Tag: Southern California

8 Dead After Boats Crash Near US Coast: Officials

Authorities in San Diego, California, confirmed that eight people died after two suspected smuggling boats carrying what may be illegal immigrants crashed off the coast on Sunday. A woman on one of the panga-style boats called 911 late Saturday to report that the other vessel had overturned in waves off Blacks Beach, according to U.S….


Thousands Evacuated After Levee Breached in California: Officials

Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate in a Northern California community after a levee broke on Saturday amid yet another round of heavy rainfall to impact the Golden State, officials said. A levee on the Pajaro River broke about three miles east of Pajaro, near the city of Watsonville, officials told local media, adding…


Santa Ana Urges State to Allow More Local Control Over Street Vending Safety Rules

Officials in Santa Ana, California, are urging the state government to allow more local control over street vending regulations, saying vendors violating safety rules are crowding the city’s sidewalks and posing health risks to residents. During a March 7 meeting, Santa Ana’s city council voted 5–2 to approve a resolution urging state legislators to amend…


Irvine Seeks to Leave Orange County’s Library System

The Irvine City Council is making moves to leave Orange County’s library system, saying they’re dissatisfied with the existing system’s lack of equity for the city’s residents. The council unanimously agreed at a Feb. 28 meeting to send a letter to county leaders informing them of their intention. Vice Mayor Tammy Kim said during the…


Man Turns Himself in After His Mother’s Stabbing Death in Northridge

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—A 33-year-old man is in police custody on suspicion of fatally stabbing his mother in Northridge, authorities said March 11. The suspect walked into the Devonshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) at approximately 5:41 p.m. Friday and told officers he thought he had harmed his mother at their residence, an LAPD…


Man Arrested at Border in Connection of San Ysidro Stabbing Death

SAN YSIDRO, Calif.—A man was taken into custody for allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old man to death near a San Ysidro gas station earlier this week, authorities said March 11. Officers arrested Hector Alcantara, 32, of San Diego at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the San Ysidro Point of Entry pedestrian gate, at 720 E. San Ysidro…


Man Arrested at Border in Connection With San Ysidro Stabbing Death

SAN YSIDRO, Calif.—A man was taken into custody for allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old man to death near a San Ysidro gas station earlier this week, authorities said March 11. Officers arrested Hector Alcantara, 32, of San Diego at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the San Ysidro Point of Entry pedestrian gate, at 720 E. San Ysidro…


Pat McCormick, 4-time Olympic Diving Champion, Dies at 92

LOS ANGELES—Pat McCormick, who became the first diver to sweep the 3-meter and 10-meter events at consecutive Olympics, has died. She was 92. She died March 7 of natural causes at an assisted living facility in the Orange County city of Santa Ana, her son, Tim, said Friday. McCormick won the springboard and platform events…


San Clemente to Hire Private Security to Crack Down on Beach Encampments

After a rise in homelessness near and on San Clemente, California, beaches, especially North Beach, officials voted unanimously on March 7 to hire a private security company to enforce no camping during late night hours. The decision came after discussion of an initial proposal that would have directed city staff to expend up to $50,000…


Los Angeles Apartment Group Files Lawsuit Against City Over Renter Laws

An apartment association is taking the City of Los Angeles to court over two of its renter protection laws, arguing that they are detrimental to rental housing providers and small mom-and-pop landlords. On March 3, the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court “to prohibit the City’s enforcement…