By Zachary Stieber Los Angeles County officials have removed 1.2 million people from voter rolls. Voters who were designated ineligible or inactive were removed, officials told Judicial Watch, a nonprofit watchdog group, in recent correspondence. “This long overdue voter roll clean-up of 1.2 million registrations in Los Angeles County is a historic victory and means California […]
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Ethics Complaint Filed Against California Rep. Katie Porter Claims She Misused Official Resources in 2022 Reelection Campaign
By Mark Tapscott A nonprofit government ethics watchdog claims that Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who is running to succeed Sen. Diane Feinstein in the 2024 election, illegally used official congressional resources in her reelection campaign. “In 2022, Rep. Porter’s congressional office used taxpayer funds to run ads that are overtly political. These ads contained identical […]
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California Exodus Continues: 700,000 More Left Than Moved in Over 2 Years, US Census Shows
By Jamie Joseph California continues to grapple with the harsh reality of an ongoing migration crisis with its net migration—the difference between people moving in and those moving out—down by nearly 700,000, the most in the country, according to recently released U.S. Census data from April 2020 to July 2022. According to Chapman Economics Professor Dr. […]
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8 Arrested in $1 Million Retail Theft Scheme Targeting Apple Stores in California
By Jamie Joseph Eight suspects have been arrested for allegedly stealing about $1 million worth of merchandise primarily from Apple stores, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Feb. 9. The alleged retail theft operation occurred between August 2022 and January 2023—in several counties across the state, including Yolo, Monterey, Alameda, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Orange, San Bernardino, San […]
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Another Year of Net Migration Loss for California, New Data Shows
By Jamie Joseph California experienced the largest net domestic outmigration of any state in 2022, with a decrease of 343,230 people, according to a real estate analysis by the National Association of Realtors published on Jan. 30. However, the Golden State remains the most populous state in the nation with nearly 39 million residents. Millions of people […]
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368 Arrested, 131 Rescued in Sex Trafficking Operation in California
By Jack Bradley Authorities arrested 368 people and rescued 131 victims involved in human trafficking in a weeklong statewide multi-agency task force, announced Feb. 1. “We know that the sex trade is a prolific one that exists throughout this state and throughout our nation,” said Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore . “It’s an ugly […]
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California to Release More Water to Communities in Wake of Storms
By Brad Jones The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced Jan. 26 it expects to deliver 30 percent of requested water to its public water agencies in 2023—1.27 million acre-feet—up from the initial 5 percent announced in December. This comes after weeks of heavy rainstorms and public outcry demanding the state release more water […]
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Judge Blocks California’s COVID-19 Misinformation Law
By Caden Pearson A California judge on Wednesday halted the state’s so-called COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation law, which was challenged by doctors in two lawsuits, claiming it violates their constitutional rights. In Hoeg v. Newsom, five doctors alleged that the state law, AB 2098, is unconstitutional under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. A separate related lawsuit, Hoang v. Bonta, makes similar allegations. […]
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Election Integrity Watchdog Finds California Lost 10.9 Million Mail-In Ballots in 2022 Midterms
By Rita Li An election integrity group said 10.9 million out of a total 22.1 million ballots that had been mailed out to registered voters during the 2022 midterm elections went “unaccounted for,” according to a Jan. 18 report. “Mail voting practices have an insurmountable information gap,” the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) said on Monday. “The public […]
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California Storm Leaves a Dozen Dead and More Than 100,000 Without Power
By Naveen Athrappully At least a dozen people in California have died and over 100,000 across the state are suffering outages as the region battles heavy storms, which forecasters predict will continue in the coming days. On Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that 12 people had died over the past 10 days in the […]
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Twitter Sued for Allegedly Not Paying Rent for California Office
By Zachary Stieber Twitter has been sued for allegedly not paying rent for an office in San Francisco. The landlord of the office filed a complaint for breach of lease against Twitter, which is headquartered in California, in state court on Dec. 29, 2022. Twitter was alerted in mid-December that it owed approximately $136,260 in rent and that, if […]
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2 Dead, Thousands Without Power in California After Storm Forces Evacuations
By Katabella Roberts Two people have died and nearly 200,000 homes and businesses in Sacramento, California were without power on New Year’s Eve after a powerful storm bought flash flooding, mudslides, and winds of up to 60 mph. According to local reports, one person was found dead in a submerged vehicle in south Sacramento in the area of Highway 99 on Sunday morning […]
