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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...

DOJ Case Applies to California: Reparations Program is Discriminatory and Illegal

June 16, 2026 3:30 pmJune 16, 2026 3:32 pm

California lawmakers have been trying to pass reparations of any kind. The Legislative Black Caucus claims this is about “its push for justice and equality.”. Thus far, they’ve only been able to pass rather minor bills, authorizing analyses of methodologies...

Gov. Newsom FOIA: Personal Defense at Public Expense

June 16, 2026 7:00 amJune 16, 2026 7:00 am

Governor Gavin Newsom did it once again – demonstrated that rules are for little people. His office fired up the official state machinery, complete with taxpayer-funded staff, legal pit bull, and fancy letterhead, to file a Freedom of Information Act...

Gavin Newsom’s Pay-to-Play Politics: Is California FOR SALE?

June 16, 2026 6:27 amJune 16, 2026 9:01 am

In August 2025, the California Globe reported, “California is FOR SALE: Gavin Newsom’s Pay-to-Play Politics …and using his wife’s non-profits as a political slush fund.” On Monday, Newsom announced on X that the U.S. Department of Justice under President Trump...

Ag Secretary Rollins, Interior Sec Burgum Convene White House Meeting Between PG&E Regarding Future of Potter Valley Dam

June 15, 2026 4:34 pmJune 15, 2026 4:34 pm

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on X Monday that she and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum convened a White House meeting with representatives from Pacific Gas & Electric and the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District in Riverside County, to discuss the future...