Tag: California

Wildflowers Blossom at Peters Canyon Regional Park

TUSTIN, Calif.—Hiking trails along Peters Canyon Regional Park are filled with colorful arrays of wildflowers brought by intermittent rainstorms of California’s winter season. “The strong showing of wildflowers this year is due to the recent heavy rainfall, in which the rain triggers wildflower seeds to germinate,” OC Parks Resource Specialist Kelley Brugmann told The Epoch Times. “Peters…


Drop in High-Tech Industries Drags Down California’s Manufacturing Growth: Survey

A slowdown in high-tech industries is impacting California’s manufacturing growth rate, according to the latest survey of purchasing managers conducted by Chapman University and released April 7. “It was not a surprise about high-tech because many companies are laying off workers, so we expected they would not be growing as fast,” director of the survey…


California Cities Unite to Demand $3 Billion Yearly From Governor to Tackle Homelessness Crisis

The League of California Cities, which represents nearly 500 California cities, called for Gov. Gavin Newsom April 12 to allocate $3 billion annually for cities to use to combat homelessness. “The state’s affordable housing crisis and homelessness crisis is worsening by the minute,” CEO of the league, Carolyn Coleman said during a press conference in…


San Diego Homeless Encampment Ban Advances to City Council

A committee of the San Diego City Council voted 3–1 April 13 to advance an ordinance banning homeless encampments if shelter beds are available. After the vote by the city’s Land Use and Housing Committee, the issue will now advance to the nine-member city council. The ordinance would also ban encampments within two blocks of…


Man, Woman Arrested In Attempted Murder In Van Nuys

VAN NUYS, Calif.—A man and a woman were arrested April 16 in the attempted murder of a man in Van Nuys on Friday. An employee of a business in the 15200 block of Vanowen Street found the victim lying on the sidewalk in front of his business around 8:20 a.m. suffering from a gunshot wound…


[PREMIERING 4/21 at 5 PM ET] Leaving California: The Untold Story | Documentary

“Leaving California: The Untold Story” is a feature-length documentary that portrays the growing challenges of living in California, causing an unprecedented mass exodus. Siyamak Khorrami, television host of California Insider and editor of The Epoch Times Southern California, takes viewers on an intimate journey of love, loss, tragedy, and hope as California residents face the…


Man Killed in Shooting at Anaheim Fast Food Restaurant

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A man was shot and killed Monday morning at a 24-hour Jack-in-the-Box restaurant in Anaheim. The shooting was reported about 2 a.m. at the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Ball Road, Anaheim police Sgt. Jonathan McClintock told City News Service. Arriving officers found the man in the parking lot with at least one gunshot…


Man, 22, Arrested in Shooting at Santa Ana Bar

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in a shooting at a Santa Ana bar April 16 morning that left a woman in stable condition at a hospital, authorities said. The alleged assailant was identified as Armando Alvarez of Santa Ana, the Santa Ana Police Department reported. Officers dispatched…


California Home Sales Down More Than 30 Percent Annually

Data comparing February 2023 to the same time last year by the California Association of Realtors (CAR) last month reveals continued softness in California real estate markets with double-digit declines in sales across the state. All regions paint a similar picture, with volume and prices dropping, and the unsold inventory index and median days on…


California Man Wore Armor in Hostage Killing, Report Says

ROSEVILLE, Calif.—The suspect in a Northern California shooting last week was wearing body-armor vest when he took two hostages in a public park, killing one, wounding the other and opening fire at California Highway Patrol officers, authorities said. The CHP officers approached suspect Eric Abril on April 6 near Mahany Park in Roseville, northeast of…