Tag: Regional News

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against LA Over Eviction Moratorium

LOS ANGELES—A federal judge has dismissed a $100 million lawsuit filed by a building management company claiming severe losses due to Los Angeles’ eviction moratorium to protect renters during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to court papers obtained Nov. 23. GHP Management Corp. alleges in the lawsuit that 12 of its buildings lost more than $20…


Hollywood Hills Home Invasion Nets About $1 Million in Valuables

HOLLYWOOD HILLS, Calif.—An armed home-invasion robbery in the Hollywood Hills Nov. 23 netted an estimated $1 million in property, authorities said. The crime was reported at about 3:30 a.m. in the 3500 block of Multiview Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). A man and a woman were in the home at the…


Virginia Attorney General Tackles Threats from Communist China

When Jason Miyares set out to run for attorney general (AG) in Virginia, he said he wanted to give back to the country that gave his family a second chance from communist Cuba. Ten months into his new job as the AG, he has taken on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—the world’s largest communist regime—for…


Attorney General Jason Miyares Combats Communism in Virginia

When Jason Miyares set out to run for attorney general in Virginia, he said he wanted to give back to the country that gave his family a second chance from communist Cuba. Ten months into his new job as the AG, he has taken on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—the world’s largest communist regime—for Virginians…


Orange County Toll Roads CEO Resigns Amid Ongoing Misconduct Investigation

Orange County Transportation Corridor Agency CEO Samuel Johnson resigned Nov. 18 amid an ongoing misconduct investigation. Johnson has worked at the TCA—which manages the county’s toll roads—since 2015 and became CEO in 2020. He has been on paid administrative leave since Sept. 5, when the TCA’s board of directors voted to hire an outside firm…


Teen Arrested on Suspicion of Stealing 2 Bulldogs at Gunpoint

BOYLE HEIGHTS, Calif.—A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of stealing a pair of French bulldogs in an armed heist on the Sixth Street Viaduct, police announced Nov. 22. Despite the arrest, however, the dogs—named Rhino and Blue—have not yet been recovered, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The name of the suspect was…


Los Angeles to Explore Third-Party Homeless Count, Audit of Previous Counts

LOS ANGELES—The city council voted Nov. 22 to explore having a third party conduct a count of Los Angeles’ unhoused population, as well as conducting a multi-year audit of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) previous counts. LAHSA—an independent, joint powers authority between the city and the county—has conducted point-in-time homeless counts every year…


Former UCLA Decathlete Sentenced to 17 Years for Cannabis Vaping Business Scam

A former University of California–Los Angeles decathlete and Philippines national team member was sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison for scamming cannabis business investors out of $45 million. David Joseph Bunevacz, 53, of Calabasas, was sentenced Nov. 21 in U.S. District Court of Los Angeles and ordered to pay about $35.3 million…


Los Angeles Looks to Ban Oil Drilling

LOS ANGELES—The city council voted to move forward Nov. 22 with the process of phasing out oil and gas extraction in Los Angeles, moving the city a step closer to banning oil drilling. Two committees had approved the item before it came before the council, which voted 10–0 to request that the city attorney prepare…


PREMIERING NOW: Ben Cort: The Truth About the Marijuana Industry and the Terrifying Effects of High-Potency THC

This episode will premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “Ten years ago … the idea of physical addiction to cannabis was absolutely laughable. That people would be having psychotic episodes, and then psychotic breaks, just from THC? It was unfathomable.” Ben Cort is the CEO of the Foundry Treatment Center and author…