Tag: Regional News

San Francisco, Los Angeles Top Cities Homebuyers Looked to Leave in 2022: Report

San Francisco and Los Angeles were the two top cities people were looking to leave at the end of 2022, according to Redfin, a national real estate company. About 50,000 people on the company’s website searched to leave those two cities in the last three months of the year, it reported Jan. 23. San Diego…


LA Charity Seeks Court Order Allowing Demolition of Own Building

LOS ANGELES—Catholic Charities Inc. is seeking a court order allowing it to demolish a 100-year-old building in the Westlake District which it purchased in 2018, but has been thwarted thus far from doing so by the city, initially on historical grounds and subsequently over environmental issues. The Los Angeles Superior Court petition states that the…


Anaheim Man Found Dead on Street Identified; Police Investigating

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Police Jan. 29 sought the public’s assistance with any information regarding the death of a 31-year-old man who was found unresponsive in the middle of a street in Anaheim. Paramedics rushed Rolando Delgadillo Gutierrez to a hospital, where the Anaheim resident was pronounced dead, said Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Jon McClintock. “Homicide detectives are…


3 People Hurt, 2 Critically, in Reseda Vehicle Crash

RESEDA, Calif.—Three people were injured, two critically in a Reseda crash Jan. 29. The crash happened at 6800 N. Lindley Avenue, at the corner of Vanowen Street, around 6:10 p.m., said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. Two people became trapped in the vehicle and required extrication, Humphrey said. Those two were hospitalized in…


2nd Suspect Arrested in East Village Shooting Death

SAN DIEGO—A second suspect was arrested in the Jan. 20 shooting death of a 29-year-old man during a confrontation with a group of people near Petco Park, police said Jan. 29. Jaelen Dower, 20, was arrested Saturday at 6500 Broadway in San Diego for his role in the shooting of John Reed, 29, of San…


3 Armed Intruders at LA County Walmarts Reported in One Day

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.—A trio of Los Angeles County Walmarts have been the subject of reported armed intruders over the last 24 hours, including one Jan. 29 in Santa Fe Springs that was evacuated as a result. Whittier police responded to reports of a man with a gun and surrounded a Walmart in Santa Fe…


Hundreds Mourn Orange County Public Defender’s Mysterious Death

Hundreds gathered around Plaza Square Park in Orange, California, on Jan. 26, to mourn friend, husband, and Deputy Public Defender Elliot Blair, who was found dead in Mexico while celebrating his first wedding anniversary Jan. 14. The glowing sticks in their hands gently illuminated the darkness in blue—one of Blair’s favorite colors—as if reminiscing about…


Man Killed By Hit-And-Run Vehicle in Laguna Beach Identified

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—The name of a 39-year-old man who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle in Laguna Beach was released Sunday by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Officers were dispatched at about 2:50 a.m. Saturday to the 700 block of South Coast Highway located Xueyuan Zhang in the roadway, outside the crosswalk, the…


3 Women Killed at “Short-Term Rental” Near Beverly Hills

LOS ANGELES—The three victims killed in a shooting that wounded four others at a gathering near Beverly Hills were women from Illinois and Arizona, authorities said Jan. 29. Iyana Hutton was a 33-year-old resident of Chicago and 29-year-old Nenah Davis was from Bolingbrook, Illinois, according to the coroner’s office. Destiny Sims was a 26-year-old resident…


Mountain Lion, P-81, Found Dead on Pacific Coast Highway

LOS ANGELES—A radio-collared mountain lion known as P-81 was found dead on Pacific Coast Highway near Las Posas Road in the western Santa Monica Mountains following a likely vehicle strike, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area announced. “We are saddened to share mountain lion P-81 was likely killed by vehicle strike Sunday, Jan. 22,”…