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Former President Trump speaking at his golf course in LA calls California “a failed state”. Criticizes VP Harris for what he says was her “anti-police” actions while SFDA. Condemns her support of the $150M cut to the LAPD following the George Floyd murder. NBC Los Angeles

NEWS: Donald Trump tells me why he hasn’t endorsed GOP California Senate candidate Steve Garvey “I think he’s made a big mistake because he hasn’t reached out to MAGA,” Trump says. “If he doesn’t have MAGA, he’s got no chance.”

NEW: The California Legislature quietly spent $5.2 million shipping millions of pounds of granite from CA to Italy for stonework for the Capitol Annex project. Project leaders said this was the most affordable option, but refuse to prove it. kcra.com/article/califo…

Don’t let the Boston accent fool you. Jim McDonnell is known as a true blue Los Angeles patriot. Many decades of service to the City and County. Unafraid of tough questions and difficult challenges. Mayor Karen Bass to get lots of credit on this one.

Another problem: KH was from CA. In past campaigns (save for AG in 2010) the hard work was to win the party nomination. Only general election requirement : No gaffes. Any future CADEM candidate (Gavin Newsom) has no experience in battling for votes in states with a viable GOP

President-elect Trump on his Truth Social responds to Gov. Newsom’s call for a special legislative session to protect California from Trump’s proposed policies. Says he will demand Voter ID and proof of citizenship in voting process:

Almost all of them were immigrants. Each one working class. On Uber rides to and from Kamala’s election night at Howard University my drivers opened up on why they voted for Trump. nbclosangeles.com/news/local/don…

It appears the fire in Mandeville Canyon is now threatening the home of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. NBC Los Angeles

Big crowd of electeds (45-50?) behind Gov Gavin Newsom as he signs $2.5B relief pkg for Eaton and Palisades Fire. Comes the day before POTUS tours devastation…with no indication he will meet with Gov or Mayor Bass. NBC Los Angeles

Governor Gavin Newsom says he “enjoyed talking” with POTUS during visit to CA last week. Would not comment on threats to withhold wildfire recovery. Says he expects progress will be made and federal help will be forthcoming. NBC Los Angeles

LA city: 4p to 9p tonight most critical for “very serious” debris flow from the storm. Quick bursts of rain and possible high wind gusts says NWS. Any steep terrain a concern but particularly the burn zones. “Still a lot of uncertainty” NBC Los Angeles

LA Mayor Karen Bass agrees her trip to Africa, just prior to the historic windstorm and wildfire disaster, was a mistake. NBC Los Angeles youtube.com/watch?v=CXtZ-x…

Chuck Todd’s advice to Kamala (don’t run and help rebuild your city instead) and to Gavin (have a Californian on your podcast for a change). Plus how Chuck Schumer saved Democrats NBC Los Angeles nbclosangeles.com/on-air/newscon…

Former SFPD Chief Bill Scott (and previous LAPD cop) announced as new head of security for LA METRO. Tasks include building from the ground up an internal METRO police agency. This comes as USDOT threatens withholding federal funds if crime isn’t reduced. NBC Los Angeles NBC Bay Area

Keep in mind Elon could sabotage WH defense in multiple lawsuits against DOGE (wrongful termination, data privacy and due process concerns etc.) DOGE staff presumably loyal to him over POTUS. This could get… complicated. NBC Los Angeles

Stunning. Sen Alex Padilla (D) California was just forcefully removed from the news conference being held by DHS Kristi Noem in Westwood. Senator attempted to interrupt Noem. He was handcuffed in the hallway according to Brittany Hope NBC Los Angeles

Sen. Padilla placed in handcuffs in this video:

Veep says LA “rioting is better” but apparently the city has already been “destroyed”. Blames everything on Gov and Mayor but at least he got their names right. youtu.be/05DDx4--FqU?si… via YouTube

Respect for our participatory democracy requires respect for those who participate. This kind of pomposity sullies the reputation of the California legislature and its leadership. latimes.com/politics/story…

As Governor Gavin Newsom prepares to address the six month anniversary of the fire in Altadena… unhappy residents of that community want to meet with him regarding the cleanup. Start to protest in front of the assembled Media. NBC Los Angeles