Tag: Southern California

California Governor’s Plan to Cancel Walgreens Contract Over Abortion Drug Blocked by Federal Law

April 10, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is backtracking on statements made last month, after federal regulations prevented him from pulling state contracts with Walgreens, over the abortion drug mifepristone the retailer refuses to dispense in 21 U.S. states. “California has no intention of taking any action that would violate federal Medicaid requirements, or that could undermine access…

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Fullerton Police Considering Racing as Cause of Easter Deadly Crash

April 10, 2023
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FULLERTON, Calif.—Fullerton police April 10 were investigating whether racing caused a crash that killed a motorcyclist and a pedestrian on Easter Sunday. The crash happened just before 9:20 a.m. at Magnolia and Flower avenues. The motorcyclist killed in the crash was identified as 34-year-old Bryan Tacadena Talladen of Anaheim. The pedestrian who died was identified…

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California Democrat Removed From Committee After Voting Against Newsom’s Oil Penalty Bill

April 10, 2023
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A California Democratic lawmaker has been removed from an Assembly committee after voting against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new law aimed at punishing oil companies for windfall profits. Newly elected Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) represents a small community north of Bakersfield in central California. The region produces about 70 percent of the state’s oil. Bains published…

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Teen Shot in Neck While Sitting in Car in San Diego County

April 10, 2023
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SPRING VALLEY, Calif.—A 19-year-old man was shot in the neck April 9 while sitting in a car in Spring Valley. The shooting happened at 2:12 p.m. Sunday in the 1900 block of Kenwood Drive, according to Lt. David Collins of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The man drove to a Carl’s Jr. restaurant in…

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Growing Number of School Districts Sue Social Media Companies

April 10, 2023
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The list of school districts from across the nation that have filed lawsuits against social media companies continues to grow. At least a dozen states have school districts that have filed such lawsuits, with Kentucky having the most. In Kentucky, at least 14 school districts have already filed complaints. On the West Coast, Washington’s Seattle…

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Los Angeles City Council to Consider Hutt to Fill Out Ridley-Thomas Term

April 10, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council returns from a two-week recess April 11, and the major item on its first day back will be to decide whether to appoint Heather Hutt to fill out the remainder of former Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’s 10th District seat, following his recent conviction on federal corruption charges. Council President Paul…

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Mexico’s Gun Problem Not California’s, nor America’s

April 10, 2023
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Commentary Aren’t American officials supposed to side with Americans? One would think so. Not California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the attorneys general from 16 other states and Washington, D.C. They filed an amicus brief in an appeal to a case brought by the country of Mexico against 10 U.S. gun manufacturers. The case is…

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Huntington Beach Approves 90-Day Plan to End Homelessness

April 10, 2023
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Huntington Beach city council unanimously approved April 4 a 90-day plan to end homelessness, first initiated by Mayor Pro Tem Gracey Van Der Mark last December. Included in the plan is $40,000 for social workers and overtime for the city’s homeless task force, which will be funded from its police and homelessness division budgets. Funds…

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Armed Suspect Shot by Police in Santa Ana: Authorities

April 9, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A man allegedly armed with a handgun was shot by police officers during a traffic stop in Santa Ana, authorities said April 8. Officers stopped a vehicle occupied by two men at about 6:40 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of South Rosewood Avenue, the Santa Ana Police Department reported. “During the traffic…

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California Seeks Federal Help for Salmon Fishers Facing Ban

April 9, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—California officials want federal disaster aid for the state’s salmon fishing industry, they said Friday following the closure of recreational and commercial king salmon fishing seasons along much of the West Coast due to near-record low numbers of the iconic fish returning to their spawning grounds. Dealing a blow to the salmon fishing industry,…

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