Tag: Southern California

Homeless Housing Failing in Los Angeles, Advocates Calling for ‘Recovery-Focused’ Solutions

After the financial collapse of a leading homeless housing provider in Los Angeles amid reports of unsafe living conditions, drug overdoses, and violence in its buildings, homeless advocates are questioning whether California’s “housing first” and “harm-reduction” approaches are alleviating or aggravating the intertwining crises of homelessness and drug addiction. The Skid Row Housing Trust, a…


Horse Rescued Following 100-Foot Fall Down San Diego Hillside

JAMUL, Calif.—Emergency crews and animal-welfare workers April 17 rescued a horse that tumbled about 100 feet down a steep slope in the eastern San Diego County back country, and then had to spend the night injured in a remote ravine. Eight-year-old Dobby slipped and fell off a trail near state Route 94 and Honey Springs…


California Bill Seeks to Prevent Prisons From Handing Illegal Immigrants to ICE

A new bill that would prevent prisons from turning over certain newly released undocumented immigrants to federal authorities for deportation passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee April 12. Assembly Bill 1306—also known as the Harmonizing Our Measures for Equality (HOME Act) and authored by lawmaker Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles)—will build off previous legislation that failed…


Southern California Gas Station Ransacked by Large Mob, Zero Arrested

A gas station in Southern California was looted and vandalized by a large group of young people April 16 after a street takeover, leaving responding officers outnumbered with zero arrests. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputies returned to patrolling the area the next day. Videos shared by the Telegram channel group @police_frequency showed hundreds of…


Newport Beach Group Collecting Signatures for Stricter California Fentanyl Laws

On a recent afternoon along a stretch of Beach Boulevard in Garden Grove, California, a man winced before slumping over at a bus stop as he tightly gripped a blowtorch he had used to heat fentanyl. Another man next to him had already passed out after doing the drug in broad daylight just feet away…


Irvine to Block Off Main Street for Cycling Event

Irvine will hold its first “ciclovia” event this year—temporarily blocking off a main street and inviting cyclists and walkers to enjoy a car-free zone—after the idea was approved unanimously by the Irvine City Council April 11. Councilman Larry Agran, who along with colleague Kathleen Treseder agendized the motion, said the event would allow “people of…


Orange County Apartment Prices Soften After Decade of Increases

The price to rent an apartment in Orange County is on the decline, according to industry research firm CoStar Group, following steep increases over the past decade. Statistics show prices across the county peaking in August 2022 at approximately $2.97 per square foot before gradually beginning to fall. The downward trend accelerated in October, and…


Wildflowers Blossom at Peters Canyon Regional Park

TUSTIN, Calif.—Hiking trails along Peters Canyon Regional Park are filled with colorful arrays of wildflowers brought by intermittent rainstorms of California’s winter season. “The strong showing of wildflowers this year is due to the recent heavy rainfall, in which the rain triggers wildflower seeds to germinate,” OC Parks Resource Specialist Kelley Brugmann told The Epoch Times. “Peters…


Drop in High-Tech Industries Drags Down California’s Manufacturing Growth: Survey

A slowdown in high-tech industries is impacting California’s manufacturing growth rate, according to the latest survey of purchasing managers conducted by Chapman University and released April 7. “It was not a surprise about high-tech because many companies are laying off workers, so we expected they would not be growing as fast,” director of the survey…


California Cities Unite to Demand $3 Billion Yearly From Governor to Tackle Homelessness Crisis

The League of California Cities, which represents nearly 500 California cities, called for Gov. Gavin Newsom April 12 to allocate $3 billion annually for cities to use to combat homelessness. “The state’s affordable housing crisis and homelessness crisis is worsening by the minute,” CEO of the league, Carolyn Coleman said during a press conference in…