By Jamie Joseph Terry Gilliam, founder of the Facebook groups “Leaving California” and “Life After California,” has garnered more than 250,000 members combined who are looking to join the thousands fleeing the state or who have already left. Since the first group was started in 2018, he said the groups have been rapidly gaining more members. […]
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California Extends ‘Flex Alert,’ Warns Drivers Not to Charge Electric Cars
By Jack Phillips Authorities in California extended a “Flex Alert” telling residents to conserve energy, including not charging their electric vehicles, on Sunday afternoon and evening. The alert has been in effect for several days in the midst of a heat wave that is slated to last through Labor Day. The California Independent System Operator, the manager […]
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Warren Buffett-owned Company Shutters California Branches
By Jill McLaughlin Auto-insurance giant GEICO has closed all 38 branches in California, becoming the latest private insurance company to reduce business operations in the state. Locally owned branch offices were told of the company’s decision in a two-minute zoom call, one agent who asked to remain anonymous told The Epoch Times. “It’s criminal,” the branch […]
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Deputies Uncover 42 Pounds of Cocaine While Investigating Drug Dealer in California
By Caden Pearson An investigation by San Bernardino county deputies uncovered 19 bricks of cocaine weighing 42 pounds with a street value of $700,000 stashed in a vehicle. While investigating a report of suspected hand-to-hand narcotic sales at around 6:17 p.m. on July 29, the deputies from Central Station, who are assigned to Grand Terrace city in San […]
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70,000 Self-Employed Truckers in California Face Shutdown Under New State Law
By Allan Stein Tens of thousands of independent California truck owner-operators could be out of business soon because of a new state-level worker classification law that designates them as employees. On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a review on whether California Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) violates the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 […]
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DeSantis’s Team Responds to Newsom Ad Saying Florida Residents Should Move to California
By Jack Phillips Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office has responded to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s advertisements encouraging residents of the Sunshine State to move to the Golden State. “The people of Florida pay no mind to the pathetic smear campaigns from the Democrats and their allies in the corporate media,” DeSantis spokesman Dave Abrams told The […]
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California Gives Free Healthcare to Illegal Immigrants
By Jamie Joseph SACRAMENTO—California is now the only state in the U.S. to offer free healthcare to all low-income illegal immigrants after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $307.9 billion budget June 30. The allocation will give an estimated 764,000 people free healthcare coverage for $2.7 billion annually beginning 2024 under the budget provision’s expanding of the […]
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Chevron Selling California Headquarters, Moving Jobs to Texas
By Jack Phillips Chevron is planning to sell its current headquarters in California and will cover the costs of some employees to relocate to Texas. The company told The Wall Street Journal and local media on June 24 that it will still be based in California, but will leave its Chevron Park campus in San Ramon, located in California’s East Bay […]
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‘It Was a Mistake’: California Gas Station Manager Fired Over Blunder That Led to 69-cent Gasoline Sales
By Katabella Roberts A manager at a gas station in California has reportedly been fired from his job after accidentally listing gas at 69 cents per gallon, giving drivers a speedy discount. John Szczecina ran the Shell gas station in Rancho Cordova and made the costly mistake on June 9. The former manager says he accidentally put a decimal in the wrong […]
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California Dems Aim to Target Tax Exempt Status of Patriot Groups
By Brad Jones California Democrats appear to be using the Jan. 6 hearings in Washington D.C. as a catalyst to push legislation aimed at targeting the tax-exempt status of patriot groups in the state. The legislation suggests these groups might pose a threat of “insurrection.” Senate Bill 834 would authorize state Attorney General Rob Bonta to review […]
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Pro-Trump Candidate Leads California Election to Fill Seat Vacated by Devin Nunes
By Brad Jones Connie Conway leads the congressional seat previously held by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) who resigned in January to lead former President Donald Trump’s social media platform, TRUTH Social. Conway, a Trump-endorsed Republican and lifelong resident of California’s Central Valley, earned 58.23 percent percent of the vote, leading Democratic opponent Lourin Hubbard who received […]
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Arrested for DUI in California
By Jack Phillips House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband, Paul Pelosi, was arrested and charged for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol on Saturday night, according to jail records and reports. Pelosi, 82, was booked into jail at 4:13 a.m. local time on Sunday, and he was released at 7:26 a.m., according to Napa County records. […]
