Man gets 3 years in prison for an attempt to smuggle drugs via drone
Brayan Valle was looking to buy some marijuana.
When he reached out to a business associate of his uncle’s, a drug connection, Valle became involved in a much more serious offense. Rather than sell Valle the marijuana, the associate asked for his help to smuggle drugs over the U.S.-Mexico border…
Rail authority revises bullet train plan to link Merced to initial operating segment
The state rail authority, tentatively bowing to demands of the northern San Joaquin Valley, now intends to link Merced to the initial operating segment of the California bullet train, a decision that could add more than $1 billion to that phase of the cash-strapped project.
The decision, unveiled…
Construction is halted on disputed Runyon Canyon basketball court
Some Runyon Canyon Park regulars said they were particularly angry that the city had approved a basketball court partway up a trail. Others found the corporate logo to be displayed on that court especially offensive.
But many of those who in recent weeks inundated city offices with calls and emails…
More people are filing to become citizens in the face of anti-immigration politics
At a recent fair at the Long Beach Convention Center, more than 3,000 immigrants got free help filling out citizenship applications and practiced casting ballots at mock voting booths.
Events like this almost certainly were not what Republicans intended when they blocked President Obama’s program…
L.A. Unified magnets accepted less than half of applicants this year
Magnet schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District accepted fewer than half of students who applied for the 2016-17 school year. The district received about 44,000 applications to attend magnets, which are themed schools that are open to all students, regardless of where they live. Magnets…
As more Latino kids speak only English, parents worry about chatting with grandma
Like many first-generation Mexican immigrants, Juan Rivera grew up in a home where the family communicated exclusively in Spanish.
So when he had his own children, it was important that his home be bilingual. He plastered the family’s Paramount home with sticky notes inscribed with words in Spanish…
Two prosecutors left San Diego city attorney’s office after findings of 98 botched cases
Two top prosecutors left the San Diego city attorney’s office in November after an internal investigation found 98 bungled cases, including several in which missed deadlines meant those accused of domestic violence weren’t prosecuted.
The lawyers left soon after the cases that were not fully reviewed…
Abandoning Passover tradition? Lifting the ban on some foods gets mixed reaction from Jewish families
When Ruben Rosental and his wife mark the start of Passover on Friday evening, they’ll abide by specific food restrictions. This year, however, they’ll have additional options for their holiday table: beans, lentils, rice and corn.
Conservative Jews of European descent have been prohibited for…
Michelle McNamara, writer and wife of Patton Oswalt, dies at 46
Michelle McNamara, a crime writer and wife of comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, has died at her home in Los Angeles, according to Oswalt’s publicist. McNamara was 46.
Kevin McLaughlin of Main Stage Public Relations said Friday that McNamara died in her sleep Thursday. No cause was given but McLaughlin…
L.A. city and county polls diverge sharply in support for funding homelessness programs
With homelessness rising throughout Los Angeles, elected officials at both the city and county level say they may soon ask voters to pay higher taxes to help move people off the streets.
A pair of polls released Friday suggest they could get very different answers.
Fewer than half of surveyed Los…
Construction workers plead guilty in deaths and injuries of baby birds in Newport Beach
Two construction workers have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from the deaths or injury of a dozen baby birds that were knocked out of a Newport Beach tree where they were nesting last year.
Stephen John Esser, 47, of Dana Point and David Roger Stanley, 41, of Downey entered their…
Ethics panel approves $3,000 penalty against San Diego County supervisor over SeaWorld vote
The state Fair Political Practices Commission has approved a $3,000 penalty against San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox for votes he took on the California Coastal Commission involving SeaWorld.
The settlement, which was unanimously approved Thursday, pertained to two commission votes Cox made…
Judge allows woman who sued Trump University to withdraw from case
An Orange County woman who wanted to back out as a class representative in a long-running lawsuit against Donald Trump has gotten her wish.
Tarla Makaeff, who filed the lawsuit against Trump’s now-defunct Trump University six years ago, claimed the litigation had caused her to suffer severe stress…
Alarcon and his wife will be retried on perjury and voter fraud charges, prosecutors say
Former Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon and his wife, Flora, will be retried on perjury and voter fraud charges in a case that saw their convictions overturned in January, prosecutors announced Friday.
The Alarcons are due back in court June 24 for a pretrial conference, the Los Angeles…
Six people taken to hospital after possible drug overdoses downtown
Six people were taken to the hospital after suffering possible drug overdoses Friday night on a downtown Los Angeles street, officials said.
A Los Angeles Police Department officer who answered the emergency call also was treated at the hospital after inhaling the residue of something that might…
The Armenian genocide: Glendale celebrates a small step in the fight for recognition
Taline Arsenian walked through the doors of her Glendale middle school classroom 16 years ago expecting to teach her usual math class of 35 students.
When the bell rang, she saw nearly half of the class was absent. Then she remembered the date: April 24, a day observed in recognition of the Armenian…
Official to low-income earners: If you can’t afford Costa Mesa, look somewhere else
Depending on which Costa Mesa City Council member you ask, the idea of requiring some developers to include affordable housing in their projects is either a viable strategy to secure much-needed shelter for lower-income residents or essentially a municipal money grab.
Either way, such a requirement…
The most influential person on the coastal commission may be this lobbyist
The California Coastal Commission faced a scheduling nightmare when its monthly meeting landed in San Diego at the same time as Comic-Con.
With 130,000 costumed revelers headed to town in July 2012, hotels were booked, and the panel was in a jam. Then Commissioner Wendy Mitchell saved the day,…
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