Newsom signs controversial bill on solicitation of minors
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Wednesday that will increase the penalty for some offenders who solicit older teens for sex. AB 379 had a tumultuous run in the state Assembly this spring.
After outcry, L.A. restricts duplexes in Pacific Palisades
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is restricting duplex construction in Pacific Palisades following an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom to weaken state housing law. But despite fears of greater density, rebuilding homeowners have embraced accessory dwelling
Caltrans employees accused of throwing wild party with a stripper while on the clock
Twelve Caltrans employees are facing disciplinary actions following allegations that they attended a booze-filled retirement party with a stripper during their working hours in Monterey.
2 months after she tried to save sister in river, woman found dead in California wilds
The body of Jomarie Calasanz, swept away in a Sequoia National Park river, was found after a long search that sometimes frustrated rescuers.
Why one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded caused so little damage
A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did Tuesday’s mega-quake cause so little harm?
US Sanctions Shipping Empire Controlled By Son Of Khamenei Adviser
The United States on July 30 imposed sanctions on a major shipping network controlled by the son of a top aide to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in what the Treasury Department said was its “largest
A dozen Democrats sue ICE for preventing detention center oversight visits
Four California lawmakers are named plaintiffs in the suit, which was filed Wednesday in Washington federal district court.
Barabak: By scrapping bid for California governor, Harris boosts White House prospects — if she runs
It would have been difficult, if not impossible, for Harris to be elected governor without ruling out a 2028 run for president. If she seeks the White House, she’d be the Democrats’ shaky front-runner.
L.A. City Council bans N-word and C-word at meetings
The ban comes after years of tirades by a few speakers who attack officials’ weight, sexual orientation or gender and who sometimes use racial slurs.
امواج سونامی
امواج سونامی چند ساعت پس از زلزله قدرتمند ۸.۸ ریشتری در روسیه، به کالیفرنیا رسید مرکز هشدار سونامی اقیانوس آرام در ایالات متحده صبح چهارشنبه اعلام کرد که امواج سونامی به ارتفاع ۱.۶ فوت بالاتر از