Day Around the Bay: SoCal Mayor to Plead Guilty to Being a Chinese Agent

"Two men have been charged in Alameda County with helping organize a sideshow in Oakland last September. The two men, Axel Cisnerosmentos and Aron Anaya, are accused of misdemeanor charges for promoting and facilitating the sideshow that occurred in connection with a visit by viral streamer IShowSpeed. [KTVU]"

"Santa Clara County filed suit against Meta Monday alleging that the company profited off of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram that it knew were likely scams. [KPIX]"

"Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, in Los Angeles County, will plead guilty to being an agent of the Chinese government prior to becoming mayor. Wang is taking a plea deal, admitting she acted under the control of the People's Republic of China from 2020 to 2022, and she's being arraigned on Tuesday. [LA Times]"

"Democrats in Virginia are asking the Supreme Court to intervene and allow them to use a voter-approved new congressional district map, which the state supreme court struck down last month based on a technicality. [CNN] Trump's asinine reflecting pool project outside the Lincoln Memorial is going to cost $13.1 million, not the $1.8 million he originally quoted. [New York Times]"

Two men in Alameda County were charged with helping organize a sideshow in Oakland last September connected to a visit by viral streamer IShowSpeed. A man was arrested in Redwood City after allegedly stabbing someone during an altercation at a Safeway self-checkout area. Santa Clara County sued Meta, alleging the company profited from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram that it knew were likely scams. Arcadia mayor Eileen Wang is set to plead guilty to acting as an agent of the Chinese government before becoming mayor, admitting she acted under control of the People’s Republic of China from 2020 to 2022. Democrats in Virginia asked the Supreme Court to allow use of a voter-approved congressional district map struck down on a technicality. A reflecting pool project outside the Lincoln Memorial is projected to cost $13.1 million. Utqiagvik, Alaska experienced its last sunrise for the next 84 days, followed by perpetual daylight.

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