California Threatened With Funds Loss Over Abortion Coverage
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday threatened California with a potential loss...
Beverly Hills Alleges Flaw In County’s New Voting System
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The city of Beverly Hills is suing Los Angeles County Superior Court over concerns that a facet of...
California Bill Would Make Utilities Pay Some Blackout Costs
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians left in the dark by electric companies that shut off their power...
Acid Spills Onto 405 Freeway, Prompting Full Closure
REDONDO BEACH (CNS) - A package carrying a corrosive liquid fell from a pickup today on the San Diego (405) Freeway, prompting...
California Based Tesla Passes $100 Billion, Teeing Up Big Payout For Musk
DETROIT (AP) — The meteoric rise of Tesla shares that recently pushed the company's value over $100 billion could turn into a...
San Francisco: City Opens Transitional Housing Program For Trans, Nonconforming
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)- The first transitional housing program for transgender and gender nonconforming adults in the nation are now open in San...
California’s Monarch Butterflies Critically Low For 2nd Year
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The western monarch butterfly population wintering along...
Metro Board Votes To Start Hosting Public Meetings On Proposed Bus Routes
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Board of Directors agreed today to move forward with a series...
Harbor Commission Approves Permit For San Pedro Public Market’s First Phase
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a development permit today for the first phase of the...
California Governor Aims To Block PG&E’s Bankruptcy Plan
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging a federal judge to reject Pacific...
California Governor Newsom Announces Deployment Of Trailers And Medical Services Tents To Los Angeles...
Jan 22, 2020 Los Angeles County to receive 30 travel trailers, as well as medical services tents, to assist individuals experiencing homelessness Los Angeles County is the second local partner, following Oakland last week, to receive these resources as part of the Governor’s executive order accelerating state action on homelessness SACRAMENTO – Continuing the state’s accelerated response [...]
Southwest Arts Festival Begins In Indio; 250 Artists Expected
INDIO (CNS) - The 34th annual Southwest Arts Festival kicks off today at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, bringing with it...
Annabella Sciorra: Harvey Weinstein Held Me Down, Raped Me
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, TOM HAYS and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — “Sopranos” actress Annabella...
LAPD To Hold DUI Checkpoints And DUI Saturation Patrols This Week
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 LAPD to hold DUI Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols NA20006ti What: DUI & Driver's License Checkpoint When: Thursday, January 23, 2020, 7 P.M. to Friday, January 24, 2020, 12:30 A.M. Where: Lincoln Boulevard at Maxella Avenue Los Angeles, California _________________________________________ What: DUI & Driver's License Checkpoint When: Friday, January 24, 2020, [...]
Ousted Head Of Los Angeles Recording Academy Alleges Organization Is Corrupt
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Deborah Dugan, the ousted head of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, said today that...
Homelessness Count To Be Conducted In San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - We All Count, the federally required point-in-time count of San Diego County's homeless population, will be conducted today. ...
Report: Passenger Arrives At LAX With Potential Coronavirus Symptoms
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A passenger on a flight that landed at Los Angeles International Airport showed symptoms of the coronavirus, it...
Midday Demonstration Planned At LAX, Passengers Warned To Allow For Extra Time
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Officials at Los Angeles International Airport warned passengers departing Thursday to allow for extra time to reach the...
Universal Music Group CEO To Receive Walk Of Fame Star
HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled today honoring Sir Lucian Grainge, the chairman and...
L.A. To Pay $5.75M To Family Of Man Who Died After Being Tased By...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a $5.75 million settlement today with the parents of a Marine...
San Francisco Restaurants To Start Using “Climate Change” Surcharge
Under a new San Francisco initiative, there might be a new surcharge added to your bill starting this month depending on the...
Ban On Background Checks For Prospective Renters, Oakland Approves
Following a unanimous vote by the city council Tuesday night, Oakland has now become the first city in California to ban criminal...
L.A. County Health Officials Say They’re Prepared to Respond to Coronavirus
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Stressing there have been no local cases of the China-based coronavirus outbreak that has been linked to 17...
L.A. City Council Takes First Step To Ban Private Immigrant Facilities
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles City Council unanimously backed a proposal today to temporarily ban private companies from establishing or...
San Francisco: Public Health Department Announces Color-Coded Placard System For Restaurants
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)- Restaurants in San Francisco will soon be required to post the results of their latest health inspection through a...
Influenza Death Count Rises To 32 In San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A dozen influenza deaths were recorded in San Diego County last week, bringing the season's total to 32,...
Four Dead In Plane Crash at Corona Airport
CORONA (CNS) - Four people were killed today when a single-engine airplane crashed just northeast of Corona Municipal Airport, triggering a fire.The...
Berkeley: City Council Approves Emergency Shelter Plan
BERKELEY (BCN)- The Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to direct City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley to develop an emergency shelter somewhere in...
California State’s Highest Court Refuses To Hear Case Of Double-Murder Mastermind
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The California Supreme Court refused today to review the case of a man convicted of masterminding the kidnap-murders...
Santa Clara County Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of 2 Courthouses; All Clear...
A bomb threat has prompted the evacuation of two courthouses in San Jose on Wednesday morning, according to the Santa Clara County...
L.A. County Set To Approve Subpoena Power For Sheriff’s, Probation Watchdog
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors indicated its intent today to approve an ordinance giving a watchdog...
Natural Gas Leak In Indio Prompts Evacuation Of Homes, Motels, Business
INDIO (CNS) - About 75 people were evacuated from homes, a business and two motels in Indio after a 1-to-2-foot natural gas...
L.A. County Moves To Eliminate Red Tape In Providing Housing For Homeless
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved a handful of motions designed to more quickly respond...
MLB Commissioner Rebuffs Call for Dodgers To Be Given World Series Titles
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred today rebuffed the Los Angeles City Council's call for the Dodgers to...
San Diego County To Introduce Neighborhood Emergency Evacuation Team
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - To help older adults and people with disabilities in the event of an emergency, San Diego County officials...
California Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 1.21.20
Jan 21, 2020 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Christina Curry, 50, of Elk Grove, has been appointed chief deputy director of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Curry has been deputy director for planning, preparedness and prevention at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services since 2013. She served in several positions at the [...]
Los Angeles Hologram Producer Ordered To Appear For Deposition In Latest Case Headed To...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A judge today ordered a hologram producer to appear for a deposition next month at the office of...
Healthcare Woes Continue: Water Main Break Prompts Temporary Closure At Kaiser Woodland Hills
WOODLAND HILLS (CNS) - A water main break that occurred during the weekend at Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center was not...
San Diego Doctor Pleads Guilty to Role in Pill Mill Scheme, Fake Prescriptions
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A San Diego doctor who illegally distributed thousands of hydrocodone pills by giving out fake prescriptions with the...
3.6 Earthquake Rattles San Fernando Valley, No Damage, Injuries Reported
GRANADA HILLS (CNS) - Firefighters and police officers fanned out across Los Angeles this morning after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude...
San Francisco Mayor London Breed And The San Francisco Police Department Announce 2019 Public...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Year-end crime report for 2019 shows decrease in homicides and violent crime San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) today announced that violent crimes dropped significantly in 2019. The findings were released as part of the SFPD’s 2019 CompStat Profile and reflect progress [...]
CA Cities Ranked Among Most Expensive For Rent In Nation According To New Report
CALIFORNIA — California is among the states where rent costs are the most expensive in the Nation. According to the report, rent...
California Considers Declaring Acetaminophen A Carcinogen
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California legislators are weighing whether or not to list one of the world’s most common over-the-counter drugs as...
Forest Service: Slash Pile Burning Continues Around Idyllwild
IDYLLWILD (CNS) - U.S. Forest Service crews this week are continuing a series of controlled burns in the San Bernardino National Forest,...
Woman Appointed Deputy Chief Of Pasadena Police Department For First Time
PASADENA (CNS) - For the first time in the agency's history, a woman has been named a Pasadena Police Department deputy chief,...
LAX Announces Incentive Program For Commercial Airlines To Fly Quieter
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles International Airport officials announced a program today designed to encourage commercial airlines to operate as quietly...
L.A. City Council Repeals Law Requiring Contractors To Disclose Ties To NRA
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - One month after a federal judge barred the city from enforcing an ordinance requiring contractors to disclose ties...
Contra Costa County: Supervisors Update ‘In-Law Unit” Flat Ordinance To Conform With New State...
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved updates to the county's accessory dwelling unit ordinance to comply with...
Federal Construction In San Diego To Cause Lengthy Front Street Closure
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A construction project at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Office Building in downtown San Diego will result in...
Los Angeles Construction Work Prompts Overnight Closures Of Vincent Thomas Bridge
SAN PEDRO (CNS) - The Vincent Thomas Bridge between San Pedro and Terminal Island will close overnight beginning today and continuing through...
Los Angeles Models Seek Damages for Alleged Wrongful Use Of Their Images By Club
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A company hired by an upscale gentleman's club in West Los Angeles wrongfully used the images of four...
South Bay Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Receiving, Possessing and...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 LOS ANGELES – A Wilmington man was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography and distributing the sexually explicit images of children to other Internet users. Daniel Patrick Diaz, 35, was sentenced by United States District Judge S. James Otero. In July 2019, Diaz pleaded [...]
Assault Suspect Arrested Following Barricade In Glassell Park
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A man wanted on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon was arrested today after barricading himself for...
Los Angeles County Homeless Count Begins Today
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority officials and volunteers will conduct this year's homeless count starting today, focusing on...
City Council To Consider Asking MLB To Give World Series Titles To Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles City Councilmen Paul Koretz and Gilbert Cedillo will urge their colleagues today to pass a resolution...
Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti To Meet With HUD Secretary, Attend Mayors Meeting In Washington
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is scheduled to fly to Washington, D.C., tonight to meet with Housing and...
OC’s Whiting Ranch Park Remains Closed After Mountain Lion Attack on Boy
LAKE FOREST (CNS) - Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in Lake Forest, where a mountain lion attacked a 3-year-old boy, remains closed today...
Person With Measles Visited LAX & Brentwood Pharmacy; Exposure Window Open
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - An airline passenger with a confirmed case of measles arrived at LAX and visited a Brentwood pharmacy about...
Water Main Break Still Affecting Operations at Kaiser Woodland Hills; Surgeries, Appointments Canceled.
WOODLAND HILLS (CNS) - A water main break that occurred over the weekend was continuing today to affect operations at Kaiser...
Utility Bill: Gas Tax Break For Electric Car Owners Costs CA $32 Million Each...
As most Californians reach deeper into their pockets to pay higher gas taxes for road repairs, electric vehicle owners have been getting...
Flu Epidemic: CA Records Deadliest Week; Unusual Flu Season Peaks
LOS ANGELES, CA — The second week of the year proved to be the deadliest week of the flu season in California...
Bay Area: More Cities Set To Move On “Mother-In-Law Unit” Ordinance Updates; Marin Ok’s...
Bay Area cities continue the process of updating their local ordinances governing "accessory dwelling units" to conform to new state laws that...
Seal Beach Apartment Fire Caused By Candle In Bedroom, Authorities Say
SEAL BEACH (CNS) - A three-alarm fire that damaged an apartment complex in Seal Beach and left two people injured today was...
L.A. Councilman Seeks To Turn Closing Los Angeles Hospital Into Housing For Homeless
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell has called on the city officials to explore the possibility of turning soon-to-close St....
San Francisco 49ers Advance To Super Bowl LVI With 37-20 Win Against Packers In...
The San Francisco 49ers advanced to their seventh Super Bowl appearance in franchise history with a dominant 37-20 win against the Green...
California Governor Newsom Announces Appointments
Jan 17, 2020, SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom announced the following appointments: Jacey K. Cooper, 37, of Bakersfield, has been appointed state Medicaid director and chief deputy director of health care programs at the Department of Health Care Services. Cooper has been assistant deputy director of health care delivery systems at the Department of Health [...]
Two Horses Die In Two Days At Santa Anita
ARCADIA (CNS) - In the wake of two horses being euthanized on consecutive days after suffering injuries at Santa Anita Park, advocates...
Kaiser In Woodland Hills Cancels Surgeries, Appointments Because Of Main Break
WOODLAND HILLS (CNS) - Surgeries and doctors' appointments have been canceled for a second day at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Woodland...
New Measles Case Confirmed At LAX and Brentwood Pharmacy
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - An airline passenger with a confirmed case of measles arrived at LAX and visited a Brentwood pharmacy, authorities...
FPPC 2019 Annual Report Shows A Record Number Of Enforcement Cases
Jan. 16, 2020 CONTACT: Jay Wierenga, FPPC (916) 322-7761 FPPC 2019 Annual Report shows record number of Enforcement cases The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), California’s governmental ethics and campaign disclosure agency, released its 2019 Annual Report which shows a record 343 Enforcement cases with penalties approved by the Commission, and total penalties reaching almost [...]
CA AG To Challenge Plan Opening Public Land To Fracking Lodged In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and others filed suit today in federal court in Los Angeles to stop...
1 Confirmed Dead, 2nd Victim With Serious Injuries From Avalanche At Tahoe Squaw Valley-Alpine...
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Q4 Film Production In LA Declined 5% Compared To Record 2018 Says FilmLA
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A seasonal increase across several film production categories arrived too late to satisfy FilmLA's high expectations for 2019,...
Owner Of Toluca Lake Substance Abuse Center Settles SEC Allegations
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today settled fraud charges against the owner-operator of a Toluca Lake substance abuse...
Former Owner Of Long Beach Hospital Gets 15 Months In Kickback Scheme
SANTA ANA (CNS) - A former owner of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison...
San Diego County Health Reports 2 TB Cases; Advises Testing For Those Exposed
SAN DIEGO (CNS) -The county Health and Human Services Agency today reported two unrelated tuberculosis cases, and that people may have been...
Disneyland Debuts New Star Wars Attraction
ANAHEIM (CNS) - Thousands of Disneyland enthusiasts lined up early today to experience the theme park's newest Star Wars Land ride. Bobby...
LA County Inspector General Claims LASD Withholding Info On Harassment Allegations
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Relatives of victims who were injured or killed in deputy-involved shootings claimed they are being harassed by Los...
San Diego Activates Inclement Weather Program At Local Shelters
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - In response to cooler temperatures today, the city government has activated its Inclement Weather Shelter Program at Father...
Town Hall Meeting Set To Discuss Jet-Fuel Dump Over South L.A. Communities
CUDAHY (CNS) - City, state and federal officials will hold a town hall meeting tonight to give updates and hear community concerns...
Los Angeles Beachgoers Urged To Avoid Water Near Storm Drains
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - With rainwater again sending debris and other potentially hazardous materials cascading to the coast, Los Angeles County health...
CDC To Conduct Health Screenings at LAX Due To Chinese Coronavirus Outbreak
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Passengers arriving at Los Angeles International Airport from China will undergo health screenings beginning tomorrow due to a...
Santa Rosa: Treasurer Of Education Foundation In Sebastopol Accused of Embezzlement
SANTA ROSA (BCN)- A Sebastopol woman who worked as a volunteer for a nonprofit education foundation was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of...
Mayor London Breed and Speaker Nancy Pelosi Launch SF Counts, San Francisco’s Census 2020...
Friday, January 17, 2020 Official 2020 Census Day is April 1st. Starting in mid-March, San Franciscans will receive communications from the Census Bureau and should respond promptly online, by mail, or by phone. San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed and Speaker Nancy Pelosi today hosted an event in City Hall to celebrate the [...]
Riverside Public Health Officials Urge County Residents to Take Precautions Against Flu
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Flu cases are surging throughout Riverside County, prompting public health officials today to urge residents to take precautions aimed...
Los Angeles Ex-Deputy Who Made Bogus Shooting Claim Arrested, Released On Bond
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who falsely claimed he was shot outside the Lancaster sheriff's station,...
Storm Exits Los Angeles County
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A cold storm out of the Gulf of Alaska left L.A. County this morning. Rain totals across the...
Retired Riverside Sheriff’s Administrator Snared In Prostitution Sting
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County officials said today that multiple options are being considered in potentially replacing the longtime grounds coordinator of...
Los Angeles ExpressLanes Users May See Service Delays As Metro Makes Improvements
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority officials announced today that their ExpressLanes computer system is being upgraded and will...
CA Governor Goes Ahead With Plan For Single Delta Water Tunnel
California's governor has restarted a project to build a giant, underground tunnel that would pump billions of gallons of water from the...
San Diego Suing SDG&E for Allegedly Delaying Pure Water Project
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The city of San Diego announced today that it is suing San Diego Gas & Electric for around...
Metrolink Celebrates Completion Of $32 Million Upgrade To Van Nuys Station
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Metrolink officials and community members celebrated the completion of the modernization of the Van Nuys train station...
Executive Director Says 2019 Port Of Los Angeles Production Was `Strong’ Despite Trade War
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Port of Los Angeles officials announced today that despite an ongoing trade war with China, the shipyard moved...
Former LAPD Officer Charged With Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A former Los Angeles Police Department senior lead officer who is charged with extorting an LAPD detective he...
Nearly 1,000 PG&E Bay Area Customers Without Power Due To Stormy Weather
BAY AREA- Nearly 1,000 PG&E customers are experiencing outages around the Bay Area as of midday Thursday because of stormy weather in...
City Seeks Retired Judges To Help With San Diego Redistricting
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The City Attorney's Office put out a call today for retired judges interested in helping appoint volunteer members...
Mayor Garcetti Announces $10 Million Investment In Jobs Program For Formerly Incarcerated Angelenos
January 16, 2020 LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti announced today that Los Angeles has received a three-year, $10 million grant from the California Department of Transportation to extend New Roads to Second Chances — a program that gives formerly incarcerated Angelenos training, support, and jobs maintaining and cleaning our roads. “Los Angeles is a [...]
Ex-L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca Ordered To Surrender To Begin Prison Sentence
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was ordered today to turn himself in no later than Feb....
Japanese Mogul Donates $25 Million to UCLA
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - UCLA has received a $25 million gift from Tadashi Yanai, the chair, president and CEO of Japan-based Fast...
San Francisco Mayor Announces New Appointments to Fire Commission, Dianne Feinstein’s Daughter Gets Seat
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)- San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Wednesday announced a Superior Court judge and a fire prevention expert as the...
