Category: Southern California

2nd Victim Dies 2 Months After Fatal Northridge Shooting

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—A second victim in the April 15 shooting of men who had been hired to paint over gang graffiti on the wall of a Northridge business has died, police said June 12. The name of the victim was withheld pending notification of next of kin. Jamal Jackson, 24, of Panorma City, was arrested April…


19 States Sue EPA Over California’s New Zero-Emission Rules for Big Rigs

A coalition of states has filed a lawsuit seeking a review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant waivers to California that allows the state to ban new diesel-powered heavy-duty truck sales in 2035. Iowa’s Attorney General Brenna Bird led the group of 19 states that filed the legal action on June 5…


Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Runaway Constitutional Convention

Commentary Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken a lot of flack for his recently proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution. “Our ability to make a more perfect union is literally written into the Constitution,” he explained on June 8. “So today, I’m proposing the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to do just that. The 28th…


Critics Warn of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Potential Runaway Constitutional Convention

Commentary California Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken a lot of flack for his recently proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution. “Our ability to make a more perfect union is literally written into the Constitution,” he explained on June 8. “So today, I’m proposing the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to do just that. The…


Los Angeles Councilman Curren Price Charged With Perjury, Embezzlement: Report

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price was charged on June 13 with embezzlement, perjury, and conflict of interest, according to an online report, but details about what prompted the charges were not immediately released. Price, 72, has represented the Ninth District, which includes most of South Los Angeles and Exposition Park, since 2013. He…


Man Arrested in Death of 2-Year-Old Boy in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of a toddler who received traumatic internal injuries, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) reported on June 13. Police received a call at 2:40 p.m. on June 12 about a baby not breathing at a home in the 2900 block of Morton…


Gavin Newsom Poised to Run for President, Timing Unclear

California Gov. Gavin Newsom could be setting himself up for a 2024 presidential run, but a bid in this election cycle is far from guaranteed. That was what multiple high-level politicians in California told The Epoch Times. “He’s certainly running a shadow campaign right now to be in position,” said Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) in…


Police Seeking Suspect in Sexual Assault Near UC Irvine

Police sought the public’s help on June 13 to find a man who sexually assaulted a woman in Irvine, California. The suspect was last seen Saturday fleeing Scholarship and Graduate near the University of California–Irvine’s North Campus, according to the Irvine Police Department. A police car is seen outside the University of California–Irvine (UC Irvine) Medical…


‘Right to Join a Union’ Constitutional Amendment Will Sail Through California Legislature

Last month, California state Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) introduced Senate Constitutional Amendment 7 (SCA 7), the Right to Organize and Negotiate Act, which gives all Californians “the right to join a union and to negotiate with their employers,” among other changes. An SCA can be introduced at any time during the legislative session and allows…


[ATL:NOW] California’s Oppressive Policies Are Coming to a State Near You: Siyamak Khorrami

From crime to cost of living, education to energy policy, the golden state of California is becoming unlivable for middle-class residents. As a result, people are fleeing the state at alarming rates. “We didn’t have this 10 years ago. We didn’t have the theft. We didn’t have the homelessness. We didn’t have all these problems,”…