LA Metro officials will stop relying on law enforcement as a primary way of responding to unhoused people on the transportation system, new CEO Stephanie Wiggins announced Wednesday. “Under my leadership, we will pursue new and more effective ways of addressing homelessness. We will no longer rely on law enforcement as a primary way of […]
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Rangers found more than a dozen illegal campfires in the San Bernardino National Forest over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, prompting them Tuesday to remind visitors that wildfire danger remains extremely high, and people lighting warming and cooking fires outside designated areas can face steep fines. “We really need the public’s help in abiding […]
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A woman who worked at a Panda Express restaurant in Santa Clarita and sued her former employer, alleging she was forced to strip to her underwear and hug another undressed co-worker as part of a team-building activity, will have to take her claims to an arbitrator rather than a jury, a judge ruled Tuesday. Los […]
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Southern California residents hoping to visit Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park can take advantage of a ticket package available starting Tuesday, offering admission for as low as $83 per day. The Southern California special is a three-day, one-park-per-day ticket for $249. For those who prefer to bounce between parks, a three-day park- hopper ticket […]
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(CNN) — California voters will decide whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom in an election on September 14, the state lieutenant governor said Thursday, setting up a nine week window for the Democratic governor to make his case for staying in office. Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis made the announcement after California Secretary of State Shirley Weber certified the […]
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Fred and Wilma get to keep their house, and all of their dinosaurs, too. Florence Fang, the owner of the colorful, dome-shaped “Flintstone House” in Hillsborough, California, can keep her garden collection of dinosaurs and eye-catching “Flintstones” sculptures after settling a lawsuit with local officials, according to city records and The Palo Alto Daily Post. The town, a suburb of […]
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California will ban state-funded travel to five new states over their “discriminatory” LGBTQ laws, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday, citing the importance of “aligning our dollars with our values.” The new travel restrictions target Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia over what the attorney general’s office called “dangerous” new laws that “directly work […]
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Breaking from current guidance allowing residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to shed their face masks in most situations, Los Angeles County health officials Monday “strongly” recommended that everyone wear masks in indoor public places due to rapid spread of a highly contagious virus mutation. The county Department of Public Health urged everyone — […]
