17 pmJuly 31, 2025 5:24 pm

Despite troops being scheduled to leave within a week anyway, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tried to claim victory after the Pentagon’s announcement of National Guard troop removal, saying that their departure was a “victory” for Los Angeles. The Pentagon...

$100 Million in FireAid Relief Funds Went to Non-Profits Instead of Fire Victims

July 25, 2025 2:45 amJuly 25, 2025 2:46 am

According to several independent investigations, the $100 million raised during the FireAid benefit concerts held in January 2025 has not gone to fire victims as promised, but rather to non-profits who then get to decide where the money goes. In...