Three killed in hate crime shooting at San Diego Mosque
SAN DIEGO — Three adult men, including a security guard, were fatally shot outside the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, May 19, in what local authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime. Two teenage suspects were found dead nearby from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds. “Hate has no home in San Diego,” San […]
John Braun commentary: Democrats are in no rush to settle concerns about potential fraud
A recent state audit questioned whether Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families had properly spent federal funds to subsidize childcare. Between compliance and documentation concerns, the money involved could exceed $37 million. Just as troubling, if not more so, is an admission DCYF made through the audit: Two-thirds of the payments it made to […]
Swalwell resigns from Congress and suspends gubernatorial run as sexual misconduct allegations mount
LOS ANGELES—Billionaire Stephen Cloobeck said he has evicted California Representative Eric Swalwell, 45, from his $26 million Beverly Hills mansion and is demanding the return of more than $1 million in campaign contributions as the Democrat’s political career unraveled over sexual misconduct allegations from at least four women—Swalwell is currently married. A former staffer accused […]
Ferguson signs new income tax bill, lawsuit and referendum challenges begin
OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6346 into law March 30, enacting a 9.9% income tax on annual income above $1 million as the Citizen Action Defense Fund announced a legal challenge and Let’s Go Washington also announcing it is launching a referendum to repeal the measure. The bill passed the full Senate […]
Sound Transit Weaponizes Eminent Domain Against Federal Way Church
The term, “eminent domain,” when invoked by government, infers a sense of nobility, honorability, and indicates an exercise for the public’s common good. In many cases, the use of eminent domain can be beneficial to a community in need but should only be utilized when no other alternatives exist. Sadly, more often than not, it’s used […]
Sexual Abuse Allegations Rock César Chávez Day — But the Farm Worker Movement Lives On
EVERETT — Sexual abuse allegations against César Chávez have led to the cancellation or scaling back of observances for César Chávez Day, which is on March 31, across the country, including the lack of an official proclamation in Washington state this year. “In light of the shocking allegations, the governor will not be issuing a […]
Energy Secretary invokes Defense Production Act to restart CA Oil Operations
WASHINGTON—U.S. Department of Energy on March 13 directed Sable Offshore Corporation to restore operations of the Santa Ynez Unit and Santa Ynez Pipeline System to address supply disruption risks caused by California policies that have left the region and U.S. military forces dependent on foreign oil. Energy Secretary Chris Wright invoked the Defense Production Act […]
Millionaires’ Tax Showdown in Olympia: Fears of Business Exodus vs Calls for Fairness
OLYMPIA—Washington lawmakers heard impassioned pleas from both sides during a packed Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing on Friday, February 6, 2026, over Senate Bill 6346, a proposal to impose a 9.9% tax on individuals earning more than $1 million annually. Supporters cast the measure as a vital step toward fixing what they call a […]
Proposed ‘Billionaire Tax’ in California results in an exodus of $700+ billion in wealth
With all this talk about a Millionaires’ Tax in Washington state, California may provide a crystal ball into what may happen here in the Evergreen State. After passing a “Millionaires’ Tax” in 2004, then a “Very-High Earner” tax on those making over $250,000 passed in 2012, now Californians may be hit with a new “Billionaire […]
WA state wrongly gave 685 noncitizens a CDL, including Florida trucker who killed three
[JAKE GOLDSTEIN-STREET]—Washington state mistakenly issued nearly 700 commercial licenses to drive trucks and buses to noncitizens who don’t qualify over the past seven years. This issue has drawn heavy criticism from the Trump administration and others after a semitruck driver, Harjinder Singh, allegedly made an illegal U-turn and killed three people in Florida. Singh wrongfully […]
