Tag: Southern California

San Diego Gun Advocates Sue Challenging CA’s Waiting Period Law for Gun Purchases

SAN DIEGO—Firearms advocates filed a lawsuit in San Diego federal court this week challenging California’s 10-day waiting period for gun purchases. The lawsuit filed May 1 joins a number of others filed in San Diego in recent years challenging the state’s laws governing firearm and ammunition purchases and possession. It alleges the state’s waiting period…


San Diego Gun Advocates Challenge California’s Waiting Period Law for Gun Purchases

SAN DIEGO—Firearms advocates filed a lawsuit in San Diego federal court this week challenging California’s 10-day waiting period for gun purchases. The lawsuit filed May 1 joins a number of others filed in San Diego in recent years challenging the state’s laws governing firearm and ammunition purchases and possession. It alleges the state’s waiting period…


Randy’s Donuts Opens First San Diego Location

The iconic Randy’s Donut Shop—which began in 1952 with a single store in Inglewood, California—will open its first location in San Diego May 3. “San Diego is an incredible family city with world-class attractions, and we’re honored to add our world-famous donuts to the list of reasons why families love San Diego so much,” Lawrence…


San Diego County Moves to Hold Special Election to Fill Nathan Fletcher’s Seat

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously May 2 to move forward with a special election on Aug. 15 to fill the District 4 seat being vacated by Nathan Fletcher. The board voted 4–0 to advance a resolution, which will be formally presented at the board’s May 23 meeting, to call for…


Man Gets 6 Months in Jail for Killing Cat in Huntington Beach

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 38-year-old man pleaded guilty May 2 and was immediately sentenced to six months in jail for slamming a cat against the windshields of cars in Huntington Beach, killing the feline. Beau Browning Watson pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals and two counts of vandalism, all misdemeanors. Watson accepted a plea deal from…


California Democrat Seeks to Bypass Legislature Over Fentanyl Policy Despite Democratic Supermajority

Following a series of bipartisan fentanyl bills failing to pass in a California Senate committee in April, it seems that the veto-proof supermajority enjoyed by Democrats in the state Legislature is not helping some bills authored by Democratic lawmakers. One frustrated author of a sidelined proposal is looking for alternative solutions, including potentially bringing the…


Man Pleads Guilty in Oceanside Woman’s 1994 Stabbing Death With Over 2 Dozen Wounds

VISTA, Calif.—A man arrested last year for the 1994 stabbing death of an Oceanside woman pleaded guilty this week to a voluntary manslaughter count. Jesus “Jesse” Velazquez Ayala, 59, is slated to be sentenced later this month to 12 years in state prison for the killing of 54-year-old Dolores Rabaya. The victim was found inside…


Man Gets 5 Years for Sex Attacks on Fellow Hospital Patients in Huntington Beach

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 28-year-old man was sentenced May 2 to five years in prison for raping two women at Huntington Beach Hospital, where all three were patients. Adrian Alfredo Sanchez of Garden Grove pleaded guilty Dec. 13 to rape of an incompetent person, rape, and two counts of assault with the intent to commit a…


Hollywood Late-Night Talk Shows Go Dark: Writers Strike for Better Pay

LOS ANGELES—For the first time in 15 years, entertainment industry writers walked picket lines May 2 as their union remained at an impasse with Hollywood studios over a host of labor issues, most notably residuals for streaming content, staffing levels in writing rooms and the use of artificial intelligence. The leaders of the Writers Guild…


Transgender Student Expelled as Parents Blast Board Over Alleged Assaults at California School

A transgender student who was caught twice on video in the last few weeks allegedly assaulting girls at a California high school has been expelled, according to the Riverside Unified School District. The first video taken in early April shows a boy and girl pushing each other and the boy hitting her at Martin Luther…