News For Reasonable People

Another day, another policy failure letting criminals walk free while small businesses suffer. This episode exposes the epidemic of 'dine-and-dash' crimes sweeping across Democrat-run cities where perpetrators face virtually no consequences for stealing from struggling restaurants. From Seattle to Chicago, we reveal how defunded police departments, 'misguided compassion,' and a jud...

San Francisco is launching a new program backed by Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom that will issue speeding tickets based on income. The Speed Safety System Pilot Program was signed by Newsom in October 2023 and allows cities across California to use speeding cameras to fine drivers. Those considered lower-income are eligible for a steep discount if they receive a speeding ticket. Violatio...

The chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority resigned days after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors defunded the super-agency to create its own homelessness department. LAHSA had failed two recent audits in recent months, and CEO Va Lecia Lecia Adams Kellum was found to have “inadvertently” signed millions of dollars of contracts to the nonprofit her husband...

The Lululemon store on the corner of 25th and Broadway in Uptown Oakland has quietly closed its doors for good. Signs posted outside of the popular workout apparel brand’s storefront indicated the closure occurred last Monday, as local Redditors first noted. The company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, did not respond to SFGATE’s questions about the reason for the abrupt departure and how many...

Los Angeles is expanding its program to install hundreds of new solar-powered streetlights to curb rampant copper wire theft. On Wednesday, Mayor Karen Bass joined Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez and workers from the city’s Bureau of Street Lighting for a media event in Filipinotown, the latest neighborhood to receive the new lights.

Dozens of major companies have sent a letter to Washington's governor and state legislature to "review and revise" the tax and budget proposals, saying they threaten the state’s economic stability. Alaska Airlines, Amazon, Costco, Microsoft, Nordstrom, PSE, Zillow, T-Mobile, Redfin, Virginia Mason, WaFd Bank, Weyerhaeuser, Puget Sound Energy, and the Seattle Mariners were among the co-signers on t...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Wednesday announced the creation of a new police unit focused on downtown safety, a move that another official said would yield "significant changes in the crime map" for the corridor within a year and encourage people to come back. Joined by Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas and other city officials on the 16th Street Mall, Johnston said the success of the cit...

Portland City Council unanimously approved a proposal Wednesday to study "social housing" — public housing developed, owned and run by city government. If it's found to be feasible, the city could eventually begin keeping a stock of housing units with rents permanently affordable for people living in Portland. During public comment on the proposal during Wednesday's meeting, most...

At 12:23 p.m. on Nov. 16, a man is seen on surveillance video wearing a white shawl on his head and a brown coat. Cars whiz by as he stands on the I-80 onramp off South Van Ness, uphill from a homeless encampment. He lights what looks like a cigarette, takes a couple of drags, crouches, then hurls a burning piece of cloth about 10 feet. It lands on top of a tent. Within minutes, the entire encampm...

The new Pierce County sheriff said he will refuse to hire any non-U.S. citizen after a new WA bill passed, which would allow law enforcement to hire anyone who can legally work in the United States. Senate Bill 5068 was backed by the entire State Senate – 30 Democrats and 19 Republicans – in early February. “I have a problem with non-citizens being cops and arresting our citizens in Pierce County....

Industry advocates are at odds over a major slowdown in apartment construction in Portland, as the state sets a goal to add thousands of new housing units each year. A recent report from ECOnorthwest laid it bare: the number of housing units under construction in the final quarter of 2024 in Portland was the fewest since 2011. The report said 1,607 units were under construction at the end of 2024,...

The Pacific Palisades fire burned more than 6,800 structures, both homes and businesses. Clearly, the rebuilding process is going to take a while for many families even if insurance covers the losses. What should not take a long time are permits for people who lost everything to get started. Indeed, Mayor Karen Bass vowed to streamline the process and made a big show when the first permit was issu...

Adobe has announced the closure of its downtown Portland office, requiring 47 employees to relocate to either Seattle or San Jose to retain their positions. While Adobe cloaked the decision in standard corporate jargon about "reassessing office use," the deeper truth lies in the city's deteriorating conditions. With over 30% office vacancy rates, rampant homelessness, open-air drug u...

The viral “migrant influencer” who used TikTok to encourage illegal immigrants to squat in vacant American homes while flaunting taxpayer-funded handouts has been deported to Venezuela. Lionel Moreno, who crossed the southern border illegally and gained notoriety for mocking U.S. immigration enforcement and virtue-signaling with his infant child, was finally expelled under a renewed deportation ag...

In a stark pivot, Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka introduced a resolution formally distancing the city from its prior embrace of the "defund the police" movement, effectively acknowledging the failure of a progressive policy that left the city critically undermanned in law enforcement. Once praised by activists, the initiative now stands widely condemned for its catastrophic impact o...

A frustrated federal judge on Thursday lambasted L.A. city officials for failing to properly track billions in spending on homelessness, and called for a forensic audit to look into potential fraud and waste. He also threatened to appoint a court-ordered receiver to take control of the spending. At a hearing in downtown L.A., U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter convened a who’s who of top of...

Newly released text messages reveal a troubling timeline of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass's absence during the destructive Palisades fire in January. While Santa Ana winds and fire warnings were issued days in advance, Bass was attending a political event in Ghana. The mayor’s delayed return, excuses over deleted communications, and her subsequent firing of LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley have fu...

More trouble tonight for the state's controversial high-speed rail project. It now needs a lot more money fast. At a budget hearing in the state assembly Wednesday, California Legislative Analyst Office representative Helen Kerstein told lawmakers the project is now reporting it's $7 billion short of what it needs by next June, 2026, and Kerstein says that's not all. “There is no speci...

Residents and business owners in the City of Industry are voicing their frustration over a growing homeless encampment that has taken over a lot filled with dozens of RVs on Gale Avenue near Azusa Avenue. Many of the trailers are now damaged or completely destroyed, with trash piling up around them. But homelessness is just one of many issues plaguing the area. Gerardo Torres, who works at a Nissa...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell released his payroll expense tax (PET) report for 2024 on Tuesday and its projections came up nearly $50 million short. “Today’s announcement that PET revenues collected in 2024 were $47 million lower than projected requires action to ensure our budget remains balanced,” Harrell explained in a statement. Harrell said that his 2025 budget proposal was based on the projec...

Devastating mudslides and flooding are likely to become the number one risk for California homeowners in the next 25 years, outgrowing the threat posed by wildfires, according to a new study by CoreLogic. By 2050, the company calculated, homes in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco will have a higher flood risk than wildfire risk, forcing their owners to purchase costly extra insurance to pro...

Some Tesla owners are taking extreme steps to protect themselves from vandalism as acts of aggression against Tesla, Tesla owners, and Elon Musk himself ramp up across the nation. Using a heat gun, screw gun, and fishing line, Jordan Schwartz revealed to KING 5 that he removed the Tesla logos from his vehicle. “It’s symbolic, but I think symbols matter,” Schwartz told KING 5. “It’s tearing down a...

Washington lawmakers are gearing up for another big-budget cycle and the latest proposal from Senate Democrats shows billions in new spending, tax increases and major shifts in state funding. Senator June Robinson (D-Everett), Chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, introduced Proposed Substitute Senate Bill (PSSB) 5167, the 2025-27 biennial operating budget, on Monday, which outlines a $78....

As wildfire season approaches, insurance companies across Idaho are reevaluating coverage in high-risk areas, leaving many homeowners without protection against potential disaster. Insurance agents say they are determining whether certain regions are too risky or unprofitable to insure due to increasing wildfire threats. The intensity of recent fires has caused many companies to question whether t...

Progressive Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, mocked a disabled, wheelchair-bound Republican governor, calling him "Governor Hot Wheels" during a pro-LGBTQ benefit dinner this weekend. Crockett is already in hot water over other controversial recent comments such as calling for Elon Musk to be "taken down" and for Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to be "knocked over the head, like hard." Speaking at a benefi...