SAN DIEGO—A 13-year member of the Del Mar Union School District Board of Trustees was jailed last weekend on suspicion of soliciting prostitution in Florida, authorities announced Feb. 16. Scott Wooden, 60, was one of 213 people arrested during a weeklong crackdown on human trafficking in Polk County, according to law enforcement officials there. Scott…
Del Mar School Board Member Arrested in Florida Prostitution Sting Operation
February 17, 2023
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Son Convicted of Beating Mother to Death in Anaheim
February 17, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 24-year-old man was convicted Feb. 16 of beating his mother, a veteran state Department of Corrections officer, to death with a baseball bat in Anaheim. Seth Allen White was convicted of second-degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. Jurors, who rejected first-degree murder, deliberated for…
UCLA Astronomers Enlist Public To Find Out If Aliens Exist
Members of the public are invited to help scientists at the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) search for alien life—no experience necessary—through a new project unveiled by the university earlier this week. Titled “Are We Alone in the Universe?” the program will have participants work virtually alongside scientists to search through data by analyzing radio…
Orange Unified Superintendent Resigns After a Month on the Job
February 16, 2023
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Interim Superintendent Edward Velasquez resigned from his position at the Orange Unified School District after just one month on the job. “It is with sadness that I announce that my last day as interim superintendent will be Thursday, February 16,” Velasquez said in a Feb. 15 letter to the school community. “It has been an…
Amphitheater Plans at Irvine’s Great Park Delayed
February 16, 2023
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The size of a new amphitheater in Irvine’s Great Park is in flux, as the city council moved Feb. 14 to postpone a vote on the issue until the end of February. The city last September approved a $130 million agreement with music and venue management company Live Nation for a 14,000-seat amphitheater, where the…
COVID-19 Impact on Crime in California: Report Finds Increase in Homicides
February 16, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on California’s criminal justice system, according to a study published earlier this month. The report from the Public Policy Institute of California evaluated the impact of the pandemic on arrests in the state comparing data from January of 2020 through July of 2021, and found that although there…
Deadly Street Drug ‘Tranq’ Found in San Francisco Overdose Victims
Traces of a deadly new drug called “tranq” has been found in the bodies of overdose victims in San Francisco, authorities say. Tranq, or xylazine, is an animal tranquilizer that authorities believe is added to illicit street opioids to heighten and prolong effects, particularly for fentanyl, which is known for short, but intense, highs. The…
Deadly Street Drug ‘Tranq’ Found in San Francisco Overdose Deaths
Traces of a deadly drug called “tranq” has been found in the bodies of people who died of an overdose in San Francisco, authorities say. Tranq, or xylazine, is an animal tranquilizer that authorities believe is added to illicit street opioids to heighten and prolong effects, particularly for fentanyl, which is known for short, but…
Los Angeles to Enforce Anti-Camping Law in Westside
February 16, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council voted to impose its anti-camping law in the Westside Feb. 15, banning sitting, sleeping, and storing property within 500 feet of several parks, recreation centers, and other facilities. The decision is a shift that came with the election of Traci Park as the new council member for the 11th…
In East Palestine After Toxic Derailment, Sen. Vance Has Questions for Railroad, Feds
February 16, 2023
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Speaking from East Palestine, Ohio, site of the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway train and subsequent deliberate burn of freight cars containing toxic chemicals, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) questioned Norfolk Southern’s actions and the responsiveness of federal authorities. Vance’s Feb. 16 visit comes as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has informed Ohio…
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