Category: NY-Cal

Ralphs, Food4Less Locations Closing In Long Beach Over `Hero Pay’

LONG BEACH—Grocery company Kroger announced Feb. 1 it will be shuttering two of its stores in Long Beach—a Ralph’s location and a Food4Less store—in response to a city ordinance requiring a $4 “hero pay” salary boost for some workers. “As a result of the city of Long Beach’s decision to pass an ordinance mandating extra…


Homelessness, COVID-19, and Rising Cost of Employees Hurt L.A. Finances

Commentary Los Angeles city controller Ron Galperin has released his office’s annual Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for fiscal year 2020 and provided an update on how things in the current fiscal year. As expected, it’s bad. During fiscal year 2020, the general fund shrank 9.8 percent from $1.1 billion in July 2019 to just $992…


Mom Doubles as Internet Child Crime Investigator for Santa Ana Police

In Santa Ana, California, Police Investigative Specialist Kerry Torres spends hours each day on the computer, scouring the darkest corners of the internet for traces of child pornography. Then she goes home to her family: five children, with another on the way. But every photo or video she has seen tells a story of abuse…


Cuomo Must Resign If ‘Coverup’ of Nursing Home Deaths Proven: Stefanik

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, to resign if a federal investigation that she’s seeking proves a “criminal coverup” of COVID-19-related nursing home deaths. In an interview with Fox News’ “Justice with Jeanine Pirro” on Jan. 30, the congresswoman said a federal investigation must be held into Cuomo’s…


Cuomo Must Resign If ‘Cover-Up’ of Nursing Home Deaths Proven: Stefanik

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, to resign if a “criminal cover-up” of nursing home deaths is proven through a federal investigation. In an interview with Fox News’ “Justice with Jeanine Pirro” on Saturday, the congresswoman said a federal investigation must be held into Cuomo’s administration, after…


 Orange and Los Angeles Counties Continue Downward COVID Trend

SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 1,355 new cases of COVID-19 and 44 additional deaths Jan. 31, bringing the county’s totals to 232,391 cases and 3,062 fatalities. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued its downward trend, declining from 1,442 Jan. 31 to 1,412, with the number of patients in intensive care dropping from 394…


About $66 Million in Federal Relief Money Coming for Orange County Renters

Orange County will begin distributing nearly $66 million in federal funding to help renters who suffered financial setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency rental assistance (ERA) program, which begins locally Feb. 1, is part of a $25 billion federal rescue package to help those who’ve fallen behind on rent and utility payments. “The ERA…


Man Pretending to Be Homeless Student Exposed as Registered Sex Offender

Police in Lake Forest, California, arrested a registered sex offender carrying meth after encountering a beggar claiming to be a law student. The arrest came after a Lake Forest homeless liaison officer patrolling the shopping centers off Lake Forest Drive and Rancho Parkway Jan. 27, encountered a homeless person asking for food, according to a Facebook post by Lake…


Large Section of California’s Highway 1 Near Big Sur Collapses

A large chunk of California’s Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed and fell into the Pacific Ocean after a winter storm triggered a mudslide, officials said. A California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Fifth District message warned drivers of the closure on Jan. 29 from a “partial washout.” The washout occurred near Rat Creek about 15 miles south…


Piece of California’s Highway 1 Near Big Sur Collapses

A large chunk of California’s Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed and fell into the Pacific Ocean after a winter storm triggered a mudslide, officials said. A California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Fifth District message warned drivers of the closure on Jan. 29 from a “partial washout.” The washout occurred near Rat Creek about 15 miles south…