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Gov. Newsom Gifts Tax Breaks to La La Land, Betting on the Losers

October 28, 2024 8:04 amOctober 28, 2024 8:04 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he is even more giving taxpayer-funded tax breaks to Hollywood. 350 company headquarters have left California for good, and Gavin Newsom just smugly watched them go. But Newsom proposes expansion of the state’s film...

Endorsement Derangement Syndrome

October 28, 2024 2:46 amOctober 28, 2024 2:47 am

The Los Angeles Times declined to endorse a presidential candidate. A big deal around here, but the Times does not even possess a shadow of the national influence it once did, so besides irking Hollywood and west side obsessive progressives,...

BREAKING: Gascon Out-Fundraises Hochman

October 26, 2024 9:07 amOctober 26, 2024 9:07 am

For the first time since the campaign for Los Angeles District Attorney began last year, current DA George Gascon actually got more money during a campaign finance reporting than his opponent Nathan Hochman. Between September 22 and October 19, Gascon...

Schiff Has Sizeable Lead Over Garvey With 10 Days Left Until Election Day

October 26, 2024 2:45 amOctober 26, 2024 2:46 am

A new Public Policy Institute of California poll released this week found that Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) is still ahead of former baseball star Steve Garvey (R) 63%-37%, with the most recent debate having been found to do very little...

California Coastal Commission Faces Growing Backlash for Denying SpaceX Launches

October 25, 2024 2:45 amOctober 25, 2024 2:46 am

The California Coastal Commission faced growing backlash this week for their decision earlier this month to deny SpaceX more rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base because of commissioners disagreeing with comments made by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Earlier in...

Let the Brothers Free: DA Gascon Asking to Release Menendez Brothers ASAP

October 24, 2024 4:30 pmOctober 24, 2024 4:30 pm

Just like the Menendez brothers did in 1989, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon pulled the trigger Friday. This afternoon, Gascon announced he is seeking a re-sentencing for the brothers who were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for...

New Poll Finds 73% Of Voters Favor Prop. 36

October 24, 2024 12:49 pmOctober 24, 2024 12:49 pm

A new Public Policy Institute of California poll released on Thursday found that 73% of all California voters are in favor of Proposition 36, which will make multiple changes to California drug and theft laws. The road to Prop. 36,...