California golfing legend Phil Mickelson brutally schools AG Rob Bonta on crisis-hit state

California golf legend Phil Mickelson had strong words for the state’s Attorney General, calling Rob Bonta incompetent over his handling of California’s oil supply and the legal drama following it. “The epitome of incompetent leadership right here,” Mickelson wrote on X Monday, characterizing Bonta’s response to a Trump executive order that reinstated oil operations in California refineries. “No more oil from the Middle East, skyrocketing gas prices, highest gas tax in the nation, jet fuel shortage, national security threat from CA’s policies, and marine life destruction from the largest natural seepage in the world,” the 55-year-old golfer wrote. Mickelson responded…

Willie Brown makes stunning endorsement in California governor’s race

California political kingmaker Will Brown made a surprise endorsement in the governor’s race — throwing his support behind billionaire Tom Steyer. Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco, said in a statement that he’s known Steyer “for many years” and praised his ability to lead. “I’ve seen how how he…

Burlington plots major May expansion — including 3 California stores

Bargain hunters in the Golden State are about to get a few more aisles to dig through. Burlington is rolling out 26 stores nationwide this month, with California landing multiple locations as the off-price giant doubles down on brick-and-mortar. The May openings spawn 20 states — including California, Texas, Ohio…

Ken Griffin says Mamdani’s attacks against him are ‘creepy weird’

Ken Griffin called Zohran Mamdani’s controversial social media post outside the Citadel founder’s swanky midtown penthouse “creepy weird” and ultimately “frightening” after watching the socialist NYC mayor invoke Griffin’s name to tout a new tax plan on second homes of non-residents. Griffin, who runs the Citadel Investment empire headquartered in…

In-N-Out partners with legendary LA radio station in major venue upgrade

Talk about a Double-Double of SoCal icons. Burger giant In-N-Out is teaming up with alt-rock radio staple KROQ to give the station’s famed Wilshire Boulevard performance hub a major glow-up — rebranding it as the In-N-Out Burger Sound Space at KROQ, according to a news release from Audacy. The revamped venue…

Former MLB prospect dead at 46 in ‘tragic accident’

Former MLB prospect Brian Kirby “tragically lost his life” in an accident last Wednesday while working as an HVAC technician at Graves Memorial Baptist Church in North Little Rock, Ark., the church said in a Facebook post. He was 46. “This morning [on April 15], a tragic accident occurred at…

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