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65 Arrested At UC San Diego in Latest Gaza Protest Mass Arrest

May 7, 2024 12:48 pmMay 7, 2024 2:54 pm

A total of 65 Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at UC San Diego on Monday when the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) cleared an encampment on campus following the encampment being declared an unlawful assembly...

UCLA To Hunt Counter-Protestors, Announces Partnership with Gascon LAPD

May 7, 2024 11:44 amMay 7, 2024 11:44 am

In yet another suspiciously timed statement, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block announced Monday night that the school has launched an investigation into the mayhem-filled April 30 counter-protest to the pro-Palestinian mob that had been encamped on campus for the previous week....

Travelers Insurance Announces Home Insurance Rates Going Up 15% In June

May 7, 2024 2:45 amMay 7, 2024 2:46 am

According to a new Department of Insurance filing released on Monday, Travelers Insurance is to increase most policies in the state of California by 15.3% starting in June. For over a year, insurance companies have been slowly limiting policies, ending...

Bill to add Strict Regulations On Self-Check Out In Stores Sees Support and Strong Opposition

May 6, 2024 4:39 pmMay 6, 2024 4:39 pm

A bill that would add heavy regulations on self-checkout stations in large grocery and drug stores, received both support and opposition in the past week. Senate Bill 1446, authored by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles), would specifically prohibit grocery and...

Former Los Angeles DA Lacey Endorses Nathan Hochman

May 6, 2024 3:45 pmMay 6, 2024 3:46 pm

Former Los Angeles County District Attorney and lifelong Democrat Jackie Lacey Monday endorsed Nathan Hochman in his campaign to unseat current DA George Gascon. “We must have leadership at the District Attorney’s Office that understands its mission is to seek...

Gaza Protests: USC, UCLA Clear Encampments Again, Reopen Following Days Of Campus Closures

May 6, 2024 2:26 pmMay 6, 2024 4:24 pm

The Gaza Protests continued to have huge effects on Los Angeles universities on Sunday and Monday, with USC once again closing their campus to remove an encampment and protesters, while UCLA reopened following hundreds of arrests and a major campus...

Hating Jews in Elementary School: Berkeley Public Schools Tolerating Antisemitism

May 6, 2024 11:50 amMay 7, 2024 9:29 am

The focus of much of the recent explosion of antisemitism across the nation has seemed to be the college campus. But in Berkeley, it appears to start in elementary school with Palestinian flags in second grade classrooms and kids –...