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Former Assemblyman Vince Fong Sworn In As Congressional Replacement For Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy

June 3, 2024 6:33 pmJune 3, 2024 6:34 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) swore in Congressman Vince Fong (R-CA) on Monday, increasing California’s Congressional delegation by one Republican and giving the GOP back their two vote advantage in the House. For months, Fong faced numerous political and legal...

Los Angeles Buys ‘Luxury’ Apartments With ‘Sweeping Views’ to House Homeless

June 3, 2024 5:44 pmJune 3, 2024 5:49 pm

The City of Los Angeles has embarked upon an aggressive and novel plan: provide housing for all of the city’s homeless. The inherent problem with the plan is obvious: the more you provide, the more you incentivize homeless people to...

Bill to Make it Easier to Arrest Shoplifters Continues To Gain Support

June 3, 2024 1:13 pm

A bill aimed at making it easier to arrest shoplifters has continued to grow in support in the Senate following passage in the Assembly late last month. Assembly Bill 1990, authored by Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles), would let law...

Climate Change Agenda: Media Hyping ‘Extreme Heat Warning’ When CA Temps are Not ‘Extreme’

June 3, 2024 2:45 amJune 3, 2024 6:36 am

For a week now most news outlets have issued dire warnings that California will be under an “extreme” heat wave this coming week. Fox News reported breathlessly Sunday evening that temperatures in California will reach as high as 120 degrees...

The Ethics of our Profession as Prosecutors

June 1, 2024 2:45 amJune 3, 2024 6:34 am

The jury verdicts in New York v. Donald J. Trump, regardless of anyone’s political preferences, present a very significant historic event for our nation. The trial and its verdicts are likely the most talked about event in recent history and...

Sacramento’s Reckless Proposals: A Sheriff’s Perspective on Slashing Prison Budgets

May 31, 2024 3:03 pmMay 31, 2024 3:03 pm

As Sheriff of Riverside County, I manage one of the largest office’s in the state. We are entrusted with the safety and security of our county and each of its diverse communities. Public safety should be a top priority at...

The Big Green of Money Against the Farmers and Ranchers of Solano

May 31, 2024 2:55 amMay 31, 2024 2:56 am

“Money,” said Jesse Unruh famously, “is the mother’s milk of politics,” and if you doubt the truth of this axiom just take a look at the biggest, most contentious land use fight now occurring in California. This agriculture versus development...