Category: State News

Man Knocked Unconscious After Dodger Stadium Brawl

LOS ANGELES—One person was detained and another was rendered unconscious during a brawl outside the center field entrance of Dodger Stadium involving multiple people, according to a report published May 18. The fight, which was captured on cellphone video, took place just after 10 p.m. Tuesday following the Dodgers 5–1 loss to the Minnesota Twins,…


Man Knocked Unconscious During Dodger Stadium Brawl

LOS ANGELES—One person was detained and another was rendered unconscious during a brawl outside the center field entrance of Dodger Stadium involving multiple people, according to a report published May 18. The fight, which was captured on cellphone video, took place just after 10 p.m. Tuesday following the Dodgers 5–1 loss to the Minnesota Twins,…


Anaheim Council Puts off Decision to Raise Hotel Workers’ Wages

The Anaheim City Council voted 7-0 this week to request an economic impact study and put off making a decision about an initiative—which would raise wages and reform work conditions for hotel workers—until their meeting on June 13. If adopted, the proposed ordinance would raise the minimum wage for hotel workers to $25 an hour—versus…


Utah Governor Apologizes for Calling Members of Congress ‘Imbeciles’ over Immigration Reform

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox apologized to Congress members on Friday for using a “derogatory” term to characterize members of Congress over the state of immigration reform in the U.S. The governor called lawmakers “imbeciles,” adding, “they should all get fired” during a news conference in response to Florida’s latest anti-immigration policies. “Just want to apologize for using a derogatory…


UC San Diego Receives $10 Million for Study on Meditation and Medicine

SAN DIEGO—The nonprofit InnerScience Research Fund has committed $10 million to the University of California–San Diego (UCSD) over the next five years for research on how meditation may slow the progression of serious terminal and chronic illnesses, it was announced May 17. InnerScience studies the “biological and physiological effects of meditation on the human body.”…


USC Athletic Director Mike Bohn Resigns

LOS ANGELES—Mike Bohn, USC’s athletic director since 2019—under whom the Trojans hired Lincoln Riley as football coach and announced their impending move to the Big Ten Conference—has resigned his position, university President Carol L. Folt announced on May 19. “I am writing to let you know that I have accepted Mike Bohn’s resignation as director…


Dallas Among 5 Cities Tapped for New Federal Initiative Aimed at Reducing Homelessness

The city of Dallas, Texas, is one of five U.S. cities, plus the state of California, to be part of a federal initiative to reduce homelessness, the White House announced on Thursday. “My administration has taken a ‘kitchen-sink’ approach to address the challenges of homelessness,” Dallas Mayor Eric L. Johnson said in a statement. “We…


27-Year-Old San Diego Man Dies 2 Months After Gunfire in Otay Mesa

SAN DIEGO—A 27-year-old man found gravely wounded by gunfire in Otay Mesa two months ago died this week. Daniel Flores of San Diego was discovered lying in the street in the 1700 block of Cactus Road shortly after 6 a.m. March 4, suffering from a gunshot to his upper body, according to police. Though the…


Huntington Beach Leaves Orange County Power Authority Over Continued Transparency Concerns

The Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) will stop providing power to residents and businesses in Huntington Beach after a split vote on May 16, where city councilors voted 4–3 to leave the embattled green energy agency. Huntington Beach’s actions follow the December withdrawal from the agency also by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. The…


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

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…