Thousands of Southern California hotel workers went on strike on the Fourth of July weekend for a new contract with higher wages and benefits, according to the employees’ union. Non-managerial hotel staff, including cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen, and front desk workers, were seen picketing outside major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties as the…
Thousands of Hotel Workers Go on Strike in Southern California Over Rising Living Expenses
July 3, 2023
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$80,000 a Year Considered ‘Low Income’ in Orange County: California State Report
July 2, 2023
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The California Department of Housing and Community Development released its annual income limit report this week, which showed that the cost of living has increased in most counties. The calculations, which are created using federal guidelines, are used to determine residents’ eligibility for things like affordable housing programs and other social welfare and government entitlements….
Southern California Experiences First Heat Wave Over July 4 Weekend
LOS ANGELES—An excessive heat warning was extended for another day July 2 as parts of Southern California continue to bake under extreme heat during the long holiday weekend. The warning is now in effect until 8 p.m. Monday in the Santa Clarita Valley, the Antelope Valley, and the foothills, according to the National Weather Service…
Woman Killed in Alleged DUI Crash on San Diego Highway
July 2, 2023
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VISTA, Calif.—An Oceanside resident was killed in a two-vehicle crash on State Route 78, and the driver of the other vehicle was arrested on suspicion of DUI, authorities said July 2. The accident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Saturday on the westbound highway, west of Melrose Drive, according to Fox5 and the San Diego Union-Tribune, which…
Hollywood Actors Union Agree to Extend Contract With Studios as Talks Continue
July 2, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) actors union and Hollywood producers agreed to an extension of the 2020 TV/theatrical contracts on June 30, which were to expire at 11:59 p.m. Friday evening, avoiding a possible strike for now. The agreements will now expire on July 12 at 11:59 p.m., according…
2nd Bus Carrying Illegal Immigrants From Texas Arrives in Los Angeles
July 2, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A bus carrying illegal immigrants from a Texas border city arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the second time in less than three weeks. The office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was not formally notified but became aware on Friday of the bus dispatched from Brownsville, Texas, to LA Union Station,…
Hospitality Workers Walk Off Job at Dozens of Southern California Hotels
July 2, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Workers at dozens of major hotels in Southern California went on strike July 2, forming picket lines at many of the businesses in an effort to secure higher pay and improvements in health care and retirement benefits. “BREAKING: Southern California hotel workers are ON STRIKE! Thousands walked off the job at properties across DTLA…
2 Emergency Requests Targeting Huntington Beach Air Show Settlement Denied by Judge
July 1, 2023
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A judge denied two emergency requests in the morning hours of June 30 targeting Huntington Beach’s settlement for Pacific Airshow, which was partially canceled in 2021 due to an oil spill off the city’s coast. One of the requests sought to stop the city’s $1.9 million payment to the event’s organizer, which is due by…
Pasadena Man Shoots Roommate, Kills Himself: Police
July 1, 2023
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Police believe a man critically wounded his roommate and then shot himself to death at the residential unit the two shared in Pasadena, authorities said July 1. Officers dispatched at about 1:50 p.m. on June 30 to a multi-unit residential complex in the 200 block of North Madison Avenue, regarding a “shots call” with a…
Former U.S. Marshal Gets 10 Years for Framing Ex-Girlfriend in Anaheim Condo Dispute
LOS ANGELES—A former deputy U.S. marshal from Glendora was sentenced June 30 to 10 years and one month in federal prison for framing his ex-girlfriend for sexual assault in an apparent effort to gain sole ownership of a condo they purchased together. Because of the scheme run by Ian R. Diaz, 45, and his then-wife,…
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