Tag: California

Over 400 National Parks Waive Entrance Fee for Upcoming Holiday

In honor of the kickoff of National Park Week, entrance at more than 400 parks across the nation will be free April 22. The week ends April 30 and will include events and activities, according to the National Park Service. As one of the most biodiverse states in the country, the state is among the…


Orange Unified Halts Search for Permanent Superintendent

The Orange Unified School District’s Board of Education recently paused its search for a permanent superintendent, and it’s unclear when it will resume. The board was to select a consulting firm April 13 to aid its search. But at the meeting, trustees instead voted unanimously to take no action, with various reasons why. Board President…


Hot Days Coming to Southern California This Weekend

After months of rainy and cold weather, Southern Californians can expect to begin enjoying summer heat starting April 19 through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego counties can expect mostly sunny days with little wind and only some clouds Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday will start in…


Newsom Faces Tough Budget Battle Ahead

Commentary Governments run on money. So of course, the most important thing any government does is pass a budget. For the first time since he became governor four years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom is going to face a tough battle in the run-up to the June 15 constitutional deadline to pass a budget. Up until…


Pence Offers Words of Hope, Encouragement to California’s Young Conservatives

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Former Vice President Mike Pence offered words of encouragement April 18 for young conservative leaders at a fundraising dinner for the Lincoln Institute at a private estate in Anaheim Hills, California. He fielded mainly softball questions during the event, which was billed as a fireside chat, but addressed his “unapologetic” stance on controversial issues…


Ex-Con Charged With Killing Worker Painting Over Gang Graffiti in Northridge

SAN FERNANDO, Calif.—A Panorama City man has been charged with murder and other counts for allegedly fatally shooting a man who had been hired to paint over gang graffiti on the wall of a Northridge business. Jamal Jackson, 24, is set to be arraigned May 23 in a San Fernando courtroom on one count each…


Two-thirds of Californians Want to Know Who’s Funding Environmental Lawsuits

Commentary I was recently introduced to California 100 by Sal Rodriguez, the opinion editor for the Southern California News Group, which includes the Orange County Register. It’s a think tank of sorts and provides the following to describe itself: “California 100 is a transformative statewide initiative focused on inspiring a vision and strategy for California’s next…


Suspect in Over 30 Gas Station Store Robberies Facing Federal Charges

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A detention hearing is scheduled for April 20 in Santa Ana federal court for a 23-year-old man accused of committing 31 robberies or attempted robberies in Los Angeles and Orange counties in a 31/2-week period. Namir Malik Ali Greene was arrested April 17 following a chase that began in Ontario, according to Ciaran…


America Needs a Transfusion

America needs a transfusion. One third of its population, having lost what Alexis de Tocqueville most admired about America—self-responsibility—should be replaced with new blood. We need people who are entrepreneurial, educated, skilled—qualities that built this great nation. It’s not a joke (except that “transfusion” could be “infusion”). Already, 71 percent of all Silicon Valley workers…


Woman Gets Nearly 22 Years Prison for Maritime Killing off Dana Point

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 42-year-old woman who helped her drug-trafficking friend kill a marijuana dealer who owed him money by taking the victim on her fishing boat off Dana Point Harbor to be beaten, shot and drowned was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison, prosecutors said April 18. Sheila Marie Ritze of…