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FBI & DHS Agents Descend on LA’s Skid Row in Voter Fraud Probe

June 19, 2026 7:19 amJune 19, 2026 7:49 am

Thursday, June 18, 2026, FBI agents and Homeland Security Investigations personnel descended on Skid Row in Los Angeles, and conducted interviews with homeless residents as part of a voter fraud probe tied to the June 2, 2026, statewide direct primary....

Pacific Legal Settles Lawsuit Over UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Race-Based Internship Program

June 19, 2026 6:30 amJune 19, 2026 8:14 am

The UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital had a longstanding high school internship program called CHAMPS that tried to make whites into chumps. In a blatant violation of Proposition 209 and federal civil rights laws, the program for minorities interested in healthcare...

California Budget Pumps $350 Million into ‘Immigrant Newcomer’ School Program

June 18, 2026 2:45 pmJune 19, 2026 8:09 am

As California lawmakers grapple with a massive state budget and ongoing fiscal pressures, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D–San Francisco) announced on Thursday that the Legislature’s budget plan includes a $350 million “investment” in the California Newcomer Education and Well-Being Program (CalNEW)....

Strange Fire: The Fires That Don’t Belong

June 18, 2026 12:24 pmJune 18, 2026 12:36 pm

Fire is changing — not just in acreage, but in behavior, heat, speed, and what it consumes. The story we keep being told is true: drought, climate, fuel loads, longer seasons. But none of it fully accounts for what experienced...

LA City Council Advances Measure to Allow Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections

June 18, 2026 11:06 amJune 18, 2026 11:13 am

In a 10-5 vote on Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council advanced a charter amendment (see below) that could eventually allow noncitizens to vote in citywide and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) elections. The proposal, introduced by DSA Councilmember...

Arizona Democrat Draws AOC Comparisons After Calling ICE Facilities ‘Concentration Camps’

June 18, 2026 9:52 amJune 18, 2026 9:53 am

Arizona Democrat Yassamin Ansari is drawing comparisons from many commentators to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after invoking two of the New York Democrat’s most controversial narratives, calling ICE detention facilities “concentration camps,” and using social media to question President Donald Trump’s...

Arizona Lawmakers Send Voter ID Constitutional Amendment To Statewide Ballot

June 17, 2026 11:23 amJune 17, 2026 11:23 am

Arizona voters will decide whether to place new election integrity requirements in the state constitution, including a voter identification requirement for mail ballots, after Republican lawmakers approved a ballot referral known as the Arizona Secure Elections Act. The measure, House...