Local Politics
Multiple California counties received federal letters last Friday demanding they segregate ballots from a list of approximately 20,000 people identified as likely noncitizen voters, with threats of criminal charges for officials who tabulate those ballots. Butte County Clerk-Recorder Keaton Denlay found that 32 of the 47 names on his county's list were not on active voter rolls and seven could not be matched due to insufficient information; he declined further action. Fresno, San Benito, and Orange County registrars also received letters and questioned the lists' accuracy or legibility, with several refusing to deviate from state law. A federal judge appeared skeptical of the Trump administration's legal arguments in a Tuesday hearing, while the DOJ maintained it stands by the list's reliability.
Public Safety · San Diego County
The NWS San Diego CA issued a coastal flood advisory on Wednesday at 11:46 a.m. for San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal, valid from Thursday at 1 p.m. through Friday at 2 p.m. Minor coastal flooding is expected with observed high tides 1.4 to 1.6 feet above astronomical tide predictions, peaking around 11 a.m. Thursday and noon Friday. Numerous roads may be closed, and low-lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated, along with some shoreline erosion.
Public Safety · Huntington Beach, CA
King tides caused by gravitational alignments of Earth, moon, and sun flooded streets and sent seawater into homes and businesses across California, Florida, and the Carolinas beginning with this week's full moon. In Southern California, officials shut down traffic on a flooded portion of the Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, while record high tides were set in Santa Barbara, San Pedro, San Diego, and La Jolla. Most of Florida's Atlantic coast was under flood warnings through early Friday, and Virginia Key in Miami experienced its highest king tide since records began three decades ago. Street flooding also affected Charleston and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with rip currents possible as far north as North Carolina's Outer Banks.
