Kaiser Health Care Employees Strike for Better Pay, Staffing
Nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, dieticians, rehab therapists and other health care workers are striking against Kaiser Permanente throughout California and Hawaii as they demand better pay and staffing. Roughly 31,000 workers kicked off the strike Tuesday morning, which is expected to last until 7 a.m....
Shelter’s free-rides program ensures students facing homelessness get to school safely
LONG BEACH, Calif. — It’s still dark out when, one by one, Vanessa Calderon wakes her five daughters up for school. With all girls under the age of 13 and one restroom, things can get a little chaotic. But that morning rush is welcomed, says Calderon — as just a year ago, their situation looked very different.
Man, 36, arrested in stabbing on South Gate bus
A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of stabbing a man on a passenger bus in South Gate on Saturday. Edgar Espinoza was arrested by deputies.
Homicide suspect arrested after woman found bleeding, unresponsive in Orange County motel room
A suspect was arrested for homicide after a woman was found bleeding and unresponsive in a motel room in Orange County. On Oct. 13, Costa Mesa police responded to a motel room in the 1500 block of South Coast Drive around 6 a.m. Inside, police found the victim unresponsive. She was rushed to a nearby […]
Commentary: A Restraining Order in Los Angeles Can Place You in Danger
*Dr. Rosie Milligan: My urgent appeal to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell to protect law-abiding citizens and seniors. I am writing this (open letter) as a law-abiding senior citizen, one month away from my 80th birthday, who has experienced firsthand how unsafe it has become to live in the...
LA County quietly paid a $2 million settlement to its CEO in ‘confidential’ deal
The agreement is labeled “confidential” and was not reported out publicly by the county.
‘We can do better’: Calif.’s incarcerated firefighters just got a nearly 700% raise
The LA fires put a spotlight on how little incarcerated firefighters are paid.
Newsom signs bill to stem copper wire theft that’s shutting LA’s lights off
State Assemblyman Mark González, who represents parts of L.A., introduced the bill to strengthen penalties against illegal metal recyclers.
A speeding O.C. driver with illegal fireworks, meth and drug paraphernalia was busted
A motor police officer stopped a driver going over 80mph in a 65mph zone on October 7, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. When the officer approached the vehicle to issue a speeding ticket, the officer spotted boxes of illegal fireworks, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. You can guess how...
California loses another factory as recession fears accelerate
The hits just keep coming for California. Wave after wave of factory closures… Whole industries shutting down… It’s just a tough economic time for the Golden State, especially its food…
