Category: Southern California

Shooting Sends Bullet Into San Diego Park During Youth Baseball Game

May 9, 2023
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SAN MARCOS, Calif.—Authorities sought May 9 to determine who fired a gun near a San Marcos park as nighttime youth baseball games were underway there, sending at least one round whizzing harmlessly onto one of the occupied diamonds. Several 911 callers reported hearing three to five gunshots near Mission Sports Park on Bailey Court at…

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Nonprofit Battling Sex Exploitation Continues Fight in Los Angeles

May 9, 2023
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As sexual exploitation increases on the streets of Los Angeles after the passing of some recent California laws, a local nonprofit continues to search for women in need of help. “For outreach, consistency is key,” After Hours Ministry Executive Director Mari Clark told The Epoch Times. “The victims out there need to know that there…

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Chipotle CEO: California’s Business Climate the Most Difficult to Navigate

May 9, 2023
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Running a business in California is more difficult than in others due to the high cost of living, labor relations, and stricter regulations, according to Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol. “Unfortunately, it’s getting harder versus being easier,” he told Bloomberg on May 4. “We have tremendous business in California. I wish it wasn’t as hard as…

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California’s Business Climate the Most Difficult to Navigate: Chipotle CEO

May 9, 2023
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Running a business in California is more difficult than in others due to the high cost of living, labor relations, and stricter regulations, according to Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol. “Unfortunately, it’s getting harder versus being easier,” he told Bloomberg on May 4. “We have tremendous business in California. I wish it wasn’t as hard as…

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Concentration of Power in California Committee Chairs is Anti-Democratic: Lawmakers

May 9, 2023
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Rule changes made in 2019 giving the chair of California Assembly committees power to vet bills and prevent them from being heard by the legislature is a danger to the legislative process, according to state lawmakers. “It’s anti-democratic,” Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) told The Epoch Times. “If not all the bills are really getting…

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12 Federal Cases Filed Against Fentanyl Dealers Who Allegedly Caused Overdose Deaths

May 9, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Law enforcement officials on May 9 announced a dozen new federal cases targeting fentanyl dealers who—in all but one case—allegedly sold fentanyl and fake pills containing fentanyl that directly resulted in the death of at least one victim. The 12th case charges a person who allegedly distributed fentanyl to teenage girls who suffered overdoses…

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Teen Dies of Apparent Overdose in LA County Juvenile Hall: Report

May 9, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A teenage detainee at a Los Angeles County juvenile hall died of an apparent overdose on May 9, according to an online report. The death was reported by the Los Angeles Times, which cited unnamed sources with “direct knowledge of the situation.” According to the county Probation Department, the unidentified “young adult was found…

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Protesters Confront Doctors for Using Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones on Minors

May 9, 2023
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A crowd of more than 50 people protested outside the annual conference of the Pediatric Endocrine Society in San Diego this weekend over the organization’s “gender-affirming” policies and use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones on children. The demonstrators marched peacefully on the sidewalks bordering the Sheraton Hotel & Marina, carrying signs and shouting “biology…

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Man Killed Near Marina del Rey in Suspected Road Rage Shooting

May 8, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A man was fatally shot May 8 just outside of Marina del Rey in what may have been a case of road rage, and the gunman remained at large. The shooting was reported about 12:15 p.m. at Lincoln Boulevard and Maxella Avenue, near the terminus of the Marina (90) Freeway, and the victim died…

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One Dead in Fiery, Wrong-Way Crash on 101 Freeway in East Hollywood

May 8, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—One person was killed May 8 morning in a fiery crash on the Hollywood (101) Freeway in East Hollywood that authorities said involved a wrong-way motorist. The crash was reported at about 4 a.m. on the southbound Hollywood Freeway near Alvarado Street, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Witnesses called CHP dispatchers before…

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