Category: Southern California

Pregnancy Centers Ask California Lawmaker to Apologize for Calling Them ‘Fake’

California pregnancy centers are fighting back against accusations made by a Democratic lawmaker who depicted the clinics as “fake health care centers.” The Santa Clarita Valley Pregnancy Center in Santa Clarita, California, held a press conference on May 24 to call out pro-abortion Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth), who said the state’s pregnancy centers were unlicensed…


Irvine Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Great Park Project

Irvine officials held a groundbreaking ceremony May 23 for several new amenities at the Great Park which will cost nearly $1 billion. The changes include the construction of a 14,000-seat amphitheater, a public aquatics facility that will also be used by USA Water Polo’s Olympic teams, botanic and veterans memorial gardens, museums, more open space,…


200 Arrested, Nearly 5,000 Pounds of Fentanyl Seized in Southern California

SAN DIEGO—More than 200 arrests were made and over 4,700 pounds of fentanyl were seized over the past two months, in what local law enforcement officials described May 23 as an “unprecedented” increase in enforcement actions against alleged drug smugglers, traffickers, and dealers. The law enforcement campaign dubbed Operation Blue Lotus took place from March…


Beyoncé, Jay-Z Pay $200 Million for Malibu Home, Most Expensive Real Estate Ever Sold in California

The most expensive piece of real estate ever sold in California was purchased by Beyoncé and Jay-Z in Malibu last week for $200 million, according to TMZ. Per TMZ, the couple’s purchase was actually a deal since the home was originally listed for $295 million. The 30,000-square-foot home on 8 acres is made of concrete…


Passersby Save California Highway Officer From Headlock

Three good samaritans came to the aid of a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer May 19 when he was attacked by a pedestrian in Santa Ana following a citation, authorities said. The passersby helped to free the officer from a headlock, and the suspect was arrested once the altercation ended, CHP Officer Anselmo Templado told…


San Diego Supervisors OK Aug. 15 Special Election for Fletcher’s Seat

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously May 23 in favor of a special election on Aug. 15 to fill the District 4 seat vacated by Nathan Fletcher. Should no candidate receive a majority vote in that election, the county will then hold a special general election Nov. 7. The board also…


Parents Protest Pride Event at California Elementary School

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Some parents at Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood are calling for a boycott of a Pride event scheduled at the school next month, encouraging other parents to “Keep your kids home and innocent.” That is part of the message being distributed on a flyer to protest the Pride assembly, and some parents…


Man Charged with Ax Attacks in Lake Forest

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A 32-year-old man was charged May 24 with attacking two men with a pick axe in Lake Forest this week. Tyler Scott Graves, 32, was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, all felonies, as well as three counts of brandishing a weapon and single counts of resisting arrest and…


Politicization Will Hamper California Infrastructure Improvements

Commentary Even in wealthy areas, California’s infrastructure clearly is falling apart. You can feel it in your bones when you drive on the potholed roads in Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, and other cities where home values stretch on average above $1 million. Two developments show the state is advancing infrastructure improvements that also push forward…


Home Mortgage Payments in Many California Cities Cost Much More Than Rent

Booming housing prices in several California cities have far outpaced rental prices, according to a new analysis by real estate brokerage Redfin. “It probably doesn’t come as a surprise that there are virtually no homes in the [San Francisco] Bay Area that are cheaper to buy than rent,” the national real estate company reported May…