Category: Southern California

Chinese Company Fined $4 Million for Bribing Ex-Los Angeles Councilman Huizar

LOS ANGELES—A Chinese real estate company was fined $4 million and placed on five years probation May 12 for bribing former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar with more than $1.5 million in cash, gambling trips, and escorts in exchange for the then-councilman’s support of a planned downtown hotel project. Although he was also charged,…


3 Chicago Gang Members Arrested in Beverly Crest Triple Homicide

LOS ANGELES—Three Chicago men with reputed gang ties in that area were in custody Friday and awaiting extradition to Los Angeles to face multiple murder charges stemming from an “ambush-style” shooting in the Beverly Crest area that left three women dead. One of the suspects is also believed to be connected to the December killing…


Long Beach Mourns 12-Year-Old Boy Killed in Shooting

Police continued their search on May 11 for at least two suspects who fled in a vehicle following a shooting in Long Beach that left a 12-year-old boy dead and a 14-year-old girl wounded. Officers were sent to the 2200 block of Lewis Avenue, between Martin Luther King Jr. and Orange Avenues, at about 11:30…


Border Patrol Agent Charged With Taking Bribes, Attempted Meth Distribution in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A U.S. Border Patrol agent who allegedly agreed to take $25,000 in bribes is facing federal bribery and attempted drug distribution charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said May 11. Hector Hernandez, 55, of Chula Vista, is accused of agreeing to let an undocumented migrant across the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. He also agreed to deliver…


World Falun Dafa Day Celebrated in San Diego

About 60 members of the spiritual practice Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, gathered at the San Diego County Administration building in Downtown San Diego on May 7 to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. The annual event is celebrated by Falun Gong practitioners worldwide on May 13, which is the birthday of Falun Dafa’s…


California Report Shows Exodus Continues, Los Angeles Lost the Most People

Population declines continue to plague the Golden State, with a newly released report detailing the losses. While some areas in the Central Valley and Inland Empire saw growth, Southern California led the way in departures. The state’s population dipped .4 percent from January 2022 compared to the same time this year, falling below 39 million…


Warm, Sunny Days Returning to California After Wet Winter

A paddleboard rental at Santa Cruz Harbor on the California coast is preparing for the first warm and sunny weekend in a long time. “I’m excited,” Trudie Ransom, owner of the SUP Shack, told The Epoch Times. “It could be the first best weekend we’ve had in six months.” With temperatures expected to rise into the…


300,000 San Diego Instacart Workers Can Now Divide Millions in Settlement

SAN DIEGO—More than $46 million that grocery delivery company Instacart agreed to pay as part of a settlement with the city of San Diego is ready to be distributed, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office said May 11. The settlement stems from a lawsuit the city filed in 2019, which alleged Instacart improperly classified workers…


Arrest Made in Fatal Shooting of Man, 20, in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—An 18-year-old man suspected in the fatal shooting last month of another young man in a neighborhood just north of the U.S.-Mexico border was arrested this week, authorities reported May 11. Jacob Christopher Kozik was taken into custody in San Bernardino on Wednesday in connection with the April 7 death of 20-year-old Carlos Arvizu,…


Prices up 17 Percent in California Since 2020, Inflation Impacting Consumers

California has experienced one of the highest levels of inflation in the nation since 2020, with prices jumping 17 percent on average, according to a recent report from the state’s Legislative Analysts’ Office. “It’s been worse for us than the numbers suggest,” California Bay Area resident Lisa Jackson told The Epoch Times. “Everything I have…