Weighing in on a statewide legal battle over law enforcement records, the author of California’s landmark police transparency law formally notified the state Senate on Thursday that her bill was intended to open up records from the past as well as those going forward. The move comes amid a flurry…
An Orange County Superior Court judge agreed to set bail for a doctor, who volunteered at a Newport Beach campus and is accused of sending “sexually motivated” messages to two high school girls, after authorities say the man while awaiting trial traveled to a cheerleading event in Florida and sent similar messages to a cheerleader….
One day in 2008, Rigo Maldonado went out to eat with his friend, L.A. nightlife promoter Ignacio “Nacho” Nava Jr., when the murder of Larry King came up. King was the 15-year-old Oxnard student whom a classmate had just killed for being gay. The death had rattled Nava, who was slowly becoming famous…
The Orange County district attorney has ordered an examination of all evidence, including numerous videos, in the case of a Newport Beach surgeon and his girlfriend charged with sexually assaulting seven women. Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer said that after the review, he will determine how to proceed…
Casa Classic: Orchestra Collective of Orange County will offer patrons a chance to experience a live performance of Mozart’s symphonies with seating “in the round,” on Thursday evening, Jan. 31. Guests will be seated around 25 musicians from the Orchestra Collective of Orange County in Casa Romantica’s historic Main Salon. The performance will be conducted…
Homeless people who sleep in the streets, parks and other outdoor spots around Anaheim will have a safer place to rest and find other services at a shelter the city is opening to accommodate up to 224 people. Shelter residents are expected to begin moving in Friday, Feb. 1, to the newly christened Anaheim Emergency…
The day Lonnie Painter dreaded for more than two years came and went this month, wiping out his long-time Laguna Woods marijuana enterprise. As of Jan. 9, all marijuana collectives in California had to either have all the necessary state and community licenses needed to operate as a cannabis retailer, or shut down. Because cannabis…
Republicans and Democrats disagree on a lot of issues, but protecting desert areas in Southern California doesn’t seem to be one of them. Legislation was introduced this month in both chambers of Congress, by members of both major parties, with the goal of protecting 716,000 acres of regional desert, adding a swath nearly as big…
By GARANCE BURKE AND MARTHA MENDOZA Federal immigration officials are force-feeding six immigrants through plastic nasal tubes during a hunger strike that’s gone on for a month inside a Texas detention facility, The Associated Press has learned. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says 11 detainees at the El Paso Processing Center have been refusing food,…
For the first time in 15 years, the number of would-be freshmen applying to the University of California has dropped, the first sign that a national trend of declining college enrollment could be hitting the West Coast. Applications for the coming school year dipped by 3% to 176,530, according…
