Tag: California

Whole Foods Closes Flagship Store in San Francisco Due to Public Safety Concerns

Downtown San Francisco’s plight continues, with Whole Foods Market closing the doors of its 8th and Market Street location due to safety concerns. “Over the last several months, the San Francisco Police Department and the Mayor’s Office have been working collaboratively with Whole Foods’ leadership to address public safety issues,” Mayor London Breed’s office told…


Energy Expert Explains How CA Penalizing Big Oil Will Cause Gas Prices to Increase | Mike Umbro

“Gavin Newsom … has really pushed this notion that the big oil operators are gouging the consumers. People don’t know why things are happening, they’re just told they need to be angry.” Siyamak Khorrami sits down with Mike Umbro, an energy entrepreneur from California. Today he will explain why California’s gas prices will likely keep…


Newport Beach Easter Shooting Suspect Arrested

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A 31-year-old Riverside man was behind bars April 13 on charges of shooting at a man in Newport Beach on Easter Sunday. Tristen Skylar Parker was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and shooting from a motor vehicle, all felonies, with sentencing enhancements for attempted premeditated murder, discharge of…


Man Stabbed in Huntington Beach; Suspect Arrested

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A man was stabbed at a hotel in Huntington Beach, and his alleged attacker was in custody April 13, police said. The crime occurred about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at an Extended Stay America in the 5000 block of Skylab Road Circle, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department and reports from the scene….


Orange County Lawyer, TikTok Star Wants to Take on Rep. Michelle Steel

Commentary In recent Orange County news, University of California–Irvine Law School alumna Cheyenne Hunt has thrown her hat in the ring to compete for the 45th Congressional District in 2024. Kim Bernice Nguyen, a Garden Grove City Councilwoman, has also announced her candidacy, along with Brea lawyer Aditya Pai. Currently, Rep. Michelle Steel represents the…


Man’s Death on El Cajon Sidewalk Prompts Homicide Investigation

EL CAJON, Calif.—A homicide investigation is underway April 13 after a man was found dead on an El Cajon sidewalk. Just before 7 a.m. Thursday, the El Cajon Police Department (ECPD) received a call that an unresponsive man was lying on the sidewalk near the 500 block of Fletcher Parkway, according to police. Shortly after…


Man Fatally Stabbed Aboard Metro Train in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A man aboard a Metro A Line train in Long Beach was stabbed to death April 12 and the suspect fled. Long Beach Police Department officers responded at approximately 3:38 p.m. to the 100 block of East 1st Street regarding a report of a stabbing and located a man suffering from apparent stab…


Suspect Arrested in Killing of Cash App Founder Bob Lee

SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco supervisor says an arrest was made early Thursday in the downtown stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. San Francisco Board President Aaron Peskin said the suspect was apprehended in Emeryville, a San Francisco suburb. He was not told the suspect’s name. San Francisco police did not immediately respond to…


California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Diablo Faces Closure Against Lawsuit

An environmental group on Tuesday sued to block Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) from seeking to extend the federal operating licenses for California’s last active nuclear power plant. A complaint filed in the San Francisco Superior Court by advocacy group “Friends of the Earth” asks the court to prohibit the utility from sidestepping its 2016…


California Mulls New Tax on Guns, Ammunition

A California bill that would add another 11 percent in state taxes to firearms and ammunition sold in the state passed its first hurdle in the Legislature April 11. The Assembly’s Public Safety Committee voted in favor of Assembly Bill 28, introduced by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), despite opposition from several state law enforcement…