Ramin Ekhtiar, a prominent real estate agent in California, has bad news for Sacramento homebuyers. It’s hard to believe, but it is true. “Buying a new house in California. Congratulations, Ekhtiar says, “Sacramento just added $324,000 to your price. No, I’m not joking. It’s called AB 130 section, 58 page 137 of a budget bill our buddy Newsom signed last June. “Everybody was staring at the HOA fine cap on the front of the bill. Meanwhile, on page 137, they buried the biggest housing tax in California history. “Here’s how the scam works: “The State calculates how many miles the people living in that new house are going to drive for the next 20 years, and if they’re driving more than Sacramento thinks is acceptable, the developer pays a penalty, $2 for every extra mile, 20 years deep over the life of the fee, $324,000 per home. “And that cost doesn’t come out of the developer’s pocket. It comes out of yours, added to the purchase price or the monthly rent. You bought a $600,000 house; it’s now $924,000. Rent was supposed to be $2,500, but well, now it’s $3,850. For what? Because Sacramento doesn’t want you driving to work. …” They also don’t want you to own your own home. They’re communists. Watch: Gavin Newsom just added $324,000 to every new house in California. Page 137 of a bill nobody read. Your $600K starter home is now $924K. Your $2,500 rent just hit $3,850. They called it “housing reform.” It’s the biggest housing tax in state history. Thread pic.twitter.com/ghDrwviTxu — Ramin Ekhtiar (@raminrealtalk) April 22, 2026 AB130 Section 58 Section 21080.43 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 21080.43. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Legislature reaffirms that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) established longstanding legal requirements for the imposition of mitigation measures on projects. (b) Specifically, CEQA requires that mitigation measures: 1) Be feasible, meaning capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable timeframe, taking into account economic, environmental, legal, social, and technological factors. (2) Be roughly proportional to the impacts of the project. supported by substantial evidence demonstrating a reasonable relationship, or “nexus,” between the mitigation and the impact it is intended to address. (c) The Legislature further reaffirms that mitigation frameworks, including those aimed at addressing cumulative impacts such as vehicle miles traveled, must comply with these longstanding requirements that provide legal certainty, and equitable treatment of projects. (d) Guidelines shall be developed in a manner that reflects and upholds these established principles (e) The Legislature further finds that existing guidance has been established in CEQA guidelines and subsequent technical advisories for addressing transportation impacts under CEQA. Impact analysis under CEQA is a dynamic process, continually informed by advancements in research, data, and practice. Currently, the Department of Transportation is developing updated methodologies for analyzing transportation impacts in rural settings, which are expected to be published on or before July 1, 2026. It is the intent of the Legislature that these ongoing efforts be integrated into relevant guidance for addressing transportation impacts that promote more effective practices statewide. (f) It is the intent of Legislature that lead agencies ensure that vehicle miles traveled mitigation is achieved through a balanced approach by ensuring a project invests in multiple types of mitigation measures when working to reduce the vehicle miles traveled impacts of a project. (g) It is the intent of the Legislature that this program serve as one optional strategy that a project applicant may use to mitigate a significant transportation impact under CEQA. The program established pursuant Section 21080.44 is intended to facilitate an existing category of mitigation, specifically, the development of vehicle miles traveled-efficient affordable housing or related infrastructure, by providing a streamlined and accessible mechanism through which applicants can contribute to eligible mitigation projects. This approach is consistent with established practices already used at the local and regional level across the state and provides project applicants an additional tool to support their mitigation efforts. The post Sacramento Added Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to the Cost of Homes appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

They refused an ICE detainer, and he might have been released, but backlash prevented that. A Mexican national, an illegal alien accused of randomly setting a New York City apartment building on fire five days ago that killed four people and injured seven others, could have been released back onto the streets, as the city refused a request from the Department of Homeland Security to turn him over to immigration authorities. They refused an ICE detainer, and he might have been released, but backlash prevented that. Since then, law enforcement sources confirmed that Amatitla remains detained at Rikers Island and will continue to be held pending court proceedings. The Horrible Story Amatitla then reportedly crossed the street, entered a gas station, purchased a beer, stole another beer, and demanded a free lighter. After being told that lighters aren’t free, he settled with a pack of matches. The illegal alien subsequently returned to the apartment building, reportedly set a piece of paper on fire, and placed it on top of a pile of garbage. As smoke began to fill the building, Amatitla watched the building burn. “Responding firefighters discovered a 3-year-old girl, Sihan Yang, on a third-floor bed, and she was pronounced deceased on the scene,” the press release reads. “A 49-year-old male, Chengri Cui, and a 61-year-old female, Shin Chie Ming, were also both discovered in the building and pronounced deceased on the scene.” “Hong Zhao, a 64-year-old male, leaped from a building window and sustained multiple broken bones and brain trauma. He was pronounced deceased at a nearby hospital at 2:30 p.m.,” the press release continues. In addition, two New York firefighters were injured when “the staircase connecting the first floor to the second and third floors collapsed,” and they fell to the basement. Another four “building occupants” were injured while jumping from the building, while a fifth “occupant” was rescued from a second-floor window. Amatitla has since been charged with eight counts of murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree, and more. Source: https://t.co/hc1pvGOHCb — Illegal Alien Crimes (@ImmigrantCrimes) April 17, 2026 The lesson to be learned is that Democrats will keep mass murdering illegal aliens in the country, and if you try to stop them, the ACLU or a mayor like Mamdani will stop you. They planned to release him. Think about that. The post NYC Refused an ICE Detainer on an Arsonist Here Illegally Burned a Building, Killing 4 appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Mayor Mamdani and NYCHA announced a $38.4 million “investment” to bring clean, reliable heat pumps to Beach 41st homes in Edgemere, Queens. They are spending about $53,933 per unit. They usually cost nowhere near that amount. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $38.4 million investment to install clean, reliable heat pumps at NYCHA’s Beach 41st Street Houses in Edgemere, Queens. This investment is part of the city’s Clean Heat for All initiative, aiming to provide modern heating and cooling to 712 homes. The heat pumps will replace an aging gas boiler system, offering more consistent, reliable heating; efficient cooling; individual temperature controls; and improved hot water reliability. The project is a significant step towards expanding the initiative to over 10,000 NYCHA apartments by 2030. Mayor Mamdani emphasized the importance of dignity, safety, and climate justice in this investment, which will also help cut emissions and improve residents’ lives. Edgemere has a population of 18,000 people and includes Rockaway and Far Rockaway. It is 7% white, 56% black or African-American, 32% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 3% something else. In some areas, it’s a dangerous dump on the ocean. Last time I was in Far Rockaway, quite some time ago, I watched machine gun fire between a gang and the police as I hurried to my car. I only went back to move my mother out of the apartment. Edgemere is undergoing some improvements. Expensive heat pumps don’t seem to address the problem. Beach 41st has many Projects and is known as the Queens Hood. It used to be a tourist haven with little bungalows, mostly Irish. The city is in dire financial straits and is spending about $53,933 per unit. That’s not a very good “investment.” We know who will pay for it. The post Mamdani Will Invest $38.4M on Heat Pumps in the Queens Hood appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Axios reports that U.S. officials say Trump has given Iran a short window, days, not weeks, to return to peace talks, warning the ceasefire won’t hold indefinitely. A deal is still possible, but Iran’s leadership is too divided to respond. President Trump is giving Iran’s warring factions a short window to unify behind a coherent counter-offer — or the ceasefire he extended Tuesday ends, three U.S. officials tell Axios. “Trump is willing to give another three to five days of ceasefire to allow the Iranians to get their shit together,” one U.S. source briefed on the matter said. “It is not going to be open-ended.” Why it matters: Trump’s negotiators believe a deal to end the war and address what’s left of Iran’s nuclear program is still achievable. But they also worry they may not have anyone in Tehran empowered to say yes. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is barely communicating. The IRGC generals now in control of the country and Iran’s civilian negotiators are openly at odds over strategy. “We saw that there is an absolute fracture inside Iran between the negotiators and the military — with neither side having access to the supreme leader, who is not responsive,” a U.S. official said. The post Iran Has Three to Five Days appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Scott Presler has had enough of the Senate and has issued a warning to Senator Thune. Presler is giving him 13 days to pass the Save America Act. I guarantee the SAVE Act won’t pass. Presler told the Fox News anchor, “And now, now I’m giving a very peaceful warning to Senate Majority Leader Thune. He has 13 days until the end of April to pass the SAVE AMERICA Act into law, and respectfully, if the Senate Majority Leader is incapable of passing said legislation by the end of April, I will be going to Louisiana to help defeat Senator Cassidy in the May 16 Saturday primary, and I will be heading to Texas to defeat John Cornyn in the May 26 Senate runoff. “And you know, I’ve been nice, I’ve been really respectful, but the American people are fed up with electing people into power that don’t wield that power when we have given them this massive opportunity to work on our behalf.” If Senate Majority Leader Thune does NOT pass the SAVE America Act by the end of April, I’m asking every Republican in Texas to vote for Ken Paxton in the Senate runoff on Tuesday, May 26th. Who’s in? May 26, 2026 pic.twitter.com/jsVjlxmEmT — ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) April 20, 2026 The post Scott Presler Gives Sen. Thune 13 Days appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.