LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A former union president from Glendora was sentenced July 22 to 28 months in federal prison for abusing her leadership position to embezzle union funds—behavior that depleted the union’s bank accounts and led her to double the dues paid by union members. Aja Ann Jasmin, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael…
Ex-Union President from Glendora Sentenced to Two Years for Embezzlement
Critics Pan Newsom’s New Retail Crime Bill
July 21, 2021
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A newly-approved California bill seeking to reduce the spread of retail theft is being slammed by critics, with some accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom of enabling crime. “In Los Angeles County alone homicide rates are up 95 percent this year,” said Rescue California campaign manager Anne Dunsmore in a July 21 statement. “He has dismantled the…
Rideshare Drivers Staging One-Day Strike in LA, Other Cities
July 21, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—People looking to use ride-hailing services such as Lyft and Uber might be in for some difficulty July 21, as many drivers are conducting a one-day strike for better pay and status under the law. Rideshare Drivers United—an independent association of U.S. rideshare drivers founded in Los Angeles—is organizing the strikes in a…
Would-Be Robbers End up Shot After Approaching Armed Victim in Los Angeles: Police
The victim of a recent robbery attempt in Los Angeles opened fire, hitting two suspects, according to video footage and the Los Angeles Police Department. A man with a shopping bag and two women are seen standing in a parking area near Melrose and Vista Street when a light-colored sedan pulls up near them. Two men…
LA Controller Demands Answers for 17 Million Gallon Sewage Leak
July 20, 2021
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Commentary Los Angeles city controller Ron Galperin is demanding answers from Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN), which waited nearly 24 hours to notify the public of a 17 million gallon sewage leak. The city’s Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant on July 11 discharged raw sewage into Santa Monica Bay, which Galperin called in his letter…
Chief: Bomb Squad Caused Los Angeles Fireworks Explosion
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks last month when they detonated them in a containment chamber, causing a catastrophic explosion that injured 17 people and rocked a neighborhood, the police chief said Monday. Chief Michel Moore said five members of the department’s bomb squad have been removed from field…
Falun Gong Practitioners Gather for Candlelight Vigil
July 19, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—About 300 Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil July 18 next to the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles, commemorating lives lost during a 22-year brutal persecution. Practitioners at the vigil called for the immediate release of 27 friends and family members currently incarcerated in China for practicing Falun Gong, while some shared experiences of the suppression of…
Cuban Americans Gather to Support Those Living in Communist Regime
Southern California residents took the streets of Los Angeles July 19, demanding freedom from Cuba’s communist regime. “It was heartwarming to see the support that we had,” Ana Landrian told The Epoch Times. “Some of the kids that were there have never been to Cuba, and yet they were out there with both the Cuban and…
LA County Supervisor Defends New Mask Mandate: ‘It’s Not Punishment, It’s Prevention’
July 18, 2021
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis on Sunday spoke in defense of the newly reinstated county-wide mask mandate, calling it unpleasant but necessary. The new mandate, which went into effect at a minute before midnight Saturday, requires all residents to wear masks in indoor public spaces, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against the…
Dozens Arrested as Antifa Clash With Police Outside Los Angeles Spa Amid Protests
Protesters and counter-protesters clashed at a Korean spa in Los Angeles after a customer complained in a viral video of a biological male allegedly disrobed in a women’s area. Demonstrators wearing all-black Antifa-like garb were seen clashing with Los Angeles Police Department officers near the Wi Spa in Los Angeles’ Koreatown on Saturday, according to…
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