Tag Archives: California

Feinstein Sues Late Husband’s Trustees For Elder Abuse

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: Sen. Dianne Feinstein has sued to remove the trustees of her late husband’s estate, alleging they have committed financial elder abuse, refused to respond to any requests for disbursements and improperly financially enriched his daughters. The lawsuit, filed Aug. 8, also provides additional insight into Feinstein’s power of attorney arrangement with her daughter, Katherine Feinstein. …

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein Hospitalized After Fall At Home

The New York Daily News reports: Sen. Dianne Feinstein was hospitalized Tuesday after she suffered a fall at her home in San Francisco, according to a report. It’s not clear how serious the stumble was, only that it was bad enough to warrant a trip to the doctor, TMZ reported. Her exact condition was also unclear Wednesday morning. It is …

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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Fines School District $1.5M For Rejecting Social Studies Book Mentioning Harvey Milk

CBS News reports: California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced that the state would be fining the Temecula Valley Unified School District in an ongoing battle over a social studies curriculum that involves gay rights activist Harvey Milk. On Tuesday, the TVUSD board voted against the new curriculum, which has been endorsed by the state, adding to what has been …

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California Pastor Arrested In Underage Sex Sting

Los Angeles’s CW affiliate reports: A minister and former teacher in Ventura County has been charged with multiple felony counts of child abuse, including accusations that he tried to meet up with a 15-year-old girl for sex. Barry Fike, 67, of Fillmore, was arrested on Monday following an investigation by the Ventura County Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. …

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Pelosi Attack Suspect Loses Bid To Move Trial From SF

Courthouse News reports: A federal judge on Wednesday denied Paul Pelosi attack suspect David DePape’s request to have his high-profile trial moved from San Francisco to Eureka in extreme northwestern California. DePape, 43, stands accused of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home this past October and beating her husband, Paul, 83, with a hammer. Police say DePape broke …

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90 Million Across US Under Extreme Heat Warning

CNN reports: An already dangerous weekslong heat wave will only worsen this weekend as a heat dome intensifies and reaches peak strength over parts of the Western United States. The heat dome is so formidable the National Weather Service in Phoenix called it “one of the strongest high pressure systems this region has ever seen.” Around 100 heat records could …

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Same-Sex Marriage Ban Repeal Makes 2024 CA Ballot

CNN reports: California voters will have the chance to remove language barring same-sex marriage from their state’s constitution in 2024’s general election. The California Senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment on Thursday that would repeal Proposition 8 – which voters approved in 2008 to ban the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. The state Senate voted 31-0 to repeal the proposition, …

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Newsom Threatens School District Over Harvey Milk

Los Angeles’ ABC affiliate reports: Earlier this year, the Temecula Valley Unified School District rejected textbooks and curriculum materials for an elementary school program because it included references to slain gay-rights activist Harvey Milk. The school board president even referred to the LGBTQ icon as a “pedophile,” drawing outrage from Newsom and other leaders across the state as well as …

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CA Youth Pastor Gets One Year On Molestation Charge

The Fresno Bee reports: A former youth pastor in Kingsburg was sentenced Tuesday to serve one year in prison for having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old church member. Luke Michael Bese, 30, was convicted in May on one felony charge of arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd or lascivious behavior and a misdemeanor charge of annoying, molesting …

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DOJ: California Youth Pastor Molested Multiple Children

The Daily Beast reports: A California church deacon allegedly sexually abused numerous boys on religious mission trips under the guise of inspecting their genitals for “concerning” moles—helping protect the children, he told them, from the ravages of skin cancer. The abuse dates back to at least 2009, according to a criminal complaint unsealed in Sacramento federal court upon his July …

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Newsom “Obsessively” Watches Fox News Every Night

Mediaite reports: Gavin Newsom does not “occasionally” tune into Fox News — he watches the network primetime show’s every night and his staff have told he has an obsession, he told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki. “Do you think Democrats should still be appearing on Fox or should they not be appearing,” Psaki says in a follow up. “It contributes to the …

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Adam Schiff Raises Record $8.1M After Censure By GOP

Politico reports: California Rep. Adam Schiff, the target of conservative scorn and House Republican censure as he campaigns for the U.S. Senate, raised over $8.1 million in the year’s second quarter, a major haul that’s likely to put more distance between his rivals. The record-breaking quarter places the Democratic congressman in his party’s upper echelon of 2024 fundraisers and brings …

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Cultists Check Out All Of Library’s Pride Exhibit Books

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports: Two protesters offended by a Pride exhibit at the Rancho Peñasquitos Library have checked out nearly all the books in the display and vowed to keep them until the library eliminates what they call “inappropriate content” for children. The anti-gay protest is the latest example of a growing national backlash against Pride exhibits, which experts …

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CA Dems Walk Out During Honor For Homocon Cultist

The Sacramento Bee reports: Three weeks after California Senate Republicans sat out a vote declaring June LGBTQ Pride Month, Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, R-Santee, took to the floor Monday afternoon to honor the first openly gay man to serve in a presidential cabinet. Ric Grenell of Palm Springs served as former President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Germany before being …

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CA May Let Weed Shops Sell Food And Host Live Music

Courthouse News reports: The bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Matt Haney [photo], a Democrat from San Francisco, would allow cannabis retail stores to sell prepackaged food and beverages and permit cannabis businesses with an on-site consumption license to sell food prepared at the location. The bill would also allow on-site consumption license holders to host live music and performances. The bill …

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CA City Councilmember Stalks Out Over Pride Month

The East Bay Times reports: When Temecula Mayor Zak Schwank started reading, City Councilmember Jessica Alexander started walking. Alexander, an outspoken Christian conservative, walked off the council dais during a recent meeting as the mayor began to read a proclamation honoring LGBTQ Pride Month in the city. Before she left, Alexander decried what she described as sexually explicit LGBTQ flags, …

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Feds: CA Restaurant Used Fake Priest To Spy On Staff

From the Labor Department: Federal wage and hour investigators have seen corrupt employers try all kinds of scams to shortchange workers and to intimidate or retaliate against employees but a northern California restaurant’s attempt to use an alleged priest to get employees to admit workplace “sins” may be among the most shameless. During litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor …

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Pastor Sentenced To 186 Years For Molesting Toddlers

City News Service reports: A retired Orange County pastor was sentenced Friday to 186 years to life in prison for sexually abusing two young girls with whom he is related. Jose Andres Lopez, 70, of Mission Viejo, was convicted March 22 of 18 felony sexual assault charges dating as far back as 1991 through 2020. Lopez is a retired Orange …

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CA Youth Pastor Sentenced To 12 Years For Child Sex

The Modesto Bee reports: A Modesto man who stepped down from his role as a church youth leader a month before his arrest has pleaded guilty to molesting a family member. Michael Sasser, 41, was arrested in April on suspicion of three counts of child molestation for acts that occurred during a period of months in 2022. On Wednesday, he …

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CA Gov Proposes Constitutional Amendment On Guns

Via press release from California Gov. Gavin Newsom: Today Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to enshrine fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law. While leaving the 2nd Amendment unchanged and respecting America’s gun-owning tradition, the Governor’s proposal guarantees common sense constitutional protections and gun safety measures that Democrats, Republicans, independent voters, and …

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