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Hundreds plan to protest against Sacramento pastor who praised the Orlando killings
More than 1,000 people plan to protest Sunday outside a Sacramento Baptist church where a pastor praised the Orlando, Fla., killings in a sermon.
The protest is being organized through Facebook and is calling on people in Sacramento to gather outside the Verity Baptist Church on Sunday morning…
Thousands welcome Dalai Lama during visit to Little Saigon
In the heat of the morning, his words stirred their passions and their tears — as well as their desire to Facebook the moment.
As the Dalai Lama stepped onstage Saturday, a sea of hands whipped out smartphones, cameras and tablets to capture the scene in Little Saigon. Vietnamese-language media…
Fire breaks out in San Francisco’s Mission District; dozens of people evacuated
Firefighters in San Francisco are battling a massive fire that broke out in the Mission District on Saturday afternoon and spread to six buildings, forcing dozens of people to evacuate and many other residents to shelter in place.
The fire started about 2:30 p.m. at 3312 Mission St. and quickly…
Obama touts the wonders of Yosemite and national parks, plus the realities of climate change
With Yosemite Falls in the background, President Obama told an audience Saturday that climate change is already impacting America’s national parks.
“Make no mistake, climate change is no longer just a threat — it’s already a reality,” he said from a lectern near Sentinel Bridge in Yosemite National…
Mom whose drugged driving killed her 3-year-old daughter gets 13 years in prison
A mother who was under the influence of drugs when she crashed her car last year, killing her 3-year-old daughter, was sentenced Friday to 13 years and four months in prison.
Brandy Lee Teague, 32, was charged in the death of Carlee Ramirez, one of Teague’s three children. The others — two boys,…
Group sues over decision to allow Islamic center near John Wayne Airport
An association representing business owners in Costa Mesa has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the City Council’s decision to allow an Islamic group to open a gathering center in a business park next to John Wayne Airport.
The suit alleges the approval violates property rights by giving privileges…
‘Romper Room’ host Mary Ann King dies at 82
Mary Ann King, who peered through her “Magic Mirror” to host the children’s TV show “Romper Room” in Los Angeles, has died. She was 82.
Her daughter told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune that King died Thursday at a senior center in Chino Hills.
King locally hosted “Romper Room” from 1966 to 1976….
Remains of hundreds of unidentified immigrants are buried in Imperial County cemetery
In an unmarked dirt lot at the end of Terrace Park Cemetery in Holtville lie the remains of hundreds of unidentified migrants.
Most of these people died alone in the Imperial Valley desert or mountains, likely while attempting to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Some drowned in irrigation…
Ruben Aguirre, who played ‘Profesor Jirafales’ in an iconic Spanish-language series, dies at 82
Rubén Aguirre, famous for his portrayal of the towering “Profesor Jirafales,” the likable and often disrespected giraffe teacher on the 1970s-era hit show “El Chavo del Ocho,” died Friday from complications of pneumonia. He was 82.
Aguirre, who had battled various complications of diabetes in…
New charges filed against ex-Placentia finance manager accused of embezzling $5.2 million
Prosecutors filed new charges Friday against a former finance manager accused of embezzling $5.2 million from the city of Placentia.
Michael Minh Nguyen, 34, is charged with an additional 19 felony counts of misappropriation of public funds, 66 felony counts of money laundering, one felony count…
Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Big Bear City, Calif.
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Friday morning three miles from Big Bear City, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:40 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 2.5 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 16 miles from Yucaipa, Calif., 18 miles…
Santa Barbara fire bad omen for dangerous California fire season
The fire started smoldering Wednesday afternoon off a curvy mountain road in the coastal hills north of Santa Barbara.
Then, infamous “sundowner” winds started blowing fiercely, and the Sherpa fire suddenly exploded. Authorities frantically shut down the 101 Freeway and evacuated hundreds of…
Forecast for Southern California: Hot this weekend, even hotter Monday
A sweltering heat wave will broil Southern California this weekend and early next week, prompting heat alerts and excessive-heat watches for some areas, according to the National Weather Service.
“It will be very hot,” said Joe Sirard, a meteorologist with the service. “People should limit their…
How do you break your Ramadan fast?
Ramadan mubarak! That’s the greeting Muslims around the world use to mark Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting that began June 6. Here in California, observing Ramadan can mean rising before 4 a.m. to eat breakfast before fasting through the day. And each evening, the fast is broken with an iftar…
Shooting in Redondo Beach leaves one dead and another wounded
One person was killed and a second was wounded Thursday in a shooting in Redondo Beach.
The shooting was reported about 4 p.m. at the intersection of Inglewood and Marine avenues, according to the Redondo Beach Police Department.
Witnesses told police that they saw two people arguing at the crosswalk…
Group that wants to launch new L.A. schools names its first grant winners
A group that has vowed to start high-quality schools across Los Angeles on Thursday announced its first grant recipients: a charter school that is expanding, an after-school and summer enrichment program for children, and an organization that recruits recent college graduates for two-year teaching…
Teen with autism receives 10,000 birthday cards after plea
A young woman with autism who was left crying into her birthday cake last year when nobody showed up to her party is going to have an awesome celebration this year, thanks to an online plea by her cousin that has flooded her mailbox with 10,000 birthday cards. Rebecca Guildford of Massachusetts posted…
Earthquake: 3.6 quake strikes near Yucca Valley
A shallow magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported Thursday morning three miles from Yucca Valley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:02 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.2 mile.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was nine miles from Desert Hot Springs, 18 miles…
Lois Duncan, young-adult fiction writer, dies at 82
Lois Duncan, a prolific writer of suspense novels for young adults who also chronicled her decades-long inquiry into the unsolved homicide of her own daughter, has died. She was 82.
Albuquerque-based private investigator Pat Caristo said Thursday that Duncan had died at her home near Sarasota,…
Rare toads (presumably) love him; off-roaders do not
Cantankerous outlaws and merciless nature are out to kill the arroyo toads of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
Like an ecological John Wayne, Sam Sweet — a big man with a beard and ponytail who at one point in his controversial career packed a .44 magnum — has spent his life trying to protect…
Oakland museum’s marijuana exhibit: Scholarly, fun and a little dangerous. (Go ahead, touch that bud!)
The marijuana expert was in.
Dale Gieringer, 70, a coauthor of California’s 20-year-old medical marijuana law, was taking questions at a metal desk plopped down in the middle of an unusual new museum exhibit, “Altered State: Marijuana in California.”
A neatly dressed 77-year-old woman from Walnut…
Ann Morgan Guilbert, Millie on ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies
Ann Morgan Guilbert, the next-door neighbor on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” and more recently of the CBS comedy “Life in Pieces,” has died.
Guilbert died of cancer in Los Angeles on Tuesday, her daughter Nora Eckstein said. She was 87.
Recent TV appearances included a starring role on the hospital…
Group vows to rescue L.A. students one good school at a time
Organizers of a controversial educational reform effort that initially sought a massive expansion of charter schools in Los Angeles now say they will support any effective programs – including traditional public schools – to bring high-quality options to the 160,000 students they identify as attending…
UC Merced moves forward with major campus expansion
UC Merced moved forward with a major campus expansion Wednesday, announcing the selection of a developer to build new classrooms, dorms and labs to accommodate 4,000 more students over the next five years.
Plenary Properties Merced (PPM) will oversee the design, construction and maintenance of…
Boy’s death prompts Newport Beach to examine bike safety near schools
Three weeks after an 8-year-old boy was hit and killed by a trash truck while riding his bike home from Newport Heights Elementary School, Newport Beach leaders have directed city staff to place a new focus on bicycle safety near schools.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to have…
Bob Paine, ecologist who introduced the concept of ‘keystone species,’ dies at 83
Robert “Bob” Paine, an influential ecologist best known for introducing the concept of “keystone species” and who nurtured a generation of scientists, has died. He was 83.
Paine, a retired zoology professor at the University of Washington, died Monday of acute myeloid leukemia, a type of blood…
L.A. Unified’s school board wants to use state funds for special education students
Los Angeles school officials vowed Tuesday to fight to be able to spend the money they get from the state for special education programs.
The response follows a California Department of Education decision in May that required the district to redirect hundreds of millions of dollars for students…
Prosecutors ‘lack confidence’ in Stanford sex assault judge – and that could be a big problem for him
The judge who sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail in a sexual assault case is facing a recall effort as well as demands that he be disciplined.
But he’s also facing a different kind of threat from the local district attorney’s office.
Santa Clara County…
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