California

US House refers CAIR's California branch to IRS, citing concerns over misuse of taxpayer dollars

According to the House referral, CAIR-CA may have improperly used millions in federal funds, provided misleading information to the IRS, and materially supported unlawful conduct.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Roula Allouch (L), chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and Rabiah Ahmed (C) of the Muslim Public Affairs Council listen to Nihad Awad (R), executive director and founder of CAIR, speak during a news conference with American Muslim leaders to discuss "growing Islamophobia" at t
Shimon Smotritsky (left) and James Porter at the weigh-ins ahead of their match at the 559 Fights 120 event in Porterville, California.

Israeli MMA fighter Shimon Smotritsky earns unanimous decision win at 559 Fights 120 - interview

"When I fight like myself, freely, and without trying to entertain someone or try to hype the crowd up and do all this nonsense, I’m the best version of myself," Smotritsky says.

|BySAM HALPERN
The California home of Jewish family stands after a suspect fired into it while yelling slurs.

Redlands police arrest suspect in Hanukkah drive by airsoft shooting of Jewish home

Redlands resident Garrett Bailey Stater was charged with terrorizing and making terrorist threats in connection to the December 12 incident in which he fired several airsoft rounds from his vehicle.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
San Francisco city supervisor Scott Wiener comments on a pilot program to permit private commuter buses to use public bus stops in San Francisco, California, January 21, 2014

After debate backlash, California Democrat Scott Wiener says Israel carried out 'genocide' in Gaza

The California State Senator explained that he had been reluctant to call the war between Israel and Hamas a genocide because of the term's creation in response to the Holocaust.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

'F*** Israel': Irish band Kneecap accuses Israel of genocide at Coachella Music Festival

The band used their platform to spread messages of anti-Israel hate during their performance, illuminated on a screen.

APRIL 20, 2025ByWALLA! CULTURE
The annual Coachella Valley Music Festival takes place in Indio, California every April.

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford charged with felonies

Those charged entered the building and demonstrated a "conspiracy to occupy" it and at least one suspect entered the building by breaking a window.

APRIL 11, 2025ByREUTERS
A STUDENT attends an event at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at Stanford University, in California last year. At Stanford, the DEI office backed events calling Israel an apartheid state, says the writer.

California DOE finds school’s ethnic studies curriculum discriminated against Jewish students

A California school's ethnic studies curriculum that included discussions of Israel as a "settler colonial state" was found to have discriminated against Jewish students.

APRIL 10, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Jewish groups at UC Berkeley campus rally against anti-Israeli events

Three more perish of same rare disease that killed wife of Gene Hackman

Hantavirus is a rare disease in the US, with most cases concentrated in the western states of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.

APRIL 7, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office officials and New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator officials hold a press conference on the death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, who were found dead on February 26, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 7, 2025.

Massive wildfire erupts in eastern California, sparking evacuations

There were no immediate reports of injuries or structural damage so far. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to Cal Fire.

MARCH 31, 2025ByREUTERS
A member of Cal Fire surveys damage outside a devastated home in recent wildfires affecting Altadena, California, January 12, 2025.

California A-G urges 23andMe users to delete genetic data amid potential bankruptcy

"I remind Californians to consider invoking their rights and directing 23andMe to delete their data and destroy any samples of genetic material held by the company,” California's A-G said.

MARCH 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A sign is posted in front of the 23andMe headquarters on February 01, 2024 in Sunnyvale, California. Genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, is facing the possibility of delisting from NASDAQ as the company navigates numerous class action lawsuits.

Anti-Israel ethnic studies unfunded in California - Is the fight over? - opinion

"As parents, we expect our children’s education to promote truth, critical thinking, and understanding—not to serve as a breeding ground for political activism."

MARCH 20, 2025ByTAMAR CASPI
Naftali Sherman wears a U.S. - Israeli flag to counter-protest a demonstration at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), following the arrest by US immigration agents of Palestinian student protester Mahmoud Khalil, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 11, 2025.

Jewish man sues Oakland cafe for antisemitic discrimination over Star of David hat

This incident only brought to light additional examples of Jerusalem Coffee House celebrating the murder of Jewish people.

MARCH 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland, CA is currently being sued for refusing to serve a Jewish patron.

California school district halts ethnic studies courses following lawsuit over alleged antisemitism

According to the three Jewish groups that filed the lawsuit, the resolution represents a victory for both the Jewish community and students’ education.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
Opening statements are made during a board meeting at the Santa Ana Unified School District board room in Santa Ana, CA on June 13, 2023

Israeli UC Berkeley student files lawsuit against antisemitic discrimination

The student claimed that the UAW violated both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByARIELA OHRENSTEIN
A protest encampment is set up in support of Palestinians, at the University of California, Berkeley, in April. The problem with the eruption of the anti-Israel protests has been the involvement of many faculty members in reframing the notion of Palestine, the writer argues.