Author: Leslie Eastman

Leslie Eastman

I am an Environmental Health and Safety Professional, as well as a science/technical writer for a variety of news and professional publications. I have been a citizen activist since 2009, and am one of the co-founders of the San Diego-based group, Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition.

New Wildfire Scorches 700 Acres Near Simi Valley as L.A. Mayoral Race Heats Up

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 19, 2026 16 Comments

The Sandy Fire's eruption just two weeks before the June 2 mayoral primary is a clear sign that wildfire prevention and preparedness should be on forefront of any political discussion related to Southern California. ...

Infectious Disease Expert Says “Hantavirus ‘is Not the Next Pandemic”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 18, 2026 18 Comments

Hantavirus, particularly the Andes strain, is serious but very limited in its ability to spread, and the data simply do not support pandemic-scale alarm....

Second MacArthur Park Drug Raid Results in 5 More Arrests as Fentanyl Sting Continues

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 17, 2026 8 Comments

If this week’s back-to-back raids prove anything, it’s that federal law enforcement clearly understands the scale of the crisis at MacArthur Park, even if local leadership chooses to ignore the scale of the disaster....

Explosive Device Found in Important Alabama Water Reservoir is Safely Detonated

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 16, 2026 6 Comments

More investigation is clearly needed to determine if the "grenade" was someone's attempt at easy fishing gone awry or something more sinister such as an attempted sabotage. ...

Spencer Pratt Vows to Bring Art Deco Architecture Back to Los Angeles

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 15, 2026 16 Comments

Meanwhile, what is Pratt's opponent promising? Free teeth for meth-heads....

Venezuela Presses Guyana Land Dispute at U.N. as U.S. Secures Nuclear Material

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 15, 2026 6 Comments

Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodríguez heads to the Hague as Venezuela's enriched uranium is now in U.S. hands....

CDC Official Dusts Off Familiar ‘Six Feet’ Playbook Regarding Hantavirus

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 14, 2026 22 Comments

So far, 11 passengers have tested positive for Andes strain, with 3 in critical condition. An expert asserts that assurances of low risk to general public is "calm-mongering"....

J.D. Vance Announces Suspension of $1.3 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 14, 2026 21 Comments

There will also be a nationwide six-month moratorium on all new Medicare enrollments by providers of hospice and home care....

DOJ Charges Ship Operator, Employee in Francis Scott Key Bridge Disaster

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 13, 2026 18 Comments

Construction workers filling potholes on a bridge in the early hours of a Tuesday morning never made it home, because it appears that safety was shortchanged to save a few dollars. ...

Hantavirus Panic or Precaution? U.S. Monitoring Expands Beyond Cruise Cluster

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 13, 2026 36 Comments

Why is the media suddenly so interested in this disease, given that thousands of people are stricken with hantavirus annually? ...

Spencer Pratt Vows to Bring in CDC to Rid Los Angeles Of ‘Medieval Diseases’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 12, 2026 11 Comments

You don’t need a federal task force to tell you that rats, refuse, and unchecked human misery are a breeding ground for disease. You simply need the political will to stop pretending this is normal....

Artemis II Success Sets Up High-Stakes Mission Artemis III for Late 2027

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 10, 2026 5 Comments

Artemis III Will Test Tech, Teamwork, and the Future of Moon Missions ...

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Keystone XL Rebranded as “Keystone Light” in Trump’s Push for North American Energy Security

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 09, 2026 24 Comments

This project is a leaner, faster, and more litigation-resistant project that reuses idle pipe, threads existing corridors, avoids reservation land, and is racing the clock to lock in steel-in-the-ground before the next Democratic administration can once again sacrifice North American energy security to green ideology....

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