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San Diego County Paid $30 Million for Two Jail Deaths: Who Answers for the Next One?

October 15, 2026 1:05 pmOctober 15, 2026 1:05 pm

San Diego County has paid about $30 million in two years to settle two wrongful-death lawsuits over deaths in its jails. Supervisors approved $16 million for the family of Hayden Schuck last October, believed to be the largest wrongful-death settlement...

‘No Kings’ Organizers Turn To Early Voting In Latest Bid For Arizona Mobilization

October 15, 2026 12:29 pmOctober 15, 2026 12:29 pm

“No Kings” organizers are turning their attention to early voting for their next round of Arizona events, urging participants to channel opposition to President Donald Trump into voter participation ahead of the Nov. 3 election. The Arizona Republic reported that...

Google Challenges LVMPD Reverse Keyword Warrant as ‘Illegal General Warrant’ in Homicide Probe

October 14, 2026 2:36 pmOctober 14, 2026 2:36 pm

Google is fighting a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department warrant that seeks data on everyone who searched a specific set of keywords, calling the order an unconstitutional “illegal general warrant.” The challenge (see below), filed in September in Clark County’s...

Class President by Appointment

October 14, 2026 12:00 pmOctober 14, 2026 12:01 pm

About 200 fourth, fifth and sixth graders at Washington Elementary School in Santa Barbara made posters, gave speeches and voted for their student officers. Their principal then overrode two of the results. The sixth-grade presidency went to the runner-up, who...

Hobbs Campaign Attack On Biggs’ Sex-Offender Vote Omits His Objection To Licensing Exceptions

October 13, 2026 1:12 pmOctober 13, 2026 1:12 pm

An attack promoted by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ reelection campaign against Republican challenger Andy Biggs omits his stated reason for opposing a 2012 licensing bill: concerns about licensing eligibility for people with prior sex offenses who were not required to...

Sober Living Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Allege Bribery Inside Arizona Agencies, Challenge Mayes’ Response

October 13, 2026 7:41 amOctober 13, 2026 10:48 am

Attorneys representing plaintiffs in Arizona’s sober-living lawsuit alleged that employees of two state agencies accepted gifts and payments to help fraudulent providers obtain approvals and Medicaid payments. They also challenged a separate $500,000 grant awarded through Attorney General Kris Mayes’...

California Democrats Call Omar Home Search ‘Fascism’ After Cheering Mar-a-Lago Raid as Rule of Law

October 12, 2026 2:02 pmOctober 13, 2026 11:20 am

Federal agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant early Monday at the Washington, D.C.-area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. Homeland Security Investigations officers arrived before dawn. Neighbors reported banging on doors...