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San Diego LGBT Center Sits on $18.9 Million Bequest Amid Exploding Housing Crisis

June 15, 2026 6:30 amJune 15, 2026 6:31 am

In the heart of Hillcrest, where rainbow flags flutter and progressive ideals are preached daily, a quiet scandal is unfolding that should alarm every Californian concerned with donor intent, nonprofit accountability, and basic stewardship of charitable funds. Maurice J. Thimot...

CA’s County Taxpayer Groups Are an Endangered Species – The Free Market Movement Should Save Them

June 14, 2026 7:00 amJune 14, 2026 12:21 pm

When Californians think about tax fights, they usually think of statewide battles: Proposition 13, the perennial split roll initiatives, the latest wealth tax proposal. But most of the taxation imposed on Californians is decided much closer to home, by cities,...

California Uses FORCE to Protect FRAUD

June 13, 2026 9:00 amJune 13, 2026 3:56 pm

“All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed, they must rely exclusively on force.” — George Orwell The most puzzling election outcome in California last week was the race for mayor in Los Angeles. Mayor...

Trump’s Landowner Envoy John Rich Rallies to Save Historic Phoenix Home from ASU Eminent Domain

June 13, 2026 8:22 amJune 13, 2026 8:22 am

The Arizona Board of Regents has filed an eminent domain lawsuit seeking to acquire a 124-year-old historic home in downtown Phoenix as Arizona State University moves forward with construction of its new ASU Health headquarters. The lawsuit, filed in Maricopa...

SF’s Absent Supervisor Fielder: Compassion, or Convenient Evasion?

June 13, 2026 6:30 amJune 13, 2026 6:31 am

Jacqueline “Jackie” Fielder, one of San Francisco’s youngest elected officials (31 yrs.), took office as District 9 Supervisor/City Council member on January, 2025 last year, after election victory. Representing constituents ranked among the most liberal (Mission District, Bernal Heights, and...

Spencer Pratt Flips the Script: Explosive ‘Concession’ Video Declares ‘It’s War’ on LA’s Corrupt Machine

June 12, 2026 2:06 pmJune 15, 2026 6:14 am

In a blistering three-minute video released today titled “Saving LA – Phase III,” former reality television star and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt delivered what supporters are calling one of the most electrifying “concession” speeches in modern political history. ...

A Big ‘L’ for LUCHA? ‘Hands Off Our Elections’ Demonstration Draws No Protesters Outside Maricopa County BOS Meeting

June 11, 2026 2:48 pmJune 11, 2026 2:57 pm

A planned “Hands Off Our Elections” demonstration promoted by Living United for Change in Arizona, or LUCHA, drew no visible protesters outside the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday, despite the group’s call for supporters to attend amid the...