Tag: Regional News

2 Ex-State DOJ Supervisors Charged in Embezzlement Case

January 6, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Two former supervisors from the California Department of Justice were charged Jan. 5 with embezzlement and other counts for allegedly diverting about $12,500 in government funds, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday. Eric Bunde—who between January 2014 and November 2017 oversaw the Los Angeles Regional…

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Los Angeles Times Reporter Dies at 33

January 6, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Times breaking news reporter Gregory Yee has died at the age of 33, the newspaper reported Jan. 5. Yee died on Jan. 4 at the Hollywood bungalow where he lived, apparently from complications from a respiratory issue, according to the newspaper. Yee was born and raised in the Los Angeles area and…

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Man Arrested for Attempted Burglary at Billie Eilish’s Family Home

January 6, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A man suspected of attempting to burglarize the family home of singer Billie Eilish in Highland Park Jan. 5 evening was arrested. Police were called at 9:15 p.m. to a home in the 900 block of North Avenue 57, near York Boulevard, regarding a man dressed in black who had jumped a fence at…

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San Diego Gas & Electric Raises Rates

January 6, 2023
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San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced new gas and electricity rates which began on Jan. 1, showing consumer prices have more than doubled compared to last year. The cost per unit of natural gas increased from $2.36 last January to $5.11 this year, the county’s main utility provider announced in a Jan. 3 statement….

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Florida Takes Steps to Save Endangered Citrus Production, Protect Valuable Farm Land from Foreign Buyers

January 5, 2023
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In an aerial view of a fruit loader harvesting oranges at a grove in Fort Meade, Fla. on Feb. 1, 2022. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) In an aerial view of a fruit loader harvesting oranges at a grove in Fort Meade, Fla. on Feb. 1, 2022. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Florida lawmakers are taking steps to save…

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High Surf Warning Issued Along Orange County Coastline

January 5, 2023
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The National Weather Service Jan. 5 extended a high surf warning for Orange County through the evening of Jan. 6. Forecasters for the service said they are expecting 8-to-13-foot waves along the region’s beaches. “These large waves can be erratic and unpredictable,” the weather service said. “Use extra caution as these large waves will be…

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Officer Injured After Patrol SUV Collides with Trolley in Downtown San Diego

January 5, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A San Diego Police officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries Jan. 5 when her patrol vehicle collided with a trolley in downtown San Diego. Just before 8 a.m., the collision was reported at First Avenue and C Street, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). The injured policewoman was taken to a hospital. The officer…

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California Trying to Find, Compensate Sterilization Victims

January 5, 2023
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SACRAMENTO—About 600 people alive today can’t have children because California’s government sterilized them either against their will or without their knowledge, and now the state is trying to find them so it can pay them at least $15,000 each in reparations. But after a year of searching, the state has approved just 51 people for…

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Tustin High Water Polo Coach Dies at Age 28

January 5, 2023
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Tustin High School and the North Irvine Water Polo Club are mourning the loss of their coach, Francisco “Paco” Gonzalez, after he died Jan. 2. Gonzalez was, 28. “Our … hearts have been crushed today by the sudden passing of beloved Coach Francisco “Paco” Gonzalez,” an official with the school’s water polo team wrote on…

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California Law Allowing Private Residents to Sue Gunmakers Takes Effect

January 5, 2023
Gun Owners of CaliforniaLocal NewsNorthern CaliforniaPacific Legal FoundationRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaTexas Heartbeat LawUS
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A new California gun law allowing private citizens to sue manufacturers and retailers for selling banned firearms went into effect this year. California’s new regulations give private citizens the ability to sue anyone who imports, distributes, manufactures, or sells assault firearms, homemade weapons, ghost guns, or .50 BMP rifles. The law, Senate Bill (SB) 1327, also…

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