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Five California men allegedly kidnapped migrants, held then for ransom

Written on 10 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Five California men allegedly kidnapped migrants to the United States and held them for ransom, while demanding cash from their families in exchange for their safe return, federal prosecutors announced on Monday. An indictment, returned July 30,... (Continue reading)

California Democratic heavyweight Gloria Romero leaves party

Written on 4 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 39 comments

Opinion by Gloria Romero I am announcing today that I am leaving the Democratic Party. I was a Democratic convention delegate for the Reverend Jesse Jackson and President Barack Obama at three different conventions. I was California co-chair for the... (Continue reading)

California deemed a new center for political corruption

Written on 2 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN With numerous high-profile graft cases and public officials getting prosecuted, political analysts are noting that California has become a new center of political corruption in the United States. [DNYUZ] Over the least 10 years, 576 public officials... (Continue reading)

Avoid prosecution through Central California whistleblower program

Written on 24 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A new federal whistleblower pilot program in California encourages individuals to disclose criminal conduct in order to avoid prosecution, according to an announcement by U. S. Attorney Martin Estrada. The program is designed to prompt individuals to... (Continue reading)

Chevron to move its headquarters from California to Texas

Written on 3 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid a corporate exodus from the Golden State, oil major Chevron Corp. has announced it will move its headquarters from California to Texas. [LA Times] Founded 145 years ago in California, Chevron, the second largest United States... (Continue reading)

Gun tax, security deposit cap and other new California laws take effect

Written on 6 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Numerous new California laws took effect on July 1, including a gun and ammunition tax and a cap on the security deposits landlords can charge renters. Assembly Bill 28 imposes an 11% tax on guns, gun parts... (Continue reading)

California Supreme Court strikes down citizen’s ballot initiative

Written on 20 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

Opinion by California Senate Republicans Today, the California Supreme Court struck down a ballot initiative that would limit the government’s ability to raise taxes without public approval. In a nearly unprecedented move, California’s highest court – stacked with Democrat-appointed justices... (Continue reading)

Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint in California

Written on 18 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A suspect or suspects robbed a Secret Service agent at gunpoint in Orange County the same night President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attended a fundraiser in Los Angeles. [Washignton Post] Shortly after 9:30 p.m.... (Continue reading)

California woman made antisemitic phone threats, headed to prison

Written on 25 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 59-year-old California woman is headed to prison after she made antisemitic phone threats to a former executive director of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue. U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman on Thursday sentenced Melanie Harris of... (Continue reading)

Congressional Republicans urge Newsom to suspend California gas tax hike

Written on 24 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN House Republicans from California are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend the state’s annual gas tax increase as Golden State residents grapple with the highest gas prices in the country. [Gazette] All 11 House Republicans from California... (Continue reading)