A member of Occupy San Diego spoke out today against anti-illegal immigration protesters, following a Wednesday Border Angels press conference, in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News. Laura Cole said she is a former Occupy member, Quaker, and part of
Busloads full of illegal aliens, many of them children, from overcrowded detention facilities in Texas were flown into San Diego Tuesday morning before being driven north to Murrieta for processing, but plans changed when over 100 protestors prevented the bus
Criticized as the “train to nowhere,” California’s plan for an astronomically costly high-speed rail system will now see a Burbank to Palmdale segment pushed ahead, in a case of politics trumping practicality. The addition comes as officials seek to garner
Upon the predicted resumption of flights transporting illegal aliens from overcrowded Texas detention facilities to California for processing, a protest made up of concerned citizens reappeared this weekend. Sunday’s rally at Murrieta’s Border Patrol office included local citizens supporting Border
On again, off again, on again are plans to transport illegal alien detainees from overcrowded and overwhelmed Rio Grande Valley detention centers. These centers have gained national attention for housing vast numbers of unattended Central American children, captured while crossing
Even some Democrat legislators are averse to proposed California legislation to raise the minimum wage faster and further than last year’s Assembly Bill 10. Minimum wage will rise from $8 to $9 an hour on July 1, 2014, according to
Only 6,057 votes are yet to be counted from California’s June 3, 2014 primary election, and the margin between second and third in the Controller’s race remains razor thin. Now the question has been raised whether a recount is imminent.
ESCONDIDO, California-Tensions ran high as an estimated 500 people packed Escondido City Hall, flowing into the foyer and courtyard, for a planning meeting Tuesday night to voice their opinions on a proposed 96-person, illegal alien youth detention facility. Escondido Mayor
The cause of a U.S. Navy sailor’s death during a routine parachute training jump remains unknown, reports CNN. The accident occurred in the desert near the southern California city of El Centro on Monday. The sailor has been identified as 31-year-old
Shots rang out Sunday morning near the Valley Center, California, property of Michael Steven Thyberg as he reportedly fired his weapon at two nature walkers passing nearby. Coaxed out of his home by a deputy in a San Diego County
Last-minute cancelations of two flights to southern California, each carrying 140 illegal immigrant children and family members, may only be temporary. As public awareness grew and flight time grew near, U.S. Border Patrol has decided to cancel plans to fly
Illegal immigrant children and families overflowing into Texas from Central America and being held in overcrowded detention centers will soon see 300 detainees flown out to the southern California cities of San Diego and El Centro according to an Associated
144 sterilizations performed on female California inmates from 2005 to 2013 have been under review by the State Auditor, and many have been found suspect due to lack of consent or possible coercion in a resulting audit report. Documentation reviewed
“The budget reflects the parameters of the rainy day fund that the legislature unanimously approved last month. No budget is perfect and no one got everything that they wanted, but with this budget, that insures stability and expands opportunity, we
“In the end, truly, Tony Gwynn’s greatest achievement was not that he was so admired or emulated, but that he was so loved,” wrote Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times. San Diego and Padres icon Tony Gwynn, affectionately known
Illegal aliens from around the globe have been sneaking into the U.S. through the southern border. Recently the suspected head of a human smuggling ring was captured at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Two other men suspected as part
San Marino’s dog poop slinging Mayor resigned Tuesday in embarrassment and backlash from the community for tossing dog feces onto a neighbor’s yard. Surveillance of Mayor Dennis Kneier tossing the bag of excrement onto neighbor Phillip Lao’s lawn on June
In California’s contentious 52nd congressional district, incumbent Democrat Representative Scott Peters will square off against former San Diego City Council member Carl DeMaio in November’s general election. A new Union-Tribune and 10 News poll of 750 registered voters puts DeMaio
As the U.S.-Mexico border has been inundated with children crossing alone and ending up detained in U.S. facilities, liquid methamphetamines are also flowing across the border. The liquid form allows smugglers to disguise the substance in beverage and repurposed plastic
Some of the kids and parents at San Diego’s Loma Portal Elementary School are speaking out about a harmful bathroom policy that is leaving some of the kids sick according to ABC10 News. Instead of using good old-fashioned discernment, parents
A Blackfish bill was tabled by the California legislature earlier this year, and now the film’s controversial accusations against Sea World are rippling through Congress. Two members of Congress have gathered 40 signatures calling on the USDA to renew research
This summer one woman is offering a new kind of kids’ summer camp. While some youngsters are crafting, playing sports, or honing their science skills, the kids at Camp CEO Kids will be dreaming up products, making them reality, and
“Jobs and Education. That’s It.” But that’s not it for Neel Kashkari’s campaign plans going into the November general election. Kashkari has been repeatedly referring to the success of San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s campaign as a winning indicator for
Impersonating Twilight movie actor Kiowa Gordon, David LaVera allegedly lured a 14-year-old girl into his car, which contained two swords and five daggers, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. After allegedly abducting the girl from the family’s home in
Betty Yee and fellow Democrat John Perez continue to jockey for second place in California’s state controller’s race. The second place spot has also been held by Republican David Evans, who now sits in fourth. With over 320,000 votes left
Drought and water shortage have plagued California’s citizens and farmers as crushing government regulations compound natural causes of the water deficit. Desalination plants planned up and down the California coast offer one part of the solution, and have now been
Billions of dollars are being poured into the decommissioning of southern California’s San Onofre nuclear power plant. Although the plant stopped providing power after January 2012 and will be dismantled, the process will drudge on for approximately two decades, reports the
Gun control advocate and State Senator Leland Yee, indicted for arms trafficking and public corruption in March, received the vote of 323,858 California voters as of Saturday afternoon. Yee was running for the office of California Secretary of State until
Outrage over a home in Ireland for unwed mothers has been emerging in recent news reports. The home, run from 1926 to 1961, was found originally in 1975 to have a hidden mass grave with almost 800 dead children but
As votes continue to roll in from California’s primary election, not all candidates know whether they have made it to November or not. As of 2:53 p.m. Friday afternoon, Republican David Evans had edged out Democrat John Perez by a
San Diego police officers, husband and wife Bryce and Jennifer Charpentier, were arrested for alleged involvement in sales, transportation, and possession of a controlled substance. The husband has reportedly been abusing prescription drugs since an injury ended his hockey career,
Not since November 5, 1946 have fewer voters cast votes in a California statewide election, and never has a lower percentage of registered voters been recorded voting in an election in the state. At 18.3%, California has just seen the
In a state dominated by Democrats, a Republican topped the results for State Controller. Ashley Swearengin emerged from Tuesday’s primary election in California with 24% of the vote, ahead of the tight race between the next three finishers. John Perez,
As the fog lifts from election day and the victors moving on to November from California’s June 3 top two primary election, voters in California’s 52nd district will see incumbent Democrat Scott Peters battle it out with Republican Carl DeMaio
Never a dull moment in the circus of California’s relatively new top two primary system. Not only are many voting districts seeing Democrat on Democrat and Republican on Republican battles, but some races only have one candidate listed to vote
A “devoted family man,” Douglas Menegos, was killed in a head on collision on his way home last Friday, May 30, on California State Route 67 in San Diego County. Trista Lynn Stier, who didn’t appear to have any connection
Tens of millions of dollars are flooding California races in the 2014 primary election, making this a monumental year in election spending. Independent expenditures have ratcheted up to rival 2006, with outside spending of $28.9 million, says the Sacramento Bee,
Despite evidence that big government policies have resulted in “internal devaluation,” California’s State Senate has approved a minimum wage hike that would cost California taxpayers an estimated $80 million plus over the next four years, and that’s just the start.
Smashed computer screens, cut computer cords and stolen gas gift cards were among the campaign office damages reported to police by California congressional candidate Carl DeMaio’s campaign staff around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to ABC 10 News. Campaign staff
Grieving the loss of his son, Richard Martinez spoke Tuesdat at the memorial hosted by University of California Santa Barbara for all six students lost in the stabbing and shooting rampage that occurred last Friday. Martinez, father of murdered UCSB
