Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has called on state residents to protect their privacy from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by deleting the “deceptive social networking app” TikTok from their phones. Rokita, who has launched two lawsuits against the “CCP-controlled” app, urged Indiana residents on Friday not to wait for the White House “to take action”…
Indiana AG Todd Rokita Urges Residents to Delete ‘CCP-Controlled’ TikTok
Transient Charged with Attacking Lyft Driver in Anaheim
December 23, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 26-year-old convicted thief was behind bars Dec. 23 on charges of sexually assaulting and robbing a Lyft driver in Anaheim. Samuel Nicholas Rodriguez, who has a lengthy criminal record for car thefts, was being held without bail as he awaits arraignment Jan. 6 on charges of assault with the intent to commit…
Banning Ranch Finally Sold to Nonprofit for $100 Million
December 23, 2022
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After a decades-long fight over Banning Ranch—one of the last undeveloped coastal areas of Orange County—the Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit dedicated to land conservation and the creation of parks, has purchased the property for nearly $100 million. The sale, concluded Dec. 16, is a victory for conservationists and local tribal communities, as it…
LA Mayor Bass Rescinds Garcetti’s Order to Light Hollywood Sign
December 23, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Mayor Karen Bass rescinded former Mayor Eric Garcetti’s final executive directive that would have created a program to illuminate the Hollywood sign, a representative for Bass confirmed Dec. 23. The Los Angeles Times first reported that Bass shut down the directive on Dec. 21, citing a memo she wrote to city department leaders stating…
Orange County Still Looking for Cold Weather Shelter Operator as Winter Begins
December 23, 2022
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Orange County, California, is still searching for an operator to run its emergency cold weather shelter as winter commences and temperatures drop. The county’s Commission to End Homelessness emphasized the urgency of finding an operator for the shelter during a Dec. 15 meeting. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer called the situation an “emergency,” saying…
Flight Attendant Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Smuggling Attempt at San Diego Airport
SAN DIEGO—An off-duty flight attendant who attempted to board a plane at San Diego International Airport with more than three pounds of fentanyl taped to her abdomen pleaded guilty this week to a federal drug possession charge. Terese L. White, 41, of Dallas, admitted in a plea agreement Dec. 22 to flying into San Diego…
19 Year-Old Who Killed His Mother Charged With Making a Shank in Jail
December 23, 2022
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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…
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
December 23, 2022
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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…
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…
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