SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Republican Reps.-elect Young Kim and Michelle Steel were sworn in Jan. 3, joining Rep.-elect Marilyn Strickland (D-Washington) as the first Korean-American women elected to Congress. Kim and Steel both ousted Democrats who were in their first terms. Kim and Steel will be the only Republicans in the seven-member Orange County congressional delegation,…
Head-On Crash Kills 7 Children, 2 Adults in Central California
January 3, 2021
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FRESNO, Calif. —Seven children and two adult drivers were killed in a head-on collision in Central California on New Year’s Day, authorities said. The children, who were between 6 and 15 years old, were members of two related families traveling in a 2007 Ford that collided around 8 p.m. Friday with a Dodge vehicle on…
Campaign to Recall California Governor Gains Momentum With Large Donations
The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom is picking up steam in California following two significant six-figure contributions, the largest donations made to the effort so far. The campaign received a $500,000 donation from Prov 3:9, a little-known Irvine-based consulting firm, and roughly $100,000 from billionaire Sequoia Capital partner Douglas Leone and his wife, Patricia,…
California Funeral Homes Run Out of Space as Pandemic Claims More Lives
LOS ANGELES—As communities across the country feel the pain of a surge in coronavirus cases, funeral homes in the hot spot of Southern California say they must turn away grieving families as they run out of space for the bodies piling up. The head of the state funeral directors association says mortuaries are being inundated…
Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner Sees Silver Lining in Pandemic
January 2, 2021
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Looking ahead to a post-pandemic Orange County, Supervisor Don Wagner foresees a different kind of life for residents of the Southern California region. And, as he puts it, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “There may be some things that come out of COVID-19 that we ought to be focusing on and trying to encourage,”…
California’s Minimum Wage Raised to $14 per Hour
Minimum wage in California has been increased to $14 per hour, as new business and labor laws come into effect Friday. The change applies to businesses that have 26 or more employees. Businesses with 25 or fewer employees are required to increase the minimum wage to $13 an hour. Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a…
1 Killed, 2 Injured at Hotel Shooting in NYC
A triple-shooting at a hotel in New York City left one man dead and two others wounded, likely marking the first homicide of 2021.
LA Judge Defies DA in Gang Murder Case; DA Accused of Backdoor Deal
Los Angeles County’s new, embattled district attorney, George Gascón, is facing allegations that his special advisor, Mario Trujillo, offered a backdoor “sweetheart” deal in the case of a gang member charged with murder. Gascón has faced a backlash—including being sued by the county’s deputy district attorneys—for his sweeping reform of the county’s criminal justice system…
Nurses Detail Hard Times in an Orange County Hospital at Full Capacity
As nurse Anna starts her shift, she doesn’t know whether she’ll be floated from the telemetry unit to the COVID unit, or to the intensive care unit (ICU). “I wasn’t trained to be an ICU nurse, so I don’t know how to do some of those drips, and I don’t know how to take care…
Deputy District Attorneys Sue New Los Angeles DA
The Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA) for Los Angeles County has filed a civil lawsuit alleging that new policies enacted by recently elected District Attorney George Gascón violate California state law and place prosecutors in an impossible position. “Do we follow our legal and ethical responsibilities and risk getting disciplined, even fired, by our…
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