[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times Caltrans officials say landslide repairs will keep Highway 1 south of Big Sur closed for months, rewriting travel plans for anyone who had been hoping to make a coastal road trip in early spring. Beyond that, “It is too early to establish a timeline,” Caltrans spokesman...
Conspiracy Peddler Joins Ranks of Republicans Running for Governor if Newsom Recall Qualifies
[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times A recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom has not yet qualified for the ballot, but potential challengers are already announcing their intention to run. Businessman John Cox, who lost to Newsom in the 2018 gubernatorial election, said that if the recall backers gather enough signatures, he will...
Police Pepper-Spray, Handcuff 9-Year-Old Girl in Bodycam Videos
[aggregation-styles] CBS News Police in Rochester, N.Y. released two body-camera videos Sunday of officers restraining a distraught 9-year-old girl who was handcuffed and sprayed with what police called a chemical "irritant." The Democrat and Chronicle reported that prior to the release of the videos, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren expressed her...
They Stormed the Capitol To Overturn the Results of an Election They Didn’t Vote In
[aggregation-styles] CNN (CNN) They were there to "Stop the Steal" and to keep the President they revered in office, yet records show that some of the rioters who stormed the US Capitol did not vote in the very election they were protesting. One was Donovan Crowl, an ex-Marine who charged...
GOP Congresswoman Blamed California Wildfires on Secret Jewish Space Laser
[aggregation-styles] New York Magazine Subscription Axios has a small squib about “The Mischief Makers,” a handful of idiosyncratic congressional backbenchers who make trouble for their respective party leadership. The leading Democratic mischief-maker is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who advocates some left-wing views I consider simplistic and impractical and, in some cases, poll...
As Many as 1/3 of Americans Could Already Have COVID-19 Immunity: Analysis
[aggregation-styles] New York Post As many as one-third of Americans could already have some immunity to COVID-19, a Post analysis of publicly available data shows. The figure is a combination of those who’ve had the virus — assuming they are offered some level of immunity — and people who’ve received...
Did Misogyny Lead to Valley Councilman’s Abrupt Resignation?
[aggregation-styles] San Joaquin Valley Sun Details behind the abrupt exit of former Hanford City Council member Art Brieno are slowly being revealed. Thursday night, an attorney for Darlene Mata, a high-ranking public official in the City of Hanford administration, previewed the findings of an investigation conducted by Hanford’s City Attorney...
Europe Gives Biden a One-Finger Salute
[aggregation-styles] Politico Europe So much for first impressions. Ever since Joe Biden won the U.S. presidency, the rhetoric from Europe’s leaders has been filled with anticipation of a new transatlantic dawn. With you know who safely out of the White House, the Continent’s leading lights signaled Europe would again link...
‘We’re Killing Our Own’: How ‘Pandejo’ Movement Fueled Pandemic in California
[aggregation-styles] The Atlantic How California became the American epicenter for COVID-19 will be debated for years to come; income disparities and medical inequities are top issues. But one of the more obvious reasons is also one of the least highlighted: The coronavirus is as bad as it is in the...
Tulare County Reports First Child Death from COVID-19
[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta The Tulare County Health and Human Service Agency on Wednesday announced the death of a minor from COVID-19 related causes. The announcement did not include the age or sex of the child. The agency also did not include whether the child suffered from any underlying health...