SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay to "house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders." "REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!" he posted on the Truth Social platform. "When we...
Will CA Law Change to Allow Councilmembers to Govern While on Military Duty?
While Nick Richardson served his country he could not serve his constituents. Richardson, an elected member of the Fresno City Council, is also a Marine Corps reservist. The major was recently called up for training in Africa, which meant he could not attend two council meetings in person. State law...
Former Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Says He Met With Trump in Florida
WASHINGTON — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was pardoned by Donald Trump for his conviction related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, said he met with the president over the weekend in Florida. Tarrio posted about the meeting on his X account Sunday morning. “Yesterday,...
Trump Is About to Steal My Friend’s Christmas … and Yours
I first met Dane Chapin, a San Diego-area entrepreneur, in 2012, when he gave me a ride in his Prius and told me I was dead wrong about climate change. We’ve been close friends ever since. Sometimes he’s to my left politically, sometimes to my right. I’ve always admired his...
At Least Three Drowned After Small Boat Overturns Near San Diego
(Reuters) - At least three people drowned after a small boat overturned in the Pacific Ocean north of San Diego, authorities told NBC News and other media outlets on Monday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was searching for nine missing people. A survivor told rescuers 18 people were...
LA Fire Survivors Accuse State Farm of Delaying Claims. Should It Get OK for a Rate Hike?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Rossana Valverde’s Pasadena home of 35 years is still standing after Los Angeles County’s devastating January fires — but more than 100 days later, she and her husband still can’t move back in. That’s because they’re waiting for...
Six Deadly Minutes: How Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza
Israel’s military said it was reacting to an immediate threat when it killed 15 medics and first responders in Gaza in March. But eyewitness accounts and an analysis of videos, audio and autopsy reports show that multiple soldiers fired over the course of six minutes at unarmed emergency workers who...
Millions on the Street Virtually Overnight: How Trump’s Budget Proposal Could Affect CA
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. On Friday President Trump released a budget blueprint for the next fiscal year that would take a chainsaw to social, environmental and education programs. Some of the sharpest cuts are directed at housing programs that are meant to...
$20K Reward Offered for Tips in Killing of Caleb Quick in Clovis
Valley Crime Stoppers have doubled the reward to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in the killing of Caleb Quick, 18, outside a Clovis McDonald’s. Clovis police announced Monday that Valley Crime Stoppers increased the reward as detectives continue to investigate the April 23 shooting, which...
Willy Adames’ Bat Heats Up With Two HRs in Giants Win
SAN FRANCISCO — Willy Adames homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Sunday. Adames hit a solo homer in each of his first two at-bats for his eighth career multi-home run game. He just missed another homer in the...