Tag: California

2 Teenagers Shot While Riding Bicycle in Los Angeles

April 24, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old woman were hospitalized in critical condition following a drive-by shooting in the Florence area of Los Angeles, authorities said April 24. The shooting was reported about 10 p.m. April 23 at Central Avenue and 84th Street, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations…

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California Lawmakers Seek to Divest Public Pension Funds From Fossil Fuel

April 24, 2023
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A bill requiring California’s two largest public pension funds to divest from fossil fuel companies is quickly making its way through the state Legislature despite opposition from the state funds. Senate Bill 252, introduced by state Sens. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach), Henry Stern (D-Calabasas), and Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would prohibit the boards of California…

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Ernst Gives Biden ‘Squeal Award’ for Sending Billions in Federal Tax Dollars to California Rail Projects

April 24, 2023
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On the same day President Joe Biden is expected officially to announce he is seeking reelection in 2024, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is giving the chief executive her latest Squeal Award—this one for the billions of tax dollars being wasted by “the Biden Boondoggle Express” on costly California commuter rail projects. “Folks, your tax dollars…

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‘Ebony Alert’ Bill Passes California Public Safety Committee

April 24, 2023
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A bill that would create a public emergency alert system for missing black youth and women in California was passed unanimously by the state’s Senate Public Safety Committee April 18. Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena)—who introduced the bill—said it’s creating the “Ebony Alert” system, sponsored by the regional NAACP, would provide more resources and attention. “Today’s…

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California ‘Ebony Alert’ Bill Advances to Help Find Missing Black Youth, Women

April 24, 2023
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A bill that would create a public emergency alert system for missing black youth and women in California was passed unanimously by the state’s Senate Public Safety Committee April 18. Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena)—who introduced the bill—said it’s creating the “Ebony Alert” system, sponsored by the regional NAACP, would provide more resources and attention. “Today’s…

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Trade School in Riverside Gifted Million-Dollar Printing Press

April 24, 2023
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In an effort to bring recognition towards the importance of trade schools, officials from Riverside City College revealed on April 21 it has received a donation of a new printing press, valued at $1 million. The new machinery replaces an outdated 50-year-old model and came from Janet Steiner, former CEO of Corona-based Thoro Packaging, a printing,…

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Alarming Projections: LA Homelessness Crisis Could Surpass 100,000 by 2028 Olympics

April 24, 2023
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Los Angeles County is grappling with a homelessness crisis unlike any other in the United States, according to a recent report by McKinsey & Company, an international consulting firm that tracks social and economic trends. The March report highlights that by the time Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Olympic Games, the number of people experiencing…

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San Diego to Consider Banning ‘No-Fault Eviction’ Amid Homelessness Crisis

April 24, 2023
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The San Diego City Council will consider a new ordinance April 25 which its authors say will protect renters from displacement and homelessness. The goal of the ordinance is to safeguard tenants from “no-fault evictions,” which is when a landlord requires a tenant to vacate a property for certain reasons like removing the property from…

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International Competition Places Orange County Pizza Chef as One of World’s Best

April 24, 2023
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An Orange County restauranter has won 5th place in the United States’ largest pizza competition held in Las Vegas in March. Pizzaiolo Landon Pietrini of Los Alamitos’ Pietrini Pizza Napoletana restaurant took home the award for his Margherita Pizza competing against 71 other chefs in his division at the STG Neapolitan Pizza Competition March 30….

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Orange County Women Honored at 6th Annual ‘Women of the Year’ Awards

April 24, 2023
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Over 80 Orange County women were recognized for their contribution to the local community on April 22 at the sixth annual “Women of the Year” awards at Chapman University in Orange, California. Each year, community members nominate friends, co-works, mothers, sisters, and neighbors for the award. More than 400 guests attended the ceremony this year…

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