Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, The Man Washington May Be Talking To In Iran

A former IRGC commander turned parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf survived corruption scandals and four failed presidential bids to emerge — after US-Israeli strikes decimated Iran’s leadership — as the Islamic republic’s arguably most powerful figure.
Sledgehammer-wielding thieves perform smash and grab at Sherman Oaks mall, police say
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call for a smash and grab in the 14000 block of Riverside Drive by Westfield Fashion Square at 7:10 p.m.
A second fatal rattlesnake bite on a Southern California hiking trail
A Ventura County woman is the second hiker to die from a rattlesnake bite on a Southern California trail during an unusually active period of snake attacks and warm weather.
‘Business As Usual’ As Attacks Go On Amid Uncertainty Over Iran Peace Plans

As the uncertainty surrounding indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran intensifies, air strikes on Iran, Israel, and surrounding states also continued — “business as usual,” as one Israeli military official called it on March 25.
Shaikin: What is the Angels’ future in Orange County? In Anaheim, uneasy lies the halo
In the coming months, the city of Anaheim expects to release an assessment of what it would take to keep Angel Stadium up and running for years to come.
L.A. tries to close off manhole where people live, nearly sealing someone inside

For years, residents in one South L.A. neighborhood of reported unhoused people gathering next to the freeway in tents. After the area was cleaned up, the people either moved into tents nearby, or went underground.
He’s an election skeptic. And he’s in charge of elections in Shasta County

An election skeptic is running elections in Northern California. He wants the FBI to raid his office
Short-term rental owner near Yosemite accused of having child abuse images, spying on guests, police say

An Oakhurst man was arrested for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material, and authorities said he also appears to have recorded guests at his short-term rental without their knowledge.
Wannabe Kim Kardashian died from lethal butt injections. Her injector was just convicted

A Florida woman was convicted in connection with the death of a social media model to whom she had given silicone injections, prosecutors said.
Instagram, YouTube found liable in lawsuit alleging they were designed to addict kids
Jurors handed down a landmark decision in Los Angeles County Superior Court in a civil trial over a lawsuit filed by a Chico woman who charged social media companies built apps to hook young people.