Tag: Laguna Woods

Laguna Woods Taiwanese Church Honors Hero One Year After Mass Shooting

A year ago on May 15, nearly 50 congregants attending their Sunday service in a Laguna Woods church didn’t think the day would suddenly turn into horror when a man opened fire in the building that killed one and injured five in attendance. Hundreds gathered at the location on May 14 marking the anniversary of…


Orange County’s 500 Homeless Deaths Honored by Interfaith Service

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—At the Lutheran Church of the Cross, local faith leaders from Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Islam, gathered Dec. 21 to pay homage to the hundreds of homeless individuals who died in Orange County in 2022, starting with singing “Amazing Grace.” “We remember with dignity and respect the names of those who died on…


Orange County’s 500 Homeless Deaths Marked by Interfaith Service

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—At the Lutheran Church of the Cross, local faith leaders from Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Islam, gathered Dec. 21 to pay homage to the hundreds of homeless individuals who died in Orange County in 2022, starting with singing “Amazing Grace.” “We remember with dignity and respect the names of those who died on…


2022 Primary: Huntington Beach Poised to Approve Cannabis Sales Tax

Although the sale of marijuana is still illegal in Huntington Beach, the city is poised to adopt a ballot measure that would set cannabis tax rates on sales in the city, as early primary election results show. Ballot Measure A—which needed a two-thirds majority vote to pass—would not legalize cannabis sales but would place a…


Laguna Woods Church Shooter Mailed Volumes of Diary to Chinese-Language Newspaper Before Tragedy

The man who allegedly killed one and injured five in a mass shooting at a Taiwanese church gathering in Laguna Woods, California, mailed stacks of handwritten letters—titled “Diary of an Independence-Destroying Angel”—to a Chinese-language newspaper’s Los Angeles office before the tragic incident. World Journal reported on May 18 that their office received seven volumes of…


Laguna Woods Church Shooter Mailed Diary to Chinese-Language Newspaper Before Attack

The man who allegedly killed one and injured five in a mass shooting at a Taiwanese church gathering in Laguna Woods, California, mailed stacks of handwritten letters—titled “Diary of an Independence-Destroying Angel”—to a Chinese-language newspaper’s Los Angeles office before the tragic incident. World Journal reported on May 18 that their office received seven volumes of…


Laguna Woods Places Retail Cannabis Tax Measure on November Ballot

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—Residents in the City of Laguna Woods can expect to see a measure to tax cannabis businesses on the November ballot, despite the city’s current ban on retail cannabis. The Laguna Woods City Council May 18 voted 4–1 to approve an ordinance that places a cannabis retail tax measure on the ballot for…


Accused Laguna Woods Church Shooter Found to Be From Taiwan

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 68-year-old man accused of opening fire inside a Laguna Woods church, killing one person, and injuring five others in an attack was confirmed by authorities on Tuesday, May 17, to be an immigrant from Taiwan, instead of China. Orange County Sheriff’s officials initially said David Wenwei Chou, of Las Vegas, was born in…


Dr. John Cheng Remembered by Friends and Patients as ‘Best Doctor’ and ‘Hero’

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Residents and patients are mourning Dr. John Cheng outside of his office in Aliso Viejo, California, with flowers and hand-written letters commemorating the compassion and selflessness he embodied throughout his life, which was cut short by a May 15 mass shooting at a church in the neighboring city of Laguna Woods. “What inspired…


Accused Laguna Woods Church Shooter Charged With Capital Murder, 9 Other Counts

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 68-year-old Chinese immigrant accused of opening fire on a Taiwanese congregation inside a Laguna Woods church, killing one person, and injuring five others in an attack, authorities said, was motivated by “political tensions between China and Taiwan,” was charged on Tuesday, May 17, with capital murder and nine other felonies. David Wenwei…