High inflation and supply chain issues are some of the reasons California’s long-delayed high-speed rail system will cost up to nearly $10 billion more to complete, agency officials reported (pdf) this week. The California High Speed Rail Authority now estimates the bullet train will cost up to nearly $100 billion, according to the report published…
‘Homeless Industrial Complex is Alive and Well’: Former LA Sheriff
March 2, 2023
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Over the last decade, $6.5 billion has been spent trying to solve Los Angeles County’s homelessness crisis. However, instead of decreasing, its population increased from 39,000 in 2011 to nearly 70,000, according to last year’s point-in-time count. The worsening of the issue can be partially attributed to it being profitable for many organizations and individuals,…
House Republicans Introduce Bill to Combat Foreign Espionage, Influence on College Campuses
March 2, 2023
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As threats from foreign influences in the U.S. educational system have started to receive national attention, two U.S. representatives introduced a House bill last week that would counter espionage and influence campaigns on American colleges and universities by foreign entities such as the Chinese Communist Party. Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.), announced the Stop Higher Education…
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Bolsters Training to Combat Active Shooters
March 2, 2023
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“Get ready, all units,” first responder radios echoed across the Biola University campus early Feb. 28 just before the sound of gunfire and smoke bombs pierced the air. “GO GO GO!” About then, officers moved into formation across the university’s Meltzer Lawn area, as a simulated active shooter began to fire an assault rifle–loaded with…
Arkansas House Education Committee Passes LEARNS Act
March 2, 2023
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The Arkansas House Education Committee passed Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s education reform bill on Wednesday to create the Arkansas LEARNS Act. Sanders unveiled Arkansas LEARNS in February, a bill that combines a raise in the minimum teacher salary with other changes including a voucher program directing public money to private schools. The House initially began hearing…
Orange County Power Authority ‘Skirts Board Oversight’ in Awarding Contracts: State Audit
March 2, 2023
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The executives of the embattled Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) sidestepped their company guidelines to avoid board supervision, the California State Auditor said in an audit report released Feb. 28. Staff members of the green power agency—which procures energy for Irvine, Huntington Beach, Fullerton, and Buena Park—“skirted [their] board’s oversight” when awarding contracts to certain…
San Diego Residents Exposed to Tijuana Sewage Through Air Pollution
March 2, 2023
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IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif.—Bacteria, viruses, and chemicals from ocean pollution flowing from the Tijuana River is becoming airborne and blowing inland in Imperial Beach, according to research released Mar. 2 by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California–San Diego (UCSD). The study found that this coastal water pollution—largely untreated sewage runoff as a…
Orange County Homeless Deaths Nearly Quadruple Over Last Decade: Report
March 2, 2023
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Deaths in the homeless population have sky-rockered over the last decade in Orange County, California, primarily due to drug-related overdoses from fentanyl, according to a Feb. 27 report from county law enforcement. In light of increasing homeless deaths in the region, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes last year created the county’s first committee to analyze…
Surge of Drug Smugglers and Illegal Immigrants Cross the US-Canada Border
March 2, 2023
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WASHINGTON— Republican legislators announced on Feb. 28 at the House Triangle a new caucus to raise awareness about the spike of illegal immigrants and drug smugglers coming across the U.S.-Canada border. Northern border apprehensions have surged by 1,498 percent since President Joe Biden took office, the lawmakers said. Except for marijuana, drug smuggling along the…
Indiana Lawmakers Demand Answers From EPA About East Palestine Waste Shipments
March 2, 2023
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Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Rep. Jim Baird (R-Ind.) have raised concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its plan to move hazardous waste materials from the derailed train site in East Palestine, Ohio, to Indiana. The lawmakers, in a letter (pdf) to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, demanded to know why the materials are coming to their state and…
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