SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of California children for an attempted $5 million ransom in 1976—in what a prosecutor called “the largest mass kidnapping in U.S. history”—is being released by the state’s parole board. Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the board to reconsider its decision to parole Frederick…
Parole Granted to Last 1976 California School Bus Hijacker
August 21, 2022
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Parade in San Francisco Celebrates Over 400 Million Quitting CCP
August 21, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners from around the San Francisco Bay Area held a parade in San Francisco on Aug. 20 to celebrate millions of people quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “I’m very happy. Now there’s 400 million people quitting the CCP,” Hong Zhang, a Falun Gong practitioner, told NTD, sister media outlet…
Newsom Promotes ‘Water Abundance’—But the Devil’s in the Details
August 21, 2022
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Commentary Standing on the site of a new desalination facility in Antioch, Calif., Governor Newsom recently announced a new water supply strategy. In his remarks, he introduced a disruptive and encouraging theme, one that injects long overdue and much needed balance into the discussion over how to address California’s water crisis. “So much of the water…
California Granted Millions in Federal Funding to Stretch Water Supplies
August 21, 2022
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Millions of federal dollars are headed to California to help battle water shortages around the state, federal officials announced Aug. 18. Twenty-five projects will split $310 million in federal cash to increase water capacity by 213,000 acre-feet and support more than 850,000 people. Of the total, 20 projects are in California; the remaining five are…
Plentiful Food in an Academic Desert
August 21, 2022
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Commentary If you can be bought off by supposedly “free” breakfasts and lunches for your school child, California is the public school system for you. The only price—you may have to sacrifice your child to the woke mob. And by the way, these new “free” breakfasts and lunches available to all public schoolchildren in California…
California Bill to Prevent ‘Faithless Electors’ Heads to Governor’s Desk
August 20, 2022
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A bill that seeks to prevent “faithless electors” among California’s electoral college members during presidential elections has passed unanimously in both houses of the state legislature and now awaits Governor Gavin Newsom’s final decision. A faithless elector is someone who does not vote for the candidate they had pledged to vote for as a member…
Officials: 3 Killed After Planes Collided in California
WATSONVILLE, Calif.—Three people and a dog were killed after two small planes collided in Northern California while trying to land at a rural airport, authorities said Friday. The names of those killed after their planes crashed Thursday at the Watsonville Municipal Airport will be released once their families have been notified, the Santa Cruz County…
Multiple People Dead After 2 Planes Collide at Airport in California: Reports
Multiple people have been reported dead on Aug. 18 after two planes collided at an airport in California while trying to land there, according to reports. The crash took place above Watsonville Municipal Airport, located in Santa Cruz County, on California’s central coast. In a statement, the City of Watsonville announced that the crash occurred shortly…
University of California Admits Record Number of Californians, Fewer Out-of-State Students
August 18, 2022
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The University of California (UC) has shifted to favor more incoming students from California, versus out-of-state and international applicants for the 2022–23 school year. According to data released by the UC system, which has nine undergraduate campuses, 85,268 freshmen students from within the state were admitted in 2022, up 1.2 percent from the 84,223 in 2021….
SoCal Gas Prices Drop to Lowest Amount Since March
Despite the climbing inflation across the country, the cost of filling up gas tanks in Southern California has been dropping for more than two months, according to reports from the American Automobile Association (AAA) and the Oil Price Information Service. As of Aug. 18 in Los Angeles County, the average price of a gallon of self-serve…
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