LOS ANGELES—One day after discussing the matter behind closed doors, the University of California Board of Regents demands a full assessment of UCLA and USC’s planned move from the Pac-12 Conference to the Big Ten’s influence on the UC system July 21. The assessment will be conducted by the UC system president Michael Drake and…
UC Regents Demand Report on Impacts of UCLA Move to Big Ten Conference
July 21, 2022
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Shuttle Bus Crashes at Los Angeles Airport; 9 Injured
LOS ANGELES—Nine people were injured—two seriously—when a shuttle bus crashed into a pole at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday, authorities said. Two of the bus passengers sustained potentially life-threatening injuries, according to Margaret Stewart, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department. Seven others were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, Stewart said….
Newsom Demands Accountability from UCLA Over Move to Big Ten Conference
July 21, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Gov. Gavin Newsom lashed out again July 20 at UCLA over the university’s decision to move its athletic program out of the Pac-12 Conference and into the Big Ten starting in 2024, saying the school needs to publicly explain its reasoning and how the move will benefit student-athletes. Newsom has been open about his…
LAPD Struggles to Hire as Crime Is Up and Arrests Are Down
July 20, 2022
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Crime is up in Los Angeles while the city’s police department (LAPD) struggles to recruit new officers, officials said at the July 19 police commissioners’ meeting. The data presented by LAPD Chief Michel Moore at the meeting compares numbers from the period between Jan. 1 to July 9 of this year to the same period…
Even Woke Starbucks Determines LA and Seattle are Not Safe
Commentary Last week Starbucks announced the closing of sixteen stores which it determined to be “unsafe to continue to operate.” Twelve of the sixteen stores are in Seattle and Los Angeles, two of the most progressive cities in America. The other closures were also in progressive cities: Portland, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. There were no…
Man Wanted in Sylmar Killing Added to FBI’s Most Wanted List
July 20, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Omar Alexander Cardenas, wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of a man in Sylmar in 2019, has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, authorities announced July 20. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Cardenas, who allegedly…
Garcetti Appoints New City Engineer
July 20, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Ted Allen, who has worked in the city’s engineering department for nearly three decades, was appointed Los Angeles’ new city engineer and executive director of the Bureau of Engineering July 20 by Mayor Eric Garcetti. If confirmed by the city council, Allen will replace Gary Lee Moore, the second-longest serving city engineer in Los…
LA Man in $27 Million COVID Relief Fraud Sentenced to 11 Years
July 20, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—An Encino man was sentenced July 19 to 11 years and three months behind bars for attempting to bilk the federal coronavirus Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) out of $27 million by submitting more than two dozen bogus applications for loans. Robert Benlevi, 53, was also ordered to pay $3 million in restitution, according to…
Clogged California Ports Face New Labor Risk From Trucking
OAKLAND—Truck drivers choked traffic at the Oakland, California, seaport on Monday protesting a state law that makes it harder for independent contractors to transport goods and could limit labor at the state’s already clogged seaports, threatening to worsen the nation’s pandemic-fueled supply chain jams. California’s ports handle about 40percent of container goods that enter the…
Vigil at Chinese Consulate Mourns Deaths in Falun Gong Persecution
July 20, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Nearly 200 Falun Gong adherents held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate July 18 to mourn their loved ones who were persecuted to death in China. When the night fell, they sat in rows silently, holding candlelights and pictures of those who died as a result of religious persecution by the…
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