In what could be seen as a #MeToo moment for local elections, a Lake Forest City Council candidate and her supporters are denouncing mailers that use pictures of her in a bikini and list bogus case numbers to suggest a criminal background. Neeki Moatazedi, a project manager for the Southern California Gas Co., and Sonny…
An Air Force captain who nearly died after he was struck by a SoCalGas truck and dragged 430 feet in Hawthorne last year has reached a $46 million settlement with the utility, his attorneys said Monday. The agreement was announced after jurors awarded Jason Lo a nearly $41.9 million verdict in his negligence lawsuit against…
The California National Guard armories in Santa Ana and Fullerton are again expected to operate as places for homeless people to sleep at night during the winter. The start date in Santa Ana is Dec. 1; Fullerton is less certain. Fullerton is in talks with the county to place restrictions on access to the Brookhurst…
Southern California’s housing market may be suffering from a case of “be careful what you wish for.” It wasn’t too long ago real estate pros said a lack of inventory was frustrating home seekers rushing to buy from limited options. In late 2018, there may be too many choices. House sellers are finding it takes…
Some 15,000 patient care technical workers at the University of California will begin a three-day strike Tuesday, Oct. 23 to protest the university’s practice of outsourcing jobs to contract companies. Workers represented by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 3299 say the pay for contract workers is less with fewer or no benefits. The action…
LAGUNA BEACH — A man driving a Bentley was stopped by police Friday, Oct. 19, after a resident called law enforcement to report the theft of “No on P” election signs. The incident was reported at 10:31 a.m. Friday, after a resident observed a man he described as being in his 30s to 40s, wearing…
Federal officials are seeing a steep increase in families and unaccompanied minors seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego, and shelters in Tijuana report they are housing record numbers of migrants waiting their turn. The number of people who are part of a family unit seeking legal…
MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Willa grew into a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm and swept toward Mexico’s Pacific coast with winds of 160 mph (260 kph) Monday, threatening a stretch of high-rise resort hotels, surfing beaches and fishing villages. The hurricane was expected to pass over or near the Islas Marias — a set of…
With the Pacific Ocean in the background, drivers head up Thalia Street in Laguna Beach Thursday. Overhead power lines here and elsewhere in the city have long been a safety and aesthetic concern for city residents and officials. Downed power lines may have been a cause of the recent brush fire in South Laguna. (File…
By MARK STEVENSON TAPACHULA, Mexico — Thousands of Honduran migrants hoping to reach the U.S. stretched out on rain-soaked sidewalks, benches and public plazas in the southern Mexico city of Tapachula, worn down by another day’s march under a blazing sun. Keeping together for strength and safety in numbers, some huddled under a metal roof…
