Category: State News

Buena Park Adopts New Rule Requiring Landlords to Get Renovation Permit Before No-Fault Eviction

June 9, 2023
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Buena Park city councilors voted 4–1 on June 6—with opposition from Councilwoman Joyce Ahn, who wanted to postpone the discussion—to adopt an ordinance requiring landlords to obtain a building permit from the city before evicting renters when they want to renovate or demolish their rental units. According to City Attorney Chris Cardinale, who introduced the…

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Badly Managed Cal State Should Not Raise Tuition

June 9, 2023
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Commentary I feel sorry for college students today. Tuition and other costs keep going up and up. The latest: California State University is proposing at a tuition increase from $174 to $462 a year, plus future increases. Current tuition is $5,742 a year. So in fall 2024 the cost could be as high as $6,204,…

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Ex-Tustin Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Prescribing Drugs

June 9, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A former physician from Orange County was sentenced June 9 to 151 months behind bars for conspiring to illegally prescribe more than 120,000 opioid pills over a six-year span without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash and insurance payments. Dzung Anh Pham, 61, of Tustin, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Josephine…

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Motorcyclist, 27, Dies in Crash Into Chain-Link Fence in Escondido

June 9, 2023
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ESCONDIDO, Calif.—A 27-year-old man was killed early June 9 morning when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a fence, police said. The man was riding with another motorcyclist north approaching the intersection of Date Street and 5th Avenue at 2:47 a.m. Friday when, for unknown reasons, he lost control and crashed into a…

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2 Men Arrested in Carjacking of Pizza Delivery Driver in Burbank

June 9, 2023
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BURBANK, Calif.—Two North Hollywood men have been arrested for allegedly carjacking a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint in Burbank, police said June 9. The crime occurred on Tuesday about 4:25 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Naomi Street, according to the Burbank Police Department. “The victim, who works for Domino’s Pizza, told officers he…

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Counterfeit Luxury Watches Seized at LAX in Shipments From China

June 9, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Inspectors recently seized counterfeit luxury watches at Los Angeles International Airport being imported from China that—if genuine—would have had a combined manufacturers suggested retail price of nearly $1.3 million, authorities said June 9. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to LAX seized the 41 watches during a five-week period from April to…

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Baltimore Police Release Photos, Offer Reward for Info on Man Assaulting Elderly Pro-Life Activists

June 9, 2023
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The Baltimore Police Department has released photos of the man suspected of beating two pro-life demonstrators outside of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic last month and is offering a cash reward for tips. The attack occurred around 10:30 a.m. Eastern on May 26 outside a Planned Parenthood location on North Howard Street. The victims, 80-year-old…

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One Killed, 3 Injured in Wrong-Way Crash in Long Beach

June 9, 2023
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—A wrong-way driver was killed after he drove a Lexus SUV into traffic, initiating a multi-vehicle crash that injured three other people in Long Beach, authorities said June 9. The crash was reported shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday on Pacific Coast Highway near Junipero Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. “Upon…

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Black Lawmakers Put School Choice Before Their Party

June 9, 2023
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Black Minds Matter founder Denisha Allen calls school choice the civil rights issue of our time. And even though the few black Democrats that support school choice legislation are being targeted by their own party, they say they will continue to do so for the well-being of kids because it’s not about their position or…

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Orange County IDA’s Controversial Accelerator Program Down to 2 Tenants

June 9, 2023
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The controversial Accelerator program of Orange County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) has been slashed down to two tenants as of a June 6 committee meeting. Designed as an incubator providing subsidized rental spaces to small businesses, the Accelerator program was central to a high-profile corruption scandal involving three convicted OCIDA officials in 2021. Bill Fioravanti,…

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