Tag: Southern California

California Lawmaker Vows to Carry on With Fentanyl Crackdown in California Despite Committee’s Rejection

April 27, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) said April 26 he’s done trying to get a bill cracking down on fentanyl dealers out of a state Senate committee after it was rejected again this week, and will instead support efforts to seek an initiative from voters to change the law. Umberg sponsored the bill with…

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California Lawmaker Vows to Carry on With Fentanyl Crackdown Despite Committee’s Rejection

April 27, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) said April 26 he’s done trying to get a bill cracking down on fentanyl dealers out of a state Senate committee after it was rejected again this week, and will instead support efforts to seek an initiative from voters to change the law. Umberg sponsored the bill with…

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California Doctor Faces $290 Million in COVID-19-Related Fraud Charges

April 27, 2023
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A doctor in Orange County, California, has been charged by federal prosecutors for orchestrating approximately $230 million worth of fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Justice announced the charges against Dr. Anthony Ha Dinh and 17 other individuals on April 20. The total “intended fraud loss” among all 18 defendants is over $490…

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Crime, Drugs, and Homelessness Plague Los Angeles Metro Trains, Buses

April 26, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A boy tucked in between his mother and father fearfully looks across the aisle at a slender Hispanic male in his early 20s laid sprawled across two seats with his mouth open and eyes shut just feet from them on a Metro train. At the front of the train car, one man begins to…

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San Clemente Opposes State Control Over Local School Districts’ Curriculum Removal

April 26, 2023
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The San Clemente City Council has voiced its opposition to a California bill that would prohibit local school boards from banning curriculum, textbooks, and instructional material without state approval—and would also create new requirements for “diversity and inclusiveness” in school textbooks and other materials. The resolution to oppose the bill was introduced by Mayor Pro…

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Orange County Slated to Establish an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs

April 26, 2023
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Orange County will have an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, after county supervisors unanimously approved its creation on April 25. The office will serve as a “central hub for coordination of services, resources, and advocacy groups,” for immigrants and refugees within the county, according to officials. County officials held a press conference the following…

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Crash That Killed Mother, Injured Girl Near LA School Possibly Due to ‘Medical Emergency’: Police

April 26, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A crash that killed a woman and critically injured her 6-year-old daughter near Hancock Park Elementary School “appears to be a tragic accident,” police said April 26, adding that the driver who struck them in a crosswalk may have suffered an unspecified medical emergency. The woman in her 30s was walking in a crosswalk…

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Commerce Kidnapping Suspect Arrested, Victim Still Being Sought

April 26, 2023
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COMMERCE, Calif.—A man suspected of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint in Commerce was arrested April 26, but the victim was still missing. The unidentified suspect was taken into custody around 2 p.m. Wednesday and booked on suspicion of kidnapping and abduction, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. His car was also recovered and…

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California Supreme Court Upholds Newsom’s CARE Court for Mental Illness Treatment

April 26, 2023
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The California Supreme Court April 19 shot down disability rights activists’ request to halt the implementation of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s law providing treatment for individuals with severe mental illness through a court order, known as the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court. The group, Disability Rights California—which advocates for those with disabilities in the…

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Orange County Officials, Victims Share Uphill Battle With California’s Lax Stance on Fentanyl

April 26, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Dozens of photographs of once-smiling people who have recently died of fentanyl overdoses lined the walls of the shared courtyard of the Orange County District Attorney and sheriff department April 24, where officials and loved ones gathered for a Crime Victims Rights ceremony. “I’ve spent a lot of my career all over the…

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