The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services allows children to remain in unsafe and abusive situations longer than necessary — sometimes for months — by failing to complete neglect investigations accurately and on time, according to a California State Auditor report released Tuesday. Auditors determined the department’s social workers completed 72% of…
A watchdog group voted Tuesday to urge Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to do more to distance his department from the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the sheriff’s policies still allow for federal immigration contractors to take custody of inmates from inside…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given approval to continue moving spent nuclear fuel from wet fuel pools to dry storage at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, south of San Clemente. The top of the 18-foot vaults are seen in the foreground. (File Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) A caution sign sits on…
At least six bobcats have been struck and killed by vehicles in the Santa Monica Mountains in the past three months, including one that had been captured and collared by wildlife officials shortly before the Woolsey fire, the National Park Service said. The collared bobcat, known as B-361, roamed…
If you’re heading to the beach for the unofficial start of summer this holiday weekend, there are a few stretches of coast that will be mostly free of debris, thanks to thousands of kids and volunteers scooping up trash. Orange County Coastkeepers bused an estimated 1,350 schoolchildren to Huntington State Beach on Tuesday, May 21,…
Laguna Woods United Mutual board on Tuesday, May 14, passed a resolution that will double the $50 fee for members who charge their golf carts using mutual electricity without a permit. As proposed, violators will be fined $100 upon first offense — a fine that will escalate by increments of $50 for each subsequent offense,…
When Fullerton School District Superintendent Robert Pletka led a focus group asking third graders what improvements would enhance their educational experience, the answer was unanimous. “The students have requested more vegetarian items on their lunch menu,” said Nancy Wikes, nutrition consultant for the district. Veggie chili is one of the dishes created in the Vegetarian…
The Trump administration was sued Tuesday by almost two dozen states and cities — including California — over a federal rule allowing businesses and individuals to refuse healthcare services based on their religious beliefs or moral convictions. The “conscience rule” will encourage discrimination…
LAGUNA WOODS — In the early 1950s, a representative of the Anti-Defamation League entered Selma Bukstein’s small hometown in Missouri armed with a briefcase full of dolls, single-handedly solidifying her life’s mission for the next 60 years — to fight prejudice. As part of the program “Dolls for Democracy,” Bukstein visited local grade schools, using…
Prosecutors plan to call the first of five women to testify Tuesday at the rape trial of former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr., whose accusers include a 54-year-old who got a ride from him hitchhiking and a 59-year-old who was homeless when they met. Defense lawyers argued the sex was consensual…
