California

Defense budgets, nation states, and congressional mugshots + this day in history w/the sinking of the USS Indianaoplis and our song of the day by Clutch on your Morning Monarchy for July 30, 2018.

Defense budgets, nation states, and congressional mugshots + this day in history w/the sinking of the USS Indianaoplis and our song of the day by Clutch on your Morning Monarchy for July 30, 2018.

(ZHE) — Update: The death toll has risen to five, as great-grandmother Mary Bledsoe and her great-grandchildren, James Roberts, 5, and Emily Roberts, 4, were killed as the Carr fire moved through Redding, CA on Saturday. The fire is currently 5% contained and has destroyed over 80,000 acres and 500 structures based on a revised counts. President Trump has declared a state of […]

(ZHE) Following the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan — which left Japanese residents contending with toxic water and radioactive wild boars, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said that particles of radioactive fallout which made its way to the Western United States and elsewhere was no biggie and didn’t pose a health risk. California […]

Harley Rouda is one lucky guy-- and not just because his Orange County opponent happens to be Putin's favorite congressman-- just ask Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy-- but because of a brand new campaign hire.

Punk prayers, bankster DJ's and a blockbuster night + this day in history w/the 'Dark Knight' of Aurora and our song of the day by Twenty One Pilots on your Morning Monarchy for July 20, 2018.

Barbecue orgies, potato pay and lava bombs + this day in history w/the McDonald's massacre and our song of the day by Eric Church on your Morning Monarchy for July 18, 2018.

Trade secrets, cybersecurity startups and robo prototypes + this day in history w/the Port Chicago disaster and our song of the day by the Beastie Boys on your Morning Monarchy for July 17, 2018.

Feuding founders, cult executions and a Crowleyan blaze + this day in history w/the death of Jonathan Melvoin and our song of the day by Tom Petty on your Morning Monarchy for July 12, 2018.

(CW) — Last week, the school system in Riverside County, California, was hit with a major lawsuit from multiple legal advocacy organizations over its policy of placing misbehaving and poorly performing students on probation, allegedly funneling them into the “school-to-prison pipeline.” The ACLU, the ACLU of Southern California, the ACLU of Northern California, the ACLU of San […]