A California law will go into effect in September mandating that motorists must allow cyclists a buffer of at least 3 feet when passing. The law is intended to reduce the number of traffic deaths caused by motorists hitting the
On Thursday at Harry Reid’s annual energy conference in Las Vegas, Hillary Clinton said, “Climate change is the most consequential, urgent, sweeping collection of challenges we face.” The former Secretary of State and the likely 2016 Democratic frontrunner for president
On Thursday the Tusculum College Pioneers established two NCAA football defensive records by holding the College of Faith in Greeneville, Tennessee, to minus 100 total yards and minus-124 yards rushing. During the Pioneers 71-0 rout of the Saints they also
Every other year since 1927 on the cusp of Summer and Fall, the best golfers in Europe sharpen their nine irons and square off against the best golfers in the USA and battle it out in the Ryder Cup tournament.
A new survey released on Wednesday revealed that approximately 10% of California’s state workers are illegal immigrants. The California Immigrant Policy Center, in conjunction with USC, using statistics based on data from the census, the Department of Labor, and the
The Silicon Valley signature perk of lavish lunches and gourmet extravaganzas that tech companies offer employees is being challenged by the IRS. The federal tax bureau is arguing that the feasts are a taxable fringe benefit and is seeking to
Two California judges were censured by the judicial disciplinary commission for having sexual relations in their courthouse chambers. The most severe public reprimand the Commission on Judicial Performance can exercise against a judge was levied on Orange County Judge Scott Steiner
California State Senator Joel Anderson is sponsoring a bill calling for President Barack Obama to eliminate quotas and speed up the process for Iraqi Christian refugees to enter the United States. Fox 5 reported that Bill SJR17 directs the State
The Inspector General has determined that the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan needs to provide better accountability and transparency over the aid it receives from the U.S. In 2013, Afghanistan received $15 billion in U.S. assistance, and congress has just approved
J.J. Watt and the Houston Texans agreed to a six year $100 million contract extension that will make the All-Pro pass rusher the NFL’s highest paid defensive player in the history of the league. Watt’s contract outshines the previous highest defensive contract
Hoping to bring good luck to their favorite bills, California legislators, staff, and lobbyists toss a penny off the second floor of the capitol rotunda, trying to land it in the hat of a statue of Queen Isabella sitting next
Da Vinci, Galileo, Franklin, Newton….Orf? Who is Nathan Orf? Like the aforementioned renaissance men, his talents are wide-ranging, which enabled him to play all nine positions for the the Brevard County Manatees, a Florida minor-league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Joe Francis, the founder of “Girls Gone Wild,” incurred a $500,000 arrest warrant for missing his scheduled court appearance on Friday. The GGW videos gained popularity in the 1990s by showing college age women in bikinis willingly exposing their breasts
On Saturday Democratic representative Maxine Waters, speaking at the funeral services for 25-year-old Ezell Ford who was fatally shot by LAPD officers on August 11, said that “Ford did not deserve to die simply because he was mentally challenged.” Waters made the statement amid applause
The recurrent expression of outrage by critics and the mainstream media about the use of deadly force by police officers against unarmed individuals fails to recognize that since 2000 at least 57 suspects have taken officers’ weapons and murdered the
Veteran officers Sharlton Wampler and Antonio Villegas were named on Thursday as the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ezell Ford earlier this month. Complaints from residents in South Los Angeles about the lack of LAPD transparency
California lawmakers passed a bill for Gov. Jerry Brown to sign that will ensure transgendered Californians the ability to show gender status on their death certificate at the time of their death instead of at birth. AB 1577 was approved
On Tuesday, a few hours after Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto said that Illegal Aliens deserve justice in the USA and Gov. Jerry Brown welcomed all illegal immigrants to California, lawmakers in Sacramento passed a proposed ballot measure seeking to
Surveillance video caught a woman allegedly setting fire to a patio chair on the back deck of a nail salon in El Segundo, and police now believe she may be responsible for arson in at least seven fires within a
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, speaking in Los Angeles, said that it is time to give justice to illegal immigrants in the USA. Governor Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined with Pena Nieto and addressed hundreds of
A major investor has withdrawn from funding the world’s largest solar farms near Silicon Valley after the Panoche Valley Solar project cleared major barriers to begin development. According to the San Jose Mercury News, Southern California Edison agreed to purchase
A seismologist at UC San Diego asserted that the 6.0 Napa earthquake that struck on Sunday should be a “wake-up call” for the Napa Valley wine industry, which had a substantial amount of inventory destroyed by a relatively mild earthquake. Tom Rockwell explained
A boy was critically injured during Sunday’s 6.0 Quake in Napa when a brick chimney collapsed on him. The boy was one of 172 people who sustained injuries, including concussions and broken bones, and were treated at several hospitals in
Sunday was a bad day for a 20-year-old wine cellar worker who survived a twenty-six gallon fish tank falling on his head during a 6.0 earthquake that injured scores of people, trashed buildings, destroyed roads and smashed hundreds of wine
According to scientists at the University of California at Berkeley, an earthquake early warning system operated successfully and was able to detect the quake ten seconds before the 6.0 quake hit on Sunday morning in Napa Valley. Although ten seconds
Ryan Zinke is running for U.S. Congress in Montana and is a former SEAL Team Six Task Force Commander and currently the Operations Officer for National Command Authority missions. The former Republican state senator is outraged that Mexico is still
Just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday, an earthquake rocked Northern California 10 miles northwest of American Canyon, six miles southwest of Napa, California according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 6.0 reading on the Richter scale renders it the largest earthquake
Honey bees have become the latest victim in the three-year drought in California, where more than 80 percent of the state is suffering from “extreme” or “exceptional” drought. According to Gene Brandi, vice president of the American Beekeeping Federation, this
So far no suspensions have been handed out to Pittsburgh Steelers running backs Le’Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount for their arrests involving marijuana possession and, in Bell’s case, driving under the influence on Wednesday. However, according to Sports Illustrated, the pair have apologized for their behavior.
On Thursday, a music video titled “F*** tha Police” called for revenge for the fatal police shooting of Ezell Ford in South Los Angeles on August 11. The video has prompted the LAPD’s union to issue a warning to officers to be
On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a news conference in Washington that he and the Department of Justice stand with the people of Ferguson. He added, “I went to Ferguson to provide reassurance; in fact they gave me
Curt Schilling said in an interview with Boston radio station WEEI that he believes the oral cancer he contracted recently was a direct result of dipping and chewing tobacco during his baseball career. The legendary pitcher, who won championships with
New Jersey Police are on the look-out for a man who allegedly committed three separate “knockout game” punches within a 15-minute time frame. The victims sustained bruised jaws and bloody faces. The assailant was described by police as a six-foot
Tensions heightened on Tuesday night as residents and activists grilled Los Angeles police officials with questions regarding the fatal shooting by LAPD officers of Ezell Ford, an unarmed mentally challenged African American, on August 11, 2014. Meeting at the Paradise
Punter Chris Kluwe has decided not to pursue a wrongful termination lawsuit against the Minnesota Vikings. Instead, he will accept a settlement that will provide an undisclosed sum of money to five gay-rights charities over the next five years. Kluwe
The Los Angeles Police Department blocked the release of the autopsy findings of Ezell Earl Ford on Monday, claiming that they regularly place a “security hold” on autopsies during early stages of an investigation. Ford was shot by police officers
Los Angeles has increased its water-wasting patrol officers, affectionately known as “water cops,” now that severe drought is hobbling 99.8% of California. Up until Monday, only one water-wasting inspector was employed by the DWP to monitor excessive use of water
Two South Pasadena High School students entering their senior year have been arrested for allegedly plotting a mass shooting to be carried out on the first day of the new school year on Thursday. According to the South Pasadena Police
According to Chicago Bears defensive end David Bass, who grew up about six miles from where Michael Brown was fatally shot by police, Ferguson was a “gasoline-soaked woodpile just waiting for a spark.” First of all, Bass says that Ferguson
On Sunday, a rally was held in South Los Angeles outside the LAPD’s 77th Division station, where about 100 protesters demanded that justice be done in the case of a mentally challenged 25-year-old who was fatally shot by police on August
