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Former SF Giants’ Aubrey Huff Criticizes Protests, Then Deletes

Two-time World Series champion Aubrey Huff tweeted shock on Sunday over demonstrations at U.S. airports against President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban for seven terror-prone countries. After a backlash, Huff’s tweets disappeared.

Aubrey Huff (Eric Risberg / Associated Press)

Sanctuary Cities Are Risk for Taxpayers, Warns… Public Radio

Southern California public radio station KPCC warns that taxpayers in “sanctuary cities” stand to pay the price if those cities refuse to comply with enforcement of federal immigration laws under the Trump administration, and instead continue harboring illegal aliens against deportation.

Demonstrator Catalina Lezama, center, holds up her arms during an rally against the Secure

Pulse Massacre Jihadi’s Wife Arrested on Charges of Aiding Foreign Terror Group

The FBI arrested the wife of Omar Mateen, the jihadi responsible for a massacre at Orlando’s Pulse night club last year, on Monday morning in San Francisco on charges of obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting the attempted provision of material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

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CA High-Speed Rail: Over Budget, Behind Schedule

A new, confidential federal report shows that the initial segment of California’s partially federally-funded high speed rail (HSR) project will come in massively over budget and far behind schedule, the Los Angeles Times reports.

High-speed rail (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

San Diego’s ‘Chicano Park’ Made National Landmark

SAN DIEGO, California — The Obama administration announced on Wednesday that the site of 1970 Latino protests in San Diego, known as “Chicano Park,” had received designation as a National Historic Landmark, along with 23 other U.S. sites.

chicano park san diego (Sandy Huffaker / Getty)

Mexican Gas Protests Repeatedly Close Border at San Diego

For the second night in a row Sunday night, demonstrators protesting gas price hikes in Mexico blocked south traveling vehicle traffic at the busiest land port of entry in the western hemisphere, where vehicles leave the United States at San Diego to enter Mexico.

San Ysidro (Josh Denmark / CBP.gov)

Swearing In of 115th Congress On Tuesday

Paul Ryan is expected to be officially re-elected as Hose Speaker, give remarks, accept the gavel and be sworn in. Dean of the House, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) is scheduled to swear Ryan in.

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California Licenses 800K Illegal Aliens as Motor Voter Law Looms

Over the last two years, the Golden State has licensed over 800,000 illegal aliens to drive, and as the new motor voter law AB 1461 goes into effect in 2017, anti-Trump lawmakers are vowing to fight the Trump administration on attempts to enforce immigration law.

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Six-Foot Menorah Stolen from San Francisco Park

North Beach Chabad’s massive six-foot menorah was stolen from San Francisco’s Washington Square Park in the early days of the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights holiday.

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Measles Outbreak Strikes Again In Los Angeles

Two years after a large Measles outbreak broke out at Disneyland in Southern California and spread internationally, an outbreak of the disease is back with nine confirmed cases in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

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E-Cigarette Bursts Into Flames on Fresno Bus

A rare e-cigarette malfunction sent a Fresno man to the hospital on Wednesday when the device he had placed in his pocket appeared to explode in flames on a bus.

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Berkeley Couple Throws Divorce Party

California couple Michelle Mahoney and Jeff Becerra’s divorce party went viral after their daughter tweeted photos of the separation commemoration.

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Couple Celebrates with Trump-Themed Christmas Tree

In sunny southern California, a couple is celebrating the election of President-elect Donald J. Trump with their Christmas tree, despite a potential backlash. They already have plans for a re-election tree in four years.

Donald-Trump-Merry-Christmas-12-20-2016 (Paul Sancya / Associated Press)

Fed Hikes Interest Rates, More to Come in 2017

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates a quarter of a point on Wednesday for only the second time in a decade, and with an improved economic outlook, rates are now predicted to rise three times in 2017.

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Trump Victory Sends Small Business Optimism Skyrocketing

The November Index of Small Business Optimism from the National Federation of Independent Business shows small businesses have gained confidence with the expectation of better conditions under the new Trump administration.

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