From the Archives: The 1955-56 Know Your City photography series
In the Nov. 18, 1955, edition, the Los Angeles Times began a photography series titled “Know Your City.”
The Real Cougars of Orange County, Pt. 1 : LA cats get the press, but OC has twice as many
Marching down a trail deep in the woods east of San Juan Capistrano, Jason Andes pauses and squints at the ridgeline 50 feet to the south. The promontory would provide a mountain lion with an ideal lookout over the landscape of sycamore, coastal live oak and cactus. Jason Andes of Fountain Valley, talks about the…
Mountain lion attacks are rare, with California’s last fatality in Orange County 14 years ago
Mountain lions may be “perfect killing machines” — as described by wildlife biologist and author Jim Williams — but they usually don’t have much interest in taking down people. “Statistically speaking, a person is one thousand times more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a mountain lion,” according to the California Department…
How to tell if a mountain lion is nearby (and what to do if you see one)
Are there mountain lions wandering around your neighborhood or living near your favorite hiking trail? Can you tell their tracks apart from dog paw prints, or bobcat tracks? These cats prefer to stay out of sight – but do you know what to do if you encounter one while hiking in cougar territory? We’ve got…
UC Irvine should be fined for killing 6 research animals, says watchdog group
LOS ANGELES — UC Irvine has admitted it negligently killed six research animals, and a watchdog group that monitors U.S. research facilities said Tuesday it wants the school to be fined for its actions. The school admitted the animal deaths of four rabbits, a sheep and a pig in correspondence to a federal government funding…
Sidewalk vending is decriminalized across California
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday decriminalizing sidewalk vending in the state and requiring cities that want to regulate the industry to first create a permit process. Senate Bill 946 was authored by Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, who said part of his motivation was because many sidewalk vendors are immigrants…
ICE held an American man in custody for 1,273 days. He’s not the only one who had to prove his citizenship
Immigration officers in the United States operate under a cardinal rule: Keep your hands off Americans. But ICE agents repeatedly target U.S. citizens for deportation by mistake, making wrongful arrests based on incomplete government records, bad data and lax investigations.
Marijuana industry fights ‘stoner,’ ‘pot’ and other words that stigmatizes people
There’s a badge on her uniform, possibly a gun on her hip, and her arms are spread a little, suggesting she’s ready for anything. You might think that you’re looking at a police officer walking a beat. But what you’ve seen on billboards and, more recently, the internet is an effort by MedMen Enterprises…
Federal lawsuit claims young female employees were harassed at Del Taco restaurants
The Del Taco fast-food chain is being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on allegations of allowing male supervisors to sexually harass young female employees since 2014, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday. For years, the young women at a Del Taco in Rancho…
Suspect sought in sexual assault of autistic man in San Juan Capistrano library
Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a suspect in the sexual assault of an autistic man at the San Juan Capistrano Public Library in April. The alleged incident happened at about 1:15 p.m. on Monday, April 16, in the men’s bathroom of the library, according to a Monday news release from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department….