Tag: Regional News

LA’s Homeless Count Underway, After Being Criticized for Methodology, Possible Undercounts Last Year

As Los Angeles voters just finished an election cycle that magnified the need to resolve the homelessness crisis, another count of the city’s homeless population is underway. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) began its homeless point-in-time count Jan. 24. It concludes Jan. 26 and results will be available in late spring or summer….


PREMIERING 1/26 at 7:30PM ET: Alvin Lui: How Schools Are Weaponizing ‘Inclusion,’ Empathy, and ’Social Emotional Learning’ to Indoctrinate Children

“My great grandfather ran from communism. The people that dragged him out of his little bakery shop and beat him weren’t soldiers. They were college kids—the Red Guard. And I see that that’s what they’re creating now with a lot of these kids.” After watching the destructive impact that progressive policies were having in California,…


Family of Afghan Soldier Detained in Texas Pleas for His Release

The family of Abdul Wasi Safi, 26, an Afghan combat intelligence officer who worked with U.S. Special Forces before the U.S. removed its troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, have been working hard to free “Wasi,” as he is known, who was arrested and detained by U.S. Border Protection and Customs when seeking asylum in…


Man Crashes Dump Truck Into Estranged Wife’s Home, Turns Himself In

A man who allegedly crashed a car and a dump truck into the garage of his estranged wife’s home in South Los Angeles was in custody Jan. 24 after surrendering to authorities. Ronald Lee Dunn, 60, turned himself in on Monday, and was being held on $100,000 bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s…


‘Splash Mountain’ Permanently Closed, Replaced at Disneyland Following Racism Allegations

After over 40 years of operation, Disneyland’s “Splash Mountain” ride permanently closed its doors Jan. 23 to be re-themed as “Princess Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” and will reopen as such in 2024, according to park officials. While officials assert the ride’s water-fall-like structure and layout will not change, Disney “Imagineers” will remodel it after “The Princess…


Orange County Supervisors Approve Cold Weather Shelter in Fullerton

The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Jan. 24 a temporary cold weather shelter for the homeless in Fullerton, ending a six-month search. The facility will be located at Independence Park’s gymnasium, providing 90 beds, Doug Becht, the director of operations for the Orange County Health Care Agency, said during the board’s meeting. Becht…


Court to Reconsider If California School District Should Recognize Christian Club That Bans LGBT Student Leaders

A federal appeals court will reconsider a previous ruling requiring the San Jose Unified School District to recognize a Christian student club despite the district’s objections to the group’s policy that forbids LGBT students from club leadership positions. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jan. 18 vacated a panel’s 2–1 August decision, which found…


LAPD Asks Retired Officers to Return Amid Staffing Shortage

Los Angeles Police Department’s effort to solve a staffing shortage by asking retired cops to return to service is falling short as hundreds file paperwork to leave or retire. The department expects 600 officers to leave next year—about a 20-percent increase since 2022. To make up for the loss, LAPD is using an existing program…


17-Year-Old Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries in Oceanside Hit-and-Run

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A 17-year-old boy was taken by helicopter to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after a 15-year-old boy’s vehicle struck the older teen following an alcohol-induced altercation in Oceanside, police said Jan. 24. Just before 11:30 p.m. Monday, the Oceanside Police Department reported to a fight near 1200 North Harbor Drive. While officers checked the…


San Diego Sunsets COVID-19 Emergency, City Employee Vaccine Mandate

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego City Council Jan. 24 voted to end the city’s COVID-19 emergency declaration and a city employee vaccine mandate at the end of February. Mayor Todd Gloria, City Attorney Mara Elliott, and City Councilwoman Marni von Wilpert on Monday released a joint statement proposing to end the emergency declaration—which had been in…