Tag: Local News

Capistrano Unified Terminates Superintendent’s Contract ‘Without Cause’ in Split Vote

Capistrano Unified School District Superintendent Kirsten Vital Brulte will leave her position by the end of the year, following a 4–3 vote by school board members during a Dec. 21 special meeting. The decision was made “without cause,” the board’s President Krista Castellanos said during the meeting. Castellanos, along with Trustees Gary Pritchard, Michael Parham,…


Orange Community Remembers Bill Steiner

Residents and leaders in the city of Orange, Calif., are mourning the loss of community leader, former city councilmember, and former Orange County Supervisor Bill Steiner. He passed away at the age of 85 on Dec. 15. His friends and colleagues remember him as a pillar in the community of Orange, with a deep passion…


Report: California Is One of the Least Charitable States Despite Being One of Wealthiest

It turns out that California is one of the least charitable states in the union. When it comes to charitability, California ranks near the bottom among the 50 states, according to the World Giving Index created by WalletHub. California ranks 42nd among the 50 states in this year‘s rankings. It follows the trend of some…


Former Vineyard Anaheim Church Members Sue ‘Dwelling Place’ Pastors for Fraud

Former members of Anaheim’s Vineyard Church—now The Dwelling Place—are suing the church’s senior leaders for fraud, claiming they split the church from the Vineyard network and took control over the church and its $62 million assets under false pretenses. For more than 40 years, Vineyard Anaheim Church had been a pillar of the Orange County…


$97.2 Billion to Build Homes for the Homeless?

Commentary California and its cities are being hit with a spate of proposals to deal with the homelessness problem. New Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles even declared a state of emergency on the crisis. At the state level, the California Homeless Housing Needs Assessment, in the summary of a new report, calculated the problem…


Video Footage Shows Looting Across Buffalo After Blizzard Plunges City Into Chaos

Officials in Buffalo confirmed that looters targeted stores during a major winter snow that caused widespread havoc across the city over the past weekend. “Our officers have responded to several reports” of looting, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said Monday. “We have made a few arrests, we have intervened in some of those. We have…


3 Injured During Pursuit When SUV Crashes Into Ambulance in Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Three people were hospitalized after an SUV being pursued by deputies crashed into an ambulance, the Oceanside Fire Department said Dec. 25. Deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department were called to a home on Casa Bonita Way in Vista at about 8 p.m. Saturday, where a suspect fled the home in an…


La Mesa Fire Kills Dog, Destroys Apartment, Damages 3 Others

LA MESA, Calif.—A fire inside a La Mesa apartment building Dec. 25 left a dog dead, displaced six people and damaged three other units. The blaze was reported around 1:40 p.m. on San Juan Street, the San Miguel Fire-Rescue department told the San Diego Union-Tribune. A child told firefighters that the blaze started in the…


La Mesa Fire Kills Dog, Destroyed an Apartment, Damages 3 Others

LA MESA, Calif.—A fire inside a La Mesa apartment building Dec. 25 left a dog dead, displaced six people and damaged three other units. The blaze was reported around 1:40 p.m. on San Juan Street, the San Miguel Fire-Rescue department told the San Diego Union-Tribune. A child told firefighters that the blaze started in the…


Rain Coming to Southern California to Close Out 2022

LOS ANGELES—After a sunny Christmas weekend, Southern California looks to be in for several days of rain to close out 2022. Current forecasts call for a chance of rain in Los Angeles and Orange County for five straight days beginning Dec. 27 and continuing through New Year’s Eve, followed by sunshine on New Year’s Day…