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Taxpayer-Funded Gang Murderer Hired as ‘Peace Ambassador’ in DSA-Run MacArthur Park

May 29, 2026 2:06 pmMay 29, 2026 2:18 pm

Los Angeles taxpayers are once again footing the bill for a convicted gang murderer’s lifestyle, this time as a city-hired “Peace Ambassador” embedded in the very neighborhood his gang has turned into an open-air drug market. This morning, FBI agents...

Sacramento Democrats Push Bill to Gut Prop 36, Advance ‘Criminals-First Agenda’

May 28, 2026 2:22 pmMay 28, 2026 2:23 pm

Just months after voters approved Proposition 36 to restore felony penalties for repeat theft and drug crimes, Democrats in the Assembly passed AB 2108, a bill authored by Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa) that creates a pretrial diversion program for...

Newsom Signs SB 73 to Block Ballot Seizures and Election Oversight

May 28, 2026 11:59 amMay 28, 2026 12:12 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 73 into law on Wednesday, just days before the June 2 statewide primary. The legislation, authored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) with co-author Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Orange County) and Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz),...

Congressional Candidate Turns Her Back on the American Flag

May 24, 2026 9:51 amMay 24, 2026 10:22 am

Mai Vang is a Sacramento City Councilwoman, and a California congressional candidate for California’s 7th Congressional District. Mai Vang also refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and turns her back on the U.S. flag during public meetings. Don’t be...

California Voter ID Has a Solid and Interesting History

May 24, 2026 8:00 amMay 24, 2026 8:04 am

Several decades ago, when I became registered as a California voter, balloting was at a neighborhood polling place and everyone had to show government issued identification (Voter ID), even when the polling workers personally knew you. That process continued for...

The Jones Act Waiver has Turned Into a Boon for California at Our Nation’s Expense

May 22, 2026 7:00 amMay 22, 2026 7:01 am

The Jones Act is the fundamental, America First maritime law. It requires that all goods transported by water be carried by American-built, American-owned, American-flagged, and American-crewed. Essentially, the Jones Act protects American waterways and American jobs from foreign influence. Without...

Commentary: Liberal White Women Seek Masculinity in Gay Romance

May 21, 2026 8:00 amMay 21, 2026 8:01 am

Last Friday night I ducked into my usual spot in West Hollywood—a proper gay bar, the kind where the clientele is 95% dudes who actually like other dudes. No bachelorette parties, no hen-night shrieking, no rainbow-filtered Instagram tourists treating the...