I saw this headline today, “Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California’s primary despite efforts to count every vote.” That doesn’t tell us much. Were they ballots that should have been counted and somehow were missed? And if so, why? … Continue reading →
When people think of South Africa – at least, people over fifty – they tend to think of its apartheid history. But in the decades since apartheid ended, South Africa’s efforts to undo those wrongs have caused extremely serious problems … Continue reading →
That’s big, and it is feared that the damage and loss of life is great. What’s even worse is that it wasn’t just one earthquake; it was two about a minute apart, the first at 7.1 and the second at … Continue reading →
We knew it would probably happen; Pratt would be shut out of the election. The only question is whether the process was fraudulent, and if so what method was used. Although we cannot say for certain, it’s incredibly hard to … Continue reading →
I couldn’t resist a pun for the title of this post. But the content is no joke. We all knew that the vote counting in California is very very slow, and that there’s a history of it turning towards the … Continue reading →
Although California is doing its usual counting of votes in geologic timeframes, it looks as though Republicans Steve Hilton (governor’s race) and Spencer Pratt (LA mayor’s race) will be on the ballot against Democrats Becarra and Bass, respectively. In the … Continue reading →
Here’s a thread to discuss the California primary. Maybe we can take bets on how long it will take to count the votes? California is notorious for its dilatory tactics in that regard. I’m especially curious about the LA mayoral … Continue reading →
This happened [my emphasis]: A mountain lion forced residents of Santa Monica and their tiny pets indoors as officials scoured the area for the apex predator. The Santa Monica Police Department descended on the residential area of 14th and Montana … Continue reading →
This is quite something: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) presents itself as an innocuous Muslim civil rights group—a reputation it reinforces with litigation and claims of anti-Muslim bigotry. But the group finds itself under increasing scrutiny for alleged connections … Continue reading →
I’ve just started following the race for LA mayor, which features a rather unusual candidate named Spencer Pratt, whose previous work experience seems to be on reality TV. That doesn’t exactly sound like a recommendation, but there was a debate … Continue reading →
Accusers are coming out of the woodworks and staff are resigning from his campaign; see this and this. From the former: Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign for governor was reeling Friday after two news reports detailed accusations of sexual assault and … Continue reading →
It’s a mess: A recent cleanup of LA’s horrific MacArthur Park — complete with cameras, city hall bigwigs and an Instagram victory lap — is already looking like a social media publicity stunt just one week after completion. … Councilwoman … Continue reading →