Tag: Southern California

Man Charged With Trying to Stab Flight Attendant Faces Judge

March 9, 2023
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BOSTON—The man charged with attempting to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight last weekend and trying to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon is headed to court on Thursday to find out whether he will be granted bail. Francisco Severo Torres, 33, of Leominster, Massachusetts, was…

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Man Fatally Stabbed Near Gas Station in San Ysidro

March 9, 2023
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SAN YSIDRO, Calif.—A homicide investigation is underway March 9 after a man was stabbed and killed near a San Ysidro gas station. Just after 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, the San Diego Police Department received a call stating a man was stabbed near a gas station in the 300 block of East San Ysidro Boulevard. Officers arrived…

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3 Los Angeles Police Officers Shot, Suspect Dead: Police

March 9, 2023
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Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded on Wednesday evening but were in stable condition while the suspect “was pronounced deceased,” the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said. During a search for the suspect, a parolee at large, officers discovered that he was unresponsive, LAPD said in a post on Twitter. “LA Fire…

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How Unions Influence School Districts’ Financial Rankings

March 9, 2023
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Commentary In his most recent book, “Not Accountable,” author Philip K. Howard observes “that unions in the public sector can get what they want by helping friendly politicians get elected. As labor leader Victor Gotbaum put it, ‘We have the ability, in a sense, to elect our own boss.’ Public sector ‘bargaining’ is a misnomer;…

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3 LAPD Officers Shot in Lincoln Heights; Suspect Barricaded

March 8, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Three Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were hospitalized in unknown condition March 8 evening after being shot and wounded in Lincoln Heights, and a suspect was barricaded in a residential garage, according to multiple reports. According to reports from the scene near Mission Avenue and North Broadway, police arrived around 4:30 p.m. regarding…

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Senate Committee OK’s Garcetti Nomination to Become India Ambassador

March 8, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee March 8 approved former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to India, sending the issue to the full Senate. It was unclear when—or if—the full Senate will consider the nomination, which has been stalled over the past year due to lingering allegations that Garcetti ignored…

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Los Angeles Seeks to Become ‘Sanctuary City’ for Illegal Immigrants

March 8, 2023
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Los Angeles is considering an ordinance to officially enshrine its previously only symbolic moniker as a “sanctuary city” into its municipal code, after Los Angeles City Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman, and Hugo Soto-Martinez brought forth a proposal for such on March 7. “Los Angeles is a city of immigrants,” Hernandez said in a statement….

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California Bill Would Prohibit Schools From Banning Curriculum Without State Approval

March 8, 2023
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A California legislator recently introduced a bill that would create new requirements for “diversity and inclusiveness” in school textbooks and other materials. Assembly Bill 1078, introduced Feb. 15 by Assemblymember Corey Jackson (D-Riverside), would prohibit local school boards from banning curriculum, textbooks and instructional material without state approval. It would also prohibit the state’s education…

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California Governor Could Appoint State Superintendent Under New Proposal

March 8, 2023
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Tony Thurmond, California’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, could be the state’s last elected superintendent if a recently proposed amendment to the state’s constitution is approved. Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 9, proposed by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) on Feb. 27, would amend the state constitution to give the governor the power to appoint the state superintendent….

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LA County Officials Warn Deadly Drug ‘Tranq’ Poses Serious Overdose Risk

March 8, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County health officials issued a public alert March 8, warning of increased overdose risks associated with the animal sedative xylazine, which has been detected in illicit drugs in areas including San Francisco and San Diego. LA County reports that the presence of xylazine, commonly known as tranq, in these California cities indicates…

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