Tag: Regional News

Snowy Owl Reportedly Leaves Cypress as Experts Lead Discussion on the Rare Bird

Following the unexpected appearance of a Snowy Owl in a short stretch of Cypress suburbs last month, which generated flocks of residents and bird enthusiasts turning out to catch a glimpse, locals speculate the bird may have moved on earlier this week. Though locals claim not to have seen the bird since Monday, officials from…


Behind California’s Skyrocketing Natural Gas Bills

Californians are expecting skyrocketing natural gas bills this month, but this can’t all be blamed on the weather, according to industry insiders. Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), which serves about 5.9 million households and businesses, warned customers to expect “shockingly high” January bills that could be 128 percent higher compared to December. Those who typically…


What’s Behind California’s Skyrocketing Natural Gas Bills: Insiders

Californians are expecting skyrocketing natural gas bills this month, but this can’t all be blamed on the weather, according to industry insiders. Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), which serves about 5.9 million households and businesses, warned customers to expect “shockingly high” January bills that could be 128 percent higher compared to December. Those who typically…


Los Angeles Unified Attendance for Acceleration Days Lower Than Expected: Report

A new report on Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) so-called acceleration days show that while thousands of students attended the bonus days over winter break, the numbers were lower than initially reported by the district. The districts first of several acceleration days, held on Dec. 19 and 20, are a part of Superintendent Alberto…


Former Democratic Party Official Strikes Plea Deal in Corruption Probe

Former California Democratic Party official Melahat Rafiei has accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors in connection to an FBI corruption probe in Orange County. Rafiei, 45, the former executive director of the Democratic Party of Orange County and a political consultant, agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of attempting to commit wire…


Huntington Beach Saves Over $200,000 Annually Changing Plans With Energy Provider: Officials

The Huntington Beach City Council voted Jan. 17 to change the city’s energy plan option for all the city’s customers with the Orange County Power Authority—a non-profit public agency that offers energy to Southern California cities—from the 100 percent renewable plan to one at 38 percent. The vote—motioned by Councilman Casey McKeon—was approved 4–3, with…


4 Men Arrested in Suspect of Fountain Valley Home Invasion

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.—Four men suspected of committing a home invasion robbery and other crimes in Fountain Valley were arrested following a chase that ended in Long Beach, police said Jan. 18. The robbery was reported at 2:48 a.m. Tuesday in the 17100 block of Santa Suzanne Street, near Warner Avenue, according to Fountain Valley Police…


13 Orange County Jail Inmates Charged with Attempting to Kill DUI Suspect

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 31-year-old Orange County jail inmate pleaded not guilty Jan. 18 for his alleged role in the beating of a drunken-driving suspect, in an attack that allegedly involved 13 assailants and left the victim comatose. Jonathan Arley Gonzalez-Sanchez pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, attempted murder, torture, kidnapping, and participation in gang activity, all…


Florida’s New All-Republican Cabinet Helps DeSantis Advance Anti-Woke Agenda

News Analysis On Jan. 17, when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with the Florida cabinet for the first time in his second term, he experienced something he hadn’t known during the entirety of his first term. There were no Democrats in the cabinet to challenge his anti-woke agenda. So without opposition, DeSantis and the Board…


Man, 80, Killed in Crash Out of Huntington Beach Driveway

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—An 80-year-old man was killed in a crash in Huntington Beach Jan. 19. The crash occurred about 9 a.m. at Beach Boulevard and Knoxville Avenue, police said. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was behind the wheel of a Toyota Corolla that collided with a Porsche Panamera, police said. According to…