Eight months after being recalled from a Southern California state senate seat, Fullerton Democrat Josh Newman says he’ll run to retake the district in 2020. Newman, who was elected to represent the 29th state senate district in 2016, was recalled by voters in June – only 17 months into his first four-year term – after…
The U.S. Center for SafeSport banned U.S. and Pan American champion weightlifter Colin Burns for 10 years last year for sexually assaulting a female weightlifter at pre-Olympic test event in Brazil, only to have the ban lifted by an arbitration panel last July, the Southern California News Group has learned. After an 11-month investigation, SafeSport…
With a year to go until the 2020 presidential primary, California counties are figuring out how to respond to a recent state order that says old voting machines that don’t meet security standards have to be replaced in time for the next election season. For most counties in California, the Feb. 27 order from California…
The California rail authority delivered a sharp rebuttal Monday to the Trump administration, saying its threat to cancel and rescind $3.5 billion in grants for the state bullet train project is “rash and unlawful.” In two letters to the Federal Railroad Administration, state officials say they…
The power struggle between Sheriff Alex Villanueva and the county over the reinstatement of a deputy who was fired after being accused of domestic violence landed in court Monday, with the county asking a judge to uphold the deputy’s termination. The county filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court challenging Villanueva’s reinstatement of Caren…
After days of searching, investigators think a Scotsman who reportedly vanished after diving into the waters off Carmel may have faked his own death to evade justice in his native country, where he stands accused of multiple rape charges, authorities said. A week ago, divers repeatedly scoped the…
San Francisco’s standing as one of the leather capitals of the world was under siege, so the city decided to create a public plaza for the fetish set.
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI DENVER — Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said on Monday he’s running for president, casting himself as a can-do uniter who’s used to overcoming adversity and accomplishing liberal goals in a politically divided state. “I’m running for president because we need dreamers in Washington, but we also need to get things done,”…
By KIM CHANDLER BEAUREGARD, Ala. — Rescuers tore through rubble and wreckage Monday in a search for survivors amid homes torn from foundations, shredded metal dangling from battered trees and dead animals lying among debris after a powerful tornado ripped through southeast Alabama and killed at least 23 people, including children. The trail of destruction from…
We live in different versions of Los Angeles, but an East Hollywood brunch summit shows our lives can intersect with conversation and food, even avocado toast.
