Tag: California

Teen Shot in Neck While Sitting in Car in San Diego County

SPRING VALLEY, Calif.—A 19-year-old man was shot in the neck April 9 while sitting in a car in Spring Valley. The shooting happened at 2:12 p.m. Sunday in the 1900 block of Kenwood Drive, according to Lt. David Collins of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The man drove to a Carl’s Jr. restaurant in…


Growing Number of School Districts Sue Social Media Companies

The list of school districts from across the nation that have filed lawsuits against social media companies continues to grow. At least a dozen states have school districts that have filed such lawsuits, with Kentucky having the most. In Kentucky, at least 14 school districts have already filed complaints. On the West Coast, Washington’s Seattle…


Los Angeles City Council to Consider Hutt to Fill Out Ridley-Thomas Term

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council returns from a two-week recess April 11, and the major item on its first day back will be to decide whether to appoint Heather Hutt to fill out the remainder of former Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’s 10th District seat, following his recent conviction on federal corruption charges. Council President Paul…


Mexico’s Gun Problem Not California’s, nor America’s

Commentary Aren’t American officials supposed to side with Americans? One would think so. Not California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the attorneys general from 16 other states and Washington, D.C. They filed an amicus brief in an appeal to a case brought by the country of Mexico against 10 U.S. gun manufacturers. The case is…


Huntington Beach Approves 90-Day Plan to End Homelessness

Huntington Beach city council unanimously approved April 4 a 90-day plan to end homelessness, first initiated by Mayor Pro Tem Gracey Van Der Mark last December. Included in the plan is $40,000 for social workers and overtime for the city’s homeless task force, which will be funded from its police and homelessness division budgets. Funds…


Armed Suspect Shot by Police in Santa Ana: Authorities

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A man allegedly armed with a handgun was shot by police officers during a traffic stop in Santa Ana, authorities said April 8. Officers stopped a vehicle occupied by two men at about 6:40 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of South Rosewood Avenue, the Santa Ana Police Department reported. “During the traffic…


California Seeks Federal Help for Salmon Fishers Facing Ban

SAN DIEGO—California officials want federal disaster aid for the state’s salmon fishing industry, they said Friday following the closure of recreational and commercial king salmon fishing seasons along much of the West Coast due to near-record low numbers of the iconic fish returning to their spawning grounds. Dealing a blow to the salmon fishing industry,…


This Easter, Faithful Christians See Demons and Dark Times in America

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—As sure as night began to settle over the big tent in Bakersfield, California, Rose Jaime believes America has fallen on profoundly dark times. “The devil is real—and so is God,” said Jaime, watching and listening as Pastor Mario Murillo delivered his sermon to more than 1,500 evangelical Christians during the Living Proof Tent…


Gas Station Doors Shattered After Shooting in Vista

VISTA, Calif.—Multiple shots were fired early April 9 from a vehicle at a Vista gas station, which shattered its front glass door, sheriff’s officials said. It happened just after 1 a.m. Sunday at the Union 76 station near the intersection of Olive Avenue and North Melrose Drive, according to Lt. Martha Hernandez of the San…


Woman Killed in San Fernando Valley Hit-and-Run; Suspect Sought

SUN VALLEY, Calif.—Traffic detectives April 9 asked the public for help locating the driver of an older model pickup truck believed responsible for the death of a pedestrian in Sun Valley. The fatal accident occurred just before 8:30 p.m. on Thursday on Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Keswick Street, according to a Los Angeles Police Department…