As in-person voting begins in California's special election on redistricting, Gov. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly asserted that the Trump administration could send immigration agents to polling places in an attempt to intimidate voters and depress turnout. Newsom has not provided any evidence to suggest that the Department of Homeland Security will deploy immigration agents to polling sites. But he pointed to the Los Angeles campaign launch event for Prop. 50, his plan to redraw the state's congressional districts to favor Democrats,
The plan includes significantly increasing police patrols and enforcing misdemeanor ordinances, investing in infrastructure and new community events, and taking a more business-friendly brush to permits and fees. Officials also plan to be more aggressive in making sure property owners maintain unused properties. The blueprint tackles many "quality of life" issues that critics say have contributed to lower foot traffic in the city's tourist districts since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Do, president of the East Side Union High School District board, will compete with Neysa Fligor, Yan Zhao and Rishi Kumar to replace longtime assessor Larry Stone in November's special election. If elected, Do said he plans to create a public dashboard with data on appeals and appraisal accuracy. "[Stone] may do it internally - and he may, he may not. I don't know, because it's internally," Do, 51, said. "But I'm willing to do that publicly."
Footage captured at a car rental business on Oct. 7 shows Melodee wearing a hooded sweatshirt and what appears to be a wig. Detectives say the wig is darker and straighter than her natural hair. "Investigators believe the wig may have been used to alter her appearance," the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. "Detectives also note that Ashlee is known to wear wigs."
The Antioch High School football team forfeited its game Thursday night due to code of conduct violations by a large portion of its varsity players. The violations are reportedly from an incident caught on video that's since been deleted of students kicking another student in the locker room, as well as pouring water on him, and throwing football equipment at him. [KTVU]
Ring camera video shared to X showed the three intruders knocking on the door of the home in Jurupa Valley at 9:48 p.m. on Oct. 23, addressing the resident by name. One of the suspects claimed to have a search warrant, and when the resident asked what it was for, the men barged into the house. One said, "everybody on the ground," and another asked how many people were in the home.
EXCLUSIVE: Millbrae police chief facing questions for allegedly commuting to work from Idaho Wednesday marked five days since Noyes' first report and Chief Allen was sitting there during the City Council's public comment. He left right after, and the I-Team caught up with him at the police station's front door. "Eamonn, have you found a place to stay besides the police station?" Dan Noyes asked. "Do you have any comments about the report?" He did not respond.
A city audit of San Jose's homelessness services released in October found some nonprofits did not meet performance targets or reporting requirements, and the Housing Department failed to require corrective action plans. These findings echo a 2024 state audit which showed San Jose could not identify all of its expenditures on homeless support, nor does it adequately measure the effectiveness of its systems.
High anxiety is seen when measuring average results for the three months ending in October and the same period 12 months earlier, just before Trump won the presidential election. The most striking change is the 23% slide in the expectations slice of the confidence index basically, the Californian view of the financial future. That put this yardstick of economic hopes 16% below its average since 2007.
What we can verify is that the city had no knowledge of the dwelling units inside the police station until a routine inspection found them, Millbrae spokesperson Annabelle Acosta said. Unfortunately, one of the doors was not accessible to our staff as the locks had been replaced by the police bureau without city knowledge. Acosta also confirmed that a container of alcohol was found in the station.
California, described by one observer in the late 19th century as "the Jews' earthly paradise" for the economic and social promise it held, seems to have become newly hostile to Jewish people in recent years. More than any other place on Earth, Jews have shaped much of California's progress, from Levi Strauss and the founders of the entertainment industry to numerous other leaders in culture, science, real estate and finance.
This measure is misleading, regressive and irresponsible. It's being sold as a lifeline for struggling hospitals, but in reality, it's just another blank check for county officials to spend however they want. Make no mistake - this is not a targeted health care tax. It's a general sales tax, meaning the county can spend it on anything, from administrative salaries, pension and pet projects.
"If left unchecked, gerrymanders like the ones here may irreparably damage our system of government," Associate Justice Elena Kagan wrote in a dissent. Kagan argued that Republicans in North Carolina and Democrats in Maryland - the two examples before the court - had rigged elections in a way that "deprived citizens of the most fundamental of their constitutional rights," "debased and dishonored our democracy" and turned "upside-down the core American idea that all governmental power derives from the people."
