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Pedophilia RICO Suit Filed Against Global Megachurch

The Roys Report reports: Five women in California have filed a lawsuit alleging that the International Churches of Christ perpetrated a “systemic scheme of abuse” that included the sexual abuse of children as young as three years old and financial abuse of its members. The plaintiffs filed a RICO lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of …

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Musk Loses Bid To Move Tesla Trial From California

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge on Friday rejected Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bid to move or delay a trial over a misleading tweet about a potential buyout of the electric automaker, setting the stage for the mercurial billionaire to be thrust into a legal drama amid the turmoil of his Twitter takeover. Musk’s attorneys last week asked Chen …

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CA Dem Rep. Barbara Lee To Run For Senate In 2024

Politico reports: Rep. Barbara Lee has told her fellow lawmakers she’s running for Senate in California, according to two sources familiar with the situation. She informed her colleagues in a closed-door Congressional Black Caucus meeting on Wednesday. Asked later Wednesday about her plans, Lee said in a brief interview she’d officially announce “when it’s appropriate.” Lee declined to say whether …

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California Sees Widespread Flooding, Evacuations

NBC News reports: Thousands of people in California were forced to flee their homes as severe weather continued to batter the state, leaving one person dead this week and a child missing, while tens of thousands of utility customers were still without power Tuesday morning. Moderate to heavy rains were expected to continue to hammer much of California on Tuesday …

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560K CA Homes Without Power After Severe Storms

Reuters reports: Torrential downpours and damaging winds left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power in California early on Sunday as the area braced for the next onslaught of severe weather. More than 560,000 homes were reported to be still without power as of 5AM. At least six people have died in the severe weather since New Year’s …

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Musk Seeks To Move Stock Trial From “Negative” CA

NBC News reports: Attorneys for Tesla and Elon Musk are asking a federal judge in San Francisco to move, or delay, a forthcoming trial from Northern California to Western Texas, saying they won’t be able to find unbiased jurors and citing “local negativity” toward Musk. Musk, and other current and former Tesla board members, are set to face a jury …

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CA Pastor Imprisoned For Exploiting The Homeless

The Times Of San Diego reports: The former pastor of an Imperial County-based church and his wife were sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday following their guilty pleas to benefits fraud charges, in a case that originally stemmed from allegations that the church’s leaders forced homeless people to surrender their welfare benefits and panhandle to benefit the organization. Victor …

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CA Anti-Immigrant Arsonists Set Themselves On Fire

Vice News reports: Two men set themselves on fire after dumping an accelerant on a California immigration services building and setting it ablaze, video shows. On Monday night, a Ring surveillance camera captured two men dressed in black with masks covering their faces walking up to Servicio de Immigracion in Bakersfield, California. The two men proceed to dump the accelerant …

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CA Gov Declares Emergency Over “Bomb Cyclone”

Just in via press release: Working to protect Californians from the incoming winter storms, Governor Gavin Newsom today proclaimed a state of emergency throughout California to support the ongoing response to recent winter storms. The emergency proclamation supports emergency relief efforts including authorizing the mobilization of the California National Guard to support disaster response, directing Caltrans to request immediate assistance through …

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CA Bans Tesla From Advertising Cars As Self-Driving

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: A Tesla with Full Self-Driving software was reportedly responsible for causing an eight-car crash on the Bay Bridge on Thanksgiving that injured 18 people after the car abruptly stopped. But, starting next year, Tesla will effectively be banned from advertising its vehicles as Full Self-Driving under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Senate …

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Newsom Declares Emergency After CA Earthquake

From a press release issued last night: Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Humboldt County to support the emergency response to today’s 6.4 magnitude earthquake near the City of Ferndale. The earthquake has resulted in two fatalities and injured multiple people, caused power outages and damaged roads, bridges, buildings and critical infrastructure including water lines and gas …

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6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Northern California

CNN reports: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook Northern California’s Eureka area early Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey, and thousands are without power in its wake. The quake, recorded at 2:34 a.m. PT, was centered in the Pacific just off the coast, about 7.5 miles from the Humboldt County city of Ferndale, the survey said. Most homes and businesses …

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Michael Avenatti Gets 14 Years On Fraud Charges

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: Former celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing adult-film actress Stormy Daniels in her litigation against former President Donald Trump, was sentenced in Orange County today to 14 years in federal prison for tax and wire fraud. U.S. District Judge James Selna said Avenatti’s sentence will run consecutively — or on top of …

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“Sovereign Citizen” Gets 3 Years For Fake Vax Cards

The Napa Valley Register reports: A Napa naturopath will spend nearly three years in federal prison for faking hundreds of COVID-19 vaccination cards and selling a purported remedy against the virus, federal prosecutors announced. Juli Mazi was sentenced to 33 months during a hearing in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The sentence capped her arrest in what authorities called …

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House Democrats Elect Ted Lieu As Party Vice Chair

The Hill reports: House Democrats on Wednesday elected Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) to serve as vice chair of the caucus next year, solidifying his place as the highest ranking Asian American in Congress. Lieu bested three other lawmakers — Reps. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) — in a closed-ballot vote to secure his spot as the …

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SF Supervisors Approve Use Of “Killer” Robots By Cops

The Associated Press reports: Supervisors in San Francisco voted Tuesday to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations — following an emotionally charged debate that reflected divisions on the politically liberal board over support for law enforcement. The vote was 8-3, with the majority agreeing to grant police the option despite strong objections …

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GOP Rep Who Voted To Impeach Trump Wins Race

The New York Times reports: Rep. David Valadao, Republican of California, won re-election on Monday, according to The Associated Press, managing to survive politically after his vote to impeach former President Donald J. Trump, a move that cost some of his Republican colleagues their seats. Mr. Valadao defeated Rudy Salas, a Democratic state assemblyman, in a competitive district in the …

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Democrat Karen Bass Wins Los Angeles Mayor Race

The New York Times reports: Karen Bass, a veteran Democratic congresswoman, on Wednesday became the first woman elected as mayor of Los Angeles after pledging to build coalitions in a metropolis torn by racial tensions and fed up with homelessness. Ms. Bass survived a bruising race against Rick Caruso, a billionaire real estate developer, that had remained too close to …

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Tearful “Anti-Woke” LA County Sheriff Concedes Loss

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Tuesday afternoon conceded to former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna in Luna’s bid to succeed him as head of one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the U.S. “I want to wish the incoming sheriff well,” Villanueva said at a press conference. During news conference, Villanueva …

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Where Things Stand In The Battle For House Control

Politico has the latest recap: The Associated Press called seven new congressional races on Friday and three on Saturday — all for Democrats.  The balance of power in the House currently stands at 211 Republicans and 203 Democrats — but, functionally, it’s more closely divided. The list of uncalled races includes one California contest where both general-election candidates are Democrats. …

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