From the Archives: Courtyard of Casa de Adobe
Courtyard of the Casa de Adobe, built in 1917-18. The adobe is a replica of a 19th century Spanish California rancho.
O.C. psychiatrist pleads guilty in prescription drug diversion scheme
SANTA ANA — A Santa Ana-based psychiatrist pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a scheme to disseminate prescriptions for opioids and other drugs for non-medical reasons. Dr. Robert Tinoco Perez of Westminster, 56, signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors Jan. 28. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances Monday…
Deaths near schools, and the students left behind
Even as crime has dropped in L.A. over the last two decades, there are thousands of children who grow up with a constant drumbeat of death while navigating safe paths to schools in neighborhoods where someone has been killed nearby. The impact of close-up violence can be devastating and costly…
Officials seek help identifying disoriented man found in Hacienda Heights
LOS ANGELES — Authorities Monday circulated photos of a “disoriented” man who has been hospitalized since December in hopes of learning his identity. #MissingMonday#LASD needs help identifying this #found man. He suffered a medical emergency in #HaciendaHeights 12/14/18. He’s disoriented & cannot answer questions. His loved ones must be #missing him. Call 323-890-5500 or ANONYMOUSLY…
California’s ‘cannabis landlord,’ targeted in police raid, alleges San Bernardino ‘pay-for-play’ corruption
A Pacific Palisades woman who heads a company that was blocked last week from setting up legitimate commercial cannabis operations in San Bernardino sued the city on Monday, Feb. 25 alleging corrupt practices involving a “pay for play” scheme. Washington LLC, headed by Calfornia’s self-proclaimed “cannabis landlord” Stephanie Smith, filed a lawsuit in San Bernardino…
R. Kelly’s accusers say he is a predator and a liar, and that more evidence is coming
Lawyers representing R. Kelly’s accusers said Monday that more women are coming forward with allegations against the R&B singer, who has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually abused three teenage girls between 1998 and 2010. As Kelly briefly appeared in a Chicago courtroom, one of his…
Kern County plane crash victims were from Orange and Los Angeles counties
TEHACHAPI — Authorities have identified three people who died when their plane crashed in the snowy Tehachapi Mountains. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office on Monday said those killed were 38-year-old Marina Villavicencio of Yorba Linda; 53-year-old Felipe Plascencia of Whittier and 74-year-old Ruben Piranian of Granada Hills. The twin-engine Beechcraft was reported overdue Thursday on…
New Orange County DA willing to undergo federal probation to end ‘snitch’ investigation
Newly elected Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to end its civil rights investigation into the county’s improper use of jailhouse informants and begin negotiations to place his office under probation. Spitzer said Monday he has reached out to DOJ administrators to begin settlement talks on the necessary…
Here’s who reeled in the biggest (and smallest) fish at San Clemente’s kids fishing derby
SAN CLEMENTE — About 100 6- to 13-year-olds dropped their lines off San Clemente Pier Saturday, all hoping to hook “the big one.” The fishing derby was part of the second annual San Clemente Day festivities, celebrating the city’s 91st birthday. Noah Henderson, 12, of San Clemente stands with his fishing pole while competing in…
Former NASA contractor who hacked computers to retrieve nude photos sentenced to 5 years
A former NASA contractor who authorities said hacked into women’s computers, then threatened to publish on the internet nude photos and information he had retrieved unless they sent him more explicit photos, has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison. Richard Gregory Bauer, 28, a resident of the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles,…