April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In a brazen 11-2 vote on April 13, 2026, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee advanced AB 2624, a bill that critics are rightly calling the "Stop Nick Shirley Act." Authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, this legislation masquerades as "privacy protections" for immigrant service providers, but its real purpose appears crystal clear: to criminalize and intimidate independent journalists like myself who dare to expose massive taxpayer-funded fraud in...
Washington, D.C. - April 14, 2026 - In the midst of escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, where President Donald Trump has ordered a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports to pressure Tehran into reopening the critical waterway, a wildly popular AI-generated video has taken social media by storm. The clip, clearly labeled as satirical and computer-generated, depicts a fictional reggae band performing a laid-back island-style track with the insistent chorus "Open the...
NYX’s Four Giant Inflatable Butts Turn Santa Monica Pier into a Cheeky Rainbow – And the Big Reveal Is Here!By Hugh JassMonday at the Santa Monica Pier got a whole lot more colorful — and a whole lot more cheeky — when NYX Professional Makeup unleashed four massive inflatable backsides in vibrant shades of orange, green, lavender, and rose. These larger-than-life assets, each a jaw-dropping 15 by 48 feet, stood proudly along the boardwalk (and simultaneously in...
In a ruling announced on April 16, 2026, the California Court of Appeal has invalidated a City of Los Angeles ordinance requiring housing providers to pay relocation assistance to tenants who voluntarily vacate following a lawful rent increase on units exempt from local rent control under the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (Civ. Code § 1954.50 et seq.). The decision came in Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles County v. City of Los Angeles (likely docketed in the...
SANTA MONICA - A bold retail theft at the Lululemon store in downtown Santa Monica Tuesday afternoon 4.14.26, triggered a high-speed police pursuit that ended dramatically at the Holiday Motel on Pico Boulevard and 11th Street. According to Santa Monica Police, two men stole approximately $3,000 worth of merchandise from the popular athletic apparel store. They fled the scene in a black Mercedes-Benz. An SMPD officer quickly spotted the vehicle and began pursuing it...
