Tag: Southern California

California County Officials Oppose State’s Needle-Exchange Program

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County supervisors voted Tuesday to ask state officials to reconsider a needle-exchange program in Santa Ana. The program by the Harm Reduction Institute comes about five years after the county prevailed in litigation to halt another needle-exchange program based on arguments that it led to an increase in littering in the city….


LA City Council Approves ‘Robot Dog’ Donation for LAPD Despite Concerns Over Surveillance

The Los Angeles City Council on May 23 voted to accept a donation of a dog-like “robot” for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), despite growing concerns among residents that they could be used for surveillance. The council voted 8–4 to approve the Los Angeles Police Foundation’s donation of the robot, valued at $277,917.80, according to the office…


Safety Protocols to Be Reviewed Following Attack of Woman on Metro Train

LOS ANGLES—Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn May 22 called for “a full accounting” of security protocols in the aftermath of a recent attack on a woman on a Metro A Line train in Long Beach by two suspects who are being sought. “We have multi-million-dollar law enforcement contracts, Metro security, and 300 Metro Ambassadors…


Ex-LAPD Officer Charged With Lewd Acts on Young Boys Dies in Custody

LOS ANGELES—A former Los Angeles Police Department officer who was charged with committing lewd acts on four young boys at his Covina-area home has died while in custody, officials said Monday. Sheriff’s department officials said only that Paul Razo, 46, died of medical complications, but no further information was released. Razo was arrested May 10,…


Debt Limit Default Could Cost California More Than 840,000 Jobs: Analysts

With the debt limit debate raging in Washington, D.C., some experts are projecting significant impacts on regional economies if no deal is reached before the June 1 deadline, with more workers in California expected to lose their job than in any other state if the breach is prolonged, according to a recently released report from…


Nixon Library Honors Vietnam War POWs With New Exhibit and Air Force Fly Over

YORBA LINDA, Calif.—Along several blocks of Yorba Linda Boulevard, hundreds of people gathered May 23 waving American flags as Vietnam War veterans drove past them in classic sports cars and large touring buses traveling towards the Nixon Library to celebrate its latest exhibit: “CAPTURED, Shot Down in Vietnam.” “This event for our Vietnam vets is…


San Diego County Fair Kicks Off in June

The San Diego County Fair begins June 7 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and will end with fireworks on July 4. Its opening ceremony will be at 10:45 a.m. at the O’Brien front gate with a performance by the Hilltop High School Emerald Effect Band and Color Guard. Later that night, the band Train will…


San Diego Housing Commission Applying for Funds for Additional Affordable Housing

The San Diego Housing Commission approved a motion 4–0 during their May 12 meeting to apply for up to $18 million in state funding to purchase another vacant hotel to transform into housing for the homeless. The city already has purchased three hotels for such housing. If it receives the funding, part of it would…


4-Year-Old Boy Dropped From Border Wall in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A 4-year-old child was dropped into the United States from a high border wall with Mexico in a surveillance video that captures a routine—and highly risky—occurrence. “Remarkably, the child is ok!” Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz wrote on Twitter in his caption to the agency’s one-minute, 37-second video, which was posted on Twitter May…


Earn $100,000 and Still Be Broke in These 8 California Cities: Study

California is home to eight of the 16 largest U.S. cities where families can earn $100,000 and still be broke, according to a new study by Lending Tree. San Jose, in the heart of Silicon Valley, ranked first as the most expensive city in the nation, according to the report, issued April 24. A family…