Articles Tagged With ‘California’




State investigating apparent voter petition fraud tied to SLO County

By KAREN VELIE The California Secretary of State is investigating apparent voter petition fraud after a video showing a signature gatherer directing a homeless individual to sign the name of a woman from Avila Beach for a $5 payment last... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court rules for parents’ rights, against transgender policy

By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling that temporarily blocks California’s prohibition against public schools informing parents of their child’s transgender status. This was a win for parents who argued the law violated their religious... (Continue reading)

Federal judge blocks California’s ban on masked ICE agents

By KAREN VELIE A federal judge on Monday blocked California from enforcing its ICE mask ban because it is discriminatory against federal officers. The ruling sparked plans for a nondiscriminatory mask ban. In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill... (Continue reading)

ICE asks Newson to hand over murders, sex offenders, drug dealers

By KAREN VELIE With over 33,000 undocumented immigrants including murderers, sex offenders, and drug dealers in California jails, ICE is calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom not to release them back into California communities, according to a Feb. 6 request from... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court allows California voting map that benefits Democrats

By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way on Wednesday for California to use a new voting map that benefits Democrats, a party in line to gain up to five congressional seats this year. The order was unsigned... (Continue reading)

Korsgaden polling in first place for California insurance commissioner

OPINION by STACY KORSGADEN California’s insurance system is at a breaking point and the stakes in this election could not be higher. If I lose this race, California could be turning its insurance market over to extreme, government run experiments... (Continue reading)

Federal judge dismisses DOJ’s attempt to get California’s voter data

By KAREN VELIE The Trump administration lost a round on Thursday when a federal judge dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that sought an unredacted voter registration list from California. In its lawsuit filed in September, the DOJ cited laws... (Continue reading)

Feds withhold $160 million over immigrant truckers’ licenses

By KAREN VELIE After California delayed cancelling immigrant truckers’ licenses, the Trump administration announced on Wednesday it will withhold $160 million in funding to the Golden State. California had planned to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses by Jan. 5 that... (Continue reading)

California judge pleads guilty to fraud

By KAREN VELIE Federal prosecutors charged a 50-year-old Orange County Superior Court judge today with defrauding California’s workers’ compensation program. Israel Claustro has agreed to resign from his position as a judge, according to U. S. Department of Justice. Facing... (Continue reading)

Court rules California’s ban on open carry of firearms is unconstitutional

By KAREN VELIE A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that California’s ban on the open carry of firearms in most public places is unconstitutional. A panel of judges with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a gun... (Continue reading)