He couldn’t taste it. He couldn’t smell it. He couldn’t even see it. But when Riverside-area resident George Swift, a Vietnam veteran and President of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 47, saw Inland chapter members develop Parkinson’s Disease, cancers and more, he realized Agent Orange was around him during the Vietnam War — though he…
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Saturday morning at 5:05 a.m. Pacific time 12 miles from Brawley, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred 21 miles from Imperial, Calif., 25 miles from El Centro, Calif., 33 miles from Calexico, Calif., and 43 miles from Coachella,…
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Saturday morning at 6:29 a.m. Pacific time one mile from Prunedale, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred six miles from Gilroy, Calif., six miles from Watsonville, Calif., nine miles from Hollister, Calif. and 10 miles…
On any springtime Saturday, a steady stream of quinceañeras can be seen promenading along the blooming rose bushes and gushing fountains of Oakland’s Mormon temple. It’s a favorite among the 15-year-olds, who travel from all parts of the Bay Area for a photo shoot among the temple’s gardens, creating…
“Hi, Thelma,” Shao Zhao said Wednesday evening to her longtime neighbor, Thelma Caseres, who was strolling through the courtyard of the Hillside Villa apartments in Chinatown. Zhao is 23 and was born in China. Caseres is 61 and from El Salvador. But they have something in common: They both are…
When President Trump announced Monday night that he would start deporting “millions” of foreigners, Robin Hvidston and Maribel Cisneros weren’t sure how seriously to take him. The women, who don’t know each other, are aware that Trump is “prone to exaggeration,” as Hvidston puts it. Both say they…
By David Hart, Ph.D. Contributing writer Can memory be improved and maintained as we age or are we all destined for an insidious breakdown of the cognitive process of sensing, storing, and retrieving information? David W. Hart, Ph.D. For those of you who believe that learning and memory can be maintained and even improved as…
The Costa Mesa Police Department identified a man who it said was wanted on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a June 16 shooting that left one person injured. Police said Luis Antonio Luevano-Guzman was the man who shot and and sent a 23-year-old man to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Costa Mesa…
Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett and at least three other women say Assemblyman Bill Brough made aggressive, unwanted sexual advances against them in recent years, alleged incidents that the women say continue to haunt them. Brough, who represents Assembly District 73, denies the allegations, saying they are politically motivated. The alleged encounter described by Bartlett…
First came President Donald Trump’s tweets warning of mass immigration raids. On Friday, that was followed by published reports that the raids will begin Sunday morning The news, from the Washington Post and later reported by CNN, the New York Times and other outlets, riled immigrants who are in the country illegally or who have…
