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Huntington Beach Prepares to Fight State Housing Mandates

January 27, 2023
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The Huntington Beach City Council considered plans in their Jan. 17 meeting to fight the state’s housing mandate, in an effort, some councilors said, to ease the public’s concern of high-density development. The state is requiring 13,368 units to be built in the city by 2029, of which 60 percent would need to be low-income…

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Huntington Beach to Reopen Main Street for First Time Since 2020

January 27, 2023
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Now that the pandemic is over, the Huntington Beach City Council Jan. 24 voted 4–3, with council members Dan Kalmick, Natalie Moser, and Rhonda Bolton opposing, to reopen a portion of its Main Street, which was closed in 2020 to allow businesses to expand outdoors. The issue was brought forward by Mayor Pro-Tem Gracey Van Der…

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California Prison Inmates to Get Some Medicaid Care

January 27, 2023
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WASHINGTON—The federal government will allow Medicaid dollars to treat some people in prisons, jails, or juvenile detention centers for the first time ever, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Jan. 26. The healthcare agency will allow California inmates to access limited services, including substance use treatment and mental health diagnoses, 90 days before…

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McDaniel Wins Rare 4th Term as RNC Chair

January 27, 2023
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Ronna McDaniel defeated rival Harmeet Dhillon to secure a fourth two-year term as Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman after a three-day meeting at a luxury resort in Dana Point, California, on Jan. 27 when RNC committee members cast their votes. McDaniel won 111 of the 167 votes cast out of a possible 168 RNC committee…

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Explosion at USC Science Building Prompts Evacuation

January 27, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—An explosion of unknown size and origin occurred Jan. 26 in a three-story science building on the USC campus, and one person was taken to a hospital for unspecified injuries. The blast was reported at about 4 p.m. in the Neely Petroleum Building at 923 Bloom Walk, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department…

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Disneyland Kicks Off Disney’s Centennial Celebration With New Ride

January 27, 2023
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—The celebration of the 100th anniversary of The Walt Disney Company at the Disneyland Resort begins Jan. 27 with the opening of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway and the debut of “World of Color—ONE.” Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway marks the first time Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse have starred in a ride-through attraction…

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South Dakota State Senator Suspended by Legislature Claims She Was Punished For Her Vaccine Views

January 27, 2023
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In a rare move, the South Dakota Senate suspended a conservative GOP state senator on Jan. 26 while not revealing the allegations against her. Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller alleged that she’s been punished after speaking to a legislative research staffer earlier this week about her views on vaccinations. “It has come to my attention that the issue may…

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Texas Democrats Decry GOP Bill to Ban Chinese Citizens From Buying Property in the State

January 27, 2023
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Texas state Rep. Gene Wu, along with more than a dozen fellow Democratic lawmakers, has decried state legislation proposed by a GOP lawmaker that would ban the sale of land to Chinese citizens, governments, and other entities. “I am here in defense of the ‘American dream’,” Wu told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday…

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Irvine Won’t Investigate Consultant Melahat Rafiei’s Attempted Bribery of Councilors

January 26, 2023
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The Irvine City Council Jan. 24 failed to pass a motion to launch an independent investigation after political consultant Melahat Rafiei last week—in a plea agreement relating to an FBI corruption probe—admitted engaging in a bribery scheme in Irvine in 2018. Rafiei, 45, also agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of attempted wire…

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Irvine Won’t Investigate Attempted Bribery of Councilors by Consultant Melahat Rafiei

January 26, 2023
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The Irvine City Council Jan. 24 failed to pass a motion to launch an independent investigation after political consultant Melahat Rafiei last week admitted engaging in a bribery scheme in the city in 2018. In an FBI corruption probe, Rafiei, 45, also agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of attempted wire fraud against one of…

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