WSJ says Trump sent lewd birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein; president vows to sue
As the president resists calls to release government files on Jeffrey Epstein, a Wall Street Journal report claims that Trump sent a lewd letter to the disgraced financier in 2003.
California sues Trump administration over loss of high-speed rail funding
The lawsuit comes one day after the Federal Railroad Administration pulled $4 billion from California’s high-speed rail project.
Border Patrol raids in Sacramento intended to send message: ‘No such thing as a sanctuary state’
Border Patrol agents raided a Home Depot in Sacramento on Thursday, alarming elected officials and prompting a searing rebuke from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, who said they should do their jobs “at the border”.
L.A. County sheriff says there’s ‘no choice’ but to honor ICE warrants for jail inmates
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Thursday that the law requires inmates be turned over to ICE when a federal judge issues a warrant, but the department also continues to follow ‘sanctuary’ policies and does not
UC Santa Barbara’s new chancellor: Dennis Assanis, scientist, engineer, university president
UC Regents named Dennis Assanis to be the UC Santa Barbara chancellor. The former University of Delaware president replaces former Chancellor Henry T. Yang, who stepped down this month.
ICE is gaining access to trove of Medicaid records, adding new peril for immigrants
The plan is the latest step by the Trump administration to gather sensitive information about people living in the U.S. as it seeks to crack down on illegal immigration.
Murder and burglary charges filed in fatal shooting of ‘American Idol’ executive and husband
Boodarian is charged with two counts of murder with enhancements for allegedly killing the couple during the commission of a robbery, intentionally using a firearm, and committing multiple murders.
Mark Geragos, celebrity attorney, must pay $100K to L.A. coach in legal malpractice case
The coach, Gary Franklin, had contended that Geragos and the now-disgraced and disbarred lawyer Michael Avenatti had bungled a potential $1.5-million settlement from Nike by pushing for a lucrative revenue stream for themselves.
Alert/Fri-Sun! Helpful FREE ICE CREAM TRUCK Kicks Off this National Ice Cream Day Weekend – July 18-20! 🍦
Alert/Fri-Sun! Helpful FREE ICE CREAM TRUCK Kicks Off this National Ice Cream Day Weekend – July 18-20!  SWEET ALERT  What:  The Helpful Honda folks are back with their iconic FREE ICE CREAM TRUCK, celebrating National Ice Cream
Feds prep for reopening of Alcatraz prison. Critics call it the ‘stupidest initiative yet’
Two federal officials are traveling to California to visit the shuttered Alcatraz prison, part of a plan to soon announce the reopening of the infamous federal prison.