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Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger posted on Facebook and Twitter Monday that Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who was criticized by Donald Trump, "stood up to the Mexican cartels." Schwarzenegger appointed Curiel in 2007. Judge Curiel is an American hero who stood up to the drug cartels," said Arnold. "I was proud to appoint him to the California bench." Ironically, Schwarzenegger a Liberal Republican, will take over Trump’s vacated seat on the next season of Celebrity Apprentice. Arnold h...
SourceFed, a news website with a very popular internet channel, has performed an analysis of Google search recommendations only to find that it appears Google is whitewashing search recommendations for Hillary Clinton. In comparison, Bing and Yahoo! produce fairer results. Here's how it works: Soucefed says news.google.com site’s auto search feature intentionally omits items that might be hurtful to Hillary Clinton. Example: Hillary Clinton CRI suggests "Hillary Clinton Crime bill", not "...
It casts Snapchat in a whole new light. Stanford rapist 'took photograph of his victim's breasts during attack - and shared it with swim team friends who deleted it after his arrest', police believe Stanford rapist Brock Allan Turner shared a photo of his victim's breasts, by sending it to his swim teammates after the attack. This according to court papers, which indicate one of his friends deleted those photos. In a pleading entitled "Sentencing Memorandum" filed by the prosecution, the...
Update: There is now a petition being cirulated to recall Judge Persky, who was re-elected to a 12 year term on June 7th. 44,000 residents who are properly registered to vote in Santa Clara County would have to sign it. PALO ALTO -- At least 10 prospective jurors who oppose Judge Aaron Persky's sentence imposted former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner prison for a sexual assault, more or less refused this week to serve on a jury in an unrelated case he presides over, says the San Jose Mercury...
Puerto Rico has more than $70 billion of outstanding debt, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of about 68%. In February 2014, various American credit rating agencies downgraded the government's debt to non-investment grade. This has created a crisis for the Island, a US Commonwealth. The crisis has forced Puerto Rico's government to adopt policies that it hopes will reduce costs drastically, increase revenues, and spark economic growth so that it can better fund its debt obligations. Puerto Rico's...
Michael Andrew Jace, an actor who portrayed a police office on the TV show, The Shield, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of his wife. Jace fatally shot his wife, April Jace, in front of their two young sons at their Los Angeles home in May of 2014. Jace, now 53, believed that his wife was having an affair. At the time of the shooting, April Jace wanted a divorce. Jace waited in their home for April to come home and when she did, around 8 pm, he shot her...
There is obviously a lot of rear and trepidation in the United States about the progress of Zika Virus. Spread primarily by mosquitos (but also by humans through sexual and other contact), the disease causes some pregnant women to deliver infants with Microcephaly. The US has more screeen doors and windows, and also less standing water than some Latin American countries, which may make it less vulnerable to the Zika virus. Here is the report from Health Mexico: • In the last report, 222 cases w...
LOS ANGELES– More than 5,000 people are expected to gather at the "Family Festival" hosted by Councilmember Mitchell Englander on Saturday June 11 to kick off the summer with a packed lineup of entertainment, free attractions, live performances for kids, and interactive activities for the entire family. "During the last six months, this community has been devastated by the Aliso Canyon Gas Leak with over 20,000 people relocated, 2 schools closed and dozens of local businesses impacted," said C...
The Santa Monica Police report heavy police activity, on the 1300 block of 14th street. This is the block between Santa Monica Blvd and Broadway. They don't tell us the nature of the police activity. The e mail reads in full: 1300 5th street closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic, heavy police activity This e-mail has been sent to you by the CITY OF SANTA MONICA. To maximize their communication with you, you may be receiving this e-mail in addition to a phone call with the same message. If...
A moderately large earthquake rocked rural Southern California nearly 30 miles south of Palm Springs. The epicenter was in the desert. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-5.2 temblor struck just after 1 a.m. Friday. USGS geophysicist Amy Vaughan says it was strong enough to have awakened sleepers. She says the shallow quake touched off a series of smaller aftershocks, registering between magnitude-2.6 to 3.6. The Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Riverside County Sheriff's...
DODGERS OPTION MONTAS LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today reinstated right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas (rib resection surgery) from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Montas, 23, posted a 1.50 ERA in six rehab games (three starts) with Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City, striking out 18 with only two walks and a 0.83 WHIP in 12.0 innings. He is in his first season with the Dodger organization after being acquired from the White Sox on Dec. 1...
Well, at least they asked him to Run for President in 2020. Assuming of course Donald R. Trump is not the incumbent. House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) faced tough questioning at 2012 running mate Mitt Romney's annual E2 summit Friday, attendees report. In particular, attendees such as Meg Whitman demanded an explanation for his decision to endorse Trump, and he tried to explain his thinking to an audience hostile to the Donald. Ryan's appearance allowed people to discuss the Elephant in the...