LA’s sex-slave strip is growing — and Sacramento let it happen: Gov candidate

By day, it passes for just another struggling commercial strip. By night, traffic slows to a crawl as scantily clad girls, some wearing little more than thongs despite temperatures dipping into the 50s, pace the corners waiting for buyers. Traffickers hover nearby, enforcing nightly quotas that can climb to $1,500 as they collect every dollar.
To witness how the operation unfolds, The California Post embedded with Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and an anti-trafficking outreach team, whose members requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of their work, as they combed the corridor for missing or exploited girls.
“They don’t keep a cent,” one outreach worker said. “The money goes straight to the trafficker. Then they’re taken back to a flop house during the day, often drugged, sometimes beaten, and sent right back out at night to do it all over again.”
“It is absolutely sickening,” Hilton told The Post. “Right under our noses, children are being sold for sex — and nothing’s happening, nothing’s being done, no one seems to care.”
Hilton has made the Blade a centerpiece of his campaign as Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to leave office due to term limits, transforming the 2026 contest into a wide-open battle for control of the state.
An Emerson College poll released last week showed Hilton leading a crowded primary field with 17% support among likely voters.
Outreach workers describe the corridor as a human conveyor belt. “A girl can be missing in the afternoon and on this street by nightfall — swallowed up before anyone even knows where to look.”…
Angel Dad Tells the Media: Every American Death by an Illegal Alien Is Preventable

“All these deaths at the hands of illegal immigrants are preventable,” Ronnebeck said during a White House ceremony honoring Angel Families on Monday.
“They could’ve been stopped, we could’ve done so much more, unfortunately … [under President Joe Biden], somebody took their foot off the brakes and put their foot on the accelerator to let these people into our country and it wasn’t just regular people; it was criminals, murderers, killers, rapists,” Ronnebeck said.
“And now, now today, we are finally going to see that somebody is going to remember all of our loved ones, they’re going to remember the names,” he continued. “And they’re going to remember what we’ve all been through. Thank you, Mr. President.”
On January 22, 2015, Ronnebeck’s son Grant was working as a cashier at the QuickTrip convenience store in Mesa, Arizona, when illegal alien Sinaloa Cartel member Apolinar Altamirano walked up to the counter and demanded a pack of cigarettes.
When Grant told Altamirano he would have to pay for the cigarettes, the illegal alien shot him to death and then stepped over his lifeless body to grab the cigarettes from behind the counter.
At the time of the murder, Altamirano had been living in the United States for more than 20 years. Years later, in 2022, he pleaded guilty to murdering Grant and received fewer than 40 years in prison. He died last year in prison.
Mamdani ‘LOCKS DOWN’ NYC… “Betrayed” Voters FLOOD City Hall, DEMAND RESIGNATION
To combat snow in New York City, the mayor has announced a travel ban while telling residents to stay in their homes and not leave – homes that will soon cost more because of higher property taxes, which didn’t make their way to snow removal for the second blizzard of the year…
WATCH: President Trump Declares ‘National Angel Family Day’ Honoring Victims of Illegal Alien Crime

The president’s declaration honors two survivors and 62 individuals killed by illegals, among them Laken Riley, the New York Post reported Sunday.
Riley is the young nursing student who was attacked and killed during a morning jog on the University of Georgia campus. President Trump chose the date, February 22, because Riley was brutally murdered on February 22, 2024.
“It will be the first event of its kind to honor ‘angel families’ who have had loved ones killed by illegal alien criminals, a White House official told The Post,” the outlet said.
President Trump’s declaration honoring the angel families comes the day before he is set to deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, according to Fox News.
In the wake of former President Joe Biden’s (D) disastrous border policies that wreaked havoc on American communities and citizens, Trump has worked to secure justice for angel families who were victimized by illegal alien crime.
According to press secretary Karoline Leavitt, “The first bill President Trump signed into law was the Laken Riley Act to prevent these senseless tragedies from happening again and to keep innocent American citizens safe. The President and our nation will join Angel Families in honoring the memory of these amazing men and women.”….
New arrest made over alleged Epstein ties
Fox News senior correspondent Benjamin Hall reports on the arrest of former U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson over alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The ‘Outnumbered’ panel gives analysis.
Democrats Hope to Avoid Wild Antics During President Trump’s SOTU After ‘Embarrassing’ Behavior at 2025 Speech

Democrats drew much criticism for their behavior while he spoke in 2025, the Hill reported Monday. At the time, many of them “held signs accusing Trump of lying, others walked out mid-speech, and Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) made waves by standing and heckling the president with a cane pointed at the dais — an extraordinary scene that led to Green’s ejection from the room.”
Trump criticized Democrats and the liberal media for their antics, stating he thought it was “very embarrassing for the Democrats,” per Breitbart News.
Now, Democrat leaders hope to avoid drawing that kind of negative attention during the SOTU.
“While House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is urging the members of his caucus to challenge the president during Tuesday’s address, he’s also warning them to do so discreetly,” the Hill report stated, adding some Democrats have said they will attend alternate events such as the “People’s State of the Union” event on the National Mall, and the “State of the Swamp” event at the National Press Club.
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has said he will not attend Trump’s speech, according to Fox News.
Rising Cancer Rates, the Globalist Agenda, and the Big Business Land Grab Making You Poor
One of the most impressive politicians of this era is running for governor in Iowa. His name is Zach Lahn. Watch this.
Zach Lahn is a sixth-generation Iowan, entrepreneur, regenerative farmer, and candidate for Governor of Iowa. He founded Homeplace Ventures, restored his family’s 115-year-old homestead in Belle Plaine, and is leading efforts to revive and strengthen rural Iowa communities.
Zach and his wife, Annie, are raising seven children while restoring the land that has shaped their family for generations.
Zach is the first candidate endorsed by the MAHA PAC, a recognition of his commitment to Making Iowa Healthy Again – cleaning up our food, protecting our land and water, and defending the culture and values that define our state. Follow and support his campaign at www.zachlahn.com and @zachlahn on X.
Gavin Newsom STUNS, goes FULL RACIST on-camera
U.S.- Iran tensions simmer; Netanyahu warns Ayatollah regime against attack TV7 Israel News 23 Feb.
1) The United States is evacuating non-essential staff from its embassies in the Middle East – as tensions with the Islamic Republic of Iran simmer.
2) The Ayatollah says talks useless without results, as it blames the U.S. for mixed signals.
3) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns the Ayatollah regime not to make a mistake.
Gen. Jack Keane: We have NEVER been in this position
Gen. Jack Keane, Fox News senior strategic analyst, details the U.S. military’s substantial presence across the Middle East near Iran.
This is how ‘DANGEROUS’ it is to be President Trump
FBI investigates after an armed man is shot and killed attempting to breach Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s Florida home. Secret Service and local deputies responded. Former FBI investigator Bill Daly discusses the ongoing investigation.
Judge permanently blocks release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump classified documents case

A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing the portion of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report that details his investigation into President Trump’s alleged mishandling of sensitive government documents and alleged obstruction of the federal probe.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted requests from Mr. Trump and two of his former co-defendants in the case, Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, to issue an order prohibiting the release of the second volume of Smith’s report.
The order bars Attorney General Pam Bondi or her successors from releasing or sharing that portion of the final report.
Bondi had already determined that the report’s second volume shouldn’t be released to the public, in part because of questions surrounding the legality of Smith’s appointment as special counsel.
Cannon, who was overseeing the prosecution of Mr. Trump in the documents case, ruled in July 2024 that Smith was unlawfully appointed special counsel and dismissed the charges against the president.
Smith had appealed that decision, but the case ultimately ended after Mr. Trump won a second term in the White House….