Category: Southern California OC News

California Senator Advises Firearm-Related Bills in Response to Recent Shootings

May 18, 2022
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Brady, an organization that fights against gun violence, held a meeting with Orange County Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) May 17 to discuss different California state bills that could deter future gun violence. The event, called the “Spotlight on Crime Guns in California,” was held following a number of shootings across the country over the weekend,…

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Lawsuit Accuses SoCal Edison of Sparking Coastal Fire, Now Contained

May 18, 2022
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—One week after the Coastal Fire erupted in Laguna Niguel, eventually spreading across 200 acres and destroying 20 homes and damaging 11 others, a group of residents impacted by the blaze are suing Southern California Edison, accusing the utility’s equipment of sparking the blaze. The fire was declared fully contained on Tuesday. No…

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Dr. John Cheng Remembered by Friends and Patients as ‘Best Doctor’ and ‘Hero’

May 17, 2022
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ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Residents and patients are mourning Dr. John Cheng outside of his office in Aliso Viejo, California, with flowers and hand-written letters commemorating the compassion and selflessness he embodied throughout his life, which was cut short by a May 15 mass shooting at a church in the neighboring city of Laguna Woods. “What inspired…

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Ex-Head of Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Charged

May 17, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—The former president and CEO of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce was scheduled to appear in Santa Ana federal court on May 17 after being charged with lying to a mortgage lender about his assets while seeking a loan for a $1.5 million home in the San Bernardino Mountains. Todd Ament, 57, of…

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Anaheim Mayor Under FBI Investigation for Alleged “Unlawful Conduct” in Angel Stadium Sale

May 17, 2022
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Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu is under investigation by the FBI following circulating allegations questioning the illegal sale of the Angel’s Stadium, according to a legal document released on May 16. “SIDHU is engaged in an ongoing scheme to commit honest services fraud by sharing confidential information with representatives from the Los Angeles Angels Major League…

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Accused Laguna Woods Church Shooter Charged With Capital Murder, 9 Other Counts

May 17, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 68-year-old Chinese immigrant accused of opening fire on a Taiwanese congregation inside a Laguna Woods church, killing one person, and injuring five others in an attack, authorities said, was motivated by “political tensions between China and Taiwan,” was charged on Tuesday, May 17, with capital murder and nine other felonies. David Wenwei…

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Community Mourns Heroic Death of John Cheng in California Church Shooting

May 16, 2022
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John Cheng, 52, a family practice physician with South Bay Medical Group in Aliso Viejo, was shot to death after—what all are calling—a selfless, heroic act at a mass shooting on Sunday, May 15, at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California. The shooting, which killed one and injured five during a lunch gathering after…

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6 Charged in Drug Smuggling Mexico Border Tunnel Discovery

May 16, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—Six people are facing federal charges in connection with allegedly trafficking drugs through an underground cross-border tunnel discovered over the weekend that stretches from Tijuana to a warehouse in Otay Mesa, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday. Officials say the 1,744-foot-long passageway was discovered on Friday during a Homeland Security Investigations operation into alleged…

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California Church Shooting ‘Politically Motivated’ Over China-Taiwan Tensions

May 16, 2022
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LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—The May 15 shooting at an Orange County church was “politically motivated,” officials say. The suspect was reportedly upset about political tensions between China and Taiwan. The shooting occurred at around 1:25 p.m. at Geneva Presbyterian Church—following a Taiwanese service. “There’s a lot of evidence that absolutely at this point in time indicates…

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Judge Rules Law Requiring More Women on Corporate Boards is Unconstitutional

May 16, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A California law requiring increased membership by women on corporate boards is unconstitutional and violates the right to equal treatment, a Los Angeles judge ruled. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis issued her ruling Friday, three months after she heard final arguments in a lengthy non-jury trial regarding Senate Bill (SB) 826 that…

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