Tag: Local News

Dissecting Dueling Gambling Propositions in California

October 25, 2022
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Commentary Most people throw out the campaign flyers that end up in their mailbox before the Nov. 8 election. But they actually tell you a lot about what’s going on, especially for state and local choices. The small print should not be overlooked. Here, I’ll just concentrate on one of weirdest disputes in state history:…

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Here’s How LA’s CD 11 Candidates Plan to Tackle Homelessness: Election

October 25, 2022
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Municipal law attorney Traci Park says she has a plan to alleviate homelessness and cut back on what she calls arbitrary outreach programs in her bid to represent Los Angeles City Council District 11, which encompasses the westside communities of Brentwood, Del Rey, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Palms, Playa del Rey, Playa…

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Burglars Use Stolen Van to Smash into Chanel Store

October 25, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Robbery suspects crashed a stolen Mercedes-Benz sprinter van into a Chanel store early Oct. 25 in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles near Beverly Hills and ran off after being confronted by an armed guard. Officers from the Wilshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department responded 2:53 a.m. to 125 North Robertson…

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Man Dies Jumping From Huntington Beach Pier

October 25, 2022
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A 44-year-old man died from injuries he suffered when he jumped off the Huntington Beach Pier with a woman, a city spokeswoman said Oct. 24. The man, who was identified by Orange County Sheriff’s Department authorities as Fenton Dee III of Norwalk, leaped off the pier Oct. 23 evening with a 36-year-old woman,…

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Group Monitoring Drop Boxes Sued for Alleged Voter Intimidation

October 25, 2022
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A group that has been observing drop boxes in Arizona was sued on Oct. 24 for allegedly intimidating voters. Clean Elections USA and its founder, Melody Jennings, were named as defendants in the suit, which was filed by lawyers with Marc Elias’s law firm on behalf of the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto…

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Police: 6 Who Died in Wisconsin Apartment Fire Had Been Shot

October 25, 2022
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HARTLAND, Wis.—The six people found dead after an apartment fire in a southern Wisconsin village last week had been shot in an apparent case of murder-suicide, according to police. The bodies of a couple and their four children were found early Friday after firefighters were called to their burning apartment in Hartland. Ten of the…

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‘Misguided’ Government Policies Worsen US Homelessness Crisis: Report

October 25, 2022
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Homelessness in the United States has increased dramatically over the last decade and is now at crisis levels in many major cities. It is also one of the most pressing issues among voters in many communities right now. According to a new study by the Discovery Institute, the overall number of homeless people across the…

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Judge Strikes Down NYC Vaccine Mandate for All City Workers

October 25, 2022
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A New York Supreme Court judge on Monday struck down New York City’s vaccine mandate for all city workers, finding the rule to be unconstitutional, arbitrary, and capricious. Attorney Chad LaVeglia, who announced the verdict outside the Richmond County courthouse, said the mandate was now “null and void.” “So, we just defeated the vaccine mandate…

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Judge Strikes Down NYC Vaccine Mandate

October 25, 2022
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A New York Supreme Court judge on Monday struck down New York City’s vaccine mandate, finding the rule to be unconstitutional, arbitrary, and capricious. Attorney Chad LaVeglia, who announced the verdict outside the Richmond County courthouse, said the mandate was now “null and void.” “So, we just defeated the vaccine mandate for every single city…

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Texas Rejects New CDC Recommendation to Mandate the COVID Shot to School Children

October 25, 2022
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The entity that determines the vaccination schedule for children in Texas was quick to adjust its website on Oct. 20, hours after advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a recommendation to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the children’s immunization schedule. After a state representative expressed his concern, the Texas Department…

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