Category: Southern California

Homeless Man Struck and Killed by Vehicle in Garden Grove

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A homeless man in his 40s was struck and killed by a vehicle June 25 morning in Garden Grove, authorities said. The woman behind the wheel of the truck that struck the pedestrian suffered head and leg injuries when the vehicle struck a tree. She was the lone occupant inside the vehicle, said…


UC Irvine Siblings Develop ‘Empathetic’ Artificial Intelligence Tech

Two siblings from the University of California–Irvine have teamed up in creating their own artificial intelligence (AI) “chatbot” for use in the medical field, which they say, will be able to potentially employ empathy in its computing and operations. The pair will present their work next month at the United Nations (UN) AI for Good…


Man Shot in His Parked Car in Attempted Robbery at San Diego Mall

SAN DIEGO—A 29-year-old man was shot in his car during a robbery at Fashion Valley shopping mall, authorities said June 24. The crime occurred at 7067 Friars Road, just northwest of the convergence of the Mission Valley 8 Freeway and state Route 163 around 9:45 p.m. The suspect, a man believed in his 20s, approached…


California Hires Recalled SF District Attorney to Train Law Students in Criminal Justice

Commentary California leaders continue to charge ahead in implementing a radical “progressive” (a.k.a. socialist) agenda even when it goes directly against the will of the people. For instance, California voters have twice voted to ban the use of affirmative action in hiring and school admissions. But the state’s leaders continue to implement gender and racial…


OC Discovery Cube Features New Hands-On ‘Ocean Encounter’ With Sea Life

The Discovery Cube of Santa Ana celebrated the opening of two interactive ocean-themed exhibits last week that incorporate sea life interactions with tide pool science. “Did you just see that?” a young boy yelled to his mother as a sting ray surrounded by small Bamboo sharks breached the surface of the new, waist-high “Sea Lab”…


US, California Headed Into Recession: Chapman Forecast

Commentary The U.S. economy is wheezing, and with it California’s. The numbers tell the story, from Chapman University’s Economic Forecast Update, given at the school on June 22 by President Emeritus Jim Doti and his colleagues. The video can be found on YouTube. I’ve been attending Doti’s presentations for 36 years now, and he always…


Irvine Looks to Incentivize Electrification in City After Natural Gas Ban Blocked by Court

The Irvine City Council voted 4–1 June 13 on a plan to incentivize all new homes and commercial buildings to be electric-powered in the city, after an earlier effort to mandate them was stymied when a federal court ruled another city in California could not ban natural gas in new construction. City staff is now…


Cities Should Be Ready for More Surprises From Orange County Power Authority

Orange County cities are on the cusp of learning that their general funds are exposed to liability claims due to the Orange County Power Authority’s (OCPA) activities. [1] Supporters of community choice aggregation (CCA) champion its “financial firewall” as a catch-all safety net against financial loss. However, CCAs—which automatically switch consumers into their programs amid…


5 People Killed in Fiery Crash on Long Beach Freeway

Five people were killed on the morning of June 26 and a sixth person was hospitalized when their car crashed into an attenuator on the Long Beach 710 Freeway and was struck by other vehicles, bursting into flames. The crash was reported at 4:12 a.m. on the northbound Long Beach Freeway at the transition to…


California Could See Sharp Drop in Job Growth, Moderate Recession by 2024: Chapman Forecast

California could face a sharp decline in job growth by the end of this year as the state grapples with a moderate recession, according to top economists at Chapman University. In its latest bi-annual economic forecast released June 22, the school forecast job growth in the state to drop to 1.3 percent by December, compared…