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Mayor Bass’s One-Day Pothole PR Stunt Leaves Ordinary Angelenos in the Dust

August 18, 2026 3:45 pmAugust 18, 2026 3:45 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass finally found a pothole worth her time. After Emmy-nominated journalist and comedy creator Simone Boyce posted an Instagram reel spotting a crater at Melrose and Gardner Street—one that “totally tore up my suspension”—and challenged the...

Federal Judge Denies Tohono O’odham Bid To Halt 62-Mile Arizona Border Wall

August 18, 2026 12:41 pmAugust 18, 2026 12:41 pm

A federal judge has denied the Tohono O’odham Nation’s request to temporarily block construction of a planned 62-mile border wall along its southern Arizona reservation, finding the Nation has not shown it is likely to prevail on claims that the...

California Universities Face Deadline to Sever Ties With Foreign Adversaries or Lose Federal Funding

August 18, 2026 10:36 amAugust 19, 2026 11:20 am

The Department of War has directed 30 U.S. academic institutions—including four prominent California universities—to conduct immediate and comprehensive audits of their academic, financial, and research collaborations with foreign entities of concern. The formal notifications, issued Monday by the Office of...

When Seconds Matter, California Shouldn’t Tie the Hands of Law Enforcement

August 18, 2026 9:30 amAugust 18, 2026 9:31 am

Imagine your child has been abducted, and investigators learn they’ve already been taken across state lines. Or a human trafficking ring is operating in multiple counties. Or fentanyl pouring into our communities is traced back to an interstate criminal network....

Adam Gray Is Paying to Bring Bobby Pulido to Merced – He Owes the Valley an Answer

August 17, 2026 5:00 pmAugust 17, 2026 5:01 pm

On August 29, the Art Kamangar Center at the Merced Theatre will host a free concert headlined by singer Bobby Pulido. Congressman Adam Gray is billed as the special guest. And at the bottom of the flyer, in the fine...

Los Angeles’s Homeless Crisis Deepens Under Mayor Bass

August 17, 2026 3:00 pmAugust 17, 2026 3:01 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass promised to end street homelessness. Instead, the latest numbers show her administration is delivering the opposite. According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, released in late July, the...

Ninth Circuit Rules Sigal Chattah Unlawfully Serving as Nevada’s Acting US Attorney

August 17, 2026 1:40 pmAugust 17, 2026 1:40 pm

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that Sigal Chattah is unlawfully serving as Nevada’s Acting U.S. Attorney, holding that the Trump administration cannot bypass federal vacancy limits by designating her first...