Amid Rising Gas Prices, Biden & California Democrats Propose Tax Hikes On Energy Suppliers High gas prices have prompted governors across the country, in both red and blue states, to introduce bills that temporarily cut state gas taxes or delay scheduled increases. Maryland and Georgia were the first states to enact temporary gas tax cuts and more are likely...
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An enormous explosion has shaken the city of Ontario, California, sending a mushroom-shaped cloud towering above the streets. Officials say a fireworks stash ignited. The blast was reported on Tuesday afternoon, with one resident capturing it on video. A cloud of smoke spewed into the air above a residential area of the city, with a series of subsequent cracks...
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by Joshua Caplan A trio of west-coast states — California, Oregon, and Washington — announced Monday that they are working on a plan to reopen their economies once the Chinese coronavirus pandemic subsides. “COVID-19 has preyed upon our interconnectedness. In the coming weeks, the West Coast will flip the script on COVID-19 – with our states acting in close coordination and collaboration to...
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Didn’t have to leave his car. Via CBS LA: Police say a suspected robber is recovering from two gunshot wounds as he tried to rob a restaurant in Santa Ana. And police say the bullets came from a customer in the drive-thru lane. CBS2’s Laurie Perez spoke to a witness and sorts out the bizarre story. The Cozy Corner’s...
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Why are so many people poor in the Golden State? by Kerry Jackson California—not Mississippi, New Mexico, or West Virginia—has the highest poverty rate in the United States. According to the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure—which accounts for the cost of housing, food, utilities, and clothing, and which includes noncash government assistance as a form of income—nearly one out...
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Fortunately, no one was hurt, even though it went off. PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — A man threw a homemade explosive device into the Cheesecake Factory in Pasadena, setting off an explosion that sent frightened diners fleeing but caused no serious injuries, officials said. The incident happened at the restaurant in Old Town Pasadena just after 6 p.m. Witnesses said...
click here for moreMurrieta Residents Preparing for Riot Squads, Ready to ‘Be Detained’ A busload of illegal immigrants is expected to show up in Murrieta, California in spite of a furious group of residents who claim their town is no place for the migrants. On Sunday Breitbart Texas broke the news that federal agents accompanying the bus will have riot gear and shields, in order to push back the crowd. Despite this, the protesters have no intentions of backing down–rather, the group is preparing for a showdown that one resident told Breitbart Texas “might get ugly.” Sources on the ground in Murrieta told… View Article
click here for moreCalifornia Lifeguards make 100k Newport Beach’s $100,000 Lifeguards Feel Pension Squeeze California, where four ranking lifeguards earned more than the town’s $109,677 median household income in 2012, may partially disband its municipal ocean rescue to deal with rising pension costs. The Orange County city of 87,000, where Zillow.com says the median home value is $1.5 million, is weighing bids from other governments and private companies for lifeguard services at Corona del Mar State Beach, which the municipality patrols. Newport Beach’s oceanfront, including the state park, draws about 1.6 million visitors a… View Article
click here for moreGrassroots Group Won’t Rule Out ‘Colorado-Style Recalls’ if CA Gun Ban Becomes Law A grassroots group of concerned California citizens calling themselves Free California will be meeting at 9:30 AM on October 5 to urge Gov. Jerry Brown (D) not to sign the “most extreme gun control bills in the nation.” The flyer announcing the meeting says the group “will cite similar Democrat Governors in similar ‘blue states’ such as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, who once experienced high approval ratings but have seen… View Article
click here for moreCalifornia Gov. Brown Signs Bill Giving Illegal Immigrants Licenses LOS ANGELES Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill adding California to a growing list of states that will grant driver licenses to immigrants in the country illegally. Brown signed the legislation at a Los Angeles City Hall ceremony Thursday morning. Immigrant advocates have long lobbied for the change in California so immigrants in the country illegally can drive without fear of being pulled over for a ticket, which could wind up getting them deported. The new licenses will not… View Article
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