By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded more than $80 million in damages to a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, in a case that his attorneys say could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits. Edwin Hardeman proved that Roundup’s design was defective,…
Police continue to search for a Santa Ana man suspected of sexually assaulting two children, and asked for the public’s help on Wednesday, March 27. A relative of Omar Ricardo Baron, 48, of Santa Ana confronted him on Nov. 2 and accused the suspect of committing lewd acts with two underage family members before notifying…
Before you head to the Lake Elsinore poppy fields on a weekday or this weekend, here are some ways to catch up on any changes authorities are putting in place to keep pace with visitors and traffic in the area. The city on Tuesday changed how it will handle weekday visitors after numbers swelled, including…
Surfers, harbor walkers and others who last year purchased the county’s beach parking pass once valid at two lots in Dana Point Harbor near Doheny State Beach, are eligible for new passes. In an agreement with the county, Dana Point Harbor Partners, a group of three developers who have taken over the harbor’s lease as…
Creating a zombie in real life has been a bit more complicated for Erin Sharp, a junior at Fullerton Joint Union High School, than how it happens in “The Walking Dead.” Sharp spent weeks learning the characteristics of zombies. She came up with a story – An Atlantis resident turned zombie after getting infected with…
A major Silicon Valley venture capital firm broke ties with its founder after he informed partners that the mastermind of the sweeping college admissions scandal helped get his son into college. Chris Schaepe was removed from his post as a founding partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, a firm…
A former top private equity executive charged in the college admissions scandal denies he paid any bribe to get his son into USC using a “side door” and says the boy has a legitimate learning disability that warranted special testing provisions. Bill McGlashan, the former managing partner of San…
The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into several of the universities involved in the far-reaching college admissions scandal. Yale said the “preliminary investigation” involved it and seven other universities “whose employees or applicants were named in the federal bribery…
Even by the standards of a man who has been at the center of media firestorms involving Michael Jackson and Colin Kaepernick, it had been a whirlwind 24 hours. On Monday afternoon, Mark Geragos’ name surfaced in connection with a sprawling federal criminal complaint that accused another camera-friendly…
California’s charter law – passed in 1992 – allowed for charter schools to be authorized and overseen by hundreds of school districts. It also allowed for multiple appeals if schools were denied. Clark and Jeanette Parker were charter operators who used all the choices to make millions.
