Category: Southern California

‘A Symbol of Defiance’: Memory of Tiananmen Square Massacre Kept Alive by Advocates

Then-five-year-old Hu Yang was too young to be part of the pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square that would later be violently crushed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) using tanks and guns. But that hasn’t stopped him from trying to keep its memory alive. In front of a local government building in his hometown, the…


Suspect Robs Jack in the Box in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A man who robbed a Jack in the Box in San Diego is on the loose June 3. San Diego Police officers responded at 6:31 p.m. Friday to 2905 Alta View Drive Friday where they learned the suspect entered the restaurant, reached over the counter, and grabbed money out of the cash register. A…


Man Charged With Raping Woman in Newport Beach

SANTA ANA, Calif—A 29-year-old Costa Mesa man was charged June 2 with raping a woman and assaulting her with a feeding tube in Newport Beach. Jack Douglas Kanen was charged with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object and force, a count of forcible oral copulation, a count of…


Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision in Sun Valley

LOS ANGELES—A 26-year-old woman was killed June 3 when her car rear-ended a big rig in Sun Valley, whose driver failed to stop, police said. The victim’s 2015 Nissan Versa was traveling northbound on Lankershim Boulevard approaching Cayuga Avenue at 3:55 a.m. Saturday when it rear-ended the big rig, which had a white cabin and…


Michael Jordan’s 1992 Olympic Practice Jersey up for Auction

LOS ANGELES—A sweat-stained jersey worn by U.S. basketball legend Michael Jordan in a practice session at the 1992 Olympic Games will hit the auction block in Los Angeles in June, estimated to sell at between $400,000 and $600,000. The white jersey with red, white and blue trim and ‘USA Basketball’ on the front is signed…


Gunfire Erupts at San Ysidro Shopping Center; No Injuries Reported

SAN DIEGO—An apparent non-injury shooting sent shoppers ducking for cover June 2 in a parking lot at a busy retail center just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The gunfire erupted about 11:15 a.m. in front of a Dollar Tree store at San Ysidro Village, 4330 Camino De La Plaza, according to the San Diego Police…


Man, 53, Fatally Shot During Quarrel in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—An early morning argument in a neighborhood near Petco Park escalated June 2 into a shooting that left a man dead. The gunfire in the 1600 block of Logan Avenue in Barrio Logan erupted shortly before 6 a.m., according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). Patrol officers arrived to find a 53-year-old man…


Pride Event at North Hollywood Elementary School Sparks Tense Protest, Minor Skirmishes

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A protest by parents and others upset about a Pride Month assembly at Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood turned confrontational on June 2, as protesters and LGBT advocates engaged in a tense standoff that led to some shoving and angry shouting before police formed a skirmish line to separate the sides. “It’s…


Arizona Man Arrested in Fatal Gardenwalk Shooting Near Disneyland

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A 21-year-old man was behind bars June 2 in Phoenix on suspicion of killing another man in the Gardenwalk parking structure last month. Aristeo Martinez of Phoenix was arrested May 30 in Arizona, Anaheim police Sgt. Jon McClintock said. He is accused of killing 32-year-old Deonte Marquis Lenin of Highland on May 21, the…


Southern California Parents Boycott School District’s ‘Pride Day’, Pulling Children out of Classes

Many schools at the Glendale Unified School District resembled a “ghost town” on June 2 as some parents kept their children at home in protest of the district’s planned “Pride Day” where students learn about LGBT activists and participate in activities that celebrate the LGBT community. While the number of absent students is currently unknown,…