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This tiny coastal California city is the DUI capital of the state
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This tiny coastal California city is the DUI capital of the state

The Independent  

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State sues Southern California city that banned new homeless shelters
2 months, 1 week ago

State sues Southern California city that banned new homeless shelters

LA Times  

The state of California filed suit against Norwalk on Monday, alleging the southeastern Los Angeles County city’s moratorium on new homeless shelters and supportive housing violates half a dozen housing laws. Calling Norwalk’s law “beyond cruel,” Newsom had threatened litigation for months and already withdrew state approval for Norwalk’s development blueprint, making it ineligible for certain affordable housing dollars. Rob …

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This California beach city just barred people from smoking in their own apartments, condos
4 months, 2 weeks ago

This California beach city just barred people from smoking in their own apartments, condos

LA Times  

A jetty protrudes into the Pacific Ocean in Carlsbad, where the City Council this week voted to ban smoking in multifamily residential properties. The beach city Tuesday became the first in San Diego County to expressly ban smoking and vaping of cannabis and nicotine products inside all local multifamily residential buildings. “This is a painful and alarming health hazard.” Officials …

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Former L.A. city official charged by California State Bar in DWP scandal
6 months ago

Former L.A. city official charged by California State Bar in DWP scandal

LA Times  

William W. Funderburk Jr., pictured in 2013 at a Board of Water and Power Commissioners meeting. Funderburk lied about accepting the free legal work, valued at more than $30,000, during an 2020 interview with the U.S. sttorney’s office, and he also illegally solicited a political contribution, according to Bar prosecutors. Funderburk is the first former city official to be charged …

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How will Supreme Court ruling on homeless camps affect California? Cities across state weigh in
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How will Supreme Court ruling on homeless camps affect California? Cities across state weigh in

LA Times  

A woman gathers possessions to take with her before a homeless encampment was cleaned up in San Francisco last August. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass slammed the Supreme Court’s ruling, calling it “disappointing” and arguing that it should not be used to jail homeless residents or drive them from city to city. In a phone interview, Lancaster Mayor R. Rex …

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Disney receives another key approval to expand Southern California theme parks
8 months ago

Disney receives another key approval to expand Southern California theme parks

Associated Press  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney has received another key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland in decades. The proposal doesn’t expand the parks’ physical footprint but will help Disney create new, immersive experiences for visitors by building a land such as the snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from …

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California city council meetings stir up heated debate over calls for Gaza cease-fire
9 months, 1 week ago

California city council meetings stir up heated debate over calls for Gaza cease-fire

LA Times  

In the last month, the Irvine City Council has focused on the mundane, everyday decisions that typify local government. In times of crisis, that requires public statements and resolutions that reiterate the values that make Irvine one of California’s greatest cities and affirm that Irvine will always be a champion for peace and understanding.” Public meetings across the state have …

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An advocacy group for California cities supported Prop. 1. Now some members are leaving
9 months, 2 weeks ago

An advocacy group for California cities supported Prop. 1. Now some members are leaving

LA Times  

Newport Beach City Hall. Three Orange County cities voted this month to withdraw from the California League of Cities, with some leaders saying the advocacy organization isn’t representing their interests and has handed too much power over to the state. But elected officials in Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Orange have opted to withdraw their cities’ membership over various issues, …

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Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland
11 months ago

Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he’s sending 120 Highway Patrol officers to Oakland under a new state law enforcement campaign targeting an uptick in violent crime and theft that has placed political pressure on politicians, divided Democrats and bolstered criticism of California’s criminal justice policies. “I’m sending the California Highway Patrol to assist local efforts to restore a sense of …

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The little-understood reason why clearing homeless encampments became harder in California than most other states
1 year ago

The little-understood reason why clearing homeless encampments became harder in California than most other states

LA Times  

Blocks from the White House, McPherson Square is a quiet, grassy downtown park where Washingtonians lunch and pigeons perch atop a statue of a Civil War general killed fighting the Confederacy. The first 9th Circuit ruling came in 2006, when judges struck down a Los Angeles sidewalk ordinance and ruled that homeless persons could not be arrested solely because they …

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Huntington Beach is sticking it to ‘woke’ California. Some residents ask at what cost
1 year ago

Huntington Beach is sticking it to ‘woke’ California. Some residents ask at what cost

LA Times  

Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark and Councilmember Tony Strickland are part of a decidedly conservative four-member slate elected to the Huntington Beach City Council in November 2022. Just three months after being elected to the Huntington Beach City Council, its new conservative majority voted to bar the rainbow flag from flying over City Hall each spring in celebration of Pride …

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One-third of Americans under heat alerts as blistering weather spreads from Southwest to California
1 year, 5 months ago

One-third of Americans under heat alerts as blistering weather spreads from Southwest to California

Associated Press  

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — More than a third of Americans were under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings Thursday as a blistering heat wave that’s been baking the nation spread further into California, forcing residents to seek out air conditioning or find other ways to stay cool in triple-digit temperatures. The tally includes deaths due to heat exposure or hyperthermia …

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L.A. hotel workers endure hours-long commutes, car sleeping to afford homes elsewhere
1 year, 6 months ago

L.A. hotel workers endure hours-long commutes, car sleeping to afford homes elsewhere

LA Times  

Gladis Ávila still finds time to sweep her front porch after commuting five days a week from her home in Victorville to her job as a housekeeper at the W Hollywood Hotel. “At the end of the day, when I’m heading home,” Ávila said, “I wonder if it’s worth it.” The women, both hotel workers, grapple with all the difficulties …

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L.A. City Council members, California assemblywoman arrested as hotel workers protest
1 year, 6 months ago

L.A. City Council members, California assemblywoman arrested as hotel workers protest

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Nithya Raman protest on Century Boulevard shortly before their arrest Thursday. Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Nithya Raman and Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo were among scores of people arrested Thursday while participating in a protest organized by Unite Here Local 11, which represents hospitality workers in Southern California. At the protest, held …

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California sues Elk Grove over housing project for homeless
1 year, 8 months ago

California sues Elk Grove over housing project for homeless

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy When developers in the California …

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Protests, lawsuits and a dead rat: A wealthy California city’s epic fight to block growth
1 year, 8 months ago

Protests, lawsuits and a dead rat: A wealthy California city’s epic fight to block growth

LA Times  

Developers Alexandra Hack, left, Jonathan Curtis and Garret Weyand of Cedar Street Partners stand in front of the Christian Science Church building in La Cañada Flintridge. “Family Ties” star Michael Gross founded Together La Cañada, a nonprofit dedicated to “responsible development that fosters sustainable growth and public safety.” He called the project the “symptom of a larger problem” of not …

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Bracing for ‘superbloom’ chasers, Lake Elsinore closes road to popular hiking trail
1 year, 11 months ago

Bracing for ‘superbloom’ chasers, Lake Elsinore closes road to popular hiking trail

LA Times  

A close-up view of California Poppies blooming early this year of the upper slopes of Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore. The first smatterings of golden poppies have begun to appear on the hillsides of Lake Elsinore, and local officials are bracing for the onslaught of traffic and ecotourists who are soon to follow and marvel at what could be a …

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California to close one state prison and end its lease of private facility in Kern County
2 years, 1 month ago

California to close one state prison and end its lease of private facility in Kern County

LA Times  

State authorities this week announced they will close Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Riverside County and stop using a privately owned facility in Kern County. Officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement that they took into consideration a number of factors — including the cost of operating the institutions, the effect the closures would …

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Jewish communities thrived in early L.A. — and helped the city thrive
2 years, 1 month ago

Jewish communities thrived in early L.A. — and helped the city thrive

LA Times  

“This is some country,” a postcard writer says on the reverse of this 1930-postmarked card from Patt Morrison’s collection showing what we now call the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, “beautiful flowers and fruit of all kinds.” There’s an easy formula for sizing up Los Angeles as the destination of choice for the peoples of the Earth: “There are more living in …

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Soccer legend Mia Hamm’s greatest win might be the debut of Angel City FC
2 years, 8 months ago

Soccer legend Mia Hamm’s greatest win might be the debut of Angel City FC

LA Times  

Soccer legend Mia Hamm has been an active owner of Angel City FC, the NWSL team that opens its inaugural regular season against North Carolina on Friday at Banc of California Stadium. In fact, what may prove to be among her most important contribution to the growth of the game in the U.S. will unfold Friday when Angel City, the …

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‘A horrific tragedy’: Parents indicted for murder of missing California City brothers
2 years, 10 months ago

‘A horrific tragedy’: Parents indicted for murder of missing California City brothers

LA Times  

Orson West, 3, left, and Orrin West, 4, were reported missing on Dec. 21, 2020. Parents of toddlers Orrin and Orson West, who were reported missing from their California City home days before Christmas in 2020, were arrested and indicted for their murder this week, authorities said. Trezell and Jacqueline West, who adopted the boys, are each facing two counts …

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Group sues to reinstate Mark Ridley-Thomas, block Herb Wesson from filling his seat
2 years, 10 months ago

Group sues to reinstate Mark Ridley-Thomas, block Herb Wesson from filling his seat

LA Times  

A civil rights group asked a judge to strike down the suspension of Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who faces federal corruption charges. A civil rights group asked a judge on Friday to strike down the Los Angeles City Council’s suspension of Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas and halt the plan for replacing him with former Councilman Herb Wesson. The City Council is scheduled …

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California man paralyzed after police use 'pain compliance'
3 years ago

California man paralyzed after police use 'pain compliance'

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USC’s new hire Lincoln Riley needs a house. What’s on the market for a top football coach?
3 years, 1 month ago

USC’s new hire Lincoln Riley needs a house. What’s on the market for a top football coach?

LA Times  

New USC football coach Lincoln Riley, introduced Monday at a news conference at Memorial Coliseum, is shopping for a place to live in Southern California. Price: $5.299 million Address: 873 8th St., Manhattan Beach, 90266 Specs: Five bedrooms and five bathrooms in 4,969 square feet Agent: Holly Kauffman of Beach City Brokers Rolling Hills Another hot spot for USC’s top …

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