The California Senate held up plans to dole out reparations payouts to its citizens, but the Assembly voted to formally apologize for the state’s role in slavery. The California Assembly passed a bill Thursday that will accept responsibility for “all of the harms and atrocities committed by the state” and will head to the Senate, the Los Angeles Times reported. …
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Mother of slain California boys speaks out as convicted killer drags out case in court: 'She's a murderer'
Two Los Angeles mothers are at odds on opposite sides of California’s embattled criminal justice system: one grieving the loss of her two sons and the other trying to get her conviction for killing them overturned. Rebecca Grossman, a rich and powerful Los Angeles socialite, sped her Mercedes through a crosswalk and killed Mark Iskander, 11, and his 8-year-old brother, …
Read More »Christian ex-teacher scores big payday from California school district after refusing transgender directives
Jessica Tapia, a Christian former teacher fired for refusing to use “preferred pronouns” or hide students’ gender identities from their parents, spoke to Fox News Digital after securing a $360,000 settlement from her former employer, California’s Jurupa Unified School District, delivering a message to other educators of faith that “truth will win in the end.” The settlement, finalized on Tuesday, …
Read More »California mayors duel on social media over law enforcement response to UC Irvine anti-Israel protests
Two California mayors clashed on social media after law enforcement was called to confront anti-Israel agitators on the University of California, Irvine campus. While replying to a UC Irvine public announcement to students on X, Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan and Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill shared their competitive perspectives as law enforcement swarmed onto the California campus after protesters set …
Read More »CA university president put on leave after acquiescing to anti-Israel protesters' demands
The president of Sonoma State University has been placed on leave for agreeing to meet anti-Israel student protesters’ demands “without the appropriate approvals.” California State University Chancellor Mildred García placed Sonoma State University President Mike Lee on leave after he published an official email in which he agreed to include students in efforts to divest the university from Israel, among …
Read More »Dozens arrested at UC Irvine after anti-Israel agitators swarm buildings
Nearly 50 people were arrested after hundreds of anti-Israel protesters swarmed the campus of UC Irvine in California and set up barricades, the university confirmed Thursday. The university said that the 47 individuals arrested were charged with trespassing or failing to disperse after a direct police order. The booking process began on campus and those arrested were taken to the …
Read More »Gavin Newsom called 'delusional' after touting California as national model on fighting homelessness
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., took heat from conservatives online after promoting California as a “national model” for addressing homelessness for veterans and for those suffering with mental health issues. In response to Newsom’s press conference where he touted steps the state has taken to address the problem, critics mocked the notion that California could ever be seen as a “national …
Read More »Reported illegal migrant behind alleged Highway 39 sexual assaults arrested as LA sheriff seeks more victims
A reported illegal immigrant accused of sexually assaulting two women along Highway 39 in southern California has been taken into custody as police are seeking more victims. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says Eduardo Sarabia, 40, is now facing two felony counts of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation following alleged incidents on Sunday and Monday of this week. …
Read More »University of California, Irvine chancellor responds after police take back campus from anti-Israel agitators
The chancellor of the University of California, Irvine said he is “brokenhearted” in an overnight statement on Thursday after the campus erupted into chaos during an anti-Israel protest hours earlier. On Wednesday, hundreds of anti-Israel agitators swarmed campus buildings and set up barricades, forcing school administrators to call law enforcement agencies to restore order. Several dozen people are believed to …
Read More »LA DA's 'catastrophic incompetence' could botch case against convicted double child killer, lawyer warns
Speeding down a residential road in a street race against her former Major League Baseball player boyfriend, Los Angeles socialite Rebecca Grossman had drugs and alcohol in her system when prosecutors say she slammed into two children in a crosswalk, killing both, in Westlake Village, California. Their mother, California biotech executive Nancy Iskander, grabbed her third boy and dove out …
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