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The AI Data Center Boom Is Building the Architecture of Dependence

May 11, 2026 11:00 amMay 11, 2026 11:01 am

Across America, local communities are being asked to welcome a new class of industrial infrastructure under the comforting glow of words like innovation, progress and economic development. The facilities arrive with polished renderings, carefully rehearsed corporate talking points and the...

Steve Hilton Alleging CHIRLA Using Illegal Immigrants to Campaign for Xavier Becerra for Governor

May 7, 2026 2:27 pmMay 7, 2026 2:27 pm

Republican Candidate for California Governor Steve Hilton unleashed a bombshell Wednesday against Democrat candidate Xavier Becerra: Hilton alleges that California taxpayer funding is being used by the Becerra campaign to pay for illegal immigrants to campaign for Xavier Becerra, in...

Service Members Deserve the Right to Protect Themselves on Base

May 6, 2026 1:00 pmMay 6, 2026 1:01 pm

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took a big step toward restoring common sense this month. Armed service members can now apply to carry their private guns while off duty on base with the help of a memorandum called “Non-Official Personal...

DCCC Drops Thumb on Scale in Heavily Latino CA-22 Primary, Sparking Open War Among Democrats

May 5, 2026 1:56 pmMay 6, 2026 9:42 am

A brewing civil war has erupted inside California’s 22nd Congressional District as Washington Democrats’ powerful campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), threw its weight – and resources – behind Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains over progressive challenger Randy Villegas in...

Food Stamp Fraud Crackdown at USDA Could End California’s $20-$25 billion in CalFresh SNAP Fraud

May 4, 2026 11:04 amMay 5, 2026 12:34 pm

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has ramped up efforts to crack down on food stamp fraud nationwide, and in California, that amounts to at least $25 Billion just in the last five years. The USDA is focused on...

Understanding California Refineries: The ‘Turnaround’

May 4, 2026 6:00 amMay 4, 2026 11:05 am

“The oil industry makes up 8% of California’s GDP. Without that 8%, the other 92% would be impossible to achieve.” — USC Professor Mike Mische California’s refineries are the heart and the pulse of the industry. Refineries are very complex...

Mayor Bill Wells Sues AG Bonta over State Law Prohibiting Local Police from Assisting Federal ICE Officers

April 30, 2026 9:38 amApril 30, 2026 9:42 am

When El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells asked the California Department of Justice a simple question, “If a child in our city is being sex-trafficked by an illegal alien, can we at least do a welfare check on that child?” The...