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California’s Alleged Golden State Killer Set to Plead Guilty

June 29, 2020 The Associated Press

Forty years after a sadistic suburban rapist terrorized California in what investigators later realized were a series of linked assaults and slayings, a 74-year-old former police officer is expected to plead guilty Monday to being the elusive Golden State Killer.

The deal will spare Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. any chance of the death penalty for 13 murders and 13 kidnapping-related charges spanning six counties. In partial return, survivors of the assaults that spanned the 1970s and 1980s expect him to admit to up to 62 rapes that he could not be criminally charged with because too much time has passed.

Two Dead, Four Wounded After Shooting at California WalMart Distribution Center

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 The Associated Press

A man drove into a Northern California distribution center and started shooting at people Saturday afternoon, killing an employee and wounding four others before he was killed by police, authorities said.

The shooting by a 31-year-old man with a semi-automatic rifle started about 3:30 p.m. at the Walmart distribution center south of Red Bluff, a city of about 14,000 people about 131 miles (210 kilometers) north of Sacramento, California.

St. Junipero Serra Statue to Be Removed from California City

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

The statue of a Roman Catholic saint, Junipero Serra, will be removed from public display over accusations that statues of the missionary reflect oppression of indigenous peoples, according to city officials.

The mayor of Ventura, California, representatives from the Barbareno/Venureno Band of Mission Indians, and a pastor of the Mission San Buenaventura issued a joint statement agreeing to take down a bronzed, 9-foot statue of Serra and have it “moved to a more appropriate non-public location” on Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Times.

California Sheriff Deputy Damon Gutzwiller Killed, Two Others Injured in Ambush-Style Attack by Air Force Sgt. Steven Carrillo

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 The Associated Press

A Northern California sheriff’s deputy was killed and two law enforcement officers wounded Saturday when they were ambushed with gunfire and explosives while pursuing a suspect, authorities said.

The U.S. Air Force confirmed Sunday that the suspect was an active duty sergeant stationed at Travis Air Force Base.

SCOTUS Rejects Request from California Church to Block Worship Restrictions

May 31, 2020May 30, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

The Supreme Court rejected a request from a church to block California’s restrictions on religious services.

South Bay United Pentecostal Church of Chula Vista, California, filed a petition over Memorial Day weekend saying that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus restrictions “arbitrarily discriminate against places of worship in violation of their right to the Free Exercise of Religion under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution,” according to CNN.

‘I Dial And Dial And Dial’: California’s Million-Dollar Aid Program for Illegal Aliens Clogged by Thousands of Calls

May 28, 2020May 27, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

California’s multi-million dollar aid program for illegal aliens has been bogged down by technical issues, with many applicants inundating phone lines every day to no avail, according to NPR.

The implementation of California’s Disaster Relief Fund, a $125 million initiative backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that provides one-time cash payments to undocumented immigrants, remains rocky as there are simply too many callers for workers to handle. Reports of jammed phone lines and unanswered calls have plagued the program’s rollout.

Commentary: The Citizen Army Amassing in California to Recall Gavin Newsom and Challenge Democrat Supremacy

May 26, 2020May 25, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Even in deep-blue California, it is possible to achieve the impossible. The technology to facilitate mass uprisings is mature and ubiquitous and will function with or without the complicity of the social media and search monopolies. The political realignment we are witnessing in California is not partisan, it is not conservative or liberal, Right or Left, or Republican or Democrat. It is comprised of old and young, rich and poor, black and white, and everyone else. This is a mass uprising.

California’s pandemic shutdown isn’t just pushing the economy to the brink, it’s taken away whatever remained of the trust that Californians had in their elected officials.

Illegal Aliens Can Begin Applying for Cash Assistance in California

May 19, 2020May 18, 2020 Mitch Shirley

by Jason Hopkins Illegal aliens can apply for direct cash assistance from the California state government as of Monday, marking the implementation of the first relief program of its kind. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, announced in April the launch of The Disaster Relief Fund, a $125 million coronavirus relief program…

More California Churches, Sheriffs Announce Defiance of State, Local Orders

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

California entered phase 2 of its reopening plan Friday, but that excluded houses of worship being able to hold in-person services. Regardless, several thousand church leaders say they plan to reopen by May 31 no matter what the governor says.

California Church United, a network of 3,000 California churches, representing 2.5 million members, announced it plans to open May 31, instead of waiting until the state implements phase 3, which includes allowing modified reopening of houses of worship.

Americans Are Ending the Lockdown, Despite Orders from Elected Officials

May 4, 2020May 3, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

by Chris White Americans are venturing out more to fast food restaurants, gas stations and public places even as health experts and government officials demand extending economic lockdowns, location data show. People are back to visiting gas stations and fast food restaurants at pre-COVID-19 levels, according to location data…

California Offering $125 Million in Coronavirus Assistance to Illegal Aliens

April 17, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

California will dole out $125 million in coronavirus assistance to illegal aliens living in the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said during a press briefing Wednesday.

Commentary: What Single-Party Rule by the Democratic Party Will Do to America

April 13, 2020April 12, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Recent and ongoing events, historic by any standard, have emphatically refuted anyone who thought a black swan event could not possibly disrupt America’s 2020 election. Recent events might also suffice to remind us that yet another Black Swan event could transpire before the November election, creating additional political disruption.

Regardless of how America’s public health and economic fortunes withstand this current ordeal, most establishment media along with the social media monopolies are firmly in the camp of the Democrats. They will present everything that happens between now and November in a manner to favor Democratic candidates and harm Republicans.

Commentary: The Reach of Nancy Pelosi Goes Far Beyond the Halls of Congress

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turned 80 on Thursday. In the runup to that milestone, Pelosi launched impeachment proceedings against President Trump, who was duly acquitted. By way of follow-up, she decided to block the Senate’s coronavirus response package earlier this week, and on Monday offered a 1,200-page version of her own chock full of goodies meant to keep the Ocasio-Cortez-Tlaib-Omar squad in line.

And behind the scenes, Pelosi is pulling the strings on the Golden State.

Just Three States Account for Close to 70 Percent of All U.S. Coronavirus Deaths

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

Just three states account for close to 70 percent of all deaths caused by the coronavirus in the United States, according to the latest data available Thursday afternoon.

Commentary: California Is a Cruel Medieval State

March 10, 2020March 9, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

One way of understanding California is simply to invert traditional morality. What for centuries would be considered selfish, callous, and greedy is now recalibrated as caring, empathetic, and generous. The current ethos of evaluating someone by his or her superficial appearance – gender or race – has returned to the premodern values of 19th-century California when race and gender calibrated careers. We don’t pay medieval priests for indulgences of our past and ongoing sin, but we do tweet out displays of our goodness as the penance price of acting amoral.

Biden Dominates Super Tuesday States, Upsets Sanders in Minnesota

March 4, 2020May 21, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

Former Vice President Joe Biden defeated Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Tuesday night in Minnesota’s Democratic primary, a shocking upset in what was a tough night for the Vermont socialist.

ICE Arrests Illegal Aliens in California Courthouse, Flouting New State Law

February 22, 2020February 21, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

US immigration agents arrested two illegal aliens at a Northern California courthouse this week, ignoring a new state law requiring a judicial warrant to make immigration arrests inside courthouses.

Commentary: California Dreaming

February 21, 2020February 20, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

The California Republican Party has become sclerotic and impotent. A fresh policy agenda and political strategy could go a long way towards rebuilding the party. But part of rebuilding the party is not losing sight of why we need to do it. This is not just about throwing out our political opponents and installing our allies, but a fight for the very future of California.

California ‘Dreamers’ Set to Receive More State Funding

January 21, 2020January 20, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

The University of California and California State University graduate students who fall under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will soon be eligible for special loans to help pay for school.

Commentary: The 10 Worst State Laws Proposed and Passed in 2019

December 26, 2019December 30, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

In April, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, proposed banning the popular video game “Fortnite,” saying it was irresponsible to allow kids to play it.

Andrew Malcolm Commentary: California Is a Wondrous Place, But I’m Leaving

December 18, 2019December 17, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

To me, California has always been an amazing place with wondrous geography far more diverse than the other two largest states.

Moderate Democrats Are Trying to Distance Themselves from Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal

December 17, 2019December 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Moderate Democrats who are working on getting reelected in a partisan environment are doing their best to keep a distance from the so-called Green New Deal.

Democratic Reps. Lauren Underwood of Illinois, Henry Cuellar of Texas and Harley Rouda of California are keeping their distance from the GND as they campaign for reelection in Republican-leaning seats. Cuellar called the group supporting the measure “Justice Socialists.”

California Asks Trump Administration to Release Money to Fight Homelessness

December 9, 2019December 8, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – In the latest skirmish over California’s homeless crisis, the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, asked President Donald Trump on Thursday to stop withholding federal housing vouchers that could benefit 50,000 homeless people.

Two Killed in California High School Shooting

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Two victims have died in a hospital after a shooting Thursday at a southern California school.

Since 2006, Over a Million Californians Have Left the State

November 9, 2019November 9, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

More than half of California’s registered voters have considered leaving the state, and 40% of that number represents Republicans or conservatives, according to a study by the University of California, Berkeley.

Commentary: How Trump Can Declare War on the Homeless-Industrial Complex

November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

California’s homeless crisis is now visible to everyone living in the state. Along with tens of thousands of homeless who are concentrated in various parts of major cities, additional thousands are widely dispersed. If you drive into most major urban centers, you will see tent encampments along freeway junctions, under bridges, along frontages, and beside drainage culverts. In smaller towns, they congregate by the dozens in parks and parking lots, along the streets and in the alleys. And in the inland suburbs, they camp out in ravines and along flood-control channels. In California’s largest cities, by the tens of thousands, they erect makeshift housing along sidewalks, using tarpaulins draped over shopping carts, tents, boxes. It is completely out of control. Billions have been spent to ameliorate the situation, and these billions have only served to make the situation worse than ever.

Rep. Katie Hill Resigns From Congress ‘With A Broken Heart’ Amid Ethics Investigation

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Democratic California Rep. Katie Hill resigned Sunday after allegations of inappropriate sexual relationships with staffers surfaced, as well as the announcement of a House Ethics investigation.

Analysis: How A California School Showed That Parent Involvement Improves Education

October 23, 2019October 22, 2019 Jordyn Pair

An elementary school in California has seen improvements among students for the first time in more than 10 years — something that was unthinkable just last year.

California Governor Gavin Newsom Decries Rolling Blackouts ‘Unacceptable’

October 14, 2019October 13, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Recent history might explain why Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is lashing out at the public utility company responsible for rolling blackouts in his state as citizens wrestle with increasing gas prices.

American Inventor Series: Frank Zamboni

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Frank Joseph Zamboni never played a second of professional hockey, but he was still inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009 for his vital contributions to the sport.

American Inventor Series: Hobie Alter, the Henry Ford of Surfing

September 28, 2019September 28, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Hobart “Hobie” Alter was born on October 31, 1933 in Ontario, California, though his family owned a summer home in Laguna Beach where he developed a passion for water sports.

Federal Judge Blocks California’s Trump Tax Return Law

September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

On Thursday, a federal judge blocked the state of California from enforcing a newly-passed law that was directly targeting President Donald Trump over his tax returns, as reported by Reuters.

California’s Request for Federal Funding to Combat Homelessness Rejected by Trump Administration

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

As the homelessness crisis in California escalates, state officials requested increased federal funding to combat the issue, only to be rejected by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, as reported by ABC.

Commentary: Venice Beach’s Monster on the Midway

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

When President Trump arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday, he had a few words to say about the city’s homeless problem. “We can’t let Los Angeles, San Francisco, and numerous other cities destroy themselves by allowing what’s happening,” the president told reporters. “In many cases [building tenants] came from other countries and they moved to Los Angeles or they moved to San Francisco because of the prestige of the city, and all of a sudden they have hundreds and hundreds of tents and people living at the entrance to their office building. And the people of San Francisco are fed up, and the people of Los Angeles are fed up.”

Commentary: Did California Just Kill the Gig Economy?

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

California may have just passed a death sentence on the gig economy.

Uber, Lyft Prepared to Spend $90 Million Against Bill That Would Give Benefits to Drivers

August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are prepared to spend a collective $90 million against a bill that would recognize their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors, the Associated Press reported Thursday.

Report: Illegal Immigration Costs Taxpayers $116 Billion Annually – Californians, Texans, Floridians Pay the Most

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

A comprehensive report by the Federation for Immigration Reform (FAIR) breaks down the cost of illegal immigration to U.S. taxpayers: $115.9 billion annually.

Netfilx’s New Film Release ‘Secret Obsession’ Exposes California’s Dumb Gun Laws

July 29, 2019July 28, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

When Netflix’s bland new psychological thriller “Secret Obsession” was released last week, I never expected keen political insights, let alone a unique cinematic twist. (Warning: Some spoilers ahead.) Under closer scrutiny, however, the film solidifies the need for individual rights, and presents a damning picture of California’s unconstitutional gun laws.

Analysis: Busing, Segregation, and Education

July 2, 2019July 1, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by James Agresti During the second Democratic presidential debate, Kamala Harris stated that Joe Biden was “wrong to oppose busing” and equated this to support for racial segregation. In reality, supporters of integration broadly opposed busing because of its downsides. After busing was implemented in the early 1970s, national polls found that 84%…

California Set to Give Full Health Care Benefits to Low Income Illegal Immigrants

June 11, 2019June 10, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Molly Prince California lawmakers released a final draft of the state’s 2020 budget late Sunday evening that would expand health care to illegal immigrants and cost taxpayers nearly $100 million per year. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom reached an agreement with Democrats in the state legislature to become the first…

Todd Starnes Commentary: Lawmaker Says Chick-fil-A Logo Might as Well Say ‘We Hate Gay People’

June 9, 2019June 9, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

A war on the U.S. Constitution and chicken is being waged in San Mateo County, California where an elected leader is trying to stop Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant. David Canepa, a county supervisor wants to stop the Georgia-based company from establishing an outpost in Redwood City. “Hell no,”…

California Lawmakers Move to Expand Medicaid for Illegal Immigrants

June 9, 2019June 9, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Kaylee Greene The California Assembly voted 44-11 in favor of a bill last week that broadens state Medicaid coverage to include illegal immigrants to the tune of more than $3 billion annually. Under federal law, Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, provides health care to low-income citizens. Assembly Bill…

Commentary: Why I’m Never Going Back to California

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by George Rasley Recently, Dr. Drew Pinsky spoke with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade about the horrific conditions on the streets of Los Angeles, America’s second-largest city, before making the frightening prediction, “There will be a major infectious disease epidemic this summer in Los Angeles.” Pinsky described to Kilmeade…

Joe Biden Skips California’s Democratic Convention to Stump in Ohio at Human Rights Campaign’s Columbus Dinner

June 2, 2019June 1, 2019 Jason M. Reynolds

Joe Biden is rolling the dice and striking out on his own on the campaign trail, keeping his distance from the other Democratic presidential candidates. Biden appeared at the Human Rights Campaign’s Columbus Dinner Saturday, Cleveland.com said. The gala was at Ohio State University’s Archie Griffin Ballroom. The HRC…

Border Wall Going Up in National Monument, Wildlife Refuge

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

The U.S. government plans to replace barriers through 100 miles of the southern border in California and Arizona, including through a national monument and a wildlife refuge, according to documents and environmental advocates. The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday again waived environmental and dozens of other laws to…

1,000 Guns Seized From Los Angeles Mansion

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

More than 1,000 rifles and handguns and thousands of rounds of ammunition were seized Wednesday at a mansion in a posh area not far from the Playboy Mansion. Acting on a tip regarding illegal firearms sales, police and federal agents served a search warrant around 4 a.m. at the…

Kamala Harris: AG Barr Representing President, Not U.S.

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Capping a week in which her testy exchange with Attorney General William Barr went viral, Sen. Kamala Harris on Sunday told a crowd of thousands gathered at a dinner hosted by the country’s oldest NAACP chapter that Barr “lied to Congress” and ” clearly more interested in representing the…

Kamala Harris Headlines Cuyahoga County Democratic Party’s Annual Dinner

April 29, 2019April 28, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) headlined the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner Sunday night. Harris’ appearance at the event was called into question earlier this month after a dispute between union leaders and the Cuyahoga County Council. As The Cleveland Plain Dealer explains, the council voted to transfer…

Angel Mother Who Lost Her Only Son Tells Gavin Newsom to Start Protecting His People

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Nick Givas Agnes Gibboney, whose only son was killed by an illegal immigrant, called on Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California to start protecting his people from the dangers of illegal immigration. Gibboney appeared on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday to discuss Newsom’s proposal to invest in El Salvador…

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