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The Happiest City in America Revealed — and the Others in the Top 5 may Surprise You

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Happiness has an address — and it’s in California.

Fremont, Calif., has been crowned the happiest city in the country, according to a new WalletHub study ranking 182 of the largest US cities.

The Bay Area city took the No. 1 spot after WalletHub compared cities using 29 measures of happiness spanning emotional and physical well-being, income and employment, and community and environment. . .

The city, located on the southeast shore of San Francisco Bay, ranked first for emotional and physical well-being, helped by its walkability, mild weather, high sports participation and an average life expectancy of nearly 82 years, WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo told the New York Times.

Bismarck, ND, took the No. 2 spot, followed by Scottsdale, Ariz.; South Burlington, Vt.; and Fargo, ND — putting two cities in frigid North Dakota among the five happiest places in America. . .

Bismarck topped the community and environment category, with the study pointing to residents’ strong sense of connection and satisfaction with their community. (Read more from “The Happiest City in America Revealed — and the Others in the Top 5 may Surprise You” HERE)

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Serial California Butt Sniffer Arrested Again

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A California man with a history of lewd behavior towards women was arrested once again after police received another report of a suspicious individual in a Glendale, California, business on Friday. Police officers arrested 39-year-old Calese Carron Crowder after two separate businesses reported suspicious activity.

Police officers responded to the area at around 3:30 p.m. on Friday. According to a report by mynewsla.com, a witness saw the man “hunkered down” and approaching people to smell them. Police were also dispatched to a nearby clothing store near South Brand Boulevard and East Broadway regarding a similar report. At that location, police reviewed surveillance video and identified Crowder as the suspect in the incident after it showed him allegedly engaged in similar offensive “sniffing” behavior.

As reported by Breitbart Texas, Crowder’s history of arrests for lewd activity is well known among surrounding Los Angeles area municipalities. In July 2025, Crowder was arrested after police received similar reports of a man loitering at a department store in Burbank, California.

On that occasion, according to a Burbank Police Department press release, officers responded to the report of a suspicious individual in the Nordstrom Rack department store at 1601 North Victory Place. Upon arrival, they were informed by store employees that the man had left. Police began searching the surrounding businesses in hopes of locating the man.

During a search of a nearby Walmart, Crowder was located as he moved around the various departments of the big-box retailer. Using the store’s surveillance system, officers monitored the suspect as he walked through the women’s department, where he was observed following a female customer. (Read more from “Serial California Butt Sniffer Arrested Again” HERE)

Resident Takes Alleged Intruder’s Gun, Kills Him with It

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A resident in Fremont, California, managed to take a gun away from an alleged intruder shortly after noon Friday and shoot him with it.

ABC 7 reported that two allegedly armed teenagers forced their way into the apartment and a confrontation ensued. An altercation followed, during which one of the residents was able to take a gun from one of the suspects.

The resident then shot the suspect and that suspect later died in a hospital.

NBC Bay Area noted that the second suspect fled the scene but was soon apprehended. He was placed in juvenile hall on a matter related to “residential burglary and felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm.” (Read more from “Resident Takes Alleged Intruder’s Gun, Kills Him with It” HERE)

State Admits It Doesn’t Track Noncitizens On Voter Rolls As Federal Law Requires

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For years, Americans have been told that concerns about noncitizens voting are a myth, a right-wing talking point unworthy of serious attention. California’s own secretary of state and attorney general have proven otherwise, however, not by admitting the state has no idea whether, or how often, it’s even happening, but by indicating the state isn’t bothering to track it.

A few weeks ago, the ACLJ submitted two California Public Records Act (CPRA) requests — one to the California secretary of state and one to Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office — seeking records on how the state maintains the integrity of its voter rolls. The Attorney General’s Office took an extension, ultimately responding on Aug. 10.

The Secretary of State’s Office responded first, but refused to provide any records responsive to our request. According to its answer, the statewide voter registration system simply “does not contain” a specific cancellation reason for non-citizenship. In other words, the state cannot tell us how many noncitizens have ever been removed from its voter rolls — because it doesn’t keep that information at all.

Below is a summary of our records requests to the secretary of state, and how California responded to each: First, we asked for the number of voter registrations that were canceled because the registrant didn’t meet citizenship requirements. California said its system “does not contain a voter status reason for cancellation due to non-citizenship.”

Second, we asked for records on the programs the state uses to keep its voter rolls accurate and current. California pointed to training manuals showing that new registrants are checked against death records, felony records from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and DMV change-of-address records — but not citizenship (aside from a self-attested checkbox). (Read more from “State Admits It Doesn’t Track Noncitizens On Voter Rolls As Federal Law Requires” HERE)

“Anti-White” Attack by Mob at Maui Resort Leaves Six with Serious Injuries

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A California family’s Hawaiian getaway turned to horror when its members were targeted as “haole boys” and viciously beaten by a mob at a luxury Maui resort, leaving one with a huge head wound.

The violent brawl broke out around 10 p.m. on July 17 at the Kaanapali Alii resort in West Maui, where local officers responded to a disturbance involving roughly 30 people near the property’s pool.

Seven visitors from California, ranging in age from 17 to 62, told police they were assaulted after a group of young people allegedly threw chairs and attacked members of their family.

At least six victims suffered injuries serious enough to require medical treatment. . .

The family, who has not been named, believes they were singled out because they are white and is urging investigators to pursue the case as a hate crime. (Read more from “Anti-White” Attack by Mob at Maui Resort Leaves Six with Serious Injuries” HERE)

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Hostage Crisis Allegedly Involving Father And Son Holding Two Federal Employees At Gunpoint Ends After Hourslong Standoff

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Two U.S. Forest Service employees were held hostage for hours throughout Thursday night in a Northern California national forest.

The federal employees were freed early Friday after being zip-tied and held at gunpoint for roughly 15 hours inside a trailer in Northern California’s Shasta-Trinity National Forest, The New York Times reported, citing Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue. The hostage situation unfolded at a campground near Gumboot Lake in the forest. Authorities arrested the suspects, Joseph Charles Henrichsen, 49, and his 23-year-old son, Phoenix Henrichsen, after the employees were released unharmed, the outlet reported.

“Both are resting and will need some time to process this experience,” said Brian Tosh, the F.B.I.’s acting special agent in Sacramento, according to the outlet.

The motive of the hostage situation remains unclear, and law enforcement is still investigating the situation, the outlet reported, citing Tosh.

“I am proud of the immediate and professional work of these elite FBI teams to assist our partners for a safe and successful resolution,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post to X.

(Read more from “Hostage Crisis Allegedly Involving Father And Son Holding Two Federal Employees At Gunpoint Ends After Hourslong Standoff” HERE)

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Extremely Rare Cancer Striking Kids in Rich Calif. City Takes Worrying Turn — as Possible Cause Emerges

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Families in a rich California enclave have claimed an extremely rare cancer has struck more people than first feared and that its root cause could be due to the rampant use of pesticides.

Locals in Ladera Ranch, Orange County, have spent months raising concerns after at least six local children were diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a bone and soft tissue cancer that affects only about 200 to 240 children nationwide each year.

Now, residents say their own investigation has uncovered what they believe is an unusually heavy use of pesticides and herbicides throughout the community and that more than 60 people could be impacted.

Researchers have previously explored possible associations between pesticide exposure and certain childhood cancers, including Ewing sarcoma, but no direct causal relationship has been confirmed. Still, residents say the volume of chemicals being sprayed throughout the community has become impossible to ignore.

“This issue has been looked into by several different groups of residents in Ladera Ranch going back to 2016,” attorney and resident Jackie French told The California Post. “They have all been pretty much stonewalled … and many of them ended up moving away, so the movement kind of dies out each time.” . . .

“In this one Facebook group — and we only have about 25,000 people in our city and only a couple thousand in that group — she got 62 responses,” French said. “Some people were saying there are three people with brain cancer just on their street.” (Read more from “Extremely Rare Cancer Striking Kids in Rich Calif. City Takes Worrying Turn — as Possible Cause Emerges” HERE)

California Plummets in Rankings of Worst States to Move To — as a Surprising State Takes The Lead

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Those looking to relocate to the Golden State to seek their fame and/or fortune may want to reconsider, since a new report has California ranked as one of the worst states to move to.

ConsumerAffairs has released its annual report of the best and worst US states to settle in, with California ranking third to last in the nation.

The Golden State ranked 48th out of 50 states, remaining in the same place as it was on last year’s list, with just Louisiana and New Mexico ranked behind in 49th and 50th, respectively.

The report also comes just days after a separate analysis by WalletHub revealing that California is home to six of the least-educated cities in the entire country.

The ConsumerAffairs Research Team compiled its rankings by analyzing data on each state’s affordability, safety, economic strength, healthcare and education, and quality of life.

California ranks dead last at 50th in affordability, 49th in safety behind New Mexico, and 41st in economic strength. It placed much higher in the last two metrics, at 23rd in healthcare and education, and 14th in quality of life, which likely helped the state avoid the so-called cellar. (Read more from “California Plummets in Rankings of Worst States to Move To — as a Surprising State Takes The Lead” HERE)

Mother of Trans Athlete Claims Her Child Was Made ‘Invisible’ After Being Forced to Share Awards Stage with Females

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The mother of transgender California track athlete AB Hernandez seems to believe that the winner’s podium at a female track event is no place for females.

In a speech at the San Francisco Pride Summit on Thursday, Nereyda Hernandez took strong exception to the recent California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) decision to give first-place honors to the female athletes who finished behind her son.
Hernandez says the new rule has rendered her son “invisible.”

“Of course I’m going to be upset,” Hernandez said. “AB put in all the work, all the hours after school, and she got put aside. It was heartbreaking. I knew it hurt her, because she’s physically there, but she’s kind of invisible.”

The CIF instituted the new rule as a way of, at least attempting to quell the controversy surrounding the state’s decision to allow boys to compete in girls’ sports.
(Read more from “Mother of Trans Athlete Claims Her Child Was Made ‘Invisible’ After Being Forced to Share Awards Stage with Females” HERE)

California Legislature Seeks to Let Kids Divorce Their Parents

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In the left’s ongoing crusade to separate vulnerable children from the influence of their parents, Democrats in the Failed State of California are pushing a bill that would allow minor children to divorce their parents.

As you read this, keep in mind that this has nothing to do with protecting children. Quite the opposite, in fact. This is all about removing children from the protection of their families so they can be corrupted and exploited.

“The bill [AB 1967] allows any minor residing in any residential facility to file a legal application against their parents, without cause or evidence of harm,” reports the Post Millennial. “Residential facilities include drug rehabilitation programs, boarding schools, wilderness therapy programs, faith-based residential programs, and runaway shelters.”

You think that sounds bad? Here’s the devil in those details…

“The child can petition the court to strip the parents of custodial authority and substitute county child welfare control or foster placement,” the report adds. “The application need not be corroborated by any adult and need not be served on the parents. The child’s statement alone is sufficient to trigger a mandatory assessment of the parents’ home. This assessment can occur without the parents’ knowledge.” (Read more from “California Legislature Seeks to Let Kids Divorce Their Parents” HERE)