Careers for a Cause equips people to work in homeless services. These participants, fresh from their own hardships, can relate

State Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) showed effective leadership when she pulled Senate Bill 50, which targets single-family zoning and would lead to greater housing density, from the chamber’s appropriations committee, giving it a fighting chance at passage.

Police in Laguna Beach pulled over Edgar Torres Gutierrez in June, 2018, on suspicion that he was driving under the influence and took him to their local jail. But when it was time to release Torres Gutierrez, police didn’t let him go. Instead, they held him for federal immigration agents to pick him up, according…

Teachers evacuated students from a Fullerton elementary school after spotting smoke in a lab that caught fire Wednesday, Jan. 22. The fire broke out at Laguna Road Elementary School, 300 W. Laguna Rd., at about 3: 20 p.m., Fullerton/Brea Fire Department Division Chief Kathy Schaefer said. Faculty who saw smoke billowing inside an unoccupied science…

Corona firefighters investigate the aftermath of an airplane crash at Corona Municipal Airport on Jan. 22, 2020, that killed four people. (Courtesy of Corona Fire Department) Four people died Wednesday, Jan. 22, when the single-engine airplane they were in crashed and burst into flames on takeoff at Corona Municipal Airport. There were no survivors, Corona…

By COLLIN BINKLEY | AP Education Writer BOSTON — A California woman pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge Wednesday after authorities said she paid a company $9,000 to take online classes for her son at Georgetown University and then demanded a discount when he received a C. Karen Littlefair, 57, pleaded guilty in federal…

Two businessmen have been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of carrying out a $4 million-plus fraud by selling worthless ownership interests in several marijuana-related businesses. Guy Scott Griffithe, 40, of Laguna Niguel and Robert William Russell, 60, of Duvall, Washington are accused of defrauding at least 25 investors of an estimated $4.85 million…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein went on trial Wednesday in a landmark moment for the # MeToo movement, with prosecutors painting him as a sexual predator who used his Hollywood clout to abuse women for decades, while his lawyers sought to portray his accusers as willing participants. Prosecutor Meghan Hast told…

What self-respecting Dodgers fan could take pride in claiming championships we didn’t win?

A Facebook group for homeless people has more than 1,200 members. They share stories and tips on surviving on the streets.