If you or someone you know is suffering from abuse, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. One of two Los Angeles-area women who were brutally attacked in LA’s Venice Canals neighborhood on April 6 is speaking out about the horrific and near-deadly crime. Los Angeles authorities have arrested and charged Anthony Francisco Jones, 29, with two counts …
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California aquarium pairs stranded sea otter pups with surrogate moms
Every year, around 10 to 15 sea otter pups are found stranded off the California coast, often due to storms that separate mother and offspring. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is partnering with the Monterey Bay Aquarium to pair pups with surrogate sea otter mothers with the hope of teaching them life skills and returning them to …
Read More »Crisis in California: Migrant chaos on San Diego area beaches 'pretty scary,' local officials say
Leaders in the San Diego area called for stronger border enforcement Monday evening after a motorboat loaded with suspected illegal immigrants ran ashore on a Carlsbad beach over the weekend. “We have no idea who they are, we have no idea where they are, and these people were not vetted at all,” San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond said at …
Read More »Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming Netflix movie about Pop-Tarts to be featured in California's IndyCar race
Jerry Seinfeld’s upcoming Netflix comedy will be featured during this weekend’s IndyCar race at Long Beach as rookie Linus Lundqvist will drive a car painted to look like a Pop-Tart in recognition of the movie “Unfrosted.” Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 8 will be painted in the texture of an unfrosted Pop-Tart along with images of Seinfeld and some of the …
Read More »California man arrested for impersonating a police officer, deputies say
A California man was arrested during a traffic stop after allegedly impersonating a police officer, according to officials. The driver was pulled over near South De Anza Boulevard and Rodrigues Avenue in Cupertino, California, after a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputy noticed an SUV with an expired registration, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post on Sunday. The vehicle …
Read More »Parents sue California for 'misleading' branding of parental notification policy on November ballot: report
The state of California is being sued over its “branding” of an initiative that seeks to put a parental notification policy on the November ballot, according to a new report. Some Californians are petitioning for a ballot measure that would mandate school staff to notify parents of their child’s gender transition. The ballot measure containing the parental notification policy in …
Read More »Anti-Israel agitators’ ‘unlawful’ tactics will ‘not be tolerated,’ California Highway Patrol warns
The California Highway Patrol is warning that tactics used by “unlawful” anti-Israel protesters that temporarily blocked roads and created a traffic nightmare yesterdayon the Golden Gate Bridge and along Interstate-880 in Oakland “will not be tolerated.” The CHP’s Golden Gate Division says 38 people have been arrested following the incidents, in which demonstrators held up a banner with the message …
Read More »Scott Peterson defense drops motion to seal in bid for new trial after prosecutors note files mostly public
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Scott Peterson, the convicted wife killer who has maintained his innocence since before his arrest in 2004, returned to court Tuesday to withdraw a motion to seal a document in the case after prosecutors told the court most of the information is already public. A California jury found Peterson guilty in 2004 of the murders of …
Read More »Newsom refuses to back fellow Dems taking on Google, Big Tech through news link legislation
Gov. Gavin Newsom is staying silent on a Democrat-led bill moving through the legislature that would create a “link tax” requiring big tech companies, like Google, to pay media companies for linking to their pages. Last week, Google began removing news links to news pages while the legislation, dubbed the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), is under consideration. The bill, …
Read More »California homeowner shoots home invasion suspect, another dead in targeted heist: police
A resident in an affluent Southern California neighborhood shot a suspected home intruder Tuesday morning, police said. The homeowner shot the suspect inside a gated home in coastal Newport Beach, authorities said. “The crime appears to be a targeted incident involving a prior connection between the suspects and the victims,” a police statement said. SCOTT PETERSON, KILLER OF PREGNANT WIFE, …
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