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Californians Overwhelmingly Pass Anti-Crime Proposition 36 Measure That Dems Strongly Opposed

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California voters approved by a massive margin a ballot measure to more harshly punish certain crimes — with the initiative garnering a whopping 70.6% support with nearly 7.6 million ballots counted.

The outcome of the state’s Proposition 36 reflected a backlash to light penalties for shoplifting and drug-related crimes — and it passed despite opposition from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Prop 36 authorizes felony charges for possession of drugs including fentanyl and for thefts under $950 if the offender has two prior drug or theft convictions, according to the official summary of its provisions.

The nascent law creates a new category of crime called “treatment-mandated felony” that allows a person to have their drug conviction set aside if they complete rehab.

“Defendants who plead guilty to felony drug possession and complete treatment can have charges dismissed,” according to the measure’s summary. (Read more from “Californians Overwhelmingly Pass Anti-Crime Proposition 36 Measure That Dems Strongly Opposed” HERE)

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California Election Officials Registered ‘Self-Confessed’ Noncitizens To Vote: Report

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A county registrar is the first line of defense in keeping a noncitizen off the voter roll. But registrars in Alameda County, California, have approved dozens of voter registrations from “self-confessed foreign nationals” — some of which tried to vote — according to records obtained by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF).

Alameda County disclosed in a dataset provided to PILF that there were at least 54 noncitizens who had been on the voter rolls, with at least one voter having been on the rolls for 14 years, though the “average time” on the voter roll was four years. The earliest known illegal registration began in 2004, according to PILF.

One individual, identified by his first name “Gang,” listed his place of birth as China and indicated foreign citizenship, according to PILF. He had his registration canceled in June of 2023 1 three years after his initial registration.

Another ineligible individual, known by his first name Shahid, was registered for at least two years but “revealed” his ineligibility when, in 2016, he sought a provisional ballot after his “original mail ballot was lost,” according to PILF. The ineligible voter had his voter registration canceled in 2018 after he “came to the office with documentation” that confirmed he was a noncitizen, according to PILF.

Notably, at least 12 noncitizens attempted to register to vote while admitting their non-citizen status but had their applications rejected. (Read more from “California Election Officials Registered ‘Self-Confessed’ Noncitizens To Vote: Report” HERE)

‘Yacht Killer’ Inmate Got Taxpayer-Funded Sex-Change With Kamala Harris’ Blessing: Report

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A transgender [“woman”] convicted of killing a couple to try to get money for [his] sex change ended up having the procedure covered by California taxpayers — thanks to radical policies backed by VP Kamala Harris.

The notorious so-called “Yacht Killer” — who was born John Jacobson Jr. and now goes by Skylar Deleon — is currently serving life without parole after initially being sentenced to death for the slaying of Thomas Hawks, 57, and his wife Jackie, 47, in 2004.

Deleon, 45, duped the couple into letting them and several associates board their 55-foot yacht and take them out on it after feigning interest in purchasing the vessel.

While out at sea somewhere between Newport Harbor and Santa Catalina, Deleon used a stun gun to incapacitate the couple and forced them to give up their bank-account information and sign over the boat’s title — before tying them to the anchor and tossing it overboard.

Last year, nearly two decades after the murders, the killer finally got a sex-change operation — courtesy of California taxpayers. [He] is now waiting to be transferred to a women’s prison. (Read more from “‘Yacht Killer’ Inmate Got Taxpayer-Funded Sex-Change With Kamala Harris’ Blessing: Report” HERE)

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Californians Lose Power Again in Heat Wave Amid ‘Green Energy’ Push

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California residents are once again struggling to keep the lights on after as many as 50,000 people lost electricity in a heat wave this past weekend that caused the famed Hollywood Bowl to cancel a concert due to the power outage.

The Hollywood Reporter noted:

The Hollywood Bowl was forced to cancel its Sept. 8 show due to a power outage.

The venue posted on its website that the concert, headlined by Vance Joy, had been called off.

The Reporter said that it was unclear what caused the outage, but KABC-7 blamed the heat:

The heat was affecting electrical equipment as utilities scrambled to dispatch crews.

That left many thousands of people without working air conditioning or refrigeration during one of the hottest days of the year.

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Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews were working as quickly as they could, restoring power to some 50,000 customers. But the wait can be miserable.

(Read more from “Californians Lose Power Again in Heat Wave Amid ‘Green Energy’ Push” HERE)

Democrats Pass Bill Offering Up to $150K in Assistance for Illegals to Buy Homes

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Illegal immigrants in California could soon be eligible for tens of thousands of dollars in down payment assistance under a new law sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

On Wednesday, Democrats in the state legislature passed Assembly Bill 1840 requiring the California Housing Finance Authority’s “Dream for All Program,” which provides residents financial assistance to purchase homes, to consider applications from illegal immigrants. The program offers first-time homebuyers loan assistance of up to 20 percent of a property’s value with a cap of $150,000. Buyers then pay back the loan plus up to 20 percent of any property appreciation depending on income.

Lawmakers passed the changes to the program to include illegal immigrants along party lines Wednesday night.

California Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher slammed the bill in a statement.

“I didn’t know it was possible to make the border crisis and the housing crisis worse with just one vote,” the assembly leader said. “But Democrats found a way. Giving taxpayer-funded housing subsidies to illegal immigrants will drive costs even higher and encourage more chaos at the border. This is crazy and it needs to stop.” (Read more from “Democrats Pass Bill Offering Up to $150K in Assistance for Illegals to Buy Homes” HERE)

Man Defies Order From HOA to Take Down Trump Flags and Decorations: ‘I’m Not Going to Be Bullied’

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A California man is refusing to take down his pro-Trump flag and decorations after his homeowners’ association ordered him to take them down because they violate the HOA rules.

Paul Wood Bonilla believes the HOA of his residence in Lodi is targeting him because the group’s officials object to the political message.

“I knew that the minute that I started supporting Trump that they were going to give me a hard time,” Bonilla said to KOVR-TV.

Bonilla received a letter from the HOA saying that it restricts signage in excess of three square feet. The letter does not mention the politics of his signage.

“The guy took a bullet for me,” said Bonilla, referring to Trump. “I am going to support him.” (Read more from “Man Defies Order From HOA to Take Down Trump Flags and Decorations: ‘I’m Not Going to Be Bullied'” HERE)

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‘Humiliated’ Nurse Says She Was Kicked Off Flight Over Medical Condition

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A humiliated California nurse claimed she was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight and was discriminated against because of her skin condition as she tried to get home following surgery.

Brianna Solari was confronted by an airline crewmember on Thursday when she was flying out of Hollywood Burbank Airport after she had undergone a procedure to reduce the tumors on her body from her neurofibromatosis (NF), according to KCRA. . .

“I lack an enzyme, which is neurofibromin, which is a tumor suppressor,” Solari told the outlet. “So tumors grow along nerves and can be tiny, little pinpoint tumors, or they can be enormous. Some of them can be very disfiguring.” . . .

“I exited the airplane, and they said there had been some concerns,” Solari told the outlet.

“‘Do you have any, you know, medical conditions, or diseases?’ And I said, no, I had surgery,” she explained. “That’s none of their business what’s going on. But I said, no, I had surgery. And they said, ‘OK.’” (Read more from “‘Humiliated’ Nurse Says She Was Kicked Off Flight Over Medical Condition” HERE)

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‘In Complete Fear’: Kamala Harris Reportedly Berated Staff as California Attorney General

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Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris frequently berated staff and subjected them to strict rules during her time serving as California attorney general, according to an op-ed published in 2019 in The Union.

Harris served as California’s attorney general from 2011 to 2017, during which time Gregory McAteer interned for Harris for a month, according to the op-ed. The article was written by Gregory’s father, California superintendent and son of former state senator Terry McAteer during Harris’ 2020 presidential bid, and details claims made by his son about Harris’ constant mistreatment of staff.

McAteer claims in the op-ed that staff were “in complete fear” due to Harris frequently berating them with ‘f-bombs’ and would not allow low-level staff the “privilege” to address her or look her in the eyes.

“Sure, the job is stressful and we’ve all dealt with an angry boss in our lives but there is another side of Kamala Harris which the general public does not know,” McAteer said.

McAteer reported that staff were instructed to stand as Harris entered the room every morning and say “good morning general,” according to The Union. McAteer’s son was also allegedly never directly addressed by Harris during the month he worked for her, despite the office consisting of only about 20 staffers, who were “too intimidated” to introduce McAteer to Harris themselves. (Read more from “‘In Complete Fear’: Kamala Harris Reportedly Berated Staff as California Attorney General” HERE)

Dad Wins Full Custody of Son, 4, After Child’s Mother Allegedly Tried to Raise Him Non-Binary

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A California father said he’s been granted full custody of his 4-year-old son following a protracted legal battle with the boy’s mother — who allegedly forced the child to wear dresses and glitter because she wanted to raise him as non-binary.

Harrison Tinsley told “The Daily Signal Podcast” that he prevailed in the years-long court battle to win full physical custody of Sawyer, which the dad likened to “watching a miracle.”

“I know he’s a boy. He wants to be a boy. He adamantly expresses that,” Tinsley told host Virginia Allen. “If you say anything to the contrary he gets very upset.”

Tinsley alleged that Sawyer’s mother — who he said identifies as a lesbian and non-binary herself — tried to push her gender ideology onto the child from the time he was a baby.

This included a cruel campaign of gaslighting like referring to Sawyer with they/them pronouns over his protestations, and forcing him to wear girls’ diapers, dresses and makeup, the dad claimed. (Read more from “Dad Wins Full Custody of Son, 4, After Child’s Mother Allegedly Tried to Raise Him Non-Binary” HERE)

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California’s $20 Minimum Wage Leads 89% of Fast-Food Restaurants to Reduce Hours

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The minimum wage for fast-food workers in California jumped to $20 an hour on April 1, a $4 pay bump for 553,000 fast workers.

However, restaurant chain owners raised concerns that the minimum wage increases would hurt their bottom line, and owners have cut workers’ hours, raised food prices, and even shut down some locations.

In June, Rubio’s Coastal Grill announced it was closing 48 restaurants and filed for bankruptcy, citing the minimum wage increase as one of the reasons for its financial troubles.

Now, more than a month after the Mexican restaurants’ announcement, the Employment Policies Institute published a report revealing that 67% of fast-food restaurants said the minimum wage increase will cost $100,000 per location every year. One in four owners said it would cost more than $200,000 per year.

The survey was filled out by 200 business owners across the Golden State. (Read more from “California’s $20 Minimum Wage Leads 89% of Fast-Food Restaurants to Reduce Hours” HERE)