Signaling that the nation’s nuclear paralysis will be a priority for him, newly elected U.S. Rep. Mike Levin has formed a task force on safety challenges at the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Leading the panel will be Gregory Jaczko, former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and retired Navy Rear Adm. Leendert “Len” Hering…
From Valley Boulevard, Alhambra Faith and Unity looks like a small, new church in the shadow of the Pyrenees Castle. The banner on the building at 2387 W. Valley Blvd. bears the “folded hands” emoji, which look like two hands clasped in prayer, with rays of light emanating from behind it. But just inside, parishioners…
Attorneys for a Newport Beach surgeon and his girlfriend charged with drugging and raping seven women are accusing prosecutors of making false and reckless public misstatements regarding videos the Orange County District Attorney’s Office initially alleged may depict the pair having sex with intoxicated women. After reviewing the videos, defense attorneys representing Grant William Robicheaux and…
More than a year since his arrest and nearly five since the Centinela Valley Union High School District was rocked by a corruption scandal, disgraced former Superintendent Jose Fernandez will be back in court next week. Fernandez, 59, will appear in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on Monday for a preliminary hearing that could last…
For all the cheers that came with the end of the teachers’ strike, it’s become clear that some of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s greatest woes could not be tackled at the bargaining table. The nation’s second-largest school system remains beset by declining student enrollment, lagging…
Photos from the 2019 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, where thousands of volunteers hit the pavement to help quantify this crisis.
A bill submitted to the state Legislature on Thursday seeks to close the book on a centuries-old livelihood and vestige of old California: commercial trapping of native mammals for their pelts. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher (D-San Diego) introduced the Wildlife Protection Act of 2019 in…
Known for their antics, the Red Hot Chili Peppers quickly built a loyal following.
By ELLIOT SPAGAT SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration will start forcing some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts, an official said, launching what could become one of the more significant changes to the immigration system in years. The changes will be introduced today at San Diego’s San…
BELLFLOWER — A 30-year-old man suspected of committing lewd acts with a minor was taken into custody, authorities said Friday morning. Christopher Espinoza was also wanted for alleged production of child pornography, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. It was not immediately disclosed where and when Espinoza was arrested, but he was taken…
