Tag: Southern California

California Mulls New Tax on Guns, Ammunition

A California bill that would add another 11 percent in state taxes to firearms and ammunition sold in the state passed its first hurdle in the Legislature April 11. The Assembly’s Public Safety Committee voted in favor of Assembly Bill 28, introduced by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), despite opposition from several state law enforcement…


California Local Officials Call for State Law Reform Amid Crime Wave

RIVERSIDE, Calif.—In a passionate plea for enhanced public safety measures, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin called for changes to one of California’s criminal justice reform laws—known as the Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011—during a press conference in downtown Riverside April 12 alongside other California officials. “We’ve had enough,” Hestrin told reporters. “We cannot…


Irvine to Purchase Asphalt Plant for $285 Million

The Irvine City Council voted unanimously April 11 to purchase the controversial All American Asphalt plant for $285 million. Nearby residents have been complaining to the city for years of terrible odors coming from the plant as well as potentially harmful pollutants in the air. Because of this, the city filed a public nuisance lawsuit…


Pedestrian Killed in Crash While Crossing Anaheim Freeway

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A person who was walking or jogging across the southbound 5 Freeway at Magnolia Avenue in Anaheim was fatally struck by a vehicle April 11. According to the California Highway Patrol, the unidentified person was struck shortly after 4 p.m. Witness told responding officers the pedestrian, a male, was walking from the right shoulder…


California Files New Motion in Housing Lawsuit Against Huntington Beach

The state of California filed a fresh motion in Orange County Superior Court April 10 seeking compliance from Huntington Beach for a state-mandated affordable housing plan in a lawsuit that already challenged the city for violating housing laws. Under the original lawsuit filed March 8, California sought to strike down Huntington Beach’s ban on the…


Victim of Fatal Shooting Near San Diego US-Mexico Border ID’d

SAN DIEGO—Authorities April 12 publicly identified a young man who was fatally shot last week in a neighborhood just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. Patrol officers responding to reports of gunfire about 10:30 p.m. Friday found Carlos Arvizu, 20, in the 100 block of East Park Avenue in San Ysidro, suffering from gunshot trauma to…


Left Now Insists: ‘Transwomen Are Women’

Commentary Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines was accosted last week after her speech about transgender athletes at San Francisco State University. Gaines became an outspoken critic of transgender athletes competing in female sports after being forced to compete against and share a locker room with Lia Thomas, who was born male and identifies as female….


Boy, 17, Gunned Down in Botched Robbery in Koreatown

LOS ANGELES—A gunman who fatally shot a 17-year-old boy during a failed robbery attempt in the Koreatown area remained at large April 12. According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the teen was sitting in the passenger seat of a car parked on 7th Street near Berendo Street at around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday when…


Westminster Bans TikTok on Government Issued Phones 

The Westminster City Council voted April 5 to ban the controversial social media app, TikTok, and websites made by China-based Bytedance Ltd., calling them a “security risk” to city networks. The resolution, approved on a 5–0 vote, bans the download and use of TikTok and prohibits personal phones from using it while accessing the city’s…


Catalytic Converter Conundrum Continues Across the US

Catalytic converter thefts are creating havoc in cities across the country, with thousands of drivers victimized and forced to pay for costly repairs after criminals cut out the devices from under their vehicles. Incidents nationwide are up 1,215 percent between 2019 and 2022, according to data released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau in January….