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Irvine City Councilman Resigns to Avoid Terming Out

December 8, 2022
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Irvine City Councilman Larry Agran resigned on Dec. 5 with just a week left in his incumbency to avoid terming out and thereby allowing him to run for another four years on council. Agran will return to the dias Dec. 13 after being reelected by Irvine voters to serve another term. His resignation is in…

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Woman Sentenced to 30 Years to Life for South Bay Murder

December 8, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A woman who pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges for her part in a 2018 South Bay crime spree that left one man dead and a woman paralyzed after she was shot multiple times was sentenced Dec. 8 to 30 years to life in state prison. Britney Canal, 34, was sentenced Thursday…

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5 Arrested During San Diego County Anti-Human Trafficking Operation

December 8, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—Five people were arrested during a countywide law enforcement operation aimed at capturing human traffickers, it was announced Dec. 8. Operation Home for the Holidays was conducted over three days this week in San Diego, National City, and Santee by the multi-agency San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force. In an effort to identify traffickers…

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Placentia Approved to Build Senior Community Center in Tri-City Regional Park

December 8, 2022
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The City of Placentia is set to build and operate a 35,000-square-foot senior community center in Orange County’s Tri-City Regional Park, after receiving approval Dec. 6 from the Orange County Board of Supervisors. The community center will be located on the park’s northeast corner at 2301 N. Kraemer Boulevard. Placentia Councilwoman Rhonda Shader told The…

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Amid Outcry, San Francisco Pauses on ‘Killer Police Robots’

December 8, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco supervisors voted Dec. 6 to put the brakes on a controversial policy that would have let police use robots for deadly force—reversing course just days after their approval of the plan generated fierce pushback and warnings about the militarization and automation of policing. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to explicitly ban…

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LA Teachers’ Union Demands 20 Percent Pay Raise, Reduced Class Size, Less Standardized Testing

December 8, 2022
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The Los Angeles teachers’ union is demanding a 20 percent pay raise over the next two years for LA Unified School District (LAUSD) teachers, citing stress from living costs and COVID-19 pandemic learning loss. United Teachers of LA (UTLA)—which has 35,000 members—held three simultaneous rallies across the district Dec. 5. At the rally, UTLA president…

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California to Close 2 Prisons and Deactivate 6 Other Facilities

December 8, 2022
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Dec. 6 it will close prisons in Riverside and Kern counties and disband facilities at six other locations due to ongoing state budget cuts and an initiative to reduce inmate population across the state. Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe, about 100 miles east of Palm Desert,…

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Airbnb Bans Some New Year’s Eve Bookings

December 8, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Airbnb is putting in place policies to prevent disruptive parties over New Year’s Eve weekend, continuing an effort to encourage safe and responsible travel during a time when some people are more inclined to throw unauthorized parties, the company announced Dec. 8. The ban on certain one-night bookings during New Year’s Eve for home…

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Port Jervis Schools Superintendent Defends Saving Unspent Revenues

December 8, 2022
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Criticized for having an excessive fund balance, Port Jervis School District Superintendent John Bell defended the practice saying it would save taxpayer money, according to a Dec. 5 public letter on the district website.   The letter came on the heels of a new audit by the New York State Comptroller’s Office, which found the district maintained…

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German Shepard Rescued From 50-Foot Backyard Sinkhole Near Compton

December 8, 2022
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COMPTON, Calif.—A 15-year-old German Shepard trapped inside an old septic tank was rescued Wednesday from a 50-foot sinkhole in the backyard of a home in an unincorporated area bordering Compton. ANIMAL RESCUE | FS95 | 13709 S. Stanford Ave #Compton | #LACoFD UPDATE: dog has been rescued from sinkhole in the backyard of a home…

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