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More Than 30 California School Children Trapped In Afghanistan After U.S. Pullout

September 2, 2021 3:39 pm

According to statements from school districts in Sacramento and San Diego, more than 30 children are trapped in Afghanistan following the U.S. pullout earlier this week. While the exact number of students continues to change due to delays in Afghan-Americans...

Speaker Pelosi Has ‘French Laundry’ Moment at Large Napa Valley Fundraiser

August 23, 2021 8:33 amAugust 23, 2021 8:39 am

First it was Salongate when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was caught on security cameras visiting a San Francisco hair salon for a wash and blow-out last year, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s business lockdown orders, and local ordinances specifically ordering hair and nail salons closed...

Adam Laxalt Event Draws National Attention, Including from California Bigs

August 10, 2021 3:15 pmMarch 29, 2022 6:44 am

It’s in the blood. But is it in the cards? Adam Laxalt is the grandson of former US Senator Paul Laxalt (R-NV). And he’s actually the son of former US Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM). Though Adam was raised by his...

Housing Advocates Protest Outside Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco Home

August 2, 2021 3:32 pmAugust 2, 2021 3:53 pm

Housing advocates and protesters gathered outside of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) house in San Francisco during the weekend, protesting against her failing to extend the national eviction moratorium. Over 40 activists chanted and protested outside Pelosi’s Pacific...

Democratic Socialist candidate Shahid Buttar is running against Pelosi again. (photo by Chris

Congressional Candidate, Pelosi Rival Shahid Buttar Files Defamation Lawsuit Against SF Chronicle

July 21, 2021 1:11 pm

Two-time Congressional candidate and Electronic Frontier Foundation civil rights lawyer Shahid Buttar filed a defamation lawsuit against the San Francisco Chronicle on Tuesday over an article that had falsely accused Buttar of sexual harassment. Buttar has been House Speaker Nancy...

California Labor Secretary Julie Su Confirmed By Senate As Next U.S. Deputy Labor Secretary

July 13, 2021 2:28 pm

California Labor Secretary Julie Su was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next Deputy Secretary for the Department of Labor in a narrow 50-47 vote, becoming one of the last Deputy cabinet members, as well as one of the...

U.S. Supreme Court Overrules 9th Circuit on Ballot Harvesting

July 6, 2021 7:48 am

California Has 1.8M More Registered Voters Than it Should, the Globe reported recently. California’s November 3, 2020 election was marred by significant voting and registration irregularities, the Election Integrity Project® California, Inc. reported to California’s Secretary of State Shirley Weber...