The City of Huntington Beach is moving forward on June 22 with a proposal to require the city’s libraries to screen children’s books for obscenity and pornographic content. The City Council voted 4–3 to approve the proposal, introduced by Councilwoman Gracey Van Der Mark, which directs the city manager and city attorney to develop several…
Huntington Beach Advances Ordinance Screening Children’s Library Books for ‘Obscene’ Content
June 21, 2023
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Affirmative Action Debate Brings Racist Attack on California Republican
June 21, 2023
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Commentary Affirmative action has brought nothing but division. That’s still happening at a time when California is the most diverse polity in human history. The latest comes from Fox News: “Calif. Democrat accuses Muslim colleague of White supremacy for not backing race-based law: Calif. Republican says bill allows state to ‘discriminate based on race when…
Romanian Couple Plead Guilty to Laundering $1.4 Million From Thefts Targeting Elderly
June 21, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A Romanian husband and wife pleaded guilty June 20 to laundering money that federal prosecutors allege was proceeds from a string of thefts targeting elderly victims across San Diego County. Eduard Ghiocel, 47, and Floarea Ghiocel, 48, were charged along with four others with taking part in 17 jewelry thefts in “elderly communities” in…
Yorba Linda Man Helps Struggling Student Veterans at Cal State Fullerton
June 21, 2023
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Every May for the last six years, a local man and his family have helped over 90 student veterans and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets struggling with financial hardship at California State University–Fullerton with scholarships started through the Vets and Cadets Endowed Scholarship Award. The vet scholarship program was established in late 2017 by…
Trump’s Documents and the Bob Kerrey Precedent
June 21, 2023
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Commentary For the better part of a decade, I worked as a cryptanalyst for the National Security Agency (NSA). In that position, I handled highly classified documents on a daily basis. All of the people I worked with took the responsibility of dealing with classified information seriously, and if they hadn’t, the consequences would have…
3-Alarm Fire Engulfs Restaurant at Irvine Strip Mall
June 21, 2023
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A fire at the 99 Ranch Market strip mall was extinguished by the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) in less than an hour, leaving one building damaged June 20. The fire began around 6:42 p.m. Tuesday at 5394 Walnut Avenue. Multiple county fire authority units responded to the fire and the Irvine Police Department was…
San Diego City Council Bans Homeless Encampments
A controversial homeless encampment ban, which would prohibit unhoused people from camping in public spaces to protect public health and safety, narrowly passed on a 5 to 4 vote after nearly 10 hours of discussion between San Diego City councilors during a special meeting June 13. According to the ordinance, such a ban near schools,…
Evacuations Lifted, Garbani Fire 90 Percent Contained
June 21, 2023
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The 43-acre Garbani Fire in Menifee is now 90 percent contained and all evacuation orders have been lifted, according to a 7:29 a.m. report on June 21 from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). CAL FIRE reported at 6:31 p.m. on June 20, Garbani Road between Bradley Road and Garlington Street,…
Railroad Industry Sues to Block California’s Aggressive Locomotive Emission Rules
Railroad industry representatives filed a lawsuit on June 16 to block new emission rules in California they say would disrupt the rail industry and force the premature retirement of about 25,000 diesel-powered locomotives nationwide. The new rules would ban the use of locomotives more than 23 years old starting in 2030 and would force railroads to set…
Man Charged With Sex Assaults on 2 Unconscious Women in Irvine
June 21, 2023
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A 47-year-old man was charged on June 20 with sexually assaulting two unconscious women in Irvine. Eleuterio Gomezgodinez was charged with rape of an unconscious person and rape, with the alleged crimes occurring on February 20, 2015, and oral copulation of an unconscious person on May 8, 2022, all felonies, according to court records. He…
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