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‘Deepfake’ Audio and Visual Political Ads Faces Ban With Looming Senate Vote

September 10, 2019 1:34 pm

Assembly Bill 730, which would ban ads that have been altered using ‘deepfake technology’ will be decided soon in the statehouse. ‘Deepfake’ technology uses facial scans and new audio to create a fake video using footage from a real video....

Brad Parscale: California Leads in Campaign Donations for President Donald Trump

September 8, 2019 4:32 pmSeptember 9, 2019 6:34 am

President Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale told a crowd at the California Republican Party Convention Saturday that California is the leading state for donations. This announcement was made to Republican delegates and guests gearing up for the 2020 election...

California Globe Hires Reporter Evan Symon

September 5, 2019 11:30 amSeptember 6, 2019 12:02 pm

California Globe has expanded its reporting reach with the announcement that it has hired experienced journalist Evan Symon to join its ranks as a full-time senior editor. Symon will report to the site’s editor in chief, longtime Sacramento journalist Katy...

Pacific Standard Magazine Abruptly Shuts Down

August 7, 2019 3:40 pmMarch 16, 2022 12:27 pm

The highly respected Santa Barbara-based social justice magazine Pacific Standard stunned its staff today with a sudden announcement that it is shutting down effective almost immediately. According to a wrenching post by editor in chief Nicholas Jackson, “We learned this...

Sen. Kamala Harris Takedown by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard at Dem Debates

August 1, 2019 7:23 amAugust 2, 2019 8:43 am

Despite CNN’s promotional push for a repeat showdown between Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and former vice president Joe Biden, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) won the Drudge Report and Breitbart News’ spot polls as the winner of Wednesday night’s Democrat debate...

San Francisco Bosa Nova

May 21, 2019 6:11 amMay 21, 2019 10:47 am

“With the second pick in the 2019 NFL draft,” commissioner Roger Goodell said back on April 25, “the San Francisco 49ers select Nick Bosa, of Ohio State University.” The pick did not come as a surprise. In 2018, the 49ers...

Shmuley Boteach Upbraided By Lawyer Over Ilhan Omar Photo

April 30, 2019 3:18 pmApril 30, 2019 8:30 pm

A Boston photographer named Jason Grow has made a legal claim against well-known Rabbi Shmuley Boteach over “unauthorized use of a photograph of Ilhan Omar, a recently-elected member of the United States House of Representatives.” According to the letter obtained...