San Jose Mayor Demands Release of City Officials’ Alleged Racist Text Messages
2026 is shaping up to be a year of city council candidates with problematic pasts.You may recall…
SF Supervisor Connie Chan Calls Mayor Breed ‘Incompetent’ and ‘Lazy’
San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan is under fire for comments she reportedly made about the city’s Black mayor in a Chinese language newspaper.
Claremont Bans Remote Public Comments After Hate Speech Floods Council Meeting
A barrage of racist and antisemitic hate speech has forced another California city to end remote comments at its council meetings.
Racist Trolls Force Sacramento City Council to Scrap Public Comments Over Zoom
The Sacramento City Council has joined a growing list of jurisdictions requiring public comments to be delivered in person.
Antioch Texting Scandal Fallout: Charges Dropped Against Suspects in Mykaella Sharlman Case
Prosecutors said Wednesday that the case couldn't proceed because it "relied heavily on the investigative work of Antioch Police Officers who are associated with racist text communications."
California is Becoming a Hotbed of Extremism and White Supremacy
A new report documents the rise and influence of hate and extremism in California.
Racist Text Messaging Scandal May Involve Half of Antioch’s Police Force
Officers used the N-word to refer to Black people, admitted to brutalizing suspects, and talked about killing Mayor Lamar Thorpe.
Big Cities Grapple With Rising Hate
Hate crimes are on the rise in many metropolitan cities.
LA Councilwoman Nury Martinez Resigns
Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, it’s your turn.
LA's Nury Martinez Announces 'Leave of Absence' Amid Vile Audio Leak
The calls for resignations are only getting louder.