SANTA ANA – The federal civil rights lawsuit sparked by the clearing of the riverbed homeless tent encampments moved close to settlement Friday, Sept. 7, after an all-day court session. The session included discussion of potential agreements that could add up to 600 emergency shelter beds in the north and central parts of Orange County…
The interior of Biola University’s 42-year-old Calvary Chapel underwent a glitzy makeover, and on Friday, it was dedicated by students and staff at a service of worship at the La Mirada campus. Danish artists Peter Brandes and Maja Lisa Engelhardt preserved the original architecture from John Andre Gougeon and then created new contemporary art in the…
Though the number of transit riders using the ARTIC station still hasn’t matched Anaheim’s initial forecasts, the gap may be shrinking after the addition last month of FlixBus. Launched five years ago in Germany and now operating in 28 countries, FlixBus offers long-haul service that’s more like Megabus than Greyhound: modern, comfortable buses with on-board wifi and movies…
Two Marine Corps veterans and a female body builder were well into a 215-mile hike — from Ventura to San Diego — to create awareness for the plight of homeless veterans, when they considered giving up after four days of carrying 50-pound backpacks and a large American flag. “We had left Point Mugu, walked from…
A former UC Irvine vice chancellor touted for promoting equity and diversity committed sex discrimination by paying three women less than men who did the same or similar work, a campus review has found. Thomas A. Parham left his post as vice chancellor of student affairs in June to become president…
Rafael Lomeli sat helpless in his truck, surrounded by a wall of flames that had jumped over Interstate 5. He called his family to tell them he loved them; then he prayed. In the back of his semitruck sat 2,000 gallons of bottled water. The sky grew dark and cloudy as the wind started to…
The news that “Crazy Rich Asians” had become the most successful romantic comedy in nearly a decade inspired, I confess, not just happiness but relief. For months, my group chats had hummed with anticipation about the first blockbuster in a while to feature an Asian cast and story line. We were…
David Doan, one of the last to leave the Baymont Inn & Suites motel in Anaheim on the day a six-month county lease to house mentally ill homeless people expired Aug. 31, had made it clear he and his girlfriend did not want to go to the Courtyard homeless shelter in Santa Ana. The onetime…
By TOM KRISHER The Associated Press Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. fell more than 6 percent early Friday after the CEO appeared to smoke marijuana during an interview and the company’s accounting chief left after a month on the job. CEO Elon Musk appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” overnight. About two hours…
Crew from KTTV-TV line up a shot before a type-setting machine in the Los Angeles Times composing room.
