https://freerepublic.com/tag/ghanatrip/ en-us Mon, 8 Jun 2026 21:56:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382917/posts Karen Bass will escape being asked under oath about her actions leading up to The Palisades Fire at the trial of the man accused of starting the blaze which destroyed the beachfront enclave and killed 12. The trial against Uber driver Jonathan Rinderknecht started Monday with jury deliberations, where Judge Anne Hwang read out the witness list including dozens of names. But the embattled Los Angeles mayor, who it currently in a tight reelection fight, was not mentioned. Prosecutors claim Rinderknecht ignited the most expensive wildfire in US history, killing 12 people, torching thousands of homes and causing $150 billion... New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382917/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2026 21:56:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4381998/posts The far left has enjoyed one-party rule in the City of Angels for decades, but now there’s a slight wrinkle in their plans as Los Angeles might finally get its first non-left mayor in years this Tuesday. Spencer Pratt, the nominally conservative former reality TV star turned political activist, is currently trailing by less than five points behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and is even closer to current City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, according to recent polling by UC Berkeley/The Los Angeles Times. Victor Davis Hanson and The Daily Signal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4381998/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2026 07:46:22 GMT