Category: Southern California

California Bill Would Protect Doctors Who Mail Abortion Pills to Out-of-State Patients

March 21, 2023
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California legislators have introduced a bill that would protect the state’s doctors who mail abortion pills to patients in other states as well as other protections including those related to so-called “gender-affirming care.” State Senate Bill 345, introduced last month by state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), would allow doctors to provide and dispense abortion and…

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Another Former Trans Teen to Sue Medical Provider Over Double Mastectomy at 13

March 21, 2023
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A California woman who once identified as transgender and had both of her healthy breasts removed when she was 13 years old is taking legal action against the doctors and medical provider that performed or approved the surgery. The Dhillon Law Group and LiMandri & Jonna LLP, in conjunction with the Center for American Liberty,…

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Los Angeles DA Gascón’s Office Provides Free Shuttle for Staff Amid Rising Crime

March 21, 2023
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Los Angeles District Attorney (DA) George Gascón launched a program last week to shuttle employees—who work in his office and are assigned to downtown’s Civic Center area—to and from their cars amid a string of public safety incidents, according to an internal memo from his office, reviewed by The Epoch Times. “Security incidents involving aggressive…

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One Killed, 2 Injured in Head-On Collision in Brea

March 21, 2023
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BREA, Calif.—One person was killed and two were injured in a two-vehicle collision March 20 evening in Brea. The collision was reported at 8:01 p.m. and Brea Police Department officers responded to Carbon Canyon Road, east of Olinda Village, where they learned the vehicles were involved in a head-on collision, according to the Brea Police…

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LAUSD Strike Demonstrates Massive Union Power

March 21, 2023
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Commentary The Los Angeles Unified School District shuttered school doors March 21 after a strike by Local 99 members of the Service Employees International Union, which represents non-teaching employees. The United Teachers of Los Angeles, which represents teachers, joined the strike. The district’s 420,000 students are at home for the expected three-day duration of the…

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LAPD Officer Convicted of Filing False Report, Perjury in 2019 DUI Arrest

March 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles police officer was convicted March 20 of filing a false report and perjury stemming from a traffic stop in the Hollywood area about 3 1/2 years ago. Jurors deliberated for two hours before finding Alejandro Castillo, 50, guilty of the two felony counts, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s…

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Ex-Guard Gets 10 Years for Raping Inmate at Downtown LA Federal Lockup

March 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A former guard at the federal lockup in downtown Los Angeles was sentenced March 20 to 10 years behind bars for raping an inmate who was being held in an isolation cell while recovering from COVID-19. Jose Viera, 49, of Monterey Park, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II, who ordered…

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Man, 36, Accused of Killing Ex-Girlfriend in Anaheim

March 21, 2023
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—A 36-year-old man free on bail on domestic violence charges was behind bars March 20, suspected of killing a former girlfriend in Anaheim. Police were called at 2:24 p.m. Friday to an apartment in the 1900 block of South Union Street, one block south of Katella Avenue, Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Jon McClintock said….

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US Border Patrol Reports Sharp Increase in Illegal Crossing

March 21, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents working in the San Diego area have seen a nearly 30 percent increase in illegal border-crossing during the first half of the current fiscal year, as compared with the comparable period last year, the federal agency reported March 20. From last October through the beginning of this month, USBP…

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Gun Suspect Prompts Lockdown on Huntington Beach College Campus

March 20, 2023
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Golden West College officials locked down the campus in Huntington Beach March 20 as police searched for a possible gunman, but no threat was found. The lockdown began at 12:49 p.m. and was lifted at 1:22 p.m. when police determined the suspect was no longer on campus, said Golden West College spokeswoman Andrea…

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