By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California may soon lift a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws and instead focus on an advertising campaign to bring anti-discrimination messages to red states. California started banning official travel to states with laws it deemed discriminatory against LGBTQ+ people in 2017, starting
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A jet ski rider was fatally injured during a recreational outing on Lake Elsinore, authorities said today. The victim, whose identity was not immediately released, died Sunday night after he was taken to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar. According to Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Brad Foster, the man was riding a jet ski
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Most fast food workers in California would get a $20 minimum wage next year — a nearly $5 per hour raise — under a deal announced Monday between labor unions and the industry that will avoid a costly referendum on the November 2024 ballot. The mandatory
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By JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — IndyCar will hold an all-star race next year at the Thermal Club in Southern California, with $1 million guaranteed to the winner of the made-for-TV exhibition. The $1 Million Challenge will be held on March 24 and air on NBC, with practice and qualifying the
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Disney has tentatively agreed to a $9.5 million settlement of a federal class action lawsuit regarding its “Dream Key” pass and a hearing is scheduled for next month to consider the agreement. Jenale Nielsen and other pass holders filed the lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court in November 2021 alleging they thought the Dream Key
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s X Corp., the parent company of the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Friday sued California’s attorney general over the state’s new content moderation law. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bill AB 587 into law last September. The law requires social media companies to post
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The Los Angeles City Council today approved a motion seeking to save Marilyn Monroe’s Brentwood home from demolition by having it declared a historic-cultural monument. The council voted 12-0 with council members Heather Hutt, Eunisses Hernandez and Curren Price absent during the vote. Following the vote, the Department of Building and Safety issued an official
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $49 million as part of a settlement with California prosecutors who say the health care giant illegally disposed of thousands of private medical records, hazardous materials and medical waste, including blood and body parts, in dumpsters headed to local
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday voted to raise taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for security improvements at public schools and gun violence prevention programs. The federal government already taxes the sale of guns and ammunition nationwide. The government gives that money to the states, which
Continue Reading By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon require judges to consider whether a parent affirms their child’s gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions under a bill that cleared the state Senate on Wednesday. The vote was split almost entirely along party lines, with Democrats arguing the
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A bill that would decriminalize psychedelics in California moved one step closer to the governor’s desk after the State Assembly passed it. SB 58 passed with a 41 to 11 vote on the assembly flood on Wednesday. Local Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia was among those who passed the bill. Our other local Assemblymember, Greg Wallis, did
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Federal authorities sought the public’s help today to find a 49-year-old man with ties to Southern California who is suspected of taking part in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Paul Belosic, who also goes by the name Jeff Thomas Redding, is also believed to have ties to Mexico and Southern
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Dodger pitcher Julio Urias — who was arrested Sunday on suspicion of felony domestic violence — was placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball today, likely ending the season for the free- agent-to-be. “Per an agreement between MLB and the (Major League Baseball Players Association), Julio Urías has been placed on Administrative Leave until
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A divided Huntington Beach City Council voted today to seek a ban of universal mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the city. The motion passed with a 4-3 vote during a marathon meeting that ended at 2:48 a.m. Under the city’s action, people who have tested positive for COVID-19 would still be required to wear
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Tuesday voted to outlaw discrimination based on caste, adding protections for people of South Asian descent who say they have been left out of traditional American safeguards for fairness in employment and housing. The bill — the first of its kind in the
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Two people suffered minor injuries in a crash that took place as two Lamborghini Huracans were street racing in Murrieta, police said today. The crash happened at around 6:30 p.m. Friday on Jefferson Boulevard, according to the Murrieta Police Department. Police said the luxury cars were racing at high velocities when one of them
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías, who was suspended 20 games for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy in 2019, has been arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence, authorities said today. The 27-year-old starter, who led the National League in wins in 2021 and earned run average in 2022, was arrested late
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August 2023 was fairly normal temperature wise. 17 days of the month saw temperatures above average and 13 days saw temperatures below the seasonal average. One day saw temperatures matching the seasonal average. Two days, Aug. 28th and 29th, saw record-tying heat at 118°F. The average daily high temperature for Palm Springs during August, 2023
Continue Reading A 29-year-old was killed when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle driven by an on-duty Riverside County District Attorney’s investigator in Riverside, police said today. Riverside Police Department officers and Riverside Fire Department paramedics responded to the intersection of Arlington and Rutland avenues around 7:50 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a collision, according to
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On a day when another bus of migrants from Texas arrived in Los Angeles, the City Council today approved a motion asking the City Attorney’s Office to investigate whether Texas Gov. Greg Abbott committed any crimes when he sent 42 migrants on a 23-hour bus ride to downtown Los Angeles in June. The motion requests
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