Tag: Southern California

California Suspends Meal Funding for Christian Preschool Over Stance on Gender, Sexuality

April 8, 2023
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A San Diego County Christian preschool is suing the state of California for pulling the plug on the school’s state meal funding, saying its traditional stance on gender and sexuality violated a new state law. The Church of Compassion’s Dayspring Christian Learning Center—a preschool and daycare in El Cajon, Calif., serving nearly 90 students—filed a…

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More Than Half of High School Girls Feel Hopeless or Sad: CDC Report

April 8, 2023
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A CDC data report released on Feb. 13 shows that teenage girls are experiencing record levels of violence, sadness, and suicide risk. The 98-page report shows key findings from 2011 to 2021. During that time, some things improved in the areas of adolescent health and well-being, but most areas included in the report got worse….

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Former Theranos Executive Headed to Prison After Losing Appeal

April 7, 2023
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Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani will be heading to prison later this month after an appeals court rejected his bid to remain free while he contests his conviction for carrying out a blood-testing hoax with his former boss and lover, Elizabeth Holmes. After the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision refusing Balwani’s…

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Man Gets Life Without Parole for Killing Woman in Irvine Over a Decade Ago

April 7, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 37-year-old man was sentenced April 7 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for beating and strangling a woman to death before he dumped her body in Irvine and set it afire 13 years ago. Zenaido Baldivia-Guzman was convicted Nov. 15 of murder, along with a special-circumstance allegation of murder…

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Los Angeles Ports Closed Due to Workers Walking Off Job

April 7, 2023
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Longshore workers who walked off their jobs, leading to closures of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach since April 6, were not on strike, according to a union representative. Many speculated whether the walkout was tied to ongoing labor talks that started in May 2022 between a union of West Coast dockworkers and…

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Woman Wounded in West Hollywood Shooting; Suspect Eludes Capture After Standoff

April 7, 2023
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A man allegedly fired multiple shots inside a West Hollywood apartment complex April 7, injuring a woman in an adjacent unit and sparking an hours-long standoff, but the suspect eluded capture. The shooting was reported about 8:15 a.m. at the building at Santa Monica Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, according to the Los…

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Undercover Officers’ Data Leak Sparks Legal Battle in Los Angeles

April 7, 2023
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A legal battle has erupted in Los Angeles over the release of sensitive information of undercover police officers to a local watchdog group, with multiple claims being filed this week. On April 5, a day after nearly 400 officers filed legal claims against the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)…

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Man, Teen Jailed in Fatal Shooting at Clairemont Park in San Diego

April 7, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—Two suspects were jailed April 6 in connection with a shooting that fatally wounded a man six weeks ago in a Clairemont-area park. Arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of taking part in the slaying of 22-year-old Caesar Lopez-Sandoval were Julian James Vargas, 19, and a 14-year-old boy whose name was withheld because he is…

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Man Who Killed Ex’s Daughters in San Diego County Sentenced to Life in Prison

April 7, 2023
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EL CAJON, Calif.—A man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend’s twin 15-year-old daughters in Lemon Grove was sentenced April 7 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Dwayne Edward Groves Jr., 41, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and other charges for fatally shooting Caira Rachel Christopher and Leah Sylvania Christopher on April 15,…

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Rash of Migrant Robberies, Assaults Reported to Border Patrol

April 7, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) April 6 warned anyone considering sneaking across the U.S.-Mexico line about several recent armed robberies and assaults of migrants in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area. On March 24, five undocumented travelers detained by personnel with the federal agency in the remote region straddling San Diego County and Baja California…

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