Tag: The Trump Administration

WESTWOOD—On April 11, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, issued a press release announcing that he joined the American Association of University Professors, the state of Massachusetts, and several other Democrat-led states in challenging Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and the Trump Administration for revoking student visas of students who participated in pro-Hamas protests. The full text of the complaint may be found here.

AAUP v. Rubio State Amicus Brief

“Students across the country are being aggressively targeted without notice and for no clear reason beyond the President’s political agenda, creating a culture of fear and disrupting our institutions of higher education. The unjustified and unconstitutional revocation of student visas for expressing their opinions sends a stunning message to campuses across the nation: fall in line or face deportation. I urge the court to put a swift stop to this policy before it can do any further damage,” AG Bonta stated

Bonta cited a partial statement posted on the White House press release dated January 30, 2025. In the last few paragraphs of the Presidential fact sheet, President Trump clarifies that any anti-semitic, pro-Hamas behaviors will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Those who earned a student Visa should not participate in such activities lest they have their visas revoked.

“My promise to Jewish Americans is this: With your vote, I will be your defender, your protector, and I will be the best friend Jewish Americans have ever had in the White House.”

Aggressively enforce the law, protect public order, and prosecute anti-Semitic crimes: “I will issue clear orders to my Attorney General to aggressively prosecute terroristic threats, arson, vandalism, and violence against American Jews.”


Deport Hamas Sympathizers and Revoke Student Visas: “To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you. I will also quickly cancel the student visas of all Hamas sympathizers on college campuses, which have been infested with radicalism like never before.”


On April 9, U.S. Immigration and Customs Services (ICE) issued a press release warning U.S. aliens that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be screening their social media posts for antisemitism.


Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a statement on April 5, following students at UCLA Westwood and other major Universities had their Visas revoked. They were sent back to their home countries.


“It is time for the Transitional Government of South Sudan to stop taking advantage of the United States. Enforcing our nation’s immigration laws is critically important to the national security and public safety of the United States.


Every country must accept the return of its citizens in a timely manner when another country including the United States, seeks to remove them.


As South Sudan’s transitional government has failed to fully respect this principle, effective immediately, the United States Department of State is taking action to revoke all visas held by South Sudan Sudanese passport holders and prevent further issuance to prevent entry into the United States by South Sudanese passport holders. We will be prepared to review actions when South Sudan is in full cooperation.”

By Sharon

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—On August 4, Canyon News did a gas price comparison between now and four years ago. Today, ARCO in Hollywood is selling unleaded gasoline for $6.09 a gallon or $5.99 a gallon if paying customers are using cash. Chevron is charging $5.27 per gallon while Mobil gas and 7-11 are up to $5.27

According to Gas Buddy Shell gas stations are charging $5.20 per gallon, Speedway, $5.21, and at Mobil and 7-Eleven the cost is $5.25 per gallon.

At these gas stations, gas prices are fluctuating up to, $1.10 per gallon.

An AI search for Hollywood Hills indicates the following; Clark #459 $4.99 per gallon, Chevron #90458, $5.79, Sunset Oil Mobil, $5.39, Ampm, $5.09, Shell $5.19, Mobil $5.29,

According to the Los Angeles Almanac, the average U.S. price per gallon of regular (unleaded) gasoline in January 2020 in Hollywood Hills was $3.42 per gallon. In June of 2022, the price hiked to $6.16 per gallon.

The almanac noted the following observation.

“In June 2022, a new average monthly regular gasoline price record of $6.16 [per gallon] was set for the Los Angeles region. It was the fourth month in a row in which a monthly record was set.

During that month, weekly average prices for a gallon of regular gasoline reached $6.23.

Although the Los Angeles Region ended the last month of 2022 with an average gasoline price lower than a year prior, its 2022 annual average price was the highest on record for the region.”

On March 1, 2022, President Joe Biden announced that he would allow the release of 30 million barrels of gasoline from U.S. oil reserves. Prior to that, the Biden Administration was holding back from using what was in reserve.

A new advertisement from the Trump Campaign states that gas prices doubled during the Biden Administration.

On January 16, 2024, VERIFY Fact-Check results indicate that is true. Here are the results.

“Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign recently released a 30-second ad comparing the two presidents’ records on the economy.”

The ad claims that gas prices, mortgage rates, income, and retirement savings were better during the Trump presidency than under Biden.

When President Biden took office in January of 2021, the average price of a gallon of gas in the United States was $2.42, according to the Energy Information Administration.

By June of 2022, that price had risen to $5.03 per gallon, more than double the original amount. Experts said at the time this spike was driven in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions against Russia, a major oil exporter, as well as demand for oil post-COVID rebounding faster than supply chains.”

A full report may be found on the VERIFY website.

On July 26, 2024, the Shale Report posted an article entitled, “Where Does Kamala Harris Stand On U.S. Energy.”

In the Shale Report, the author, Felicity Bradstock,  reminds viewers that as Secretary of State, Kamala Harris filed lawsuits against oil and gas companies.  In 2015, she supported former President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan.  When serving as Senator, Harris, endorsed many of Joe Biden’s energy policies. 

By Sharon