Politics | Politics

California Lottery officials shortchanged schools by millions, state audit says

The California state controller has also launched a probe into 30,000 scratch-off lottery tickets given to the audience of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

The lottery is corrupt. The schools were always an excuse.

Politics | Politics

GOP lawmaker accuses California public pension fund of investing in blacklisted Chinese companies | TheHill

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on Thursday said that he has written a letter to California Gov.

California’s pension fund is actively facilitating fascism. No state should be investing at all in China, yet California, under Gavin Newsome, is investing in companies that are directly responsible for human rights violations in China.

News | The News

Adam Carolla: California would care about the homeless 'if it could get money from them' | Fox News

In an interview that aired Monday, comedian Adam Carolla told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" that California's government isn't concerned about the poor because they can't get money from them, adding that the ultra poor is "untouchable."

I live in Los Angeles, Carolla was 100% correct. The problem is that the vast majority of Californians drink huge amounts of the leftist kool aid and aren’t smart enough to understand that California Democrats, and not the completely powerless GOP, are the problem. Identity politics, cartoonish portrayals of Republicans and fear drive California policy.

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California, Mired in a Housing Crisis, Rejects an Effort to Ease It - The New York Times

A lawmaker’s push for denser development near transit, overriding local zoning, was thwarted by a diverse group of legislative foes.

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

S.F. Police Union Slams New Progressive D.A., Says ‘It’s Open Season’ On Cops

The leader of a union representing San Francisco police officers recently blasted the newly-elected, progressive district attorney, claiming the city and county’s top prosecutor has given criminals a “green light” to attack cops. The accusation came

Politics | The Hall of Idiots

Oakland votes to ban tenant criminal background checks

Oakland City Council on Tuesday voted to prohibit landlords from rejecting a prospective tenant because of a criminal record.

What could possibly go wrong? More stupidity from the stupidest people in the nation.

Sports | Cycling

LA Tourist Race

Gravel Bike California gets into the action for the 1st LA Tourist Race of the year on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Whole story at: https://ciclavalley.org/vi...

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California lawmakers may trim repeat nonviolent offenders’ sentences

“This enhancement is disproportionately used against persons of color and those that are low income,” said Democratic Assemblyman Ash Kalra of San Jose, who carried the bill in the Assembly. “It is…

Politics | Politics

Foolish California bonds put taxpayers at risk

But as bad as the “new” Prop. 13 is, it almost looks responsible compared to what is currently being floated in Sacramento.

News | News

Evans Hotels Lawsuit Against Unions Over Bahia Resort Expansion Is Dismissed

Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

CA Democrat Revives Housing Bill That Would End Most Single-Family Zoning In The State

Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) was shouted down by anti-gentrification advocates on Tuesday as he re-introduced a controversial housing bill that would eliminate single-family home zoning across most of California. Wiener, lead author of Senate Bill

Every thinking Californian should levae if this passes. Ilve here. In Los Angeles, they are tearing the 20th century version of the city down block by block. In their places, every single time, a faceless, generic, steel and glass box replaces whatever was there before. Inevitably, these are all condos or apartments that are way beyond the means of the average Angeleno. The city, like the county and the state, is run by democrats. They are getting rich, as are their elitist supporters, from the building boom, while the homeless population gets worse because of law that THEY passed, Laws that prevent the law from placing any consequences on theft, drug use, vagrancy and al l of the other things that both feed, and are a product of homelessness. These scumbags are getting rich while the state has turned into garbage and now they want to permanently remove the pinnacle of the American Dream, home ownership, from the California landscape. But somehow the total morons, the idiots, the mental children who keep voting these people in - would still blame CA's problems on Republicans.

News | The News

Homelessness Is On The Rise In The U.S. And One State Is Driving It

A new report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday revealed that homelessness is on the rise in the U.S. and that Democrat-controlled California is the main force behind the overall increase of the homeless population in the

Travel | Travel

California's Unintended Consequences - Mismanagement of The Golden State

A followup video to our Leaving California video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJcT3JbrDRw&feature=youtu.be . For Stock Footage or info on licensing this ...

Unintended consequences. California used to be a great place to live, but the state has gone to hell over the past few decades.

Politics | Politics

California’s Budget Surplus May Take Hit Due to Ongoing Feud With Trump Administration | KTLA

California is preparing for a much smaller budget surplus next year because of its ongoing feud with the Trump administration, one of the state's chief budget writers said Monday. California is projected to have a $7 billion surplus, with $3 billion of it

So California is mad that they may not be able to make money off of their Medicaid program which is providing healthcare for those that can’t afford it and we are supposed w have sympathy!

Sports | Surfing/SUPing

Mat Surfing Rockview, Santa Cruz January 8th

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Matting Rock View Santa Cruz Feb 12th

This video is about Matting Rockview Feb 12th

News | Antisemitism Watch

California, Wisconsin lawmakers visit a Palestinian antisemite in Ramallah

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

Let me say it again: if you are a democrat, you are against the Jewish people.

Sports | Cycling

The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship Announces Mountains to Meadows and Gravelation in Quincy!

The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship knows how to throw races. There's a reason we cover each and every one, year after year! The proof is in the puddin'. Every year, 1000+ racers show up for Lost & Found, even more for the Downieville Classic and with Gri

News | Local News Articles

Survey: To be happy in LA, you need an annual salary of $204,855

A survey from Purdue University and GoBankingRates.com found that you need an annual salary of $204,855 to be happy in L.A. It also found that people need to be making between $117,060 and $146,325 annually for their emotional well-being.

Food & Drink | Food & Drink

The CDC Says Not To Eat Romaine Lettuce From A California Region After 40 Reported Cases Of E. Coli

Check your labels.

Sports | Cycling

Deserted, Dusted, and Dolomite: A Central Death Valley Bicycle Tour –

The cold. Oh, the cold. Never before had I experienced 10º temperatures at night and 70º during the day. There I lay, in chrysalis, asleep in my bivy thinking to myself,

News | In The News

California Tried To Fine a Company $10,000 for Ordering Blind People Ubers and Lyfts Without a Permit

California regulators are trying to crack down on a company that orders Ubers for the blind and elderly. In February,

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

Richard Grenell: California needs a reality check after reading San Francisco DA’s stance on ‘quality of life’ crimes

San Francisco's new DA won't prosecute “quality-of-life” crimes like vehicle break-ins, drug dealing, and petty theft.

Stupid, foolish, arrogant people.

News | Local News Articles

Metallica donates $100K to wildfire relief across California

The American heavy metal band Metallica is donating $100,000 to California wildfire relief efforts.

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

Calif. Taxpayers on Hook for Six-Figure Government Pensions

Nearly 80,000 Californians collected six-figure taxpayer-funded pensions in 2018, leaving half the state's cities at "high risk" of financial distress.

Most of the liberal whiners in this state don’t understand that climate change, the environment, the homeless, etc. etc. etc. are just tools that Democrats use to enrich themselves we hike exploiting the emotions of their clueless constituents. Do you know anyone who gets a pension? Public sector pensions need to end, they make corruption far too much of a temptation for these horrid people.

Politics | Politics

Rob Schneider mocks California voters: ‘Would vote for a bowl of s– if it had D next to it’

Actor Rob Schneider one-upped House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the mentality of Democratic voters. And added an obscenity.

Travel | Travel

Airbnb plans to verify 100% of its listings in response to the California mass shooting

Airbnb has announced plans to verify every single one of its hosts and listings after October's mass shooting, alongside several other safety initiatives.

Politics | Politics

Kamala Harris Proposes A 10-Hour School Day

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) has now proposed a 10-hour school day, which could give children more time in the classroom than with their parents. According to The Hill, Harris’ Family Friendly Schools Act would create a “pilot program to give sch

Politics | Donald Trump

President Trump Takes Aim At California Governor Gavin Newsom Over Wildfires, Threatens To Cut Funding

President Donald Trump took aim at California governor Gavin Newsom Sunday morning over wildfires raging across the southern and western parts of the state, chastising Newsom for letting environmentalists run the show, preventing the state from adquately

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

INSANITY: California's Prop 47 leads to rise in shoplifting, thefts, criminal activity across state

In a lighted garage on one of San Francisco's busiest streets, a young man in baggy trousers and messy brown hair pulled down his pants. He had been hiding two pairs of stolen jeans with the tags still on them. He handed them to another man waiting nearby

I truly live in a state with the dumbest people in the country.

“If my babies need diapers or formula, who is going to get that for me? No one. I have to do it," she said. "They ain't out here arresting people for (shoplifting) and everyone knows it."

Politics | Malfeasance

Burgeoning Homeless, High Gas Prices — Is California Becoming Premodern?

California seems to be going premodern, with homeless people turning cities like San Francisco into medieval towns with disease and feces on the streets, high gas prices, crowded roads, and people turning the lights off.

This is required reading for everyone living in a Dem run city.

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

The Reagan Presidential Library has survived the wildfires — environmentalists and political activists hardest hit!

Throughout the day there was tension as a wildfire that was sparked in the Simi Valley area of California and winds drove flames on the doorstep of the Reagan Library. "It's a whole lot of fire trucks, a whole lot of heroes out here protecting Presid

How many of you are sick of this crap? I grew up in California. We have ALWAYS had wildfires. How can anyone be stupid enough to believe these shrill, whiny, lying leftists when they blame this, and literally everything else, on "climate change"?

Food & Drink | Bars/Restaurants/Venues

Big Kahuna Burger from Pulp Fiction Pops Up in Hollywood next week

Burgers, loco moco fries, shakes, and swag

News | Local News Articles

California enters uncharted territory: Massive blackouts, historically dangerous winds

Northern California braced for a weekend in uncharted territory as PG&E prepared to shut off power to more than 2 million people as the region faced one of the worst periods of fire weather in a generation.

News | Israel Around The World

The tiny Israeli NGO that helped heal Paradise - ISRAEL21c

With massive wildfires again burning in California, ISRAEL21c explores how a tiny NGO from Israel has been helping the people of Paradise recover after last November's fire - the deadliest blaze in California history.

Politics | Politics

BREAKING: Democrat Katie Hill Is Resigning Amid Allegations Of Sexual Relationships With Staffers, Report Says

Democrat Rep. Katie Hill (CA) is reportedly resigning from Congress this week after allegations surfaced that she had engaged in relationships with a campaign staffer and a congressional staffer. Politico reported on Sunday that Hill is “set to resi

Politics | Liberal Hypocrisy

California Gov. Newsom blasts PG&E for 'greed' after taking utility campaign contributions

Newsom's 2018 campaign took $58,400 from PG&E, and the political spending group "Citizens Supporting Gavin Newsom for Governor 2018" took $150,000.

News | Local News Articles

California's power blackouts, energy nightmare and more are coming your way, America

Californians can expect more wildfires, more power outages, and higher electric bills for at least a decade.  

Politics | The Hall of Idiots

Apartments for the homeless in Los Angeles could cost more than a half-million dollars each to build

Apartments for the homeless are expected to cost up to $600,000 each, but none have actually been built yet.

Everyone running California has been inducted into the Hall. So homeless people will be getting homes that cost more than the average single family house. Great. How can you not find Democrats to be absolutely revolting people?

News | National News

San Francisco is losing residents because it's too expensive for nearly everyone

A former bohemian mecca, San Francisco now lays claim to the most expensive housing in the West, with a median home price of $1.4 million.

News | Interesting Stories

California finds widespread water contamination of 'forever chemicals'

Nearly 300 drinking water wells and other water sources in California have been found to have traces of man-made chemicals linked to cancer.

Politics | Politics

Gov. Newsom Signs Law Allowing Californians Living in U.S. Illegally to Serve on Government Boards

California lawmakers continued the state’s expansion of rights and protections this year for immigrants who enter the country illegally, with laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom allowing them to serve on government boards and commissions and banning arrest

More insanity.

Politics | Politics

A New Dark Age: California’s Blackouts Are Self-Inflicted

Now, in large parts of California, if you want to keep the lights on during the blackouts, you better have a flashlight or a gas lamp. Twenty-first century green dreams have led to 19th-century realities.

News | National News

California bans hotels from using tiny plastic bottles

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hotels in the nation’s most populous state will have to stop giving guests small plastic shampoo bottles under a new law set to take effect starting in 2023.

Politics | Liberal "Tolerance"

Charity Event for Slain CA Police Officer Canceled Because Trump Supporters Were to Be in Attendance

A Los Angeles-area charity event commemorating slain police officer Sgt. Ron Helus was cancelled because Trump supporters were scheduled to speak at it.

Liberals are the least tolerant, or kind, people on earth and they prove it every day. I love about three miles from Thousand Oaks and I can personally tell you that this guy is absolutely full of crap. But, I’m not surprised that an arrogant California leftists (which is redundant) would say this:

“"He basically said over and over in the conversation this is not Trump country, that slogan 'Make America Great' is not favorable, popular, within 1,200 square miles, that we don’t want Republicans here, I could not believe it...”

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

California Bans State-Funded Travel To Iowa. Ted Cruz Hilariously Educates Them. | Daily Wire

Last Friday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that California would ban state-funded and state-sponsored travel to Iowa because the state passed a law barring the funding of ge

Business & Finance | Business

How Uber and Lyft got lost | VentureBeat

Uber and Lyft have been so focused on short-term super-growth and long-term domination that they completely overlooked the middle-term.

Sports | Surfing/SUPing

A Visitor's Guide to Longboarding Pleasure Point

Everything you need to know about sliding one of CA's most treasured logging spots

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

California bans schools from suspending students solely for disruptive behavior | TheHill

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed off on legislation banning schools in the state from suspending students for disruptive behavior.

Gavin Newsom is a moron, if you voted for him: you too are a moron.

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

Move over, shipping container apartments, and make room for PodShare

It's like prison, except you rent your cell.

This is absolutely insane. The newer apartments in LA already look like huge units for human storage. Now they are trying actual human storage. Meanwhile, the democrats that ran the city into oblivion keep getting re-elected because too many Angelenos are too intellectually lazy, and emotionally needy, to get past the “Dems good, GOP bad” cliches taught to them by their political overlords.

Politics | Donald Trump

Report: Trump, Fed-Up With Dems, Orders White House Officials To Combat CA Homelessness

President Trump, disgusted with the inability of California's Democrats to address the skyrocketing number of homeless people in California’s major cities, has ordered White House officials to address the issue, according to

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

‘Can we sell California’? We’re sure Calif. State Assembly’s reported expansion of red flag law ‘won’t possibly be abused’

Oh, hey. Looks like California really wants to get a jump on this whole “red flag law” thing. The L.A. Times’ Patrick McGreevey reports:

California is easily the most insane state in the nation. It didn't used to be like this. People in Hollywood, Santa Monica, Weest L.A. and most of Northern California were nuts and the rest of us we're extremely sane. Now it's basically headquarters for the world cult of leftism. This moronic idea is he latest example.

Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

Texas VS Los Angeles Differences That Are Way Too Real

Truly two different universes.

News | News

Palestinian Who Assassinated Robert Kennedy for His Support for Israel Stabbed in Prison

Robert Kennedy in 1964. Photo: Wikicommons. Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian found guilty of shooting US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy …

Politics | Education or Indoctrination?

California middle school teacher draws scrutiny for giving students “gender unicorn” identity cards

A middle school science teacher in California caused an uproar this week for giving his students a "Gender Unicorn" sheet that explained gender identity and sexual attraction. 

This is child abuse. The left is becoming more brazen about sexualizing children. We should all be horrified.

News | The News

LA residents fed up with officials, demand change after homeless crisis spirals in city

It’s the stale stench of liquor and human waste that hits you first. Then it's visual -- row after row of dirty tarp tents crammed together on the sidewalk next to piles rotting trash and broken appliances. There are half-dressed, drugged-out shells of

It's a cesspool.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

California Introduces Radical Anti-Semitic High School Curriculum

The state of California has introduced "blatantly anti-Semitic and anti-Israel" lessons into its official high school curriculum.

Family & Parenting | Kids

Best Children’s Museums in Los Angeles

Looking for the best kids museums? These family-favorite museums are some of the best in the world and luckily, in Los Angeles.

Politics | Politics

Opinion: Signs of anti-Semitism in state ethnic studies plan - Los Angeles Times

Public high schools in California should teach ethnic studies. But a draft of the model curriculum the state is developing carries more than a whiff of anti-Jewish bias.

I have personally encountered anti-Semitism at my kid’s elementary school and a complete lack of understanding about it and how offensive some of the attitudes are.

Politics | Socialism, Fascism, and the NWO

California Wants To Teach Kids That Capitalism Is Racist

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News | Antisemitism

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Stop Anti-Israel Hate in California Public Schools

The State of California is currently reviewing a model Ethnic Studies curriculum, which openly promotes hateful boycotts against Israel and omits antisemitism as a form of bigotry.

News | Local News Articles

3 family members killed in California sea cliff collapse

ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) — Three women killed when a Southern California sea cliff collapsed were members of a family gathered on a beach to celebrate one of them having survived breast cancer,...

Politics | Liberal "Tolerance"

‘Hope Dems run on this’! Ca. Dem Party regional director says rural white Americans are just ‘not grateful enough’; UPDA

"This thread is a perfect example of why Democrats aren't winning anytime soon."

The least tolerant people on Earth are liberal democrats. Maybe they’re second, Islamists like the Taliban, ISIS & Al Qaeda, then the democrats.

Food & Drink | Travel

Yosemite Hotels Get Their Historic Names Back After Trademark Dispute

The Majestic Yosemite Hotel is back to its original name, The Ahwahnee. And a set of cabins that was temporarily called Half Dome Village now carries its historic name, Camp Curry.

Politics | Campus Watch

Eighty Groups Protest California Professor's Use of Official Department Facebook Page to Spread Anti-Israel Propaganda

An anti-Israel demonstration in London. Photo: Campaign Against Antisemitism. A petition from dozens of organizations large and small has been …

Every college in California has this problem, SFSU, USC, UCLA, Berkeley...etc. Every single one.

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

California becomes 1st state to give taxpayer-funded health benefits to illegal immigrants | Fox News

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., signed a bill into law on Tuesday making young illegal immigrants eligible for the Medicaid program in California, making it the first state to offer such taxpayer-funded health benefits to low-income adults age 25 and younger

California is a paradise for leftist lunatics.

Politics | Illegal Aliens

California Democrats push bill allowing noncitizens to hold party leadership roles | Fox News

California lawmakers proposed a bill last week that, if passed, would give noncitizens the chance to serve in state and local Democratic Party leadership positions. 

Politics | Politics

Kamala Harris' Busing Integration Story Is Misleading

In her standout debate moment with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris exaggerated her history about racial integration and busing. She wasn't part of the "second class to integrate her public schools."

Sports | Cycling

Opening the Streets of Los Angeles to Showcase Its Culture

The goal of CicLAvia is to bring together the diverse bike scene throughout L.A.

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

California Legislature Passes Bill To Put Trans Men In Women’s Prisons, Even Rapists

Transgender people who think themselves to be women should not be housed with female prisoners for obvious safety reasons. Naturally, California disagrees.

Total insanity. Liberals don’t care about women, minorities, kids etc. The only thing they care about is “Can we exploit it?”

Politics | Politics

California Legislature OKs health insurance mandate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature voted Monday to tax people who refuse to buy health insurance, bringing back a key part of former President Barack Obama's health care law in...

Exempt: illegal aliens, prisoners & Indian tribe members.

Lawmakers also expand government-funded health insurance to low-income young adults living in the U.S. illegally

California demonstrates once again why it’s important to have two viable parties to reign in the other part’s excesses.

Visual Arts | Visual Arts

Millard Sheets Mosaic Removal Begins - SM Mirror

Arts Commission frustrated about the process By Keldine Hull Santa Monica is losing a vital piece of its artistic heritage....

Politics | Leftist Lunacy

REPORT: It Will Cost $600,000 To Cover Up George Washington Mural That 'Traumatized' San Fran High School Students

It will cost a San Francisco school district more than half a million dollars to cover up a "controversial" mural of George Washington, after a handful of activists complained that the mere sight of the nation's first president was "traumat

"The painting "glorifies slavery, genocide, colonization, manifest destiny, white supremacy, oppression" and "doesn't represent SFUSD values of social justice, diversity, united, student-centered."

Keep erasing our history because that will end "well." The left MUST be stopped.

News | Antisemitism

California Dems propose resolution linking Israeli government to massacre at Pittsburgh synagogue

Five draft resolutions set to be debated this weekend by the California Democratic Party, obtained exclusively by Fox News on Thursday, accuse the Israeli government of "aligning with the virulent Islamophobia" of white supremacist groups in the U.S. -- a

Miscellaneous | Los Angeles Stuff

A swarm of 1,000 earthquakes hit Southern California — how nervous should we be? - Los Angeles Times

It can be worth taking note of small earthquakes. But what they may mean is never quite clear.

Politics | Election: 2020

Kamala Harris’s Dreadful DA Record | National Review

Democratic presidential aspirant Kamala Harris’s tenure as San Francisco’s chief prosecutor reveals much about her character and judgment.

News | NEWS

Nazi-Loving California Man Arrested for Planning to Commit Antisemitic Mass Shooting

A San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy secures the scene of a shooting incident at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, …

News | News

Horton Plaza: What could have been

But I’m not here to lament the repugnant idea of having bro-friendly skateparks and break areas among Horton Plaza’s iconic, postmodernist design. Rather, I just want to say that I will miss it.

News | The News

UNION BOSS: L.A. Mayor’s ‘Green New Deal’ Is Pushing Members Toward GOP And Trump | Daily Wire

Organized labor in Los Angeles recently launched an ad campaign blasting Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti over his proposed "Green New Deal," claiming the environmental plan would cost union jobs, increase energy bills, and erode the middle-class.

News | The News

'Swastikas Are Cool': East Bay Man Outrages Neighbors With Giant Nazi Symbol in Backyard

The 10 foot by 10 foot swastika in Steven Johnson’s backyard as seen from the air. Photo: Screenshot. A resident …

Food & Drink | Coffee

Handlebar Coffee Roasters

Music | Music

S/T EP, by City Mouse

7 track album

Politics | Illegal Immigration

CA County Retains Sanctuary Policy Despite Murder Of Woman Allegedly Committed By Illegal Immigrant

On Tuesday, despite the murder of a woman that was allegedly committed by an illegal immigrant who had been released under the county’s sanctuary policy, the Santa Clara, California, County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to retain the policy.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Not victory but surrender: Revised California Democratic Party resolutions still have virulently anti-Israel language, deny left wing antisemitism

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

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