Category: Southern California

Motorist Killed in Single-Vehicle, Fiery Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A motorist was killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash in Irvine May 20. Officers dispatched at 4:05 a.m. to Harvard Avenue, at University Drive, located a vehicle on fire that had struck a tree, according to Kyle Oldoerp, a spokesman with the Irvine Police Department. Firefighters knocked down the fire. The driver, the lone…


Hyundai, Kia Announce $200 Million Settlement Over Security Flaw Targeted by TikTok Challenge

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A settlement was reached in federal court in Santa Ana of litigation brought by Hyundai and Kia car owners over a security weakness in the vehicles that was promoted on social media platforms, the automakers announced May 18. Thefts of the cars were driven last summer following a TikTok challenge that outlined a…


Man Gets 30 Years to Life for DUI Crash That Killed 2 Women in Irvine

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 27-year-old man was sentenced on May 19 to 30 years to life in prison for a fatal drunk driving crash that killed two of his passengers in Irvine. Norman David Martin was convicted on Aug. 11, 2021, of two counts of second-degree murder for the July 22, 2017, pre-dawn crash in a…


Huntington Beach Considers Beefing Up Code for Public Nudity

The Huntington Beach City Council is considering tightening its existing ban on nudity in public places and has narrowed in on those at the beach and other public areas who show too much of their natal cleft—the line between the buttocks—which could potentially restrict thong-wearing. The council took up the issue May 16 during a…


Disneyland Unveils 30-Year Blueprint for Theme Park Expansion in California

Disneyland officials revealed expansion plans for the next three decades to local Orange County businesses and leaders on May 17 at the OC Forum in Anaheim, putting forward details like tourism benefits, tax revenues, and employment opportunities. The so-called DisneylandForward proposal was introduced in September 2021, following the theme park’s year-long closure during the COVID-19…


Man Knocked Unconscious After Dodger Stadium Brawl

LOS ANGELES—One person was detained and another was rendered unconscious during a brawl outside the center field entrance of Dodger Stadium involving multiple people, according to a report published May 18. The fight, which was captured on cellphone video, took place just after 10 p.m. Tuesday following the Dodgers 5–1 loss to the Minnesota Twins,…


Man Knocked Unconscious During Dodger Stadium Brawl

LOS ANGELES—One person was detained and another was rendered unconscious during a brawl outside the center field entrance of Dodger Stadium involving multiple people, according to a report published May 18. The fight, which was captured on cellphone video, took place just after 10 p.m. Tuesday following the Dodgers 5–1 loss to the Minnesota Twins,…


Anaheim Council Puts off Decision to Raise Hotel Workers’ Wages

The Anaheim City Council voted 7-0 this week to request an economic impact study and put off making a decision about an initiative—which would raise wages and reform work conditions for hotel workers—until their meeting on June 13. If adopted, the proposed ordinance would raise the minimum wage for hotel workers to $25 an hour—versus…


UC San Diego Receives $10 Million for Study on Meditation and Medicine

SAN DIEGO—The nonprofit InnerScience Research Fund has committed $10 million to the University of California–San Diego (UCSD) over the next five years for research on how meditation may slow the progression of serious terminal and chronic illnesses, it was announced May 17. InnerScience studies the “biological and physiological effects of meditation on the human body.”…


USC Athletic Director Mike Bohn Resigns

LOS ANGELES—Mike Bohn, USC’s athletic director since 2019—under whom the Trojans hired Lincoln Riley as football coach and announced their impending move to the Big Ten Conference—has resigned his position, university President Carol L. Folt announced on May 19. “I am writing to let you know that I have accepted Mike Bohn’s resignation as director…