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A Long List of Undesirables; Elected, Blind, and Otherwise!

July 29, 2025 3:30 amJuly 29, 2025 3:31 am

Do you remember in the 1977 film “Star Wars” when Obi-Wan Kenobi described the infamous saloon as a “wretched hive of scum and villainy”? Is that not an apt description of the former convicts arrested at the Glass House pot...

J.D. Vance Leads Gavin Newsom By Three Points in Latest Hypothetical 2028 Poll

July 29, 2025 2:49 amJuly 29, 2025 2:50 am

According to a new Emerson College poll released over the weekend, Vice President J.D. Vance would beat Governor Gavin Newsom in a hypothetical 2028 Presidential matchup, with Vance winning by three points of the vote. In the poll, Emerson pitted...

AG Bonta, 20 Other State AGs Sue USDA Over New SNAP Compliance Order

July 28, 2025 4:43 pmJuly 28, 2025 4:43 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that the state of California, along with 20 other state Attorneys General, will sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture over a compliance order to give all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) records, including what...

Legal Case of Navy Diver Who Sued Newport Beach for First Amendment Violation Advances

July 28, 2025 2:30 pmJuly 28, 2025 2:31 pm

Retired Navy diver Jason Murchison recently prevailed in his lawsuit against the City of Newport Beach for violating his First Amendment rights by repeatedly refusing to allow him to give paid surfing lessons on its beaches. Represented by the Pacific...

Former Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon Launches Run For State Superintendent

July 28, 2025 12:25 pmJuly 28, 2025 12:26 pm

Former California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D) announced on Monday that he will be entering the 2026 race for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, becoming the latest former lawmaker to join in the crowded contest. “I’ve stood up to the...

Tijuana Sewage Crisis: EPA and Mexican Government Sign Agreement to End

July 28, 2025 8:00 amJuly 28, 2025 8:01 am

For many years, untreated raw sewage has flowed into Southern California from Mexico and polluted the Tijuana River Valley, causing beaches to close, rendering them unusable. Even with beaches closed, and dangerous pollution issues, the federal government never managed to...

New Report Finds 19% Of All Homes in California are Investor Owned

July 28, 2025 2:45 amJuly 28, 2025 2:46 am

According to a new report by BatchData, 19% of all homes in California are investor owned, with some counties as high as 80% of the homes bought by speculators. The report found that while California has nearly one-fifth of their...