A review panel created by Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva concluded that a deputy fired for allegedly harassing a woman had acted irrationally and unprofessionally and brought “discredit to himself and the department,” and yet should be rehired, according to a report obtained by The…
Inglewood officials adopted an emergency ordinance Tuesday to limit rent increases and halt evictions temporarily while the city tries to find a permanent solution to address rapidly rising rents spurred in part by construction of a $2.6-billion football stadium and entertainment complex. The measure,…
Jackie Goldberg, who served two terms on the Los Angeles school board decades ago, was making a strong bid Tuesday to return to that role in a pivotal special election. With all precincts reporting at 11:20 p.m., Goldberg, 74, was the leading vote-getter with over 48% of all votes cast — far ahead…
SANTA ANA — Santa Ana police asked for the public’s help Tuesday in their search for a 33-year-old man who was last seen Jan. 23. Ivan Moreno, who resides in Santa Ana, was last seen about 1 p.m. just before going to work at a Pitfire Pizza restaurant in Los Angeles, according to police. Related…
Lightning strikes illuminated the sky in parts of Southern California on Tuesday night as rain came to the region. Lightning strikes are seen about 9 p.m. Tuesday in Los Angeles as seen from Mulholland Drive looking northwest towards Porter Ranch. (Photo by Michael Meadows for the Southern California News Group) Lightning in the San Fernando…
After successive years of devastating wildfires, California’s fire agency announced a plan Tuesday that would dramatically increase removal of dead trees and other forest management efforts with the help of the National Guard. Cal Fire released a list of 35 priority fuel-reduction projects it wants to start immediately across the state over roughly 90,000 acres….
CORONA — A four-decade-old patriotic mural in Corona’s Prado Dam does not meet the criteria for preservation as a national landmark defined by the National Park Service, federal officials announced Tuesday. The fate of the beloved Bicentennial Mural had been left in the hands of Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places Joy Beasley,…
A Nigerian man held last year at Adelanto Detention Center in San Bernardino was pepper sprayed twice while in custody – once because he wouldn’t stand up, and a second time as he attempted to hang himself in his cell. “If I say I am going to hurt myself, why pepper spray me?” said the…
Before he operated two pharmaceutical research and development labs in Redlands, Majid Seraj worked as a senior pharmacist at Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he managed the hospital pharmacy, enforced its narcotics policies and helped shape new ones. “Majid is highly intelligent, organized, and diligent. I would consider him an expert in the field…
Costa Mesa has committed to open a 50-bed homeless shelter as part of a settlement agreement it signed Monday in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed last year by disabled people forced out of a Santa Ana River Trail tent encampment. The lawsuit’s plaintiffs alleged that several local governments had violated their constitutional rights by…
