SACRAMENTO—California is now the only state in the U.S. to offer free healthcare to all low-income illegal immigrants after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $307.9 billion budget June 30. The allocation will give an estimated 764,000 people free healthcare coverage for $2.7 billion annually beginning 2024 under the budget provision’s expanding of the state’s Medi-Cal…
California Gives Free Healthcare to Illegal Immigrants
July 1, 2022
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Attorney General OKs Lawsuit Against Herb Wesson’s Appointment to LA City Council
June 30, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A legal challenge against City Councilman Herb Wesson’s legitimacy in temporarily holding the office was able to move forward after approval by a state official last week. California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta issued an opinion June 22 authorizing a request from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California (SCLC) that challenges Wesson’s interim…
The Trials of LA’s Unvaccinated City Workers
Commentary For nearly a year, the lives of LA city employees who have chosen not to be vaccinated for COVID-19 have been turned upside down as they live each day with uncertainty and find themselves navigating a Kafkaesque labyrinth of local government bureaucracy. The reason for this is Ordinance No. 187134. Passed and approved by the…
LA Unified Approves ‘Student-Focused’ $18.5 Billion Budget Amid Enrollment Decline, Teacher Shortage
June 28, 2022
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Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho earned unanimous support from the district’s Board of Education last week on both his 2022–23 budget of $18.5 billion and his long-term vision for K–12 schools in Los Angeles. The LAUSD—the largest school district in California—currently faces several challenges, such as student academic gaps brought on…
Los Angeles Developer Convicted in Ex-Councilman Huizar Bribery Case
June 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A real estate developer was found guilty on June 27 of paying a $500,000 bribe to then-Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar in order to “grease the wheels” for the approval of a downtown condominium project. Dae Yong “David” Lee, 57, of Bel Air, was the first defendant to go on trial in the…
Several Injured in Bus Crash in El Segundo
June 27, 2022
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—More than a dozen people were injured Monday, at least two critically, in a crash involving a Los Angeles commuter bus and a parked big rig in the El Segundo area. The crash occurred around 8:25 a.m. in the 5600 block of West Imperial Highway, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, which…
3 Critically Injured in Bus Crash in El Segundo
June 27, 2022
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—More than a dozen people were injured Monday, three of them critically, in a crash involving a City of Los Angeles commuter bus and a parked big rig in El Segundo. The crash occurred at around 8:25 a.m. in the 5600 block of West Imperial Highway, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department,…
Man Allegedly Attacks Officer With ‘Makeshift Flamethrower’ at Pro-Abortion Protest in Los Angeles
June 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A 30-year-old man was arrested June 24 for allegedly attacking a police officer with a “makeshift flamethrower” during a pro-abortion protest, and could face charges of attempted murder. Hundreds of protesters gathered downtown in the hours after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 precedent that largely…
Los Angeles City Councilman Considers Ban on New Gas Stations
June 24, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A proposal to end the construction of gas stations made a step forward this week with LA City Councilman Paul Koretz announcing he is drafting a policy with other cities across the nation. “We are ending oil drilling in Los Angeles. We are moving to all-electric new construction. And we are building toward fossil…
SoCal Officials React to Ruling Overturning Roe v. Wade
LOS ANGELES—Many Southern California officials Friday had strong reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 precedent which struck down a series of federal and state laws restricting abortion and largely legalized the procedure nationwide. The overwhelmingly Democrat contingent deemed the ruling—which puts abortion policy at the discretion of states—a…
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