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Federal Audit Reveals Backlog, Unmanageable Workloads in Missing Indigenous Persons Unit

October 17, 2026 11:39 amOctober 17, 2026 11:39 am

A federal audit found hundreds of pending referrals and failures to connect victims with support services within the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Missing and Murdered Unit, as an Arizona family continues seeking answers about a disappearance dating back more than...

A Year Later, We Need a Surge in SF Dealer Takedowns

October 17, 2026 9:23 amOctober 17, 2026 9:23 am

Late last year, in October 2025 – President Trump prepared more than 100 Customs and Border Protection and other federal agents for an immigration enforcement surge into the San Francisco Bay Area. The operation targeted removable non-citizens. The Department of...

Voters’ Prop 36 Delivers Accountability: Repeat Thief Sentenced to 9 Years in State Prison

October 17, 2026 6:30 amOctober 17, 2026 11:16 am

California is getting good results with Proposition 36. San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow made this announcement Friday: Today Lauren Pamela Johnston, 35, of Paso Robles, has been sentenced to 9 years in California state prison, with an...

Invitation to Economic Roundtable Speech Turned into Socialism Debate

October 17, 2026 6:00 amOctober 17, 2026 11:10 am

I was invited to give a talk to an Economic Round Table group that has been meeting for many decades. I was told the members and guests come from a wide range of professional disciplines, and the group has hosted...

Nevada Early Voting Numbers Excite Republicans Ahead of Midterms

October 16, 2026 1:14 pmOctober 16, 2026 1:14 pm

Early mail ballot returns in Nevada are fueling Republican optimism ahead of the November 3 midterms, with data showing Democrats’ traditional advantage sharply compressed and signs of underlying party switching that favor the GOP—particularly in decisive Clark County. Republican strategist...

Illegal Alien Caught with 700+ Pounds of Fentanyl and Meth in Rural Nevada Traffic Stop

October 16, 2026 11:49 amOctober 16, 2026 11:53 am

A routine traffic stop in rural Lincoln County, Nevada, led to the arrest of an illegal alien found with more than 700 pounds of suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine—enough fentanyl alone to deliver approximately seven million potentially lethal doses, according to...

Private Initiative Steps Up While Sacramento and City Hall Stall: Caruso, Skydance, and the Bay Theater’s Return to the Palisades

October 15, 2026 4:12 pmOctober 15, 2026 4:12 pm

Developer Rick Caruso and Skydance-owned Paramount Pictures announced this week that they will reopen the Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades Village later this year under a long-term lease. The venue, previously leased to Netflix, has sat dark since the January...