Dumb local laws, crushing regulations, and fools making rules to make life hard.
Fire Storm After the Heat, Here Comes the Burn By Peachy Keenan Originally posted on 1.16.25. A little after 6 PM last Tuesday, January 7th, I sat outside the charming brick facade of Altadena Hardware on Mariposa Street waiting to pick up my teenage son, who worked after school as a stock clerk. Every day … Read more
The usual flooding has begun on our crumbling Los Angeles freeways, and soon it will all be flushed into the sea so we can all pay enormous sums to the DWP for the water they import FROM OTHER STATES
A new report from State Senator Kevin Kiley allege as much as $76.5 billion or more in fraudulent spending in California. This is no surprise. If you ever wondered why we pay the highest taxes in the entire country and get the least for the money, but still have a massive state deficit, this is … Read more
Reminder that the head of the LA DWP, who runs and manages all the city reservoirs, is the highest paid employee in the state at nearly $500,000 a year. “LADWP says fire protection would rely on a temporary 6-mile, 10-inch high-pressure hose line from Topanga water tanks if the reservoir is drained.” Topanga? That’s pretty … Read more
They finally did it. They signed it. It’s not funded yet, but when it is, here is what they are promising black residents of San Francisco who are descendents of slaves: Those included one-time lump-sum payments of $5 million to each qualifying Black adult, guaranteed annual income of $97,000, down-payment assistance, tax and debt relief, … Read more
We have had it with the Free Palestine morons. And this time, it’s personal. A new group calling itself “TILF” has just been arrestee for planning New Year’s Eve attacks on five locations in Los Angeles. “A TILF Instagram account said its founding chapter is in Los Angeles, and its goal is to free “Turtle … Read more
Trump admin appointee Soledad Ursea, who lives in Venice, posted that a “mentally ill, drug addict ransacked trash cans and back yards last night in Venice Beach. LAPD was too busy to respond. Elected officials say this is a “Quality of Life” issue and say there is nothing they can do. Residents are on their … Read more
The NY Post exposed the truth of MacArthur Park, the place Mayor Karen Bass claimed was a paradise for kids and families: it’s a disgusting drug den and only getting worse. Presiding over it is a grotesque ogre known as Eunisses Hernandez, the Council Member who makes nearly $250K a year to do absolutely nothing … Read more
The annual lighting of the “state tree” was as woke as you’d expect. Native American chanting? Check. Refusal to say the word “Christmas”? Check. The Magpie Flyer was today year’s old when it learned that Native American chants were part of a traditional Christmas tree lighting. It’s very nice that the decorations were handcrafted by … Read more
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer just ruled that Trump “illegally” kept troops deployed months after sending them to combat immigration protests last summer. The House has already filed to impeach this activist loser, but he’s still clinging to his bench. Shame on you, Judge Breyer!