Politics | Politics

California Democrats Are Using Wildfires As Cover for a Land Grab

California Democrats exploit wildfires to push a controversial land grab, undermining local voices.

Travel | Travel Tips

First-Ever Walt Disney Animatronic REVEALED! PHOTOS & VIDEOS First Look

We got an early look at the first-ever Walt Disney Audio-Animatronics figure in the new "Walt Disney – A Magical Life" show at Disneyland.

Politics | Corruption

Corporate Donors Gave Big to a Newsom Family Charity. Then the California Governor Took Their Side on State Issues.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t typically get involved in disputes between rival Native American tribes. That changed last year, when Newsom used his office to try to block a small tribe from opening a casino in Northern California. In August 2024, N

Politics | Politics

Road Map for Peace: A Two-State Solution to California’s Woes

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the entertainment industry are back to hectoring America from the Golden State. This time it’s about the “mostly peaceful” riots in Los Angeles, but I

Music | Music

Brian Wilson Dead: Beach Boys Co-Founder & Singer Was 82

Brian Wilson died June 11 at 82. Read an obituary on the iconic but troubled Beach Boys co-founder and singer who was considered a genius of rock 'n' roll.

Politics | Politics

Gavin Newsom's Big Address to the Nation Was a Lie-Filled Disaster

 In the history of no good, very bad days, Tuesday, June 10th might rank right at the top for California Governor Gavin Newsom.

He’s such a sleaze.

Politics | Politics

I Love(d) L.A.

 AP Photo/Jae Hong
"I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.," The Mamas and the Papas sang 60 years ago. "California dreamin' on such a winter's day."

As a native Angeleno, who witnessed how great it was decades ago, this couldn’t be more true.

Politics | Campus Watch

Cal Poly Hit with Anti-Semitism Investigation Amid Allegations That It Told Students To 'Hide Their Jewish Identity'

The Trump administration opened an investigation into anti-Semitism at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, after anti-Israel activists allegedly pelted their Jewish classmates with fake blood, and administrators encouraged the students to "

California is a cesspool of Jew hatred, like all other blue states.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

Pasadena says it’ll take 500 years to underground its power lines

(The Center Square) - The Pasadena Water and Power Department says it will take up to 500 years to underground its power lines, leading to outrage over the lengthy undergrounding

California is a corrupt craphole populated almost entirely by voters who shouldn’t be allowed to drive a car, much less vote.

Politics | Corruption

Report: California State Colleges Handed Millions of Dollars in Federal, State Funds to 'Fake Students'

A jarring report found that millions of dollars in federal and state funds are going to bots, or fake students.

Politics | Politics

California's policies responsible for high gas prices: university study

A new study concluded that policies play a significant factor in higher gas prices in the state, whereas the governor’s office and others argue that price gouging is still a critical factor.

Politics | Leftist Lies

Surprise, Surprise! After Decrying Men in Women's Sports, Liar Newsom Has No Plan to Make Things 'Fair'

 A month ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom upset the Democratic Party by saying men don't belong in women's sports.

Politics | Politics

California and Its Collapsing Blue-State Democrat Model

While the media and the new Democrat Party grow hysterical over the Trump counter-revolution, they are missing some of the most revolutionary and insidious…

I live in California and I can attest to how unbelievably corrupt the entire leadership is - at every level.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

California Democrats Purge Five Republicans, and One Moderate Democrat, from Committees

California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) purged five Republicans and one moderate Democrat from committees.

They ate the fascists. They tolerate ZERO contrary opinions.

Politics | Politics

Gavin Newsom Shut Down a Volunteer Wildfire Response Force, Leaving LA Firefighters Shorthanded for 10 Days

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration shut down a highly trained, all-volunteer team of certified firefighters in early 2024—a move that rendered the California National Guard incapable of sending a complete firefighting force to Los Angeles until

But idiot Californians will vote for him again, or just same ilk.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

And Suddenly, Gavin Newsom's Electric Car Mandate Looks Pretty Dumb to LA Fire Victims

 He'll save the inedible bait fish, the weed that no one's ever heard of, elevate meritless executives, and kill the gas car. Those are the highest environmental aspirations of Gavin Newsom, the alleged visionary governor of California, whose distorted priorities have combined to create the conditions for LA Inferno 2025.

Politics | Media Watch

WATCH: Journalists Echo Gavin Newsom's 'Misinformation' Talking Points on California Wildfires

Wildfires are wreaking havoc on Los Angeles, a heavily Democratic city in a heavily Democratic state renowned for being a cesspool of corruption and incompetence. Naturally, the mainstream media have been arguing Republicans are to blame.

They haven’t learned a thing, and are pure evil.

Politics | Politics

Wildfires Didn't Stop California Dems From Pushing Through $50 Million Spending Package to 'Trump-Proof' State—Until Flames Approached the Budget Chair's District

As wildfires ravaged Los Angeles, California’s Democratic legislature was full steam ahead on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D.) plan to approve $50 million to combat President-elect Donald Trump's expected policies—until the flames approached the assembly budget c

Politics | Politics

Shock Video: Newsom's 'Answer' to Hard L.A. Fire Questions Is to Censor People Asking Them

 California Governor Gavin Newsom doesn't want to answer the hard questions about the L.A. fires, so he wants the question askers to be censored.

Politics | Politics

Nero Newsom and Elizabeth Warren Earn Community Notes on X for Deceiving the Public

 The other day we covered how California Governor Gavin Newsom was asking President Joe Biden to violate Americans’ freedom of speech and freedom of the press rights. Why? He lied and said it was to stop misinformation.

Politics | Politics

WOW: Just When We Thought CA Democratic Leadership Couldn't Get ANY Worse They Did THIS (Screenshot)

 Man oh man, California Democrats have really and truly screwed the pooch this week handling the fires in L.A. county. From traveling to Ghana to cutting the fire department's budget by tens of millions of dollars, to dry hydrants, and to governors running from reporters pretending to have to take a call so he could avoid answering questions...

They are all terrible people.

Politics | Politics

What Is Calexit? About Proposals for California's Seccession

Calexit refers to the secession of California from the United States, after which it would become an independent country.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

Here's Another Way California Just Found to Make Life Hell

 Call me old-fashioned, but I've always believed that the government's job was to provide basic services like roads and infrastructure and otherwise stay out of the way so people could make their lives better. At the very least, I figured it was the government's job to not make things worse.

This is just another insane way for liberals to make our lives more difficult- only lunatics still vote for these people at this point.

Politics | 2024 Election

No Big Deal - Just Pelosi’s Daughter Bragging About ‘Curing Ballots’ in a Tight CA House Race

 Christine Pelosi, a Democrat political strategist and daughter of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, posted a cringeworthy video of herself bragging about "curing ballots" in California.

News | News

Man With Multiple Guns, Fake VIP Passes Arrested Outside Trump's Coachella Rally

A man was arrested on Saturday at a checkpoint near former President Donald Trump's Coachella rally after being found with multiple guns.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Barring Local Authorities from Requiring Voter ID

Gavin Newsom signed a bill Sunday that will bar local authorities from requiring photo ID to vote, which exceeds the state's requirements.

Because they rely on lying and cheating.

Travel | Travel

32 Disneyland Secrets & Facts You Might Not Know - Go Travel California

Delve deeper into the attractions, characters, and facades than you ever imagined with these Disneyland secrets & facts you might not know.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

Having Solved All Its Other Problems, California Tackles the REAL Issues Like Banning Plastic Bags

 Great news! California has solved its crime problem, its homelessness problem, and its wildfire problem so it can now focus on the really serious issues.

This proves that leftists are dimwitted cult members. The plastic bag thing has been debunked, repeatedly, as a threat to the environment. In fact, they are better than the dirty cloth bags that these morons live so much because they use FAR less energy/materials to produce and also tend to be reused. But does that matter to these brainless idiots? No, because they were told by their manipulative overlords that “plastic is bad.” The leadership knows it, but it’s politically valuable, because their mindless minions are still buying it. This is where a stupid electorate leads-every time.

Politics | Politics

ARREST ME: I Just Broke Election Law in California With this AI Image

 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Tuesday making it illegal to "with malice, knowingly distribute an advertisement or other election communication containing materially deceptive content," 120 before an election and 60 days after.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Anti-Israel Groups Oppose California Holocaust Education Bill That Passed Unanimously

Major anti-Israel groups opposed a Holocaust education bill in California that passed unanimously in the state's legislature. Last week, the California State Assembly and Senate approved Senate Bill 1277 by margins of 76-0 and 40-0, respectively, represen

News | Antisemitism Watch

This Powerful California General Was Credibly Accused of Anti-Semitism. Gavin Newsom Gave Him a Promotion.

California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) pledged in October 2022 to combat anti-Semitism "wherever it rears its ugly head." But when a powerful California National Guard general was credibly accused of denigrating a Jewish subordinate as a "kike" lawyer, New

Of course. Jews: democrats hate us. These people ARE NOT the party of the good guys. Please, stop supporting them.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

California Assembly Passes Bill Banning Local Voter ID Requirements

The California Assembly passed a bill that would ban voter identification requirements from being enacted at local government levels.

News | The News

In COMPLETELY PREDICTABLE Outcome, Shake Shack Closing Several CA Locations Following Minimum Wage Hike

 Everyone with two brain cells to rub together knew this was going to happen. Which is why California Democrats went ahead and did it. Between the lot of them, there aren't two brain cells to rub together.

I tried to tell the liberals I know, but they are dumb, the democrat party is a cult, and they don’t really understand the basic things that an average (non-dem raised) third grade student knows. They are dangerously idiots, which makes them far more dangerous.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Elder Of Ziyon - Santa Ana school district members: "Jews are the oppressors"

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

I grew up in a California. Orange County used to be home to more antisemites than Los Angeles, but they were the old-fashioned, right wing type. Now, it’s the left wing antisemites, and they dominate all of California, and anywhere run by liberals.

Politics | The Left

Elder Of Ziyon - Absurdly anti-Israel messages in "ethnic studies" curriculum in California (with slides)

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Leftists hate Jews. There is no way a sane person can doubt that at this point. They destroy everything they touch.

News | News

LA Times admits California plastic bag ban actually made waste problem worse: ‘Unintended consequences’ | Fox News

The Los Angeles Times editorial board wants a "do over" on California's plastic bag ban that actually led to more plastic waste across the state.

Politics | Campus Watch

Education Department probing Pomona for alleged Title VI violation

The Claremont, Calif., liberal arts school is one of the nation's top ranked.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

California education official embezzled over $16 million, hid cash in mini fridge

A former California public school district official was sentenced to over five years in prison after officials found he embezzled nearly $16.7 million from the district over the years — hiding stacks of cash in a small refrigerator.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Chabad synagogue in Oakland vandalized twice in two weeks

Oakland police investigating two different incidents in which giant rocks were thrown at the window of the Chabad Center in the city.

News | The News

LA drops price of permit for street vendors by hundreds of dollars

The annual price of a permit will drop from $541 to $27.51.

This policy was changed ONLY to cater to illegal aliens. How much more will food citizens take?

Politics | Blue State/City Life

The Day Democracy Died in California › American Greatness

On June 20, the California Supreme Court ruled that the Taxpayer Protection Act, a ballot initiative that would have given voters veto power over new taxes…

The Left destroys every single thing it touches.

News | News

Los Angeles' Eastside shaken by third earthquake in a month - Los Angeles Times

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck underneath the L.A. neighborhood of El Sereno on Monday morning, causing weak shaking throughout the Eastside and San Gabriel Valley.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Rubio’s closing 48 California locations due to 'rising cost of doing business'

California’s $20 per hour fast food minimum wage took effect on April 1, and is blamed for 9,500 lost jobs through the end of April

Anyone with a functioning brain understood that drastically raising the minimum wage would define businesses. But, then again, common sense is non-existent in blue states. I used to love Rubio’s. Chalk up another casualty to the idiocy of liberals.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

California bill would require new cars to beep at speeding drivers 

California would become the first in the nation with such a security requirement, should the bill be signed into law.

I hate this state. It poisons everything. They constantly find ways to take away independence, freedom, and free thought from as many areas of our lives as possible.

Politics | Woke Education

Half of UCLA Medical School Graduates Can't Pass Basic Competency Tests and No One Dares Question It

 What happens when an elite medical school makes DEI its lodestar instead of competence? As it turns out, the answer is pretty much what you'd imagine.

News | News

Now California Wants to Force You to Ride the Magical Mystery Train

 It takes a special kind of stupid to mandate electric vehicles that many people can't afford, charged on a power grid that can't support them. But beyond even that, it takes a special kind of magical thinking to mandate electric trains that haven't been invented.

They are like brain damaged children.

Politics | Woke Education

They Teach Third Graders To 'Decolonize' Themselves. They Also Advise a Prominent California Public School District.

For most kids, third grade is spent learning concepts such as fractions, long multiplication, and telling time to the nearest minute. For the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium, an education consulting group, it's spent pursuing a differ

Yet ANOTHER antisemitic, diverse, racist. Amazing how many of them there are.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

FAFO: Sonoma State President on Leave for INSUBORDINATION After Anti-Israel Email

 Perhaps some sanity is being restored in the campus protest. Mike Lee, president of Sonoma State University in California, is on leave following an email he sent. One that announced a deal with campus protesters that included an academic boycott of Israel.

News | The News

48,000 California Student Workers Vote to Strike Due to Protest Crackdowns

 If you want to see what happens when the inmates are running the asylum, just wait until the 48,000 graduate student teaching assistants, researchers, and other student workers go on strike at the 17 University of California schools.

Blue states are poison.

News | News

Wild Disneyland beatdown by mob of moms caught on shocking video

Video footage posted on Instagram captures a mob of moms pounding another woman at Disneyland as young children looked on in puzzlement at the famed California theme park.

But, diversity! This never would have happened in the past, it would have been unthinkable. Our society is, obviously, falling apart.

Politics | Campus Watch

UC Riverside Strikes Deal with Pro-Palestinian Mob, Violates California Anti-BDS Law

UC Riverside gave in to the "encampment" and may divest from Israel and boycott Sabra hummus. But the deal violates California's anti-BDS law.

Why do all of these people get to violate the law at will?

Politics | Blue State/City Life

Long Beach Declares Public Health Emergency Due to 'Surprising' Tuberculosis Outbreak

Officials declared a local public health emergency on Thursday due to a tuberculosis outbreak in Long Beach, California.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Anti-Israel protests at Brooklyn Bridge, Chicago O’Hare, Golden Gate Bridge, many other sites

A coordinated effort on April 15 (tax day) aimed to shut down economic activity at sites throughout the United States and in other countries.

Politics | Liberal Hypocrisy

Gavin Newsom Forces Fast Food Franchises To Pay Their Workers $20 an Hour. His Luxury Restaurants Pay Their Workers Less

California’s fast food franchisees must hike their minimum wage to $20 an hour under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) hailed as "extraordinarily beneficial." His own luxury restaurants, meanwhile, are paying their workers less.

Of course he does.

Politics | Politics

Nothing to See Here! Newsom Crony is the Big Winner With New California Minimum Wage Exemption

 It's no secret that California Governor Gavin Newsom has his sights set on a higher political office than simply being governor of California.

Gavin Newsom is such a hypocrite. But what democrat isn’t hypocritical, corrupt, cowardly, stupid, totally lacking in integrity, etc.They are ALL like Newsom.

Politics | Liberal Fascism

VIDEO: California Democrat Introduces Bill Requiring ‘Intelligent Speed Limiters’ in Cars

Proposed legislation in California may make it the first state to require vehicles to have a device that can limit a driver's speed.

They hate you, and your freedom.

News | News

Palm Springs home values in ‘free-fall’ after city cracks down on Airbnb

Palm Springs home values are in a free-fall after the city began cracking down on short-term rental permits, according to the Los Angeles Times. Call it “Airbn-bust,” after years of complaints from residents in the desert enclave, the city passed an ordin

Politics | Blue State/City Life

San Francisco Hilton in Financial District Defaults on Mortgage

The Hilton Financial District in San Francisco has defaulted on its loan, the latest major commercial failure in the struggling city.

The state is run by morons.

News | News

100-Year-Old Roadside Stop Pea Soup Andersen's Closes Without Notice

The iconic Pea Soup Andersen's has closed its doors permanently after 100 years of service.

I always loved stopping here. The drive north will never be the same again. California is doing nothing to save its history which is disappearing very quickly.

News | News

Anti-Israel Protesters Shut Down California Legislature

Over 100 anti-Israel protesters shut down the California Assembly on Wednesday during its first legislative session of the year, as lawmakers face a massive $68 billion deficit and crises from rising homelessness and crime.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Antisemites Convince Long Beach City Council to Vote for a Ceasefire in Gaza

 Apparently, on Tuesday night, pro-Hamas activists spoke at a six-hour city council meeting in Long Beach, California, ending with the council voting for the city to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

More proof that “diversity” is just about cover for antisemitism. Have we seen one of these gathering of scumbags where the majority weren’t back and brown? The people who the left fetishizes as superior in every conceivable way. The really scary part of this is that after watching these scumbags engage in antisemitic lie after antisemitic lie (some of which date back to dark ages Europe), the city council still voted in their favor. America needs a thorough house cleaning: or it IS over.

Politics | American Politics

Orange County City To Vote on Resolution That Accuses Israel of Ethnic Cleansing

One of the largest cities in Orange County, Calif., is set to vote next week on a Gaza ceasefire resolution that accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing and minimizes Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attacks, according to the finalized language posted to the Santa Ana Ci

Until about a decade ago, Orange County was the last major bastion of conservatism in California. During that time, something like this would have been totally unthinkable. Now it’s run by democrats and, AS ALWAYS, this is the result. California is a cesspool because of the most repugnant people alive, after Islamists, murderers, and child molestors: democrats. Jews: STOP VOTING FOR THEM. What does it take to wake you up?!?!?!

Politics | Blue State/City Life

Victor Davis Hanson: California, the Great Destroyer

In 1996, the California legislature created the high speed rail authority. In 2008, voters passed an initial nearly $10 billion bond to build an envisioned 800…

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Even California Democrats Can't Quell the Pro-Palestinian Mob. Activists Take Over CA Dem Convention

 You'd think the Democrats would be golden with the pro-Palestinian crowd considering the Squad's dedication to spreading Hamas propaganda.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

Massive Homeless Encampment Fire Shuts Down LA FWY Indefinitely

A massive fire at a homeless encampment beneath an underpass in downtown Los Angeles has shut down the 10 freeway indefinitely. 

Morons.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Chaya Raichik SLAMS CA Democrat for Openly Denying the Holocaust and Laughing About It

 It seems like we're writing the following statement more than even usual, and considering how awful people have turned out to be in the last several years, that's really saying something.

Politics | American Politics

Newsom Publicly Backs Israel. His Private Fundraising Tells a Different Story.

California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) has publicly backed Israel since Hamas’s terror attack earlier this month, even announcing a surprise pit-stop in Israel to offer his state’s support. But privately, he has raised funds for the primary backer of a gro

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Kaepernick's Friend Is 'Rounding Up Jews' at Stanford

Woke Nazis have sullied the reputation of yet another university on the West Coast, Messed Coast™. Welcome to the West Coast, Messed Coast™ report, where a Stanford University lecturer is suspended fo...

Politics | Leftists Are Racists

California Goes Full Segregationist With Alert System Just for Missing Black Children

I’v never heard of anyone getting an Amber Alert and wondering what race the missing child was. Yet for some reason, California saw a problem that didn’t exist and addressed it. On Sunday, Gov....

Democrats have made it clear that they view blacks as some kind of elite class that must be catered to and coddled at any cost. Meanwhile, the reality is that they are exploiting the foolish and egomaniacal to maximize their power.

News | News

PODCAST | This Activist Principal Actually Deserves The January 6th Treatment

Listen now | I wanted to touch on two things that we didn't get to talk about too much this morning. The first one was Gavin Newsom's appointment of Laphonza Butler, the director of Emily's List, to fill in for Dianne Feinstein's vacan

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News | News

California electricity pricing exploded in the last three years, far outpacing inflation

Energy Toolbase’s latest analysis reveals, following six years of stable, inflation-adjusted electricity prices, California’s electricity bills have surged, increasing nearly three times faster than the Consumer Price Index.

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

Beach Eats: 21 Of Your Favorite SoCal Oceanfront Restaurants

We asked for your favorite places to eat and drink at the beach, and you delivered. Here are 21 seaside restaurants that serve up a view.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

The Hidden Factors Driving up Gas Prices in California

 I am writing to address the concerns raised in a recent letter from your "Oil Czar," Tai Milder, regarding gas price fluctuations in the state. While it is commendable that you are taking steps to better understand these issues, I believe it is imperative to highlight the significant role that local, state, and federal gas taxes, as well as California’s stringent environmental regulatory regime, play in driving up the retail price of gasoline sold in California.

Politics | Opinion

We must shun California's radical ethnic studies

The greatest danger of Jewish proponents of radical ethnic studies is that they end up supporting outrageous political positions completely at odds with traditional Jewish interests.

Politics | Leftists Are Insane

YIKES! Chaya Raichik shares tweets from Burbank mayor PADDLED by drag queen that make him look even WORSE

 As Twitchy reported earlier today, Burbank Mayor Konstatine Anthony was caught on film being paddled by a rather large drag queen at an even that very well could have been attended by children because the age limit for said event was 15+.

This is the leftist mayor of Burbank CA, which is surrounded by Los Angeles, so the same voters, getting paddles by a transvestite (you can’t “trans” your gender) and joking about pedophilia. Democrats are pure evil.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

WATCH: Mass Youth Brawls Hit California Malls

Two massive brawls were reported on Sunday at malls in California, including the Del Amo mall in L.A., and the Bay Street Mall near Oakland.

When do we acknowledge that the riots, looting, violence, etc. isn’t a problem with “crime,” but with the black community? Blacks inevitably are the the vast majority of the people involved in mayhem, with ANTIFA as the single exception, and no one wants to say it. Their is something very very wrong with their worked - and it’s not caused by outside racism. It’s caused by fatherlessness, a rampant sense of entitlement, their own racism, ignorance, lack of work ethic, and an overall unwillingness to improve (and yes, I know that there are multiple exceptions). Although, democrat policies have accelerated all of it for decades.

News | News

'A sad day': Nordstrom officially closes San Francisco flagship store, shoppers say goodbye

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Politics | Woke Insanity

Leftists Hate The Minutemen Mascot Because They Love Tyranny

Radicals will never be content to tear down just the 'Redskins' and 'Chiefs' mascots. They'll always come for the proverbial Minutemen.

I hate these people, and the way they speak. They are all drones who invoke the same tires cliches continually. In this case, this idiot things that changing the “minuteman” mascot will “empower” students. That word is meaningless now because lefties have abused it, like they abuse everything else, and now it means nothing. They live it though because they believe that they alone hold “power,” which then allows them to “empower” others. That actually means nothing in the real world though, which makes sense because they are mental children who live in their own idiotic world.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

GOP Lawmakers In a Blue State Are Seeking to Shift the Party's Stance on Two Major Issues

 Republicans in California may remove opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage from the state’s official party platform to resonate with voters, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.

UNBELIEVABLE. The GOP is a joke. The GOP in blue states are effectively announcing that they are giving up. But, they also prove here that they are cowards. It is a pathetic claim that this is in any way “practical,” it’s surrender and nothing else.

Politics | Blue State/City Life

California Considers Eliminating Requirement to Notify Law Enforcement of Suspected Domestic Violence

 Former California State Senator Melissa Melendez, one of the shining sanity beacons in the not-so Golden State’s body politic, tweeted on August 14 that the state legislature is considering a bill eliminating the present requirement of healthcare providers to notify law enforcement when they suspect a patient has, or is, suffering from domestic violence.

News | News

First photos of Chinese-run lab in California experimenting with dangerous viruses and engineering mice

Court documents revealed nearly 1,000 dead and diseased lab mice and haphazard storage of infectious diseases at an illicit chemical lab in a sleepy California town still struggling to find answers.

News | News

‘The Book of Jews:’ San Diego Human Relations Commissioner Forced to Resign Over Antisemitic Comments

A member of San Diego's Human Relations Commission was forced to step down this week following a furious response to antisemitic comments he proffered at a meeting of the body on July 18, in which he claimed that the Torah instructs Jews to murder Palesti

I lived in S. Diego for 13 years. It’s an antisemitic cesspool. I’ve had about 5 antisemitic incidents happen to me personally in Los Angeles where I grew up. The number was at least three times that in my time there. And is anyone surprised that this person is a progressive? Most of the incidents I experienced involved progressives. Which was surprising because I expected, given its reputation going up, that it would have come from the far right. We still get it from both sides, living there demonstrated to me how much times have changed.

This also mirrored my experiences:

Brown later expressed her shock that only one of the assembled commissioners — Kate Clark, who works for Jewish Family Services — took Raufi to task for his remarks. “It was so unbelievably shocking in the moment — and even more shocking was the silence of every single commissioner and county staff,” she told the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Almost all of the antisemitism I experienced there happened in public. While I can, and did, handle those incidents myself, the most shocking part was, and this is true in L.A. too, every non-Jew, EVERY SINGLE time, say there in silence. These are mostly the same people who would have gone berserk if a black pardon had been called the “n-word.” It really reminds us that, as Jews, we can only rely on ourselves.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

10 Landmarks You Didn't Know Existed In Pasadena

Beyond the most famous attractions in Pasadena are some of the city's lesser-known highlights. These are among the best landmarks in Pasadena to see!

Politics | Blue State/City Life

I Couldn't Believe the Truth About Shoplifting

It wasn’t until just moments ago that I became aware of just how shockingly bad the shoplifting crime wave is — and I’m the former San Francisco resident who can’t seem to stop writi...

History | Los Angeles History

Video: Los Angeles in the 1970s

This is the Los Angeles I remember.