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La Jolla’s Secession Drive Exposes San Diego’s Out-of-Control Bureaucracy

July 27, 2026 4:20 pmJuly 27, 2026 4:20 pm

La Jolla’s push to break away from San Diego has laid bare a city government that has grown wildly out of control under complete Democratic rule. Former City Manager Jack McGrory, now chief negotiator for the Association for the City...

Kiley, GOP Lawmakers Urge HHS to Block Newsom’s Healthcare Tax

July 27, 2026 10:45 amJuly 27, 2026 10:45 am

Independent U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, joined by Republican colleagues including Reps. Jay Obernolte, James Gallagher, Ken Calvert, Vince Fong, and Young Kim, has formally asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to deny federal approval of...

San Diego Democrat Marni von Wilpert Pushes Open Borders Agenda, Aligns With Defund-the-Police Activists

July 25, 2026 12:44 pmJuly 25, 2026 12:44 pm

San Diego City Councilmember and Democratic congressional candidate Marni von Wilpert has exposed her open-borders agenda, declaring that “We shouldn’t be cooperating with immigration enforcement in California.” The statement tracks with her explicit embrace of the California Values Act, the...

Street Homelessness Surges Nearly 8% in Los Angeles Despite $1 Billion Annual Budget

July 24, 2026 2:26 pmJuly 24, 2026 2:26 pm

Street homelessness in the City of Los Angeles jumped 7.9 percent in the latest annual count, even as the city continues to pour roughly $1 billion a year into homelessness programs. Overall homelessness rose 3.4 percent year-over-year, reversing two consecutive...

Facing a $91M Budget Deficit, Alameda County Passes Reparations Plan

July 24, 2026 6:00 amJuly 24, 2026 6:01 am

Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pass a reparations plan in the county. “For centuries, Black residents of Alameda County have endured economic exclusion, housing discrimination, educational inequities, criminal injustice, and systemic harm that continues to ripple across...

Soros Cash Flows to Newsom-Endorsed Aaron Ford, Architect of Failed Criminal Justice Reforms

July 23, 2026 3:10 pmJuly 23, 2026 3:12 pm

A California Globe review of campaign finance records has identified recent maximum contributions to Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s gubernatorial campaign from members of the Soros family. Ford’s latest quarterly contribution report lists two $10,000 donations—totaling $20,000—from two relatives of...

Former Republican Official Risa Lombardo Claims Arizona Green Party Governor Nomination Despite Party Opposition

July 23, 2026 1:38 pmJuly 23, 2026 1:40 pm

Former Republican precinct committeewoman Risa Lombardo appears to have secured the Arizona Green Party’s nomination for governor despite a months-long campaign by party leaders urging Green voters to reject her and write in Carlos Melendez, their endorsed candidate Unofficial returns...