California

Wiener steps down as CA Jewish Caucus co-chair, faces backlash after accusing Israel of genocide

Scott Weiner attributed his resignation from the caucus’s leadership position to both his current congressional campaign and the backlash over his Israel comments.

|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Senator Scott Wiener speaks during the CDP State Convention - Tax Fairness for All Families on May 31, 2025 in Anaheim, California.
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

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
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

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.

Rare 'super pod' of over 1,500 Risso's dolphins spotted off California coast

Over 1,500 Risso's dolphins formed a rare super pod off Carmel Bay, California, stunning marine biologists as they stretched for miles, leaping and gliding.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rare 'super pod' of over 1,500 Risso's dolphins spotted off California coast.

‘Hate can be an addiction’: Ex-neo-Nazi, Montana Tucker take to the streets

Former neo-Nazi Arno Michaelis and social media activist Montana Tucker took to the Santa Monica Pier on Holocaust Remembrance Day to talk to people about antisemitism and the Holocaust.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Montana Tucker and Former Neo-Nazi Arno Michaelis Unite to Combat Antisemitism on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Pearl Cohen merges with San Francisco IP firm

The new partners joining are all American attorneys with extensive experience in IP.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByGLOBES/TNS
Construction in Tel Aviv on December 3, 2024.

Israel sends firefighting and rescue experts to aid US with LA fire

"The special relationship between America and Israel on display!" The House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans said on X Saturday.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
An air tanker drops fire retardant at the Palisades Fire, one of simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, as seen from Woodland Hills, neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 11, 2025.

‘Just things’ - like what my LA neighbors lost - are what makes houses into Jewish homes - opinion

Every home taken by fires, no matter the family’s cultural background, contained a lifetime of memories and artifacts.

JANUARY 13, 2025ByRACHEL STEINHARDT/JTA
Hanukka

Vance: Trump will let IDF 'knock out' Hamas, if hostages not released before Jan. 20

J.D. Vance reveals the incoming administration's plans to address the Gaza hostage crisis and domestic disaster relief, promising decisive action on both fronts.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Republican US Senate candidate J.D. Vance arrives to speak to supporters at an election party after winning the primary in Cincinnati, Ohio, US May 3, 2022.

Jamie Lee Curtis likens LA fires to 'war-torn' Gaza, sparking controversy

"But the entire Pacific Palisades looks like, unfortunately, Gaza or one of these war-torn countries," Curtis stated in the viral clip.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jamie Lee Curtis in front of background of the Palisades Fire, one of simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, as seen from the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 11, 2025. (illustrative)

President Biden welcomes first great-grandchild

"I'm a great-grandfather as of today," CBS News quoted from the news conference.  "Baby boy. So I'll remember this day."

JANUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office yesterday.

'Israelis are the new Nazis' graffitied next to Oakland hanukkiah

"Oakland continues to be ground zero for antisemitic hatred in the Bay Area, California, and America -- without exaggeration," JCRC Bay Area CEO Tyler Harris Gregory said.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Graffiti comparing Israelis to Nazis was discovered on the last night of Hanukkah in Oakland.