Category: Southern California OC News

OC Dems Call for California Democratic Party Secretary’s Resignation

Some Democrats are calling for Melahat Rafiei, the former head of the Orange County Democratic Party and current secretary of the California Democratic Party, to resign after it was revealed she was arrested by the FBI on suspicion of bribing public officials in 2019 prior to her involvement as a cooperating witness in a corruption…


Democratic Party Official Confirms Involvement in Anaheim FBI Probe

A top California Democratic Party leader and cannabis consultant has confirmed she was a cooperating witness in an FBI probe into alleged corruption in Anaheim by city officials and the former head of the city’s chamber of commerce. Melahat Rafiei told two news organizations May 19 she cooperated with the investigation. “In 2019, I was…


Tesla Fatal Crash in Newport Beach Under Federal Investigation

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Federal authorities launched an investigation into a fatal crash that killed three and injured three when a 2022 Tesla Model S slammed into construction equipment on the Pacific Coast Highway last week. The agency handling the probe, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, confirmed to The Epoch Times the case involved advanced driver…


California State Senate’s New 36th District: Who’s Running?

Two candidates are set to face off in the primary and general election for California’s newly redistricted 36th Senate District. The redistricting, which was completed in 2021, shifted the district north and out of San Diego County. Now, it stretches from Bellflower in Los Angeles County down to San Clemente, Orange County’s southernmost city. This…


Laguna Woods Church Shooter Mailed Volumes of Diary to Chinese-Language Newspaper Before Tragedy

The man who allegedly killed one and injured five in a mass shooting at a Taiwanese church gathering in Laguna Woods, California, mailed stacks of handwritten letters—titled “Diary of an Independence-Destroying Angel”—to a Chinese-language newspaper’s Los Angeles office before the tragic incident. World Journal reported on May 18 that their office received seven volumes of…


Laguna Woods Church Shooter Mailed Diary to Chinese-Language Newspaper Before Attack

The man who allegedly killed one and injured five in a mass shooting at a Taiwanese church gathering in Laguna Woods, California, mailed stacks of handwritten letters—titled “Diary of an Independence-Destroying Angel”—to a Chinese-language newspaper’s Los Angeles office before the tragic incident. World Journal reported on May 18 that their office received seven volumes of…


Yorba Linda Employs Goats to Prevent Wildfires

YORBA LINDA, Calif.—The City of Yorba Linda is utilizing goat grazing to clear hillside weeds on land maintained by the city to remove plant fuel that can feed wildfires. The goats will be clearing 22 acres surrounding Bryant Ranch, as part of a weed abatement project, from June 1 to mid-July. “While there are many…


LA Unified Enrollment to Drop 30 Percent by 2031

LOS ANGELES—Enrollment in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is expected to drop 30 percent in the next decade, forcing district officials to make a series of tough decisions on campus closures and employment. Student enrollment in LAUSD has been falling at a rate of about 2.8 percent per year since it hit its…


Coalition of Business Owners Launch Campaign to Combat Rise in Crime, Robberies

LOS ANGELES—A group of California small business owners, stakeholders, and several chamber representatives—known as the Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft—launched its campaign this week to raise lawmakers’ and the public’s awareness of rising theft across the state. “We’re hearing stories every day, these crimes appear to go unchecked,” said coalition spokesman Matt Ross on…


Anaheim Officials Call on Mayor Harry Sidhu to Resign

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Anaheim officials are calling for Mayor Harry Sidhu to resign after an FBI investigation alleges he engaged in unlawful conduct during city negotiations to sell the Angel Stadium. Anaheim Mayor Pro Tem Trevor O’Neil and Councilmen Stephen Faessel and Jose Diaz formally requested the resignation on May 18 in a letter to Sidhu’s lawyer….