Tag Archives: California

San Jose Shooter Had Talked Of Workplace Attacks

The Associated Press reports: An employee who gunned down eight people at a California rail yard and then killed himself as law enforcement rushed in had talked about killing people at work more than a decade ago, his ex-wife said. “I never believed him, and it never happened. Until now,” a tearful Cecilia Nelms told The Associated Press on Wednesday …

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San Jose Gunman Named As 57-Year-Old Rail Worker

NBC News reports: A public transit employee opened fire on co-workers at a Northern California rail yard Wednesday, killing more than a half-dozen people before taking his own life, authorities said. The shooter was identified as Samuel Cassidy, an employee of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), law enforcement sources said. He shot and killed himself at the scene, …

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At Least 8 Dead In San Jose Shooting, Explosives Found

San Francisco’s NBC News affiliate reports: Eight people were killed and at least one person was injured Wednesday morning after a shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority yard north of downtown San Jose, according to authorities. The Department of Homeland Security told local law enforcement seven people died at the scene and one person was taken to a hospital, with …

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BREAKING: Multiple Deaths In San Jose Mass Shooting

The San Jose Mercury News reports: Multiple people are dead in a mass shooting early Wednesday morning near a VTA light rail yard and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, according to sources. The shooter is also dead, sources said. The reported shooting occurred in the area of the 100 block of W. Younger Avenue and San Pedro Street, according …

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Jenner Vows Crack Down On “Soviet” Silicon Valley

Newsweek reports: Part of Caitlyn Jenner’s vision for transforming California is to crack down on technology companies, one of California’s biggest job sectors. Reminiscing on her time at the 1976 Olympic games, Jenner criticized the “monoculture” of Silicon Valley on Monday. She related it to the Soviet Union and wrote on Twitter that both the former socialist state and Silicon …

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Netflix CEO Donates $3M To Fight Recall Of Newsom

Politico reports: Netflix founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings is spending $3 million to shield Gov. Gavin Newsom from a recall vote in a demonstration of the enormous sums Newsom’s allies could marshal in his defense, according to a state filing today. The massive outlay makes Hastings by far the largest donor to Newsom’s recall campaign. Under California rules, Newsom can …

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California Investigates Tesla Over Self-Driving Claims

Car & Driver reports: We’ve said it before, and we’ll keep saying it for a while: there are no full self-driving cars available for sale today. Completely autonomous vehicles remain a technology from the future. Auto companies that try to promote their driver-assistance features as “full self driving” could run afoul of regulators. See also: Tesla. The California Department of …

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Killed Tesla Owner Boasted Of Hands-Free Driving

Reuters reports: A Tesla car driver killed in a recent accident in California praised the automaker’s “full self-driving” features, and posted videos on his apparent Tiktok account, in which he appeared to drive with his hands off the wheel. On May 5, a Tesla Model 3 crashed into an overturned truck on a highway in Fontana, killing the Tesla driver …

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Jenner Ad: Help Me Stop “Overbearing Government”

“We’re number one in regulations, we’re number one in taxes and we’re number one in people exiting the state. It doesn’t have to be that way. “They’re leaving for one reason and one reason only, and that is overbearing government, overreaching government, overtaxing us, over-regulating us. “We just have to have a good business environment and less regulations on the …

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Backseat-Riding Tesla Owner Continues His Assholery: “I’m Rich As Fuck, I Have Unlimited Money” [VIDEO]

Oakland’s Fox News affiliate reports: The San Francisco man infamous for posting social media videos as he rides in the back seat of his Tesla with no one behind the wheel is at it again. He committed the same crime shortly after being released from jail. Param Sharma met KTVU’s Jesse Gary in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon, not far from …

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Police: Tesla Owner Drove Interstate From Backseat

Oakland’s Fox News affiliate reports: A 25-year-old man was arrested after he was seen riding in the back seat of a Tesla with no one in the driver’s seat. Param Sharma was arrested Monday evening by California Highway Patrol on two counts of reckless driving and disobeying a peace officer. Sharma remained unflinching in his attitude about sitting in the …

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State Records Show Caitlyn Jenner DID Vote Last Year

Politico reports: Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner told CNN this week that she never voted for president in the November 2020 election and opted to golf instead because she “couldn’t get excited” about the dozen measures on the California ballot. For someone seeking support in the upcoming recall, it was a head-turning statement. Then came the head-scratcher: Los Angeles County …

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POLL: Only 6% Back Jenner’s Bid For California Gov

Politico reports: A growing number of Californians oppose the forthcoming recall of Gavin Newsom, according to a survey released Tuesday morning, a boost for the sitting governor who has suffered a series of political blows over the past year. Roughly 49 percent said they were against removing Newsom, a tick higher than the 45 percent who responded similarly in January. …

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Jenner: I Played Golf Instead Of Voting Last Year

“I didn’t even vote. Out here in California, it’s like, why vote for a Republican president? It’s just not going to work. I mean, it’s overwhelming. “It was voting day and I thought the only thing out here in California that I worry about, which affects people, is the propositions that were out there. And I didn’t see any propositions …

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Newsom Unveils $75B Budget Surplus And Tax Rebates

San Francisco’s CBS News affiliate reports: As the clock ticks down to California’s reopening from all COVID-19 restrictions on June 15 and with state coffers flush with a $75.7 billion budget surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a $100 billion recovery plan which will include individual tax rebates of up to $1,100. Chief among the new proposals Newsom announced Monday was …

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Feds: Man Spent Bailout On Lamborghini And Bentley

The New York Times reports: A man in California who received more than $5 million in Payment Protection Program loans intended to help struggling businesses during the coronavirus pandemic was arrested on Friday on federal bank fraud and other charges after he used the money to buy a Lamborghini and other luxury cars, federal prosecutors said. The man, Mustafa Qadiri, …

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CA Bar Owner Busted Selling Fake Vax Cards [VIDEO]

NBC News reports: A bar owner was arrested Wednesday over allegations that he was selling fake Covid-19 vaccination cards at his establishment in California. Charges against Todd Anderson, 59, include identity theft, forging government documents, and falsifying medical records, according to a statement from San Joaquin District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar. An investigation was opened after California’s Department of Alcoholic …

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Vanity Fair: Jenner’s Candidacy Is A Gift To Newsom

Vanity Fair reports: Jenner’s high-profile entry into an already-cartoonish field of challengers should do nothing but help Newsom survive a recall vote. Her first-time run for office will suck up media attention that might otherwise be focused on Newsom’s record. And by enlisting Trumpworld advisers, including former campaign manager Brad Parscale; deploying email blasts with a Trumpian flavor; and coming …

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Jenner Hails Trump, Backs Border Wall In Fox Interview

The Insider reports: Caitlyn Jenner praised Donald Trump for “disrupting” American politics and said she aims to do the same if she is elected to office in her first major TV interview as a candidate for California governor. The 71-year-old former Olympian and reality TV star, who came out publicly as a trans woman in 2015, spoke with Fox News’ …

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GOP Newsom Challenger Who Campaigns With Live Bear Complains Media Coverage Is All About The Bear

Sacramento’s ABC News affiliate reports: John Cox’s running mate, so to speak, in the likely recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom sure is getting him a lot of attention. Bringing a 1,000-pound bear on a political tour of California is also unsurprisingly getting him a lot of criticism. Darren Minier, assistant director of animal care at the Oakland Zoo, called …

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