california

  1. Melodi

    USA 24 fires a day: Surge in flames at L.A. homeless encampments a growing crisis

    I suspect that if the Cities in the LA area don't sort this one way or another, nature will sort it for them during the next bad fire season. The Oakland Hills Fire Storm was probably started by homeless people trying to keep warm, they even tried to do the right thing and put it out but it...
  2. Melodi

    USA Huge fires break out in California Wine Country -update Napa, Bay Area, Santa Cruz & More

    My very close friends (one of the couples who married about the same time Nightwolf and I did) just posted on facebook that one minute they were drinking wine and listening to Italian folk music and the next moment they were packing the car and evacuating! It was very sudden - they are safe in...
  3. MinnesotaSmith

    EDUC UC Santa Cruz fires 54 graduate student workers wanting pay covering more than their housing

    A good example of "Higher ed doesn't work, California doesn't work, and higher ed + California REALLY doesn't work" Department. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-02-28/uc-santa-cruz-fires-54-graduate-student-workers-wildcat-strike UC Santa Cruz fires 54 graduate student workers...
  4. MinnesotaSmith

    ECON What California is becoming is just feudalism

    Albeit with technology to make the comparison not as blatantly obvious at first. https://www.city-journal.org/california-high-tech-feudalism California Preening The Golden State is on a path to high-tech feudalism, but there’s still time to change course. Joel Kotkin December 20, 2019 “We...
  5. O

    COMM Update: Cal Fire Ditching HAM Emergency Comms

    So..... it sounds like some bonehead wants to remove two repeaters positioned on California mountaintops in fire prone areas, that have been used to facilitate communication of fire mitigation for about 30 years. IMO it sounds like this YouTube volger has done his research and is presenting an...
  6. Doomer Doug

    HEALTH Lord of the Rats

    https://abc7.com/pets-animals/la-ranked-2nd-most-rat-infested-city-in-us-orkin/5641815/?fbclid=IwAR1Y2NsPqkeAsa7kaBTYKSepAz7YwvQLdNkRa44vz9pavFMNVxOgO3qUHxY Wednesday, October 23, 2019 3:14PM LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The City of Angels is apparently also the city of rats. Los Angeles has been...
  7. MinnesotaSmith

    ENER Houses w/ solar panels as SOL as everyone else in Calif recent blackouts

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/the_california_blackouts_and_solar_power.html October 14, 2019 The California blackouts and solar power By J.R. Dunn "One valuable lesson has been learned from the California blackouts concerning the greens' vaunted solar power. People with solar...
  8. MinnesotaSmith

    DISASTER It’s Official: Parts of California Are Too Wildfire-Prone To Insure

    https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/08/its-official-parts-of-california-are-too-wildfire-prone-to-insure.html It’s Official: Parts of California Are Too Wildfire-Prone To Insure Posted on August 21, 2019 by Yves Smith "Yves here. We’ve had quite the run of California stories, but this...
  9. MinnesotaSmith

    RACE WAR Conquered California -- 1st hand thoughts from an American being replaced there

    https://www.takimag.com/article/conquered-california/ Conquered California by David Cole July 23, 2019 "Last month, a prominent figure on the right asked me point-blank, “Why don’t you move?” He was referring to California, and my stubborn refusal to leave this high-tax, low-IQ, far-left...
  10. MinnesotaSmith

    DISASTER 15+ Republican homes were ARSONED under cover of recent CA fire?!?

    :siren: First read about here (where Roissy went after SJWs shut down his site Chateau Heartiste): https://gab.com/heartiste Links to here: https://voat.co/v/QRV/3307520/19477144 BigGoblinslayingKoranBurning Steve @BGKB News 7 hours ago Pedophile Cabal burning down MAGA houses in LA "In...
  11. MinnesotaSmith

    DISASTER Endangered FROGS stopping burnt town of Paradise CA from being quickly rebuilt

    https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/10/frogs-california-fire-rebuild/ ENDANGERED FROGS PREVENTING FIRE-RAVAGED CALIFORNIA CITY FROM BEING QUICKLY REBUILT 05/10/2019 "Endangered frogs in California are making it difficult for state officials to decide on regulations that allow fire crews to...
  12. MinnesotaSmith

    HEALTH "Brown-Out": map San Francisco human poop piles

    https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2019/04/22/talk-about-a-brown-out-this-map-of-san-francisco-perfectly-captures-progressive-urban-policy-in-one-image-pic/ Talk about a ‘brown-out’: This map of San Francisco perfectly captures ‘progressive urban policy in one image’ April 22, 2019 by Sarah D...
  13. MinnesotaSmith

    CORP/BIZ California May Be Coming for You -- big back taxes if you NEVER did anything there

    https://spectator.org/california-may-be-coming-for-you/ by STEVEN GREENHUT April 4, 2019 "Those of us who live in California are used to the state’s aggressive tax-collection policies. Despite record-setting budgets, the state never has enough revenue to fund all the programs it wants to...
  14. kittyluvr

    GUNS/RLTD Federal Court Finds California Magazine Ban Violates the Second Amendment

    In one of the strongest judicial statements in favor of the Second Amendment to date, Judge Roger T. Benitez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California determined on Friday that California’s ban on commonly possessed firearm magazines violates the Second Amendment. The...
  15. MinnesotaSmith

    INSANITY "Sexual harassment" is now legally IMPOSSIBLE to defend against in Californicatedland

    http://menslaws.com/slew-of-new-california-metoo-sexual-harassment-laws-go-into-effect-in-2019-eliminates-confidentiality-and-ability-to-defend-lawsuits-creates-blacklists-even-false-allegations-are-not-defamatory/ SLEW OF NEW CALIFORNIA #METOO SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWS GO INTO EFFECT IN 2019...
  16. H

    POL California's next governor and lawmakers enter a new power dynamic in Sacramento - LA Times

    So how fast can they kill the golden goose after slowly strangling it for decades?....."fiscal restraint" and "Jerry Brown" in the same sentence?!?!...LOL For links see article source..... Posted for fair use...
  17. H

    POL California GOP ponders way forward after stunning losses

    Hummm….. For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://apnews.com/e11342c7cb04477ea584013ad80f8cd4 California GOP ponders way forward after stunning losses By MICHAEL R. BLOOD today LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a speech to fellow Republicans in May, U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters...
  18. Melodi

    ALERT Fire Danger for Northern California Mountains? Nov 2018

    A close friend in Paradise California (a community in the foothills/lower mountains of Northern California near Chico). I hadn't heard anything about a new series of alerts, I know there was a thread sometime back that mentioned PGE might do planned shut offs but I couldn't find it. Anyway, I...
  19. H

    USA Econ/Pol - Middle class is disappearing in California as wealth gap grows: The Hill

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/412928-middle-class-is-disappearing-in-california-as-wealth-gap-grows Middle class is disappearing in California as wealth gap grows By Kristin Tate, opinion contributor — 10/24/18 12:00 PM EDT...
  20. H

    ALERT Power Being Shut by PG&E in Sierra Foothills due to Fire Danger

    PG&E Shutting off power on Sierra Foothills due to Fire Danger.... More in a bit.
  21. H

    ENER Reduce your electricity use during California heat wave this week, state asks

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article215395220.html California Reduce your electricity use during California heat wave this week, state asks By Adesuwa Agbonile aagbonile@sacbee.com July 23, 2018 04:39 PM Updated July...
  22. H

    FASCISM California Considers Creating A Fake News Advisory Group

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/06/25/california-considers-fake-news-advisory-group/ California Considers Creating A Fake News Advisory Group June 25, 2018 at 11:44 am SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California is considering creating a...
  23. H

    POL California Deputy District Attorneys Speak Out Against Soros Pouring Millions Into Local Races

    I know there's a thread on this but I couldn't find it....HC For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://freebeacon.com/politics/california-deputy-district-attorneys-speak-soros-pouring-millions-local-races/ California Deputy District Attorneys Speak Out Against Soros...
  24. H

    GOV/MIL An ambitious CA bill would put the state in charge of controlling prices in commercial healthcare

    Un-F@#$ing believable, unless you live in this state (goes with the "news police" thread...HC)... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-healthcare-price-control-bill-20180409-story.html An ambitious California bill would...
  25. kittyluvr

    GOV/MIL CA - New Bill would require annual fire inspection for homeschool families

    From an e-mail I just received from HSLDA.org Join Legislative Action Alert March 15, 2018 From: Mike Smith, HSLDA, and Roy Hanson, Family Protection Ministries Bill: AB 2756 (as introduced)—Mandatory Annual Fire Inspections of Private Homeschoolers' Residences Author: State Assembly...
  26. H

    POL Op-Ed NY Post: California Dems’ hard-left turn could be the whole party’s future

    The Night the Democratic Party Committed Political Suicide http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?531182-The-Night-the-Democratic-Party-Committed-Political-Suicide/page2 California Democratic Party declines to endorse Dianne Feinstein in re-election bid Started by Hfcomms‎, 02-25-2018...
  27. H

    POL Think California politics is on the far-left fringe? Just wait for the next elections.

    Tick, tick, tick... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/think-california-politics-is-on-the-far-left-fringe-just-wait-for-the-next-elections/2018/02/04/80e679c2-05e5-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html?utm_term=.05fd776200c8 National...
  28. H

    LEGAL Extreme’ rent control could be coming to California soon - Sacramento Bee

    Well this is going to get "interesting"... For links and interactive graphs see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article197489354.html CAPITOL ALERT ‘Extreme’ rent control could be coming to California soon BY ANGELA...
  29. H

    POL Wealthy exodus to escape new tax rules worries California Democrats

    Hummm.....I wonder if they're thinking the same in NY, NJ, MA, Conn. and Il?... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article195405279.html CAPITOL ALERT Wealthy exodus to escape new tax rules worries California...
  30. H

    GOV/MIL California's Brown Raises Prospect of Pension Cuts in Downturn

    This is the literal tip of the iceberg of the Dems failure in this state.... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-10/california-s-brown-raises-prospect-of-pension-cuts-in-downturn California's Brown Raises Prospect of...
  31. kittyluvr

    GUNS/RLTD California - Internet Ammo sales reminder from SGAmmo.com

    I received the following e-mail from SGammo today: The SGAmmo Targeted Newsletter is a custom tailored email to you based on your order history at SGAmmo. This particular email is for California clients in general. Due to recent laws passed in CA there will be heavy restrictions on sales of...
  32. H

    ILL IMM California becomes first 'sanctuary state' - Feds to conduct "at large" arrests

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-becomes-first-sanctuary-state-undocumented-migrants-230001006.html California becomes first 'sanctuary state' for undocumented migrants AFP • October 6, 2017 Los Angeles (AFP) - California became...
  33. H

    GOV/MIL California Is Already Preparing for a North Korean Nuclear Attack

    Hummm.....Talk about a day late and a dollar short.....:shk: For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/09/25/california-is-already-preparing-for-a-north-korean-nuclear-attack/ EXCLUSIVE California Is Already Preparing for a North Korean Nuclear...
  34. H

    ENVR With 8 threatening volcanoes, USGS says California deserves close monitoring

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.sfgate.com/local/science/article/With-8-dangerous-volcanoes-California-has-a-11746331.php With 8 threatening volcanoes, USGS says California deserves close monitoring JAKE ELLISON, SPECIAL TO SEATTLEPI.COM Updated 10:01 am...
  35. H

    ECON More than 1/3rd of California households have virtually no savings, risk of financial ruin

    November Sierra Sherlock..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/social-affairs/20170725/more-than-a-third-of-california-households-have-virtually-no-savings-are-at-risk-of-financial-ruin-report-says More than a third of California...
  36. H

    POL Rallies, F-bombs and a raucous start to the California Democratic Party convention

    Hummm.... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-protests-f-bombs-and-a-raucous-start-1495247278-htmlstory.html 2017 California Democratic Party convention 2018 election California Democrats MAY...
  37. H

    POL California may end ban on communists in government jobs

    Hummm.... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article149393519.html MAY 08, 2017 5:41 PM California may end ban on communists in government jobs BY SOPHIA BOLLAG Associated Press SACRAMENTO, CALIF. Comments 376 Being a...
  38. Melodi

    WEATHER General Thread for Giant California storm "L" (Statewide stories, not just Oroville Dam)

    Mods, I thought I would try starting a separate thread from the giant thread on the specific thread for the Oroville dam situation. That's because this storm is affecting ALL of California and causing multiple local disasters and new stories keep breaking - This first article is from the BBC...
  39. H

    OP-ED California Goes Confederate - Victor Davis Hanson

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2017/02/09/california-goes-confederate-n2283146 California Goes Confederate Victor Davis Hanson |Posted: Feb 09, 2017 12:01 AM Comments 444 Over sixty percent of California voters went...
  40. H

    ALERT Seven cases of measles reported in L.A. County

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-measles-20161223-story.html Seven cases of measles reported in L.A. County By Soumya Karlamangla, Contact Reporter December 23, 2016, 7:00 AM Los Angeles County public health officials...
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