Three years ago, a state law made it easier for Californians to have someone else collect and drop off their absentee ballot. Doing this on a mass scale became known as ballot harvesting. And in recent months many conservative politicians and their advisers have suggested the practice – not Democratic voter enthusiasm nor a public…
Congressional Democrats are launching an investigation into the fate of NASA’s offer to fly a pollution-analyzing jet over the Houston region in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The investigation was spurred by a Los Angeles Times report Tuesday revealing that officials from the U.S. Environmental…
A 29-year-old Placentia man who twice was convicted of indecent exposure in 2017 was back behind bars Wednesday, March 6, on charges of doing so again, this time in front of a police officer in the city of Orange. Juan Carlos Ortiz on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to a felony count of indecent exposure with…
Last year, the power of the local teachers union seemed to be on the wane while charter schools’ prospects were rising. Los Angeles Board of Education members backed by charter supporters were in control, and they’d pushed through a new superintendent whose background had nothing to do with education. …
An Orange County auto financing company has agreed to an $80,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit accusing the business of illegally repossessing vehicles from military service members without a court order, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. A U.S. District Judge must still sign off on the court-enforced order between the justice department and California…
A judge on Wednesday declined to overturn Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s reinstatement of a deputy fired amid allegations of domestic violence, prolonging a stalemate with the Board of Supervisors over the decision. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff said…
Southern California saw an incredible lightning storm Tuesday night as the latest atmospheric river system moved in. The rain will continue through Thursday, and although there is still a chance of thunderstorms, any lightning displays are likely to be far less dramatic. The unusual weather has…
A former director of food services for the Los Angeles Unified School District has pleaded guilty to illegally approving contracts and forging a signature on a district application. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said David Glenn Binkle pleaded Tuesday to three felony counts…
An explosion at a Buena Park motel room early Wednesday, March 6, prompted evacuations and an investigation into a possible drug lab. The blast was reported shortly after midnight at the Motel 6, at 7051 Valley View St., according to the Orange County Fire Authority. The hazardous-materials team responded, and Buena Park police kicked off…
A storm bloated by tropical moisture packed in an atmospheric river out of Hawaii unleashed rain in Southern California for a second day Wednesday, March 6, raising fears of flash flooding below several areas denuded by wildfires in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The city of Malibu announced via Twitter that a rockslide…
