Tag: Southern California

Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Attempted Sex Trafficking of Teenage Girl

June 14, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A man who attempted to recruit a 16-year-old girl to become a prostitute was sentenced June 14 to 12 years in federal prison. Keenon Green, 35, was arrested at a park in Santee, where prosecutors say he had planned to meet up with a teenage girl and take her to Orange County to work…

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Newport Beach Attorney to Plead Guilty to $8 Million Loan Fraud

June 14, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Newport Beach attorney who boasted of providing loans to wealthy and famous clients has agreed to plead guilty to a fraud scheme that bankrolled a gambling habit and a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors said June 13. Sara Jacqueline King, 39, agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in an agreement…

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California Mayor Asks President Biden to Declare State of Emergency for Sewage From Mexico

June 14, 2023
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The mayor of Imperial Beach—the southernmost beach city in California bordering Mexico—is asking President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency regarding sewage water from Tijuana, Mexico, contaminating water along the city’s beaches and infecting thousands of people. Mayor Paloma Aguirre wrote the president a letter last week—which has not been made public yet—urging…

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OC Animal Care Troubled by High Euthanasia Rates, Poor Leadership: Grand Jury Report

June 14, 2023
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A grand jury in Orange County released a report last week on OC Animal Care in Tustin, California, stating concerns over its high euthanasia rates, poor leadership, limited staffing, lack of proper assessment of animals chosen for euthanasia, and low morale. This is not the first time the jury has looked into the agency. Five previous…

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Newsom Bumps Heads With Hannity During Fox News Appearance

June 14, 2023
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Commentary If former President Trump can go on liberal CNN, why not Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sean Hannity’s conservative Fox News show? That’s exactly what happened on June 12, with Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of the interview posted on YouTube. I’ve been writing a lot about the governor lately, because not only is…

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California High School Forced to Withdraw ‘Anti-Christian’ Material

June 14, 2023
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A California high school has backed down after parents and students demanded the removal of a controversial photograph described as an example of “anti-Christian bigotry” from one of its courses. Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, included a photograph taken by Andres Serrano in 1987 in a theory of knowledge course that is required for…

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California Voters Say Economy Is Most Important Issue, Half Disapprove of Reparation Payments: Poll

June 13, 2023
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California voters say the economy is the most important issue facing the state and half of them don’t support paying reparations to black residents, according to a new poll by Emerson College Polling and Inside California Politics. The survey, released on June 12, asked registered voters questions on a variety of topics, including presidential candidates…

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Miramar-Area Construction Mishap Causes Gas Leak, Water-Service Outage

June 13, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—An excavation machine tumbled into a trench June 13 at a work site on a Miramar-area street, knocking out water service to part of the neighborhood and causing a natural-gas leak that prompted some evacuations. The non-injury accident in the 8000 block of Miramar Road occurred shortly after 8 a.m., the San Diego Fire-Rescue…

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Tenants Facing Mass Eviction Sue Property Owner in West Los Angeles

June 13, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The Barrington Plaza Tenants Association June 12 filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the mass eviction of tenants at the 712-unit, rent-controlled apartment complex in West Los Angeles. The suit follows an announcement by owners last month that the complex—which has been the scene of two fires over the past decade, including one that…

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3 California Conservative School Board Members Face Recall Amid LGBT, CRT Debates

June 13, 2023
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A Temecula group is looking to recall three school board members amid controversy surrounding their conservative stance on critical race theory and LGBT content in classrooms—as well as their recent decision to fire the district’s superintendent. One Temecula Valley, a local political action committee, gathered the required number of signatures—30 from each trustee’s district—on June…

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