California

Operation Reclaim and Rebuild's 2021 statewide week produced about 450 arrests and 39 victims rescued, including children. The 2026 edition produced 611 arrests and 170 rescues, including 14 minors.

Riverside County arrested 64 people and rescued two women during the 2021 Operation Reclaim and Rebuild sweep targeting online prostitution and trafficking. The 2026 statewide edition produced 611 arrests and…

A secret Kaiser Permanente trial in Southern California found unused COVID swabs coming back positive. Later FDA-authorized PCR tests became far more reliable than those first-wave kits.

Fresno police detained a 73-year-old man waiting for Mother's Day breakfast after the Waffle Shop reopened against stay-at-home orders. The owner later opened a new diner rather than fold.

Graham De Luis-Conti died three days after Jonathan Watson used a walking cane on two Corcoran inmates serving life for raping a child under 14. Watson later confessed and said…

Jonathan Watson used a cane to kill two Corcoran inmates serving life for child sexual assault. He had warned staff he was about to explode. Nobody was disciplined.

Burbank nanny Travis Elconin produced child sexual abuse material with children in his care. A federal judge sentenced him to 30 years and lifetime supervision.

Kyle James Lee filmed 60-70 mph Fontana winds, then used the wreckage to remember Harvey, Maria, and Michael. Camp Fire, Ian, Helene, and the Palisades and Eaton fires later proved…

Anonymous and The AEGIS Alliance tied Nestlé's expired California permits to drought and fire. The State Water Board ordered BlueTriton to stop diverting Strawberry Creek in 2023.