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Rep. Tony Cardenas: The Democrats’ West Coast #MeToo Problem

Posted by Stacey Matthews on February 14, 2019 8 Comments

Two sexual assault allegations made against Viriginia's Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax this month have become a major source of embarrassment for the Democratic party. But the Democrats have another #MeToo problem, and it's one that has conveniently fallen off the national radar: Rep. Tony Cárdenas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vYVDPbL_EA

Michael Avenatti Gives Up Control of Law Firm After Former Partner Claimed He Hid Millions

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 14, 2019 21 Comments

Lawyer Michael Avenatti decided to give up financial control of his law firm after his former partner accused him of hiding millions of dollar in order "to avoid having to pay a $10 million judgement." From Fox News:

Jason Frank, a former partner at Eagan Avenatti, accused Avenatti in a court filing of spending extravagantly: $13,000 in rent for his Los Angeles apartment; a $3,640 payment on his Ferrari; $150,000 for his coffee company; $53,600 on his ex-wife; and $232,875 for his auto racing team, The Los Angeles Times reported.

University of Southern CA Creates Task Force to Identify Problematic Building Names

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 14, 2019 3 Comments

“may evoke views and practices that we no longer support”...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_vJcuTyEn4

CA Gov Newsom aborts unborn Green New Deal, cancels SF-LA high speed rail project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 12, 2019 59 Comments

I'm so old, I remember when the Democrats' Green New Deal was going to build so much high speed rail there would be no need for airplane travel.

Totally overhaul transportation by massively expanding electric vehicle manufacturing, build charging stations everywhere, build out highspeed rail at a scale where air travel stops becoming necessary, create affordable public transit available to all, with goal to replace every combustion-engine vehicle. [emphasis added]

California Gov. Newsom Removing National Guard From Border

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 11, 2019 37 Comments

California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom has decided to remove hundreds of National Guard troops from the border. The National Guard has until the end of March to finish the removal. Newsom just gave President Donald Trump an excuse to invoke the National Emergencies Act. From Fox News:

Newsom’s plan will require the National Guard to immediately begin withdrawing troops but still give it until the end of March to do so. According to excerpts from his Tuesday State of the State address, he will call the “border emergency” a “manufactured crisis,” and will say that “California will not be part of this political theater.”

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/Typhus-Epidemic-Worsens-in-Los-Angeles-505166301.html

Los Angeles officials plan to rip out City Hall carpets to combat typhus outbreak

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 08, 2019 34 Comments

We have been covering the spread of the flea-borne illness typhus through Pasadena and Los Angeles, which is the result of rat infestations that have followed in the wake of the homeless crisis. Los Angeles city employees are now acting to combat the rodent problem in City Hall, after one of the administrators was stuck with the disease.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-N3cVX6yA4

California cases of potentially deadly “Valley Fever” are starting to soar

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 07, 2019 16 Comments

A potentially life-threatening fungal illness is rapidly spreading throughout central California, state health officials report.

The number of Valley Fever cases rose eight percent in 2018 from the previous year - up to more than 8,100 from more than 7,500, according to a report released by the California Department of Public Health last week.

Typhus Crisis In Los Angeles Worsens

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 04, 2019 58 Comments

Late last year, I reported that the Los Angeles area was battling a typhus epidemic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=31&v=YQctLUab5Ks

San Francisco Has More Drug Addicts Than Public High School Students, Health Dept Survey finds

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 03, 2019 20 Comments

The Left Coast of this great nation is often held up as a blueprint for progressive policy successes by its politicians, such as Democratic Party presidential hopeful Kamala Harris.

Did forced focus on green energy lead to California’s devastating wildfires?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 02, 2019 18 Comments

Last November, large sections of California became a hellscape as wildfires devastated areas that have suffered drought conditions, overgrown brush, and environmental restrictions that prohibited appropriate forest management plans from being implemented.

Michael Avenatti Not Charged With Domestic Violence for Now

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 01, 2019 9 Comments

The Los Angeles City Attorney's office announced it will not file domestic violence charges against Michael Avenatti after Estonian actress Mareli Miniutti claimed he dragged her around her apartment. However, the office left the door open to possibly file charges in the future.

Freshman Applications Drop at University of California for First Time in 15 Years

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 01, 2019 0 Comments

"just a taste of some of the challenges it will experience in a decade or so"...

2010 Video Shows Kamala Harris Bragging About Threatening Jail for Parents of Truants

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 30, 2019 17 Comments

Newly surfaced video of then San Francisco district attorney Kamala Harris features the 2020 Democratic hopeful chuckling her way through a story about using law enforcement to combat school truancy. She actually smiles as she describes threatening to jail parents if they don't get their children to school.

California may cut state’s pot taxes to help lagging legal sales

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 29, 2019 13 Comments

Late last year, I noted that over-taxation and over-regulation have impacted the amount of tax generated from marijuana sales in California.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-TM1t7yDXI

Kamala Harris Officially Launches Presidential Bid in Front of Loving Media

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 28, 2019 46 Comments

On January 21, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) went on GMA and announced her intention to run for president in 2020. Harris officially launched her presidential campaign this past weekend in Oakland, CA, in front of an adoring media, which may spell trouble for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1087327804163682304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1087327804163682304&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fpolitics%2Fkamala-harris-enters-2020-race-for-president

Kamala Harris Running for President in 2020

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 21, 2019 23 Comments

For once, something from anonymous sources came true! California Democrat Senator Kamala Harris has officially thrown her hat into the 2020 presidential race. She made the announcement on Good Morning America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBSpNWHBvsM

California’s New Governor Wants to Tax Drinking Water

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 16, 2019 27 Comments

California Governor Gavin Newsom certainly has been busy since assuming office Jan 7th. Within hours of becoming the state's Chief Executive, the highly progressive former mayor of the disease-ridden city of San Francisco proposed offering free healthcare benefits to illegal immigrants under the age of 26.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJJc8ODT9to

#SchoolShutdown: Los Angeles teachers go on strike

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 15, 2019 24 Comments

Over 30,000 teacher are now on strike in Los Angeles County.

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