SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 19-year-old Garden Grove man who stabbed his mother to death when he was 13 years old, pleaded not guilty Dec. 22 to making a shank while in jail, according to officials. Ike Souzer was indicted on single felony counts each of possession of a deadly weapon by a prisoner and a prisoner manufacturing…
19 Year-Old Who Killed His Mother Charged With Making a Shank in Jail
San Diego Judge Blocks Part of Newsom’s Gun Law
A San Diego federal judge this week blocked part of California’s new gun law modeled after a Texas abortion law after finding the legislation unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez issued an injunction (pdf) Dec. 19 preventing the state from enforcing a provision of Senate Bill 1327 passed in July that would have allowed the…
Port of Los Angeles Provides $6 Million for 22 Electric Trucks
The Port of Los Angeles has awarded $6 million to two Southern California-based trucking companies to purchase 22 electric trucks for use at the port. The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are pushing to have only electric trucks service the port complex by 2035. Gardena-based MLI Leasing and El Segundo-based Performance Team will each…
LA Unified Reports Record High Graduation Rate Amid Learning Loss
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) reported a record-high graduation rate last year amid high rates of absenteeism and pandemic learning loss in students. About 86.1 percent of LAUSD students graduated in the 2021–22 school year, while California’s graduation rate was about 87.4 percent, according to state data released last week. LAUSD’s most recent numbers are…
California Local Court Dismissing Over 1,000 Criminal Cases ‘Incredibly Dangerous’: District Attorney
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin has warned the dismissal of more than 1,000 criminal Superior Court cases in recent weeks is depriving victims of justice. In October, the court stated that 2,800 pending cases were set for trial. As of Dec. 16, there are about 2,200 backlogged cases, and the county’s Superior Court judges…
LA Mayor Karen Bass Launches ‘Inside Safe’ Initiative to Move Homeless Indoors Without Enforcement
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass launched an “Inside Safe” initiative Dec. 21 to place homeless individuals in hotels and motels, after declaring a state of emergency on the city’s homelessness when she took office last week. The program does not include a plan to clear encampments through anti-camping ordinances or enforcement but, rather, will encourage…
New Jersey Approves Restrictive Gun Law Using Social Media Posts For Denying Permits, NRA Files Lawsuit
Governor Phil Murphy from New Jersey signed bill A4769 into law on Thursday, tightening gun restrictions in the state and triggering a lawsuit from the National Rifle Association (NRA). Back in June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal to require New York applicants to show “proper cause” for carrying a handgun in…
Winter Storm Delays, Cancels Holiday Flights at LAX
LOS ANGELES—Some Holiday travelers can expect some unwanted gifts as flight cancellations and delays greet them at Los Angeles International Airport Dec. 23. A freezing winter storm moving across the country is creating a travel nightmare before Christmas on one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season. There were 85 flight cancellations and…
Police Discover Underground Drug Lab At Granada Hills Home
GRANADA HILLS, Calif.—A search warrant served at a Granada Hills home revealed an underground bunker, approximately 12 feet deep, that housed a drug lab, authorities said Dec. 22. The search warrant was triggered by a November anonymous tip to narcotics officers of a possible illegal marijuana cultivation operation in the 16500 block of Hiawatha Street….
Part of Gov. Newsom’s Gun Law Struck Down
Commentary Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed an individual right to keep and bear arms, and to carry them in public. The June decision was New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen, handed down on June 23. Its main finding was a New York gun-control law “violates the Fourteenth Amendment by…
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