Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could offer rebates for electric vehicle purchases if the incoming Trump administration eliminates a federal tax credit for people who buy electric cars, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. Newsom, a Democrat, proposed creating a new version of the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program, which was phased
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By Karina Tsui, Amanda Jackson and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The father of a Hawaii woman who went missing two weeks ago was found dead on Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Ryan Kobayashi had traveled to Los Angeles to help find his daughter, Hannah Kobayashi. The 30-year-old woman was last heard from
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Members of the public may participate in a lottery Monday morning to possibly obtain a seat in the Van Nuys courtroom for a status conference involving the Menendez brothers, it was announced today. Erik and Lyle Menendez are not expected to attend the hearing. Last month, current District Attorney George Gascón requested that a
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A high-ranking member of a Mexican drug cartel who allegedly faked his own death and has been living in California under a fake name is now facing federal charges, the US Justice Department announced Thursday. Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, a member of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación and the
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is swimming against the current to get seven Western states to agree to divvy up the Colorado River’s water in a way that would protect the river basin and the West’s largest single water source – and do it before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, according
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Two Riverside high school students who faced repercussions for wearing T-shirts expressing opposition to a transgender student receiving accommodations on the girls’ track-and-field team are federally suing the Riverside Unified School District over alleged freedom of speech and other civil rights violations, it was announced today. “We will not allow boys to take over
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The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 14.5 tons of cocaine in San Diego today, which the agency said was seized in recent months from seafaring drug smugglers in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew of the USCG cutter Munro unloaded the 29,000-plus-pound haul of narcotics — which would have been worth an estimated $335
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, the highest in the country. Opponents, including the California Chamber of Commerce, said it would have increased costs, led to higher taxes and pushed businesses to cut jobs. “With
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The City Council voted today to formally establish Los Angeles, the second-largest municipality in the nation, as a “sanctuary” for migrants, prohibiting city resources or personnel from being used to help federal enforcement of immigration laws. The council voted 13-0 to approve the Sanctuary City Ordinance, which codifies protections for migrants in the country
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A gang-affiliated drug trafficker who joined more than a dozen others in acquiring and selling methamphetamine throughout the Inland Empire and elsewhere was bound for federal prison today to serve a 15-year sentence. Javier Xavier Rodriguez, 57, of Riverside pleaded guilty in March to multiple felony counts, including conspiracy to import meth, possession of controlled
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The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 today to explore a pilot program to distribute fentanyl detection devices to residents at no cost. Council members voted to instruct the Office of Procurement and relative departments to report on such a program funded by the city’s opioid settlement account. Council members Monica Rodriguez and Hugo Soto-Martinez
Continue Reading Gov. Gavin Newsom will put off making a decision on the Menendez brothers’ bid for clemency until incoming Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman reviews the nearly 35-year-old case, the Governor’s Office said today. “The governor respects the role of the district attorney in ensuring justice is served and recognizes that voters have
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A Knott’s Berry Farm ride got stuck for more than two hours today, leaving about two dozen riders suspended several stories in the air until park workers managed to manually lower the ride to the ground. The Sol Spin ride got stuck about 2 p.m. at the theme park at 8039 Beach Blvd., said Orange
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One Los Angeles County resident has died and at least one other has been sickened in a multi-state E.coli outbreak tied to organic carrots, health officials said today. The county Department of Public Health confirmed Monday it is investigating two local cases of E.coli linked to the outbreak of Grimmway Farms carrots. “One local case
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BRENTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California city has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging police used excessive force after a K-9 dog bit into a woman’s scalp during her arrest, requiring her to get more than 200 stitches and other treatment. Talmika Bates will receive $967,000 from the city
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POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Three people were hurt aboard a single-engine plane that crashed Sunday near a Southern California dragstrip where fans were gathered for the finals of a racing event, authorities said. At least two parked vehicles on the ground were struck when the Piper PA-32 crashed around 11:40 a.m. near the dragstrip in
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The United States’ first known case of a more severe strain of mpox was confirmed in California, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The risk of clade I mpox to the public remains low, the agency said. The person diagnosed with clade I mpox had
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U.S. Coast Guard officials intercepted a boat carrying 21 migrants off the coast of Newport Beach, authorities said today. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal spotted the 34-foot boat Thursday evening outside Newport Harbor, and determined it was “operating suspiciously,” according to the Coast Guard. Coast Guard officials boarded the vessel around
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As expected, a 27-year-old man was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the hate crime killing of a gay former classmate in Foothill Ranch six years ago. Samuel Lincoln Woodward was convicted in July for the Jan. 3, 2018, fatal stabbing of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein. The hate-crime enhancement
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A racist term for a Native American woman will be removed from nearly three dozen geographic features and place names on California lands, the state Natural Resources Agency announced Friday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 signed a bill into law that bans use of the word “squaw” in future place
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