Category: Southern California

‘Whole Child’ Gimmick Is Health Socialism

Commentary Can California further socialize the raising of children, reducing the parents’ role even more? Yes, it can. In the May Revision to his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023-24, Gov. Gavin Newsom advances what’s called “Whole Child” health care: “The state is reasonably positioned to sustain the continued multi-year implementation of the California for…


California Unlikely to Run Short of Electricity This Summer Thanks to Storms, New Power Sources

RICHMOND, Calif.—California regulators say the state is unlikely to run out of electricity this summer because of a big increase in power storage and a wet winter that filled the state’s reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric power plants that were dormant during the drought. The nation’s most populous state normally has more than enough electricity…


San Clemente’s Casa Romantica Reopens After Recent Landslide

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—As construction crews moved dirt and rocks with heavy equipment at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, a short line of people formed before the establishment’s May 26 reopening after being closed for repairs since April 27, when a section of the property’s ocean view patio area collapsed from a landslide. “We are…


OC Board of Supervisors Extend Health Services for Mothers and Children

The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on May 23 to extend its agreement with the Children and Families Commission of Orange County—a group affiliated with the Orange County Health Agency—to provide healthcare to pregnant and parenting mothers and their children through June 2024. Services cover pregnant and prenatal women and their children from…


California Can’t Afford Newsom’s Revised Spending Plan: LAO

Recent spending proposals outlined in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision outpace revenues, with the chance the state can afford its spending levels less than one-in-six across a five-year period, according to a report released May 23 by the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office. “If the Legislature adopts the Governor’s May Revision proposals, the state…


3 Mountain Lion Kittens Discovered in Simi Hills

CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Three more mountain lions are living in our midst Thursday, with National Park Service (NPS) officials confirming the recent births of three kittens spotted in the Simi Hills between the Santa Monica and Santa Susana mountains. The female kittens, born to a mountain lion dubbed P-77, were discovered May 18 by biologists taking part…


San Diego Supervisors Chase More State Funding to Combat Homelessness

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3–1 to apply for more state funding to purchase four hotels to convert into permanent housing for the homeless during its May 23 meeting. The supervisors did not say, at this time, how much they plan to seek from California’s Homekey funds, which are designated to create…


California Asks EPA for Permit to Ban Gas-Powered Vehicles by 2035

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is asking the Biden Administration for permission to ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035. But the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, made up of 450 U.S. companies that manufacture fuel and petrochemicals, urged President Joe Biden to reject California’s request in a letter sent May 26. “California…


California Man Allegedly Poses as ICE Agent to Bilk Immigrants

A San Diego man is facing criminal charges for allegedly impersonating a federal agent in order to con tens of thousands of dollars from Orange County immigrants who sought “green cards” and United States citizenship, officials announced Thursday. Davyd George Brand Jimenez, 52, of San Ysidro, was named in a 25-count indictment returned by a…


Pack Some Patience: Memorial Day Travel Crunch Begins

LOS ANGELES—The official Memorial Day holiday travel period begins May 26 in what’s expected to be one of the busiest crunches since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In anticipation of all those people on the move, Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday opened a second cell phone waiting lot, hoping to encourage more people to wait…