Tag: Southern California

Managing California’s Cannabis Industry Requires Vigorous Law Enforcement

May 11, 2023
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Commentary Let me confess that while I served in the California State Senate, I tried my best to expedite the state’s efforts to assist the birthing efforts of the legal cannabis industry’s efforts to get established and functioning. As vice chair of the Senate Governance and Finance Committee, I can remember long meeting sessions to…

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COVID-19 Found in California Mule Deer

May 11, 2023
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officials reported the state’s first case of COVID-19 detected in free-ranging wildlife was found in a mule deer from El Dorado County. The mule deer, a buck, was killed by a hunter in 2021. A sample was taken by the state department and tested for chronic wasting disease,…

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Search for 3 Continues After Aircraft Went Missing Near San Clemente Island

May 11, 2023
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SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif.—U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue personnel continued their search May 11 for three people whose plane went down about one mile southwest of San Clemente Island. The Coast Guard was notified shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday by the air traffic control tower on the island regarding the possible plane down, and…

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Newport Beach Asks Residents to Not Give to Homeless

May 10, 2023
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Newport Beach officials are asking residents and visitors to refrain from giving money or goods to the homeless and to donate to the city’s own services instead. City Manager Grace Leung wrote in a May 7 column in the Newport Beach Independent newspaper that good-intentioned donations such as cash, food, or camping equipment may “inadvertently…

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Man Dies After Being Struck by Metrolink Train in Irvine

May 10, 2023
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A 64-year-old man was killed May 8 after being struck by a train in Irvine, according to authorities. Irvine Police and the Orange County Fire Authority responded to the area of 170 Technology Dr. at 7:36 a.m. Monday after a report of a pedestrian being struck by a northbound Metrolink train, according to a statement…

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Drug Poisoning Victims’ Families Demand Legislative Action on National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 10, 2023
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Protesters gathered in front of California Sen. Toni Atkins’s (D-San Diego) office in San Diego on May 9—National Fentanyl Awareness Day—requesting the majority leader take a bipartisan fentanyl bill to the floor for a vote. Family members wearing t-shirts and carrying pictures of their deceased loved ones joined with advocacy groups in a unified call…

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Los Angeles to Expand Anti-Camping Law in Woodland Hills Area

May 10, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council in a 9–5 vote approved a resolution May 10 seeking to expand the city’s anti-camping law to include two locations in Woodland Hills. Councilman Bob Blumenfield introduced the resolution to expand the city’s anti-camping law, known as section 41.18, to incorporate 5400 Alhama Drive and 5416 Comercio Way. The…

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Dead Body Found on Los Angeles Metro Red Line

May 10, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A body was found on a Metro B (Red) Line train in Hollywood, authorities said May 10. Metro authorities stopped traffic on the light rail line at approximately 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street when the dead person was discovered, KABC 7 reported. The gender and age of the victim were…

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12-Year-Old Boy Killed in Long Beach Shooting

May 10, 2023
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—A shooting in Long Beach left two people wounded, one of them reportedly a 12-year-old boy who died at a hospital, and an investigation was underway May 10. The shooting occurred near Lewis Avenue and Hill Street late Tuesday night, according to Fox 11 and reports from the scene. The victims, reportedly juveniles,…

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Orange Unified Board Cleared of Brown Act Violation Allegations, Except for One Trustee

May 10, 2023
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The Orange County District Attorney’s office determined the Orange Unified Board of Education did not violate California’s open meeting laws when it voted to fire its superintendent in January—though one trustee was found in violation of the rules for disclosing closed session information to the media. The DA launched a two-month investigation into multiple complaints—filed…

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