Google co-founder Sergey Brin spent $102 million to fight the 'billionaires tax'
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has already spent over $100 million, a nine-figure sum, fighting California's proposed wealth tax. But if he loses the case, he'll have to pay $13 billion, Fortune reports. According to the documents, Brin donated…
'It will be a small price to pay': Trump is not opposed to Iran destroying Los Angeles and San Diego
President Donald Trump's remarks at a campaign rally sparked outrage among California leaders. He suggested Iran could "demolish" Los Angeles and San Diego, and that's a "small price to pay for the security of the entire world," NBC News reports. The California governor believes the US president is crazy...
California has banned ICE agents and police from using stun gloves.
On September 29, California passed a law banning local and federal law enforcement officers from using gloves that deliver painful electric shocks, The Guardian reports. The ban on stun gloves will take effect next year and will remain in effect until 2030. The law came a few…
Russians sold software to the US Secret Service through a purportedly American IT firm.
The CEO of an American tech company concealed the fact that the digital forensics firm was controlled by Russians. This was done to secure lucrative US government contracts, including an agreement with the Secret Service, the New York Post reports. Federal prosecutors on 23…
A free university has opened in Silicon Valley: it teaches startups and allows students to interact with renowned IT figures.
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is opening a new educational institution—The Horowitz Andreessen Academy. It's aimed at future startup founders who have just graduated from high school and haven't yet enrolled in university, according to Tech Crunch. The academy plans to train recent graduates…
Storm Marie hits Southern California, sending powerful surf flooding coastal areas.
On September 6, Storm Marie moved over the ocean near the coast. The resulting powerful surf battered the Southern California coast. High waves caused flooding, ABC News reports. On the evening of September 6, Storm Marie was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical cyclone. Although…
California woman spends $10,000 a day feeding people in immigration detention
Casey Revkin, a mother from California, began helping migrant children about ten years ago. Early last year, she learned that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had reopened the Southern Family Detention Center in Texas, where many children were suffering from hunger, writes…
The George Lucas Museum in Los Angeles is preparing to open its doors to the public on September 22.
Los Angeles will soon have ample space for space enthusiasts: the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, a George Lucas museum, will open there, according to the New York Post. The 27,870-square-meter architectural complex will welcome visitors for the first time on September 22nd, located within the park…
Why is it dangerous for foreigners with open immigration cases to fly? ICE agents are hunting them at airports.
An outrageous, yet unfortunately typical, case reported by The New York Times aptly illustrates why even law-abiding migrants are now at risk of entering airports. Trump's anti-immigrant campaign has entered a new phase: agents are detaining people without criminal records at airports,…
California wants to grant Jews a unique right that no other state has.
A new bill proposes allowing Jews to identify themselves as an ethnic group on government questionnaires, not just as a religious affiliation. Its supporters believe this is a step toward recognizing the complex and multilayered nature of Jewish identity. The New York Times examined the bill's intricacies…