Tag: Regional News

Orange County Nonprofit Sounds Alarm on Rising Domestic Violence Cases

March 23, 2023
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An Orange County nonprofit is advocating for increased awareness of signs of spousal abuse following a recent study showing a spike in women subject to such violence in the United States during the first nearly two years of the pandemic. The March 14 study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, analyzed over…

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Santa Monica Residents Call for an End to Needle Exchange Program in Parks

March 23, 2023
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A needle exchange program for drug users sanctioned by the Los Angeles County of Public Health operating in a handful of Santa Monica’s public spaces has sparked outrage among a coalition of business owners and residents who are calling on the county to move it indoors. The group claims that rather than curbing drug use,…

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Santa Monica Residents Call for an End to LA County’s Needle Exchange Program in City’s Parks

March 23, 2023
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A needle exchange program for drug users sanctioned by the Los Angeles County of Public Health operating in a handful of Santa Monica’s public spaces has sparked outrage among a coalition of business owners and residents who are calling on the county to move it indoors. The group claims that rather than curbing drug use,…

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OC Chaplain Returns From Helping Victims of Turkey’s Earthquake

March 23, 2023
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“Just imagine looking down Wilshire Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles as far as you can see and seeing collapsed buildings and piles of rubble four to five stories tall in every direction you looked,” Orange County first-responder Chaplain Richard “Rick” Yeomans, 67, told The Epoch Times after returning earlier this month from Turkey, in the…

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Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal California Smuggling Incident Resulting in 13 Deaths

March 23, 2023
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A Mexican man pleaded guilty March 21 to organizing a smuggling operation that led to the deaths of 13 migrants when the vehicle in which they were concealed collided with a tractor-trailer after crossing the border into California two years ago. Jose Cruz Noguez, 49, of Mexicali pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to…

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California’s Windfall Profits Penalty Bill on Oil Companies Sails Through State Senate

March 23, 2023
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California’s first-of-its-kind bill to cap oil company profits and regulate the industry easily won approval March 23 from the state Senate as it moves to the Assembly and near-certain passage. Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign to punish oil companies for charging record-high prices at the pump last year in the state—reaching $9 a gallon in…

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Los Angeles School District Union Strike Enters Final Day

March 23, 2023
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The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) staff union, SEIU Local 99, is on its final day of a three-day strike on March 23, while negotiations continue for better wages and increased staffing in schools. The union will conclude its walkout Thursday with a rally at the Los Angeles State Historic Park and return to…

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Georgia Bans Sex Changes for Minors

March 23, 2023
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Georgia banned child gender transition on March 21. Senate Bill 140 bans sex change surgeries and hormone replacement therapy for minors. The bill was passed in both the state House and Senate. It is now headed toRepublican governor Brian Kemp, who will likely pass it. “As lead sponsor of this bill, I appreciate my colleagues for…

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In-N-Out Truck Serves New Mini Burgers to Help Child Abuse Victims

March 22, 2023
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In-N-Out has begun offering an expanded menu–available only through their new rentable cookout trucks–as part of the chain’s efforts to raise funds for their charity addressing childhood abuse, according to a recent social media post from Lynsi Snyder, In-N-Out owner and sole heiress to the burger empire. The new menu items are miniature versions of…

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Controversial California Bills in the Making

March 22, 2023
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Voting Inmate Voting (ACA 4) Assemblyman Isaac Bryan’s (D-Culver City) bill would amend the state Constitution to allow inmates that are incarcerated for felonies to vote while still in prison. If passed by a two-thirds vote in both the Assembly and Senate, it would then require a majority of voters statewide to pass. Under current…

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