Well, that was fast. TEAPAC, the Pasadena offshoot of the Tea Party movement, has dropped its plans to stage a counter-protest against Occupy Wall Street protestors, who plan to hold up signs during the Rose Parade and march through the parade route after the TV cameras are off. more ›

The Orange County Fairgrounds was the site of a small Tea Party rally this morning, where people gathered to hear a speech by Republican presidential candidate hopeful Michele Bachmann. A few hundred fans were there to hear the Congresswoman from Minnesota speak, according to the OC Register. more ›

Hundreds of angry, frustrated Angelenos showed up to a "Kitchen Table Summit" in Inglewood yesterday to tell their congressional representatives about their struggles with unemployment and underemployment. Congresswoman Maxine Waters got the most enthusiastic response from the crowd. "As far as I'm concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell," she said. "And I'm gonna tell them how to get there." more ›

She's at it again. Laguna Niguel-based lawyer Orly Taitz, one of the key players in the anti-President Barack Obama "birther" movement, is getting dressed down by a federal judge. This time it's in response to her claims Obama "has used other people’s Social Security numbers," reports the OC Register. more ›

Orange County GOP leader Marilyn Davenport has made a more official and contrite apology for being the mastermind behind the "joke" e-mail she sent out containing a doctored family portrait of chimpanzees with President Obama as the baby. Though Davenport initially balked at criticism of her attempt at political humor, she told the OC Weekly yesterday that she needed to say sorry "with different words." more ›

Conflicting reports have been released about the condition of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who was shot at close range this morning in Arizona. Last CNN update reported nine patients, including a child in either serious or critcial condition and undergoing surgery. more ›

Californians could have the chance to get a little bit of Arizona in our immigration law, thanks to a proposal that could be put to our state's voters. Yesterday the California Secretary of State's Office "authorized a signature drive to place an Arizona-style immigration law before California voters," reports the Sacramento Bee. more ›

This afternoon candidates Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer will be among the many California Dems taking part in the "Rally in the Valley" hosted by the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, according to CBS. more ›

Break out your Gadsden flags and poorly-spelled signs: The Tea Party Express is comin' to town tonight! The nationwide campaign tour stops at 6:30 this evening in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl as part of a 15-day venture--not backed by any individual candidates--ahead of the November 2 midterm elections. more ›

Onetime Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin is in California this week, stumping for her fellow conservatives. The Tea Party-ing Palin will be at the Anaheim Marriott today, however "Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and Senate candidate Carly Fiorina will not be among Palin’s so-called Mama Grizzlies on hand for the Republican National Committee’s Victory Rally," reports CBS. more ›

While protests today in Pasadena and Burbank had lackluster turnout and definitely no one dressed like George Washington, in Orange County several Tax Day Tea Party Patriots rallies drew crowds of hundreds. In Irvine, an estimated 400 attendees "gathered for speeches given from a stage lined with portraits of early Americans," according to the OC Register. Among the speakers were GOP Assemblyman Chuck DeVore who is aiming to take Democrat Barbara Boxer's Senate seat in the upcoming election. more ›

All across the country today, Tax Day, members of groups affiliated with the Tea Party Patriots are holding rallies in their communities to spotlight their dismay at the role of government and their level of taxation. Two such rallies took place early this afternoon in Pasadena and in Burbank, with a small turnout at each location composed of predominantly older, white protesters bearing handmade signs and waving flags. more ›

In case you were looking for one. Check here for the complete list of "Taxed Enough Already" (TEA) Parties nationwide taking place tomorrow. more ›

Watch out, they're back. On Sunday the latest in Tea Party protests will hit Los Angeles as part of another bus tour across the country. The traveling two-plus week event, which will be in its first day, promises to "highlight some of the worst offenders in Congress who have voted for higher spending, higher taxes, and government intervention in the lives of American families and businesses," according to its website. Continued: "Let’s stand up and stop the bailouts, cap and trade, out-of-control spending, government-run healthcare, and higher taxes! We’re back and determined to take our country back!" more ›

Was it Spring Break or was this some kind of educational experience? Yesterday, thousands of people prodded by FOX News and other media outlets fanned out across the country to protest taxes, the stimulus and the bailout. A few hundred with their kids in tow made it to Glendale City Hall. more ›

As President Barack Obama announced plans to overhaul the tax code in order to make it a simpler process to deal with, protests spread across the country today with anti-tax tea parties of sorts. A few hundred reportedly protested in Glendale this afternoon and more events are planned for the Santa Monica Pier and the Van Nuys Civic Center. Down in Orange County, around 1,000 people are protesting outside a courthouse in Santa Ana. more ›

Happy first weekend of September - and happy Labor Day weekend, too, for our American cities! Let's take a look at what's been happening around the Ist-a-verse. more ›

REMEMBER, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS ON SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD SO SPRING YOUR CLOCK AHEAD ONE HOUR ON SAT NIGHT. more ›