California restaurant Lima sued over ‘Ladies Night’ forced to close

A popular Bay Area restaurant in California is closing its doors after settling a costly discrimination lawsuit over its “Ladies' Night” promotion. Lima Restaurant, a family-owned Peruvian restaurant in Concord, Calif., about 20 miles from Oakland, told patrons it would serve its last meal on New Year's Eve because of a sex discrimination lawsuit. Chef […]

California considers ‘support network’ to shield illegal aliens from Trump’s deportation sweep

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration is considering ways to protect undocumented immigrants from future deportation efforts by President-elect Donald Trump. According to an internal memo obtained by politiko This week, the administration drafted a plan titled the Immigrant Support Network Initiative, which calls for “regional services to connect at-risk individuals, their families, and communities […]

California chef shares ‘best-ever’ latkes recipe for ‘Chismukkah’ celebration

In 2024, for the first time in 19 years, the first night of Hanukkah will fall on Christmas Day, meaning many families will combine both holidays into a “Christmas mukah” celebration. For Culinary Edge's Culinary Director Erika Holland Toll, that means combining the best of both worlds for holiday dinners. Culinary Edge is described on […]

Biden Lets California Universities Off the Hook on Antisemitism

The Biden-Harris administration granted exemptions to five University of California campuses in a settlement with the Department of Education over anti-Semitism that erupted after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack in Israel. of san francisco chronicle reported Monday's settlement does little more than require self-reporting. The Department of Education said that the University of […]

California Democrats urge feds to approve high-speed rail funding before DOGE nixes ‘boondoggle’

Several leading California Democrats are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to approve a request for $536 million in federal funding to help advance the state's long-awaited high-speed rail network. This funding would come from funds already generally allocated to “federal-state partnerships.”[s] Intercity passenger rail subsidies were obtained through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act of 2021 […]

Alleged California shoplifters shocked to learn stealing now a felony

California police released a video of a trio of shoplifting suspects shocked to learn that the penalties for their crimes had recently changed. Viral surveillance video shared by the Seal Beach Police Department on Sunday shows three women entering the Ulta Beauty store, browsing the shelves, and then exiting the store with what police said […]