Category: State News

LA County to Convert Downtown Jail Into Treatment Facility for Severely Mentally Ill Inmates

LOS ANGELES—Hoping to relieve the overload of seriously mentally ill inmates in its jail system, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on May 16 authorized the conversion of space at the Twin Towers downtown jail into a 16-bed unit to evaluate and treat inmates suffering from “acute mental health illness.” The facility—dubbed an Acute…


Jacksonville Voters Elect Democrat Mayor Over Republican Endorsed by Ron DeSantis

A Democrat candidate for mayor in Jacksonville, Florida, defeated the Republican candidate backed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a May 15 runoff. According to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections website, the unofficial results of the May 15 unitary general election has Democrat Donna Deegan with 52.08 percent of the vote. Republican candidate Daniel…


60-Year-Old Sex Offender Charged With Upskirt Videos in Irvine

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 60-year-old sex offender previously convicted of child annoyance and secretly recording someone without their consent was charged on May 16 with doing the same at a grocery store near the University of California–Irvine. A 60-year-old sex offender previously convicted of child annoyance and secretly recording someone without their consent was charged Tuesday…


Dozen Arrested in Drugs and Weapons Probe Targeting Mexican Mafia, Local Gang in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—A dozen suspected members and associates of Los Angeles Harbor-area street gangs were arrested May 17 on charges alleging the trafficking of firearms and large quantities of fentanyl and other narcotics, officials announced. Seven of those arrested Wednesday are among 10 defendants named across three criminal complaints filed in Los Angeles federal court. One…


Los Angeles’s Office Market Is in Even More Trouble

Commentary On April 1, 2023, a new transfer tax on all real estate transactions in the city of Los Angeles went into effect. The tax is 4 percent on the sales price between $5 million and $10 million and 5.5 percent on sales proceeds over $10 million. Although the impact of this tax on each…


Los Angeles’s Office Market Is in Even More Trouble Than Before

Commentary On April 1, 2023, a new transfer tax on all real estate transactions in the city of Los Angeles went into effect. The tax is 4 percent on the sales price between $5 million and $10 million and 5.5 percent on sales proceeds over $10 million. Although the impact of this tax on each…


[PREMIERING 5/18, 7:30PM ET] Karol Markowicz: ‘Ultimate Revolutionaries’—How the Woke Regime Indoctrinates Children

“This happened in a red enclave, in a red hamlet, in a red town, in a red county. I need these people to understand that this could happen anywhere.” New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz was a self-described “New York supremacist,” having spent all of her life in the Big Apple. But she uprooted her…


Nevada Legislature Passes Gun Control Bills, Awaits Gov. Joe Lombardo’s Move

The Nevada Legislature passed three gun control bills on May 15, sending them to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk for his signature of approval. Lombardo, a former police officer and Second Amendment supporter, has not commented on whether he will veto the bills. On his campaign website, Lombardo says he “supports the right of all law-abiding…


Texas Attorney General Sues Hyatt for Allegedly Duping Consumers With Hidden Fees

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Hyatt Hotels for violating the state’s consumer protection laws by “marketing hotel rooms at prices that were not available to the public as advertised.” Paxton’s lawsuit accuses one of the largest hotel chains in the country of engaging in “false, misleading, and deceptive acts and practices”…


Florida’s DeSantis Pushes New Laws to Protect Children and Signs Five Bills to ‘Let Kids Be Kids’

Five bills designed to “let kids be kids” were signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 17. One outlaws transgender surgery and puberty blockers for minors. Another halts what DeSantis called “the pronoun Olympics” in Florida schools. Another bans the presence of minors at sexually explicit entertainment such as drag shows. Young…