Newsletter: Essential California Week in Review: A $5.3-million debt-relief gift
A look at California stories from the last week, including how one church wiped out millions in debt for L.A. residents.
City Beat: Pop-up shop helps get basic items to refugees. We could do the same for L.A.’s homeless people
A pop-up shop to help refugees could be a model to aid LA homeless
Woman arrested on suspicion of abducting her daughter in Garden Grove
A woman was arrested Friday on suspicion of abducting her daughter, prompting an Amber Alert in the area. Officers with the Garden Grove Police Department responded to the 13000 block of Roberta Circle after getting reports of a parental abduction. Police said a 3-year-old girl was taken from her grandmother by her biological mother. Authorities…
Riverside police searching for discharged Camp Pendleton Marine accused of sharing child porn
Amid multiple child pornography investigations that netted several arrests this year, Riverside police said Friday they were still searching for a discharged Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton suspected of sharing that content online. The Riverside Police Department said investigators received tips — that the suspects were using social media to share images and videos depicting…
Lawsuits allege sexual abuse and cover-ups at Catholic high schools in Santa Ana and La Cañada Flintridge
On the eve of a new law that gives victims of childhood sexual assaults more time to come forward, lawsuits have been filed over alleged abuse and cover-ups at Catholic high schools in Orange and Los Angeles counties. Attorneys on Friday announced a pair of lawsuits filed by two former students of Mater Dei High…
Chilly weather in store for Southern California this weekend, storm expected Monday
Bundle up and keep warm. While it will be dry this weekend, it will remain chilly. The respite will be short, however, since another storm is expected to hit Southern California on Monday, with a low pressure system bringing back rain, snow and wind. Authorities warned drivers planning to travel through mountain roads to be…
Firefighters battle warehouse blaze in Orange
Water pours from hoses as Orange and Anaheim firefighters are on scene of a single-story warehouse fire shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday, December 27, 2019 in the 500 block of Blueridge Avenue in Orange. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG) Water pours from hoses as Orange and Anaheim firefighters are on scene of…
Decade of disasters: Wildfires, a gas leak, earthquakes in Southern California
A disaster is never more than the failure of aging infrastructure, a slip of tectonic plate or a spark away from affecting thousands of Southern California residents. Such disasters often come with long-term consequences and can be drivers for change and improvements to keep us safe. Here’s a look at a trio of such events…
Coffee cart stolen from nonprofit in Torrance days before Christmas
Louise Elliott couldn’t believe what she saw – or perhaps didn’t see – when she pulled into the parking lot of the future home of ICAN California Abilities Network in Torrance last week. On Thursday night, Dec. 19, members of the nonprofit organization left a trailer containing a pop-up coffee cart in the parking lot…
Parking in front of your own driveway can get you a ticket
Q. Is it legal to park on the street in front of your own driveway? – A San Clemente resident A. Honk’s electronic mailbag has a hole in it. While writing today’s fine edition, he circled back to get the name of the person who asked the above question so he could put his or…