A kite surfer was rescued on Sunday from a beach in the Bay Area after a private helicopter saw the surfer’s plea “HELP” spelled out with rocks in the sand, according to Cal Fire San Mateo – Santa Cruz Unit. In a video shared on X by CAL FIRE CZU, a kite surfer is seen being rescued off a beach …
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California Democrats 'playing dirty tricks' to keep Prop 47 reform off ballot, GOP leader says
California Democrats are playing “dirty tricks” in response to bipartisan efforts to place a measure to reform Proposition 47 on the November ballot in favor of other public safety bills, officials said. Prop 47, a voter-approved initiative passed in 2014, loosened the penalties for drug and theft crimes in California and has been blamed for California’s rampant theft problems. Californians …
Read More »Suspect in murder of California nurse arrested at US-Mexico border
A man was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday in connection with the murder of a nurse in Huntington Beach, California, police announced Monday. Detectives from the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) arrested 35-year-old Christopher Mendez of Diamond Bar on Friday afternoon as he was attempting to reenter the United States from Mexico. Mendez was initially a person of …
Read More »The anniversary of Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping: Where she and her daughters are now
When Jaycee Dugard was 11 years old, on June 10, 1991, she was abducted on her way to school in South Lake Tahoe, California. Eighteen years passed before she was discovered and reconnected with her family. She was taken by Phillip and Nancy Garrido, who kept her outside in their backyard filled with tents and sheds. Jaycee Dugard was abducted …
Read More »Judge orders University of California workers to end strike protesting response to anti-Israel protests
A California judge ordered University of California academic workers to end their strike after they have been walking picket lines at several campuses in protest of the university system’s response to anti-Israel demonstrations on campuses. Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall Sherman handed the ruling down on Friday, according to CNS. The university system filed suit earlier last week aiming …
Read More »Democrats want to drive California into the ground, and drive our cars for us too
Imagine driving down a secluded two-lane highway one evening – there are plenty here in California and across the country – and you need to speed up to pass another vehicle. You accelerate and move in to the oncoming lane. The posted speed limit is 55 mph, but you have to hit 65 to avoid oncoming traffic. You hit the …
Read More »Trump gets warm reception and piles of campaign cash during sunny blue state swing
Former President Trump’s three days in Democrat-dominated California turned out to be lucrative in many ways. When all the money is counted, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is expected to haul in roughly $27.5 million from three fundraisers he held in California and one in Las Vegas, Nevada, late last week and this past weekend, a senior campaign official told …
Read More »California agrees to repay feds $52M in ‘improperly claimed’ immigrant Medicaid disbursements
The state of California recently agreed to repay more than $52 million in what a federal inspector general determined were “improperly claimed” Medicaid reimbursements for “noncitizens with unsatisfactory immigration status[es].” An audit, concluded in late May but first reported Monday, underlined that federal Medicaid benefits are usually limited only to citizens and “qualified” noncitizens. Examples of qualified noncitizens are refugees, …
Read More »Sacramento mass shooting suspect found dead in jail cell while awaiting trial
A 29-year-old man linked to a 2022 mass shooting in Sacramento, California, that killed six people was found dead in his jail cell over the weekend, his attorney confirmed to Fox News Digital on Monday. Smiley Martin, who was awaiting trial on three felony charges in connection to the April 3, 2022, shooting, died early Saturday morning, his public defender …
Read More »Disneyland employee dies after falling off golf cart at California theme park
A long-time Disneyland employee has died just two days after she fell off a golf cart in the backstage area of the California theme park. According to the Orange County coroner, 60-year-old Bonnye Mavis Lear died from her injuries following the fall on Friday. The Anaheim Police Department said in a press release that law enforcement responded to the crash …
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