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…
The Bell Rocket Air Men soar above the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during Super Bowl halftime show entitled “Super Sights and Sounds.”
Three men suspected of killing a man in September last year in Anaheim were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday. Johnathan Rowe, Larry Douglass II, and Zachary Goemaat, all 19; were arrested on suspicion of killing Julio Cesar Munoz, according to the Anaheim Police Department. Zachery Goemaat, a 19-year-old Santa Ana resident, was arrested on suspicion…
For more than a decade, Kim T. Le handled hundreds of thousands of prescriptions while she worked as a pharmacist at three Walgreens stores in the Bay Area. She administered vaccinations, ordered medications, counseled patients on their prescriptions and supervised pharmacy technicians, state officials…
In a speech meant to lay out his law enforcement vision, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Wednesday issued a blistering attack on the reforms embraced by the department in the wake of a major corruption scandal, arguing they may have done more harm than good. Villanueva, whose 2-month-old…
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter James Ingram, who topped the charts with hits like “Baby, Come to Me” and “Somewhere Out There,” has died, according to his close friend, actress Debbie Allen. The musician was 66. “I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner James Ingram to the Celestial…
A shallow magnitude 2.8 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning near Northridge, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:46 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 6.8 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was a mile from North Hills and four miles from Van Nuys. …
