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PCH reopens, evacuation orders lifted in Malibu as improving weather aids fight against Franklin fire

LA Times

All mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in Malibu as cooler temperatures, rising humidity and gentler winds helped firefighters boost containment on the Franklin fire. “We’ve had a lot of good success in continuing to march forward on our containment of this incident,” Dusty Martin, a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection incident commander, said in a Friday evening …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Westminster sues two council members over ‘dysfunctional and raucous’ meetings

LA Times

Westminster Councilwoman Amy Phan West is named in the city’s lawsuit over disorderly meetings. Amy Phan West sported a black “Make America Great Again” hat that sparkled as she questioned her colleagues on the Westminster City Council during a special meeting on Monday. Westminster Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen during a September council meeting In August, the trio voted to censure …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

'What's the rush?': Fight in J.D. Vance's hometown as his mom asks city to acknowledge him

Raw Story

A proposal to honor vice president-elect J.D. Vance at a city council meeting in tiny Middleton, Ohio, was disrupted when a dispute broke out this week after his mother made a plea to the city fathers to acknowledge his part in Donald Trump's 2024 election win. According to a report from WCOP, a local ABNC affiliate, Beverly Aikins, Vance’s mother, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge Hands Down Long Sentences to Two Former Cops in Marielle Franco Murder Case

Associated Press

Brazilian judge hands down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco. Ronnie Lessa and Élcio de Queiroz were sentenced to almost 79 years and almost 60 years, respectively, for the March 14, 2018 drive-by shooting that killed Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentence for the 2018 killing of leftist icon Marielle Franco

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trial Opens for Alleged Killers of Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco

Associated Press

Trial begins for alleged killers of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco. The trial, which will take place in Rio, will see two former police officers stand trial for the deaths of 38-year-old councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes. The defendants, Ronnie Lessa and Élcio Queiroz, have signed plea bargains confessing their roles but will face questions about …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trial set to begin for suspected killers of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Santa Ana punts question of admonishing a councilman until after election

LA Times

Santa Ana Councilman Johnathan Ryan Hernandez blasted the investigation into him as “systemic racism.” With Election Day a week away, the Santa Ana City Council met to discuss but ultimately delayed taking any action, including censure, against Councilman Johnathan Ryan Hernandez. At the same time, another probe into a complaint made against Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua by former City …

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2 months ago

Irvine approves plans to build its first-ever homeless shelter

LA Times

Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan and Councilwoman Tammy Kim are shown during a 2021 Irvine City Council meeting. “We cannot rely on other cities to take care of our homeless population,” Khan said this week when the City Council voted to build its first homeless shelter. City officials are looking to transform the nearly 4-acre site into Irvine’s first bridge shelter …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Glamorous Vegas judge is set to be banned from court over what she did to planned statue

Daily Mail

A Las Vegas-area judge is set to be barred from the courtroom after she was found guilty of using funds raised for a statue honoring a slain police officer for personal use, including plastic surgery. Michele Fiore, a Las Vegas-area judge, is set to be barred from the courtroom after she was found guilty of using funds raised for a …

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3 months ago

Tempers flare over Haitian immigrants in Alabama: 'Fear of becoming next Springfield'

Raw Story

Residents of a mostly white Alabama town cited conspiracy theories spread by the Republican presidential ticket and conservative media to question the arrival of several dozen Haitian immigrants. Tempers flared at Tuesday evening's Sylacauga city council meeting, where residents demanded answers about the legal status of the newcomers and accused local officials of taking money from the federal government to …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Newport Beach council beefs up anti-camping law, adds cops to homelessness team, ends mobile health service

LA Times

The Newport Beach City Council this week addressed homelessness with a series of decisions, including strengthening its anti-camping ordinance. The Newport Beach City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to beef up anti-camping laws, assign more police to respond to calls involving homeless people and also ended the city’s contract with the nonprofit running its mobile mental health and wellness service. …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee resigns after federal bribery charge

Associated Press

— A city councilwoman in Mississippi’s capital resigned Wednesday and then pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery. “I will greatly miss working with each of you, and I am proud of the work we have done as a collective body for the City of Jackson and its citizens.” Court documents accuse Lee and unnamed co-conspirators of …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Special prosecutors plan to file criminal charge against cop who led KS newspaper raid

Raw Story

TOPEKA — Special prosecutors plan to charge former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody with a low-level felony for his actions following the raid he led last year on the Marion County Record and the homes of the newspaper publisher and a councilwoman. “The evidence strongly suggests they genuinely believed they were investigating criminal acts.” The report also clears Marion County …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: End L.A.’s free meal deliveries? Recipients ‘pray God’s grace and implore City Hall’ to reconsider

LA Times

Leo Del Rosario, 60, is one of many who benefit from the meal program. “I will pray God’s grace, work hard, and implore City Hall” to reconsider, Del Rosario said. “How we take care of our elderly is a reflection of ourselves and our society.” Councilmember Heather Hutt agrees, and said she isn’t ready to give up on extending the …

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5 months ago

Nevada judge who ran for state treasurer pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — A rural Nevada judge who ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer in 2022 pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges accusing her of using funds raised for a statue memorializing a slain police officer for political campaign costs and personal expenses, including her daughter’s wedding. Michele Fiore, a Republican former Nevada state Assembly and Las Vegas City Council …

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5 months ago

Kansas reporter reaches $235,000 settlement with police chief who led newspaper raid

Raw Story

LAWRENCE — Deb Gruver felt heartbroken and violated when police raided the Marion County Record last year. Gruver said she is still working out the details of the scholarship, but she wants an annual award of perhaps $5,000 to go to a first-generation college student in Kansas who has “overcome extraordinary challenges in their life.” “I don’t really care about …

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6 months ago

Inspired by Olympics debut, Japan's seniors blaze breakdancing trail

Hindustan Times

By Chang-Ran Kim and Kyung Hoon Kim HT Image TOKYO - A 74-year-old surfer and master of classical Japanese dance may seem an unlikely member of a seniors' breakdancing group, but Saruwaka Kiyoshie said getting her feet wet in the sport was a no-brainer after it was confirmed for the 2024 Paris Games. "And now, breaking is going to be …

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6 months ago

Texas councilwoman can sue over arrest she claims was politically motivated, Supreme Court rules

CNN

CNN — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a Texas woman who served on a small-town council to continue her lawsuit against her mayor after she was arrested for what she claims were political reasons. In an unsigned opinion, the high court said a federal appeals court took an “overly cramped view” of an earlier precedent that control when people …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says she’s being treated for pancreatic cancer

Raw Story

This article was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, the congresswoman shared in a Sunday statement on social media platform X. “My doctors have confirmed my …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: The Democratic civil war behind an Anaheim recall election

LA Times

Natalie Rubalcava poses for a portrait in front of a historic Chicano mural across the street from Little People’s Park in Anaheim. She showed me a video on her cellphone of protesters who crashed a meet-and-greet to chant that she was corrupt while holding a banner that read “Natalie Rubal-cabal.” Dressed in jeans, fashionable sandals and a white T-shirt emblazoned …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

NYC councilwoman calls protesting students ‘monsters’ and it’s ‘our job to slay them’

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

A Rio councilwoman’s killing was a mystery. And corruption helped keep it unsolved

LA Times

Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco is shown in January 2018. Two days after Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco’s 2018 assassination, her widow sat down with the chief of the state’s civil police, Rivaldo Barbosa, who pledged to do everything in his power to hold the guilty parties to account. Federal police arrested Barbosa on March 24 — …

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9 months ago

Brazilian police arrest suspected masterminds behind the killing of councilwoman-turned-icon

Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s federal police arrested two men Sunday for allegedly ordering the killing of a popular Rio de Janeiro councilwoman in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of society clamoring for justice. Police investigators said federal legislator Chiquinho Brazão and his brother Domingos Brazão, a member of Rio state’s accounts watchdog, were detained on suspicion of ordering …

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PCH reopens, evacuation orders lifted in Malibu as improving weather aids fight against Franklin fire

Westminster sues two council members over ‘dysfunctional and raucous’ meetings

'What's the rush?': Fight in J.D. Vance's hometown as his mom asks city to acknowledge him

Judge Hands Down Long Sentences to Two Former Cops in Marielle Franco Murder Case

Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentence for the 2018 killing of leftist icon Marielle Franco

Trial Opens for Alleged Killers of Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco

Trial set to begin for suspected killers of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco

Santa Ana punts question of admonishing a councilman until after election

Irvine approves plans to build its first-ever homeless shelter

Glamorous Vegas judge is set to be banned from court over what she did to planned statue

Tempers flare over Haitian immigrants in Alabama: 'Fear of becoming next Springfield'

Newport Beach council beefs up anti-camping law, adds cops to homelessness team, ends mobile health service

Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee resigns after federal bribery charge

Special prosecutors plan to file criminal charge against cop who led KS newspaper raid

Column: End L.A.’s free meal deliveries? Recipients ‘pray God’s grace and implore City Hall’ to reconsider

Nevada judge who ran for state treasurer pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges

Kansas reporter reaches $235,000 settlement with police chief who led newspaper raid

Inspired by Olympics debut, Japan's seniors blaze breakdancing trail

Texas councilwoman can sue over arrest she claims was politically motivated, Supreme Court rules

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says she’s being treated for pancreatic cancer

Column: The Democratic civil war behind an Anaheim recall election

NYC councilwoman calls protesting students ‘monsters’ and it’s ‘our job to slay them’

A Rio councilwoman’s killing was a mystery. And corruption helped keep it unsolved

Brazilian police arrest suspected masterminds behind the killing of councilwoman-turned-icon