http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ca/ en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:51:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414460/posts A Willows High School student expelled from school for having a shotgun found inside his truck is getting some free legal help in his appeal. The National Rifle Association is providing 16-year-old Gary Tudesko with an attorney in his bid to be re-instated at Willows High School. At issue, does the school district's zero tolerance policy on guns make sense if there's no criminal intent. In his very first interview with Action News, 16-year-old Gary Tudesko showed us where he parked his truck on a city street on October 16th, minutes before class at Willows High School Was about to... khsltv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414460/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:51:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414011/posts The desperate demand for dollars expresses itself in many ways. Shane Goldmacher and Evan Halper report for LaTi: Facing a budget deficit of more than $20 billion, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to call for deep reductions in already suffering local mass transit programs, renew his push to expand oil drilling off the Santa Barbara coast and appeal to Washington for billions of dollars in federal help, according to state officials and lobbyists familiar with the plan. If Washington does not provide roughly $8 billion in new aid for the state, the governor threatens to severely cut back -- if... Economic Policy Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414011/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:00:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411083/posts Click photo to enlarge Sherman "Tony" Fontano with his dog, 'Magnum', at his San Jose home Thursday... ( Patrick Tehan ) * « * 1 * » After his brothers watched a newscast about the national movement to carry guns in public, they told Sherman "Tony" Fontano he could do that himself. Two San Jose police officers also said it would be OK. So this week, Fontano, 74, put his unloaded .357 Magnum into his waistband and took a walk with his girlfriend. But he was soon surrounded by police who had their own guns drawn. Unfortunately, nobody had mentioned... mercurynews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411083/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407043/posts An armed robber was fatally shot after he and two accomplices tried to ambushed their would-be victims. Police say that a Marrero, Louisiana couple was walking from their driveway to their house when a trio of armed robbers approached and brandished a gun. One of the would-be victims reportedly drew his own gun and shot one of the robbers. The robber's two accomplices are said to have fled, leaving the couple unharmed. The robber, whose name was not released pending notification of his relatives, died at a nearby hospital, according to police. As we’ve seen in the USA as well... Self Defense Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407043/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:46:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405696/posts ALAMO — In a botched robbery Thursday night, a suspect shot a jewelry store employee who returned fire and shot the male robber, a sheriff's spokesman said. The shooting reportedly occurred at 7:15 p.m. during an attempted robbery at Alamo Jewelry Mart, 3189 Danville Blvd. The victim, a 53-year-old Hercules resident, who was shot in the upper torso, was rushed to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, investigators said, and was in fair condition. Once police arrived, the suspect, who also was shot, holed himself in the store, holding a handgun to his own head, said Contra Costa sheriff's... Contra Costa Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405696/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:23:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404043/posts SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Wednesday had the potential to be the coldest day yet as a cold spell held its grip on the Bay Area, a National Weather Service forecaster said. Forecaster Duane Dykema said Wednesday could top Tuesday, when a number of Bay Area cities saw record low temperatures, as the coldest day of the week. A freeze warning was in effect Wednesday night into Thursday morning for the North Bay interior valleys, where low temperatures were expected in the 20s. On Tuesday, San Rafael had a low of 28 degrees, tying the city's previous record for the date... CBS5.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404043/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 22:08:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2401160/posts RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected the first female bishop in its 114-year history Friday but ended voting for the day with one of two openly gay candidates still vying for the second bishop's position.Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce, rector of St. Clement's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church in San Clemente, was elected Friday at the diocese's annual convention to replace one of two retiring assistant bishops.Bruce, who was elected in the convention's third ballot, is a former bank executive who has spent the past 12 years working as a priest in Orange County.Voting for the second spot did... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2401160/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 21:39:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399239/posts Fresno –The U–Save liquor store on Tulare and Maple Avenues in Fresno was open for business the day after a store clerk turned the table on an armed robber. Police say 29–year–old Fernando Valencia and another man tried to rob the clerk at gunpoint Sunday night. Valencia had a semi–automatic gun, and so did the store clerk. "He had pointed the firearm at the business owner, at some point in time the business owner became fearful, when he found an opportunity to shoot the suspect, he did," said Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer. Valencia died inside the store. Valencia has... kmph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399239/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:35:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399090/posts Recently Jim Robinson posted two threads declaring Free Republic’s determination to see Conservatives elected and ousting Rino's from government. Jim and a great many Freepers believe that we need to take back control. But the RNC is not hearing us. Activism is called for NOW. 2010 is nearing and we need Conservative candidates to run. The time is ripe and people are ready for another 1994 type election. But we need to make the RNC hear us loud and clear. This is the Rino Free America Project. Get involved. Make them listen. Write a letter and MAIL it. Republican... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399090/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:31:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2391820/posts Senators have to find a balance between voting their conscience and voting as their constituents would like. If senators vote their conscience too heavily, constituents tend to get angry. When this happens, constituents may ask for a recall of their U.S. Senator. (The 5 steps are listed in detail) -- The 18 states allowing for recall are as follows: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin. E-How http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2391820/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:42:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390304/posts With California facing a potential $21 billion dollar deficit, a near riot broke out at government operated UCLA, over a proposed 32% tuition hike. VIDEO AT SITE UCLA's Daily Bruin reports: A crowd of more than 500 demonstrators rushed Covel Commons on Wednesday to protest a proposed 32 percent student fee increase. They were met by dozens of university police, some of whom were outfitted in riot gear. At one point, protesters broke through police barricades that surrounded the main entrance to Covel. Officers responded to the stampede of students and union workers by extending the metal barricades around the... Economic Policy Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390304/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:13:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389754/posts In a report highlighting the "open carry" gun movement, KTVU's Lloyd LaCuesta interviewed locals who are hanging out in public, packing heat and exerting their Second Amendment right for all the world to see. Advocates across the country are picnicking together, going to zoos, going to church and picking up trash. Most notably, supporters protested Obama this past summer. In the Bay area, David Julian, 27, and others are hanging out at a Cupertino Starbucks, sipping their Venti coffees with guns holstered to their hips. Supporters, who appear to come from all backgrounds, also say they're toting firearms to educate... The Scavenger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389754/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:17:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389670/posts SACRAMENTO — Jerry Brown was sounding downright conservative when he told a group of corporate attorneys last week that the state's businesses are burdened with too many regulations. And, previously, he insisted state government needed more downsizing, dismissing higher taxes as an antidote to California's growing economic problems. (snip) "This state is ungovernable and in a mess, and we need to be hearing from Jerry Brown how he gets us out of this mess," said Robert Cruickshank, the public policy director for the Courage Campaign, a liberal advocacy group. "Cutting regulations is not the answer. It doesn't get teachers back... Contra Costa Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389670/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:01:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387428/posts Attorney General Jerry Brown, a likely Democratic candidate for governor next year, faces political blowback no matter how he rules on the undercover videotaping by conservative filmmakers at offices of the community group ACORN in Southern California. Brown is investigating the filmmakers, who posed as a prostitute and a pimp, for possible violations of state privacy laws. He is also investigating the group for what is shown in the video: an employee of ACORN apparently advising the filmmakers how to smuggle Mexican girls across the border to work as prostitutes. After the tapes were released, House Republicans used a series... San Francisco Chronicle / sfgate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387428/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:21:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2386816/posts A play depicting Jesus as a gay man played to an appreciative audience in a packed church sanctuary tonight while a handful of protesters outside called it blasphemous. It was the second showing of "Corpus Christi" in Orange County in about two years. The show sparked protests and bomb threats at its 1998 opening at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York. The play depicts Jesus as a gay man living in 1950s Corpus Christi, Texas, playwright Terrence McNally's hometown. The cast of 13 portray Jesus and the 12 Apostles. The Church of the Foothills in Santa Ana received hate... Orange County Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2386816/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:24:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383525/posts BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The next time you get your pay check you'll notice a little less money as the state is now holding more of your income. It's not a new tax, but rather more of an interest free loan. Starting Nov. 1, the state increased the amount of money withheld in your paycheck by 10-percent. It was part of the budget package approved back in February, but it collects no additional tax revenue as it just gives the state the money earlier. turnto23 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383525/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:17:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379354/posts Reporting from Los Angeles and Sacramento - Starting Sunday, cash-strapped California will dig deeper into the pocketbooks of wage earners -- holding back 10% more than it already does in state income taxes just as the biggest shopping season of the year kicks into gear. L A Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379354/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:19:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377439/posts David Harmer, the Republican candidate for Congress in California's special election in their 10th congressional election, does have a chance of winning this election today. While running in a district which has not elected a Republican in decades, their last Congresswoman easily claimed victory with near 70% of the vote, and it is rated D+11, does not seem possible. Then again, 2009 has not been a normal election year, as we have two interesting Gubernatorial elections on the eastern seaboard, a special congressional election which has the Nation watching in Upstate New York, and the future of the Conservative movement,... Right Handed Pitcher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377439/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:01:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375098/posts The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with U.S. Bank, NA, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, to assume all of the deposits and essentially all of the assets of nine failed banks. The nine banks were closed this evening by federal and state bank regulators, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. The nine banks involved in today's transaction are: Bank USA, National Association, Phoenix, Arizona; California National Bank, Los Angeles, California; San Diego National Bank, San Diego, California; Pacific National Bank, San Francisco, California; Park National Bank, Chicago, Illinois; Community... FDIC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375098/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:56:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372448/posts I just this clip from Monday. Click Source above or use this link. http://www.fubho.net/?p=281 Tea Party Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372448/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:05:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371401/posts In what could prove to be bad news for local oil producers and those seeking employment in the West Kern County oil patch, California Assemblymen Pedro Nava (D - Santa Barbara) has called for a 10 percent oil severance tax on all oil produced in California. "California oil companies are getting a free ride," said Nava. "California is the only major oil producing state that does not charge a severance tax on oil extraction. California has been giving away public assets to Big Oil for far too long." Nava, who is a democrat candidate for California Attorney General next year,... The Taft Independent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371401/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:04:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369602/posts Why isn't there a independent candidate in California to take on Pelosi? The country would back and send gobs of money to that campaign. Doug Hoffman in NY is doing it despite the rinos. Where are the conservatives in California, or have you all been Arnolded? I believe if a TRUE CONSERVATIVE would emerge, Sarah Palin would endorse that candidate. One of you CA Freepers needs to throw your hat in the ring and make it happen. We really to dasshole pelosi. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369602/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:10:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2367744/posts With the nomination of Democratic Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher to a high level position in the Obama administration, a special election has been called for the vacant congressional seat in California's tenth congressional district, a traditionally liberal district, however, with a special election looming, anything can happen. Republican David Harmer is seeking to replace Tauscher in the United States Congress, restore Conservatism to the district, and ride on a wave of anti-government feelings which has circulated across the Nation. While Harmer might have more momentum then Republicans have previously had while running in this district, the district is D+11, supported Obama... Right Handed Pitcher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2367744/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:03:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351826/posts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bsb2l-C7MM Rush Limbaugh http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351826/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:17:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350316/posts Carly Fiorina is emerging as a potential GOP challenger for the US Senate seat of Bay Area liberal Barbara Boxer next year, and the prospect has energized the California Republican Party. Not yet an official candidate, Ms. Fiorina is the former CEO of Hewlett Packard (HP) and was an economic adviser to Sen. John McCain’s presidential bid last year. Like Meg Whitman, who just announced her campaign for governor, Fiorina is a newcomer to politics with very deep pockets. She has registered a campaign committee that reportedly had a strong presence at the state GOP convention this past weekend in... Christian Science Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350316/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:27:53 GMT