Tag: California

Passersby Save California Highway Officer From Headlock

May 24, 2023
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Three good samaritans came to the aid of a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer May 19 when he was attacked by a pedestrian in Santa Ana following a citation, authorities said. The passersby helped to free the officer from a headlock, and the suspect was arrested once the altercation ended, CHP Officer Anselmo Templado told…

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San Diego Supervisors OK Aug. 15 Special Election for Fletcher’s Seat

May 24, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously May 23 in favor of a special election on Aug. 15 to fill the District 4 seat vacated by Nathan Fletcher. Should no candidate receive a majority vote in that election, the county will then hold a special general election Nov. 7. The board also…

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Parents Protest Pride Event at California Elementary School

May 24, 2023
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Some parents at Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood are calling for a boycott of a Pride event scheduled at the school next month, encouraging other parents to “Keep your kids home and innocent.” That is part of the message being distributed on a flyer to protest the Pride assembly, and some parents…

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Man Charged with Ax Attacks in Lake Forest

May 24, 2023
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A 32-year-old man was charged May 24 with attacking two men with a pick axe in Lake Forest this week. Tyler Scott Graves, 32, was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, all felonies, as well as three counts of brandishing a weapon and single counts of resisting arrest and…

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Politicization Will Hamper California Infrastructure Improvements

May 24, 2023
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Commentary Even in wealthy areas, California’s infrastructure clearly is falling apart. You can feel it in your bones when you drive on the potholed roads in Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, and other cities where home values stretch on average above $1 million. Two developments show the state is advancing infrastructure improvements that also push forward…

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Home Mortgage Payments in Many California Cities Cost Much More Than Rent

May 24, 2023
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Booming housing prices in several California cities have far outpaced rental prices, according to a new analysis by real estate brokerage Redfin. “It probably doesn’t come as a surprise that there are virtually no homes in the [San Francisco] Bay Area that are cheaper to buy than rent,” the national real estate company reported May…

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California County Officials Oppose State’s Needle-Exchange Program

May 24, 2023
Andrew DoCaliforniaCalifornia Department of Public HealthHarm Reduction InstituteKatrina FoleyRegina Chinsio-KwongRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSVicente Sarmiento
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County supervisors voted Tuesday to ask state officials to reconsider a needle-exchange program in Santa Ana. The program by the Harm Reduction Institute comes about five years after the county prevailed in litigation to halt another needle-exchange program based on arguments that it led to an increase in littering in the city….

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LA City Council Approves ‘Robot Dog’ Donation for LAPD Despite Concerns Over Surveillance

May 24, 2023
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The Los Angeles City Council on May 23 voted to accept a donation of a dog-like “robot” for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), despite growing concerns among residents that they could be used for surveillance. The council voted 8–4 to approve the Los Angeles Police Foundation’s donation of the robot, valued at $277,917.80, according to the office…

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Elon Musk Signals Twitter’s Headquarters May Not Stay in San Francisco

May 24, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO—Twitter might not keep its headquarters in San Francisco forever, its owner Elon Musk signaled Tuesday. Speaking virtually at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit in London, Musk gave a noncommittal answer to an interviewer’s question about whether the company will stay in the California city. San Francisco officials announced last week they…

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Safety Protocols to Be Reviewed Following Attack of Woman on Metro Train

May 23, 2023
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LOS ANGLES—Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn May 22 called for “a full accounting” of security protocols in the aftermath of a recent attack on a woman on a Metro A Line train in Long Beach by two suspects who are being sought. “We have multi-million-dollar law enforcement contracts, Metro security, and 300 Metro Ambassadors…

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