Tag: California

Suspect Arrested in Hate Crime Involving Islamic Center of Southern California

LOS ANGELES—A man was arrested April 11 for allegedly scrawling anti-Islamic hate words on the Islamic Center of Southern California’s Koreatown building over the weekend. Carlos Moran, 43, was booked on suspicion of vandalism, with a “hate crime enhancement” in connection with the crime, which occurred about 12:40 a.m. Sunday at 434 S. Vermont Ave.,…


California Lawmakers Propose Involuntarily Confining Individuals With Mental Illness

California state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) teamed up with other local officials and health agencies to update the state’s current mental health system and conservatorships laws. Bill SB43 was introduced to legislators in March, which would allow for early intervention in response to an individual’s mental health crisis and update the criteria for determining if a…


California Lawmaker Blocks Parental Rights Bill as Debate Continues Over Secret Gender Transitions at Schools

The chairman of a California Assembly committee has blocked a parental rights bill that would ban secret gender transitions at schools following several packed school board meetings that reflect an ongoing national debate over student privacy versus parental rights and growing public interest in the controversy. Assembly Bill 1314, authored by Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Corona),…


South Bay Plastic Surgeon Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Patient’s Death

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A South Bay plastic surgeon already facing criminal charges stemming from the death of a patient pleaded not guilty April 10 to a newly filed murder charge. Dr. Carlos Chacon, 48, was charged along with one of his nurses in late 2021 with involuntary manslaughter and other charges in the death of Megan…


[PREMIERING 4/21 at 10 AM 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, a television host of California Insider and chief editor of The Epoch Times Southern California, takes viewers on an intimate journey of love, loss, tragedy, and hope as California residents…


Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Cannot Remain Free During Appeal, Judge Rules

A U.S. judge on Monday denied Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ request to remain free on bail while she appeals her conviction on charges of defrauding investors in the failed blood-testing startup that was once valued at $9 billion. Holmes, who rose to fame after claiming Theranos’ small machines could run an array of diagnostic tests…


Strange Jellyfish Creatures Wash Ashore in Southern California

Southern California has recently experienced an influx of palm-sized, blueish-purplish, jellyfish-like creatures washing ashore. Although not considered dangerous to humans, a marine biologist who posted a video online after discovering the creatures off the California coast advised people to look but not touch them because they have tentacles that can slightly sting. Thousands of Velella…


California Stockpiles Emergency Supply of Abortion Drugs After Judge’s Ruling

California has secured an emergency stockpile of up to 2 million abortion pills after a federal judge blocked the federal regulator’s approval of mifepristone, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday. The unprecedented ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in the northern district of Texas halted the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone while…


Ohio ‘Families Against Fentanyl’ Launch Billboards in California, Seeking ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’ Declaration

A nonprofit organization dedicated to tackling the opioid epidemic has initiated a billboard campaign along several Los Angeles and Orange County freeways that reads “Fentanyl is the number one cause of death for Americans 18 to 45.” Families Against Fentanyl—the nonpartisan nonprofit behind the billboards that first appeared March 30—was founded by Ohio resident Jim…


Ohio ‘Families Against Fentanyl’ Launch Billboards in California

A nonprofit organization dedicated to tackling the opioid epidemic initiated a billboard campaign along several Los Angeles and Orange County freeways that reads “Fentanyl is the number one cause of death for Americans 18 to 45.” Families Against Fentanyl—the nonpartisan nonprofit behind the billboards that appeared from March 30 to April 9 in Southern California—was…