Heavy rains are poised to cause the worst flooding along the Russian River in Guerneville in Northern California in more than 20 years. Here is what you need to know: Q: What is the outlook? ►About 4,000 people living in about two dozen areas near the river were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as the…
Hundreds of people marched and demonstrated in Westminster on Tuesday evening, hoping to bring attention to human rights issues in Vietnam as president Donald Trump visits that country. “In this country, we have animal rights but over there, there’s not even human rights. We want democracy and freedom for Vietnam,” said Son Do, of Westminster,…
Hoping to harness the momentum of a six-day teachers’ strike that drew broad public sympathy, L.A. schools Supt. Austin Beutner is pushing a measure to raise local taxes for education. If Board of Education members approve the plan — and all six have said they will — a parcel tax would go on either…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed its first significant public lands conservation bill in years, designating more than 1 million acres of wilderness for environmental protection and permanently reauthorizing a federal program to pay for conservation measures. There are several benefits for California, including an expansion of two of the most visited national parks…
The storms that doused Orange County earlier this month caused an estimated $13 million worth of damage to public property, according to local communities. On Tuesday, those reports prompted the county’s Board of Supervisors to declare a local emergency, the second in two years due to winter storms. The declaration will allow local cities and…
CAMP PENDLETON — Wounded Warrior athletes representing military branches worldwide were welcomed Tuesday, Feb. 26, to the start of the ninth annual Marine Corps Trials at Semper Fi Paige Field House. In all, 165 wounded, ill or injured Marines, veterans and international competitors marched into the field house to the sound of the 1st Marine…
Laguna Woods Third Mutual Board appointed two new members, former Village Management Services director Reza Karimi and community volunteer Annie McCary, to its ranks during a special, open meeting on Friday, Feb. 22. Two other candidates, Craig Wayne and Jim Tao, were also considered for seats. Karimi’s one-year term as Third’s representative on the VMS…
An atmospheric river rainstorm pounded Northern California on Tuesday, and officials are saying the Russian River will hit flood stage. The National Weather Service said the new storm produced more than a foot of rain in the hills above Healdsburg in Sonoma County. Sonoma County officials have…
While Long Beach is the latest suitor to court the Angels, the baseball team began early stage negotiations in January to remain in Anaheim, its home since 1966. The team has a loyal fan base and sells more than 3 million tickets annually, but city and team officials have struggled in recent years to find…
Say goodbye to your neighborhood polling place. Orange County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to overhaul its voting system by eliminating precincts polls, replacing them with vote centers, and automatically sending every registered voter a mail ballot beginning in 2020. The move to join a small but growing number of counties with polling centers — which are…
