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…
Q. I noticed while walking this morning that the city of Fullerton repainted the bike lane stripes on Acacia Avenue. What I found curious is the painted bike lane icon is in the car lane. You know, the stenciled bicycle on the roadway you see with an arrowhead design above it. Isn’t this icon for a…
Los Alamitos High’s 2019 Spring Drumline hosts a magic show fundraiser on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Los Alamitos High School Performing Arts Center. The show features comedy and magic performed by professional magicians, plus music by the drumline. Light dinner and snacks will be available for purchase prior to the show…
By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested in the special counsel’s Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home on Friday and was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing the probe. The seven-count indictment against Stone, a self-proclaimed “dirty trickster,” is the first…
