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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Huntington Beach’s Appeal in Fight for Local Control Over Housing Mandates

February 24, 2026 1:43 pmFebruary 24, 2026 1:43 pm

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that rejects the City of Huntington Beach’s constitutional challenge to California’s aggressive state housing laws, delivering yet another blow to local control in the conservative Orange County...

LAUSD Borrows Another $250 Million for Sex Abuse Settlements — On Top of $500 Million Last Year

February 24, 2026 11:54 amFebruary 24, 2026 11:54 am

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) — the second-largest school district in the nation — is quietly borrowing yet another $250 million in special “judgment obligation bonds” to pay off a mounting pile of sexual misconduct claims, just months after...

Karen Bass Faces Calls to Resign as She Slams Olympic Board Leader

February 24, 2026 9:00 amFebruary 24, 2026 9:01 am

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has once again inserted herself into a high-profile scandal, this time calling for Casey Wasserman, the chairman of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Organizing Committee, to step down over speculative ties to Jeffrey Epstein’s associate...

Senator Gallego Draws Online Backlash After Announcing State of the Union Boycott

February 23, 2026 12:10 pmFebruary 23, 2026 12:45 pm

U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced Friday that he will not attend the upcoming State of the Union address on Tuesday, opting instead to deliver a video message explaining his protest — a move that quickly generated substantial online backlash....

Newsom Pardons Convicted Attempted Murder Illegal Alien, Shields Him From Deportation

February 23, 2026 10:52 amFebruary 24, 2026 7:39 am

In a blistering statement released Monday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) condemned California Governor Gavin Newsom for pardoning Somboon Phaymany, a Cambodian national and illegal alien convicted of attempted murder and assault with a firearm — crimes that...

Greenberg: The Irony – Ineligible Blacks May Fund SF Reparations

February 22, 2026 4:00 amFebruary 22, 2026 4:01 am

San Francisco’s controversial reparations initiative, formalized and signed by Mayor Daniel Lurie on December 23, 2025, creates a dedicated Reparations Fund (essentially, a new city hall-administered bank account) – to dole out restitution to the city’s Black residents which were...

Campaign Legal Center Files FEC Complaint Against Sinema Over $700K in Spending After Leaving Office

February 21, 2026 1:38 pmFebruary 21, 2026 1:38 pm

A watchdog group with a history of Democratic campaign donations has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that former U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) spent more than $700,000 in leftover campaign funds on personal expenses after...