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Chula Vista Restaurant Liquor License Suspended After Underage Patron’s DUI Death

May 19, 2023
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A Chula Vista restaurant’s liquor license was suspended May 19 after state officials said a 20-year-old man was served alcohol at the business just before he died in a solo vehicle crash. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said 20-year-old Jonathan Ortiz Zaragoza was “repeatedly served alcohol” at Las Tres Cantinas without his ID ever…

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Celebrity Chef José Andrés Exempted From Gas Stove Ban in California City

May 19, 2023
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A California city’s ban on natural gas stoves will not be applied to the restaurant renowned chef and restaurateur José Andrés is slated to open, officials revealed Tuesday, describing the situation as “unique” and a “one-off.” In a statement on Tuesday, the City of Palo Alto said a settlement was reached with Simon Property Group…

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California Legislatures Block Bill That Would Hold Oil Companies Liable for Health Problems

May 19, 2023
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California legislatures blocked an environmental bill that would have held oil companies liable for the health problems of people who live close to oil wells on Thursday. The bill, authored by Sen. Lena Gonzalez, would have required oil companies to pay up to $1 million to people who have cancer or other health problems associated…

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Newsom Proposes Raising Californians’ Electricity Consumption Tax to Investigate ‘Big Oil’

May 19, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently passed law to “hold Big Oil accountable” faces more pushback in the state Legislature this week as lawmakers decide how to pay for its implementation. The governor told Californians in a video posted in January they “won’t pay a cent” for his new law to punish oil companies for last…

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Huntington Beach Raises Parking Meter Rates

May 19, 2023
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The Huntington Beach, California city council gave final approval to an ordinance May 16 that will raise the city’s parking meter rates and add meters on Main Street between Orange Ave and Pecan Ave in the downtown area. Currently the city is making $6.4 million in revenue for its general fund between parking meter zones…

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Where’s the Competition in California’s New Teacher Bill?

May 19, 2023
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Commentary If you want to see what’s wrong with K-12 education in California, a good place to start is Assembly Bill 938, by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance). It sets “aspirational funding levels” to “raise wages by 50 percent” for teachers and other school workers by fiscal year 2030-31. Or seven years from the 2023-24 fiscal…

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Don’t Call It a Budget

May 19, 2023
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Commentary Call it a joke, call it smoke and mirrors, call it a sales job, call it stupidity, call it whatever you want but please don’t call it a “budget.” Anyone who thinks the latest version of California spending and income figures projected for 2023–2024 by our governor is a budget should really go back…

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Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of Cash App Founder Pleads Not Guilty

May 19, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO—Tech consultant Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee on the streets of San Francisco. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Victor Hwang ordered Momeni, 38, kept in jail without bail, saying he posed a public safety risk if released. Momeni, who…

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Man Found Dead Inside Burning Car in Los Feliz Area

May 18, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A man was found dead May 18 inside one of three parked cars that caught fire in the Los Feliz area, also damaging an adjacent two-story residence. The fire was reported at 1:12 p.m. Thursday in the 2000 block of North Edgemont Street, with flames initially affecting three vehicles, according to Brian Humphrey of…

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Man Gets 80 Years for Decade-Long Sex Attacks on Girl in Orange County

May 18, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 51-year-old man was sentenced May 17 to 80 years to life in prison for sexual assaults on a girl he was related to from when she was 5 to 17 years old in Santa Ana, Anaheim, and Lake Elsinore. Pablo Amaya Posada was convicted April 19 of two counts of aggravated sexual…

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