Archive for the ‘California: Failed State’ Category

In order to make sure gays and lesbians are adequately represented on the judicial bench, the state of California is requiring all judges and justices to reveal their sexual orientation. The announcement was made in an internal memo sent to all California judges and justices.  ”[The Administrative Office of the Courts] is contacting all judges [...]

2-27-12 AP) — At least two law enforcement officers were injured Monday during a clash with members of the Occupy movement who were at the state Capitol to counter a rally by a group protesting violence by blacks against whites in South Africa. The clash erupted in the afternoon as California Highway Patrol and Sacramento [...]

AP) — For weeks the protests had waned, with only a smattering of people taking to Oakland’s streets for occasional marches that bore little resemblance to the headline-grabbing Occupy demonstrations of last fall. Then came Saturday, which started peacefully enough — a midday rally at City Hall and a march. But hours later, the scene [...]

Reuters 1-29-12 OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – Riot police fought running skirmishes with anti-Wall Street protesters on Saturday, firing tear gas and bean bag projectiles and arresting more than 200 people in clashes that injured three officers and at least one demonstrator. Three police officers and one protester were injured during the clashes, the city said, [...]

By Dan Whitcomb and Mary Slosson  1-5-12 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A German citizen was charged on Wednesday with setting dozens of fires across Los Angeles over the New Year’s weekend in a spree an arson investigator said was motivated by a “rage against Americans.” Harry Burkhart, 24, who is also wanted in Germany on [...]

 OWS Occupies Ports By Menachem Kaiser 12-12-11     As planned, Occupy Wall Street protesters attempted to occupy West Coast ports on Monday. They did pretty well, too, affecting operations at three major ports. In Oakland, 150 workers were sent home, which effectively shut down operations at two terminals. Two terminals in Portland were shut [...]

By LEE FERRAN | ABC News – 21-1-11 Federal agents in California have uncovered the “most sophisticated” drug tunnel in years, the latest discovery in what an official said had become a “major phenomenon” in the war on drugs. A spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement declined to give details on the tunnel which [...]

by Hugh Holub on Jun. 03, 2011 The other night at a town briefing on the Murphy fire west of Tubac, the first question asked by the audience was “who started the fire?” The answer was perfect government evasion…human caused and under investigation. The audience laughed. It is pretty much a given this time of [...]