Author: Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner

A spike in arrests in San Francisco has forced the public defender’s office to announce it won’t take on any new cases one to two days a week to give attorneys time they need to focus on existing caseloads. “Right now we’re in a position where we just can’t take any more cases,” Public Defender…

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie spent his first five months in office trying to crack down on crime, clear homeless encampments, and bring back tourists. Now, he’s turned his attention to attracting tech companies and luring back retailers who drifted away from the Golden City, thanks in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was targeted by Democrats on Wednesday for her “photo ops and costume changes,” handling of deportations, and views on due process and habeas corpus. Noem was testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee about her department’s fiscal 2026 budget, but talk quickly turned to immigration with fiery back-and-forths with Democrats. Ranking member…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday called for his state to scale back healthcare for illegal immigrants in an effort to help balance the state budget that went from having a small surplus in January to being $12 billion in the red by May. The move to limit healthcare for undocumented migrants is a reversal…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem repeatedly refused to answer on Wednesday whether a photo of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, which was used by President Donald Trump to claim Abrego Garcia was a member of the MS-13 gang, was doctored. Noem and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) got into a heated exchange about the picture during her testimony…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to shift the blame for his state’s massive budget woes onto President Donald Trump’s tariffs when he releases his revised 2025-26 budget proposal on Wednesday. Newsom, a presumed contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, is expected to go from the roughly balanced budget he announced in January…

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Monday called on hundreds of California cities and municipalities to ban homeless encampments on sidewalks, bike paths, and other public property, increasing pressure on local governments to follow the state‘s lead. His office released a model for a local ordinance that municipalities can adopt to make encampments illegal and clear existing ones. The template would…

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Monday called on hundreds of cities and counties to ban homeless encampments on sidewalks, bike paths, and other public property, increasing pressure on local governments to follow the state‘s lead. His office released a model for a local ordinance that municipalities can adopt to make encampments illegal and clear existing…

EXCLUSIVE – ALCATRAZ ISLAND, California — Bill Baker was only 23 when he was handcuffed, shackled, and thrown on the back of a boat headed for Alcatraz, the infamous federal penitentiary reserved for the worst of the worst in the country. Back then, he was known only as Inmate No. 1259. Today, at 91 years…

When Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) went to San Francisco a couple of years ago, his luggage was stolen. Every bag. He wasn’t the only one. At the time, smash-and-grab jobs were the preferred method of thieves looking for a quick score. Almost everyone who went to the airport and left their luggage in the car…