After repairs were required due to recent safety concerns, the Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) informed the California Coastal Commission Dec. 14 that its rail tracks would be running again through San Clemente in February 2023. The tracks were shut down in September. “[The transit system] was halted as a result of unstable land above…
Railway Transportation Through San Clemente Will Restart in February
December 16, 2022
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Downtown Disney $5 Million Renovation Planned
December 16, 2022
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Downtown Disneyland will see some new improvements, after construction permits of $5.4 million were filed earlier this month with the Anaheim Planning and Building Department, according to Anaheim spokesperson Mike Lyster. Plans for an 8,300-square-foot retail building with room for five shops will repurpose its west-end outdoor shopping area according to officials. The construction will…
San Diego County Eliminates Policy Against Illegal Drug Activity in Taxpayer-Funded Housing
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4–0—with Supervisor Jim Desmond absent—Dec. 13 to eliminate its zero-tolerance policy against those engaging in illegal drug activity in taxpayer-funded housing. Doing so supports the county’s vision of a “just, sustainable, and resilient future for all, specifically those communities in San Diego County that have been historically…
Laguna Niguel Ziggurat Building Up for Auction
December 16, 2022
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The Ziggurat building in Laguna Niguel is up for auction including nearly 100 acres surrounding it, but the iconic pyramid-shaped structure will be preserved, according to federal authorities. The owner of the land, the United States General Services Administration, will begin accepting bid requests March 7 at 9 a.m. There is a minimum starting bid…
Tennessee Children’s Services Struggling to Support Children: Audit
December 16, 2022
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Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services (DCS) put hundreds of children sleeping in state office buildings amid a staffing shortage of nearly 500 case managers and persistent turnover, according to a recently released audit (pdf) from the Tennessee Comptroller’s office. “The Department of Children’s Services is struggling to provide support services to Tennessee’s most vulnerable children…
Idaho Cobalt Belt Explored as New Frontier of Ethically Sourced Rare Earth Minerals
December 16, 2022
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An electric battery technology company has expanded its search for domestic cobalt to Idaho. The Toronto-based Electra Battery Materials Corporation announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a 5.3-square-kilometer (just over two-square-mile) land package that will allow for more exploration of cobalt near the company’s current excavation efforts in the Idaho Cobalt Belt (ICB), a…
Oregon Judge Temporarily Halts New Firearms Restrictions, Including High-Capacity Magazine Ban
Gun rights advocates secured a victory on Dec. 15 when an Oregon circuit court judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the state’s voter-passed restrictions that would require a permit to purchase firearms and institute a ban on “large-capacity” magazines, among other things. Harney County Circuit Court Judge Robert S. Raschio ruled that certain restrictions in Ballot Measure 114,…
Denver Mayor Declares Emergency, Says City ‘On Verge of Reaching Breaking Point’ Amid Influx of Illegal Immigrants
December 16, 2022
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The city of Denver declared a state of emergency on Thursday in order to stave off a local humanitarian crisis amid an influx of illegal aliens from the southern border, mainly from El Paso, Texas. Mayor Michael Hancock, a Democrat, issued the declaration as several hundred illegal aliens, mostly from Central and South America, have arrived in the…
Man Admits to Killing 4 Women in Anaheim, Gets Life in Prison
December 15, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif—A California sex offender who with his best friend kidnapped, raped, and killed four women, some of them while wearing a GPS tracker, was sentenced Dec. 15 to life in prison without parole. Franc Cano, 36, entered murder pleas in Orange County and was immediately sentenced. Cano, who has been in custody since…
California Restaurant Coalition Says It Submitted Enough Signatures for Ballot Measure to Possibly Overturn Fast Food Law
December 15, 2022
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A group of restaurateurs and franchisors said last week they have gathered enough voter signatures for a ballot measure to overturn a law that would set up a “Fast Food Council” to regulate wages and benefits for fast food workers in the state. The Save Local Restaurants Coalition—led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the…
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