Category: Northern California

Traffickers Busted With 150,000 Fentanyl Pills Skip California Court After Cashless Bail Release

July 22, 2022
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Two alleged drug traffickers who were arrested during a traffic stop in California last month after they got busted with 150,000 pills of fentanyl failed to show up for court on Thursday, according to multiple reports. Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, both from Washington, were arrested in Tulare County on June 24 with…

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California Community Schools Are Socialist

July 21, 2022
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Commentary Under socialism, government is involved in everything: work, school, entertainment, even the home. That’s what California increasingly is becoming. Case in point: the “community schools” movement, which practically takes over all students’ lives, including that of their families. One such school actually is called the Social Justice Humanitas Academy, and is part of the…

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Price Controls Won’t Help California Health Care

July 20, 2022
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Commentary Your health care in California is about to get worse and more expensive. That’s because Senate Bill 184, signed into law on June 30 by Gov. Gavin Newsom, establishes a new government bureaucracy, the Office of Health Care Affordability. Like all government bureaucracies, it’s guaranteed to metastasize and increase costs. A Fact Sheet released…

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California National Guard Commander to Step Down End of July

July 19, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—Major General David Baldwin will retire as California’s National Guard commander at the end of the month, according to media reports. The governor’s office confirmed July 18 to the Los Angeles Times about the retirement. Baldwin’s tenure as commander became clouded with controversies after a Los Angeles Times report in June alleged abuses of authority, antisemitic…

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Newsom Talks Progressive Policy With Democratic Lawmakers on DC Trip

July 19, 2022
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s trip to Washington D.C. last week placed his policies under a national spotlight. The governor met with officials in President Joe Biden’s administration and Democrat lawmakers last week to discuss how the state can aid in supporting the Democrat party’s strategies. Before departing to D.C., Newsom signed a series of gun…

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Man Arrested in Bomb Threat That Led to Airport Evacuation

July 19, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—An Oakland man was arrested for allegedly reporting a false bomb threat over the weekend, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from the San Francisco International Airport’s international terminal, police said Monday. Terry Addison, 53, was charged with reporting a false bomb threat and malicious report of a false bomb threat, the San…

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High Taxes Leading Cause of California Exodus: Economist

July 18, 2022
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People are leaving the Golden State primarily because of high taxes, according to an economist at Chapman University. Jim Doti, president emeritus of Chapman, whose A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research forecasts economic trends, conducted a survey with 75 different metropolitan areas around the nation, looking at taxes and housing prices in those areas….

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California’s Water Crisis Is ‘Man-Made’: Official

July 18, 2022
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A water agency official attributes California’s current water shortage to state laws that limit pumping water for urban and agricultural use, and a lack of water infrastructure. Darcy Burke, the board president of Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, said she is concerned about how water resources are being distributed between human and environmental needs. “A…

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How Will 9.1% Inflation Hit California?

July 18, 2022
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Commentary In Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky II” movie from 1992, an interviewer asks Clubber Lane, played by Mr. T, for a prediction of the fight. His one-word reply: “Pain.” That’s how I remember the horrible 1970s inflation. And that’s what’s in store for California and the rest of America. We just got the data for June….

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Biden’s COVID-19 Coordinator Supports Los Angeles County Reinstating Indoor Mask Mandate

July 18, 2022
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President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 response coordinator, Dr. Ashish Jha, has voiced his support for a mask mandate to be reinstated in Los Angeles County amid an increase in COVID-19 cases. In an interview with ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Jha pointed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation to wear face coverings in crowded places, regardless of…

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