California bullet train officials say they were told to suppress bad news and ‘shut up’
Former employees of the California high-speed rail project’s top consultant say they were punished for flagging problems and bringing bad news to their bosses.
Former employees of the California high-speed rail project’s top consultant say they were punished for flagging problems and bringing bad news to their bosses.
LAKE ELSINORE — A prescribed burn that got out of hand and scorched 20 acres in the Cleveland National Forest was 100% contained as of Sunday evening, the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department reported. The burn-off started Friday near South Main Divide and Hacienda Road, south of the Lakeland Village community near Lake Elsinore, but…
A 39-year-old Rialto man was arrested on suspicion of groping a woman’s buttocks on Sunday, March 8, according to a Seal Beach police spokesman. The alleged sexual battery occurred about 11:20 a.m. at the HomeGoods store at 12343 Seal Beach Blvd., said Seal Beach police Sgt. Nick Nicholas. The suspect was identified as Ruben Erick…
One person died and a motorist was arrested following a fiery crash on the 57 Freeway in Orange early Sunday, March 8. The collision happened at about 3:55 a.m. on the southbound freeway near the Chapman Avenue off-ramp, the California Highway Patrol reported. A vehicle with two people inside left the roadway and collided with…
For Southern Californians, 2020 began with a dry spell as rain was scant in January and February. That is expected to change this week with a storm barreling into the region from the Gulf of Alaska, which may prove to be the wettest of 2020, weather experts said. The Los Angeles County area is expected…
A man was wounded in an alleged attempted break in at a Brea on Sunday, authorities said. Officers were dispatched at 7:38 a.m. regarding a report of a man who had been shot by a resident while attempting to break into a home in the 200 block of South Laurel Avenue, police said. The man,…
As Jackie Lacey’s husband faces an LAPD investigation over his pointing a gun at protesters outside their home, she waits to see if she can avoid a runoff in her bid for reelection.
From Catholic churches to Jewish synagogues, Islamic mosques and other religious institutions, many of the faithful are being asked to adapt to changes to practices and rituals in the face of coronavirus.
Fears about the novel coronavirus hit home for senior Yulou Zhou, whose family lives near the epicenter of the outbreak.
California is struggling to contain the coronavirus on a cruise ship off its coast as the number of confirmed and potential cases in the state grows.