A few weeks ago, at a political dinner, Ammar Campa-Najjar bumped into the uncle of the man he had run against for Congress. Campa-Najjar’s opponent, Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, is a former Marine and scion of an ultra-conservative family dynasty in northeastern San Diego County. During…
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SANTA ANA — Criminal charges were filed Monday against a 21-year-old Santa Ana man accused of trying to sexually assault a woman cleaning an office in an Irvine commercial building. Eduardo Godoy Gonzalez. (Photo courtesy Irvine Police Department) Eduardo Godoy Gonzalez faces one count each of kidnapping to commit rape, assault with the intent to…
SEAL BEACH — A 28-year-old man with outstanding drug- and weapons-related arrest warrants was taken into custody Monday afternoon after leading officers on a vehicle chase from Seal Beach to Lakewood. Just after 2 p.m., an officer came upon a vehicle blocking traffic at the intersection of Seal Beach Boulevard and Westminster Avenue and when…
A 48-year-old transient was arrested last week on suspicion of pouring bleach on goods at grocery stores in the South Bay and West Los Angeles and has faced similar charges in Orange County and elsewhere, federal authorities said Monday. A man identified in a criminal complaint filed this month as David Claire Lohr was seen…
San Diego police are searching for a man who fired gunshots into a downtown nightclub last month and multiple law enforcement sources said the shooter is alleged to have ties to the Arellano Felix cartel, a Mexican drug cartel based in Tijuana. The shooting occurred at about 2 a.m. Jan. 28 at Sidebar…
Millions of mature trees died last year in California, adding to the browning of the state’s forests and open spaces while providing fuel for the next round of wildfires that most assuredly will hit the state when warmer temperatures and hot winds return, federal officials said Monday. The Holy fire burns in the mountains in…
The developer of a large apartment complex that would be across the street from the Discovery Cube is hoping Santa Ana’s City Council will be more open to the project previously rejected by the city’s planning commissioners. Council members are expected to talk about the appeal on Feb. 19, after starting their hearing on the 476-unit…
When James Cordero crossed back into the United States from Tijuana on Christmas Eve, he thought he would be making a quick run to his car to get the rest of the donated toys he planned to bring back across to a migrant shelter. Instead, Cordero, a U.S. citizen, spent more than two hours in…
When Bahareh Hedayat wanted to find immersion classes in Persian language and culture for her young children, she couldn’t find any close to home. So the Irvine resident created her own language immersion and cultural center. The non-profit, Bahar Kids, now is gearing to host its second annual Persian Children’s Book Festival on Feb. 24….
