Excessive groundwater pumping by San Joaquin Valley farmers has caused a stretch of the Friant-Kern Canal to sink so much that it has interfered with irrigation deliveries to more than 300,000 acres of cropland. A fix could come from Proposition 3, the water bond on the November ballot, which earmarks…
Our national politics are awash in sexism. The president called a woman he is alleged to have slept with “horseface.” A man who belittled a female U.S. senator after being credibly accused of sexual assault was confirmed to the Supreme Court. Is it any wonder that the sexist bile swamping the upper…
Image of the Central Library is number 9 in the 1955-56 Know Your City photography series.
A hit-and-run collision in Anaheim left one person in critical condition on the evening of Monday, Oct. 22. The preliminary investigation suggests that a motorcyclist traveling on State College Boulevard was struck by an SUV near East Viking Avenue at about 6 p.m., said Anaheim Police Sgt. Daniel Gonzalez. He said the rider was transported…
LAS VEGAS — Medical examiners in Las Vegas have determined that artist Dave Dave, who was badly scarred when his father set him on fire as a boy in Orange County, died of natural causes. Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg said in a statement Monday that the artist born David Rothenberg died July 15 of…
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…
