Citing “new safety measures” in place following escalating protests, USC announced today it has canceled the “main stage” commencement ceremony that had been planned for May 10 and will require tickets for people to attend any other commencement activities. The university will continue to hold “dozens” of smaller commencement events, including the individual school
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A member of the U.S. Marine Corps died at Camp Pendleton this week while taking part in “routine military operations,” the USMC reported today. The service member — who belonged to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing — died about 5 p.m. Tuesday, according the Marine
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Crowds gathered to pay their respects to Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona, which sank during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. His funeral was held Tuesday morning at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Grass Valley, northeast of Sacramento. In Hawaii, the National Parks Service hosted a day of remembrance at
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A coalition of mayors from the state’s largest cities today visited Sacramento to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislature to make permanent funding homelessness services across California. The Big City Mayors coalition, chaired by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, requested Newsom and legislators avoid making cuts to the Homelessness Housing, Assistance and Prevention
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A coalition backed by retailers like Walmart and Target announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing. Californians for Safer Communities, a bipartisan group made up of law
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A Camp Pendleton-based Marine who drove drunk and caused the death of a 12-year-old boy in a Fourth of July car crash in Oceanside was sentenced today to 13 years and eight months in state prison. Edward Minot, 21, was arrested last summer for the crash that killed Santiago Gaspar and injured two others in
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After an hours-long meeting, the Anaheim City Council early today gave preliminary approval to a major Disneyland expansion project. The Disneyland Forward project is meant to expand development and add hotel rooms to the theme park by utilizing about 57 acres of parking and unused land. The plan is essentially a shuffling around of
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A Virginia defense contractor pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery for offering free meals, tickets to major sporting events and more to a San Diego-based Navy civilian employee. Cambridge International Systems, Inc. admitted to acting through its former Executive Vice President Russell Thurston and another employee to offer various valuable items to James
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has addressed recent speculation about a potential future gubernatorial run in California. Last week, Politco reported that Bianco, who was first elected sheriff in 2018 and then re-elected in 2022, is considering a bid for Governor in 2026. Bianco addressed the report in an interview with News Channel 3 today,
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By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring concerns about future water delivery issues to Southwestern states supplied by the Colorado River. Federal officials recently reported damage to four tubes known as “river outlet works” at Glen Canyon Dam on
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is enlisting the help of officials in 15 states to enforce consumer-protection laws covering airline travelers, a power that by law is limited to the federal government. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday that the states, which include California, New York and Illinois, will help
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By AMY TAXIN Associated Press California might step in to regulate groundwater use in part of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley, which would be a first-of-its-kind move that comes a decade after lawmakers tasked local communities with carefully managing the precious but often overused resource. At issue is control over a farming-dependent area where state
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers don’t know for sure how big their budget deficit is, but on Thursday they decided it’s big enough to go ahead and reduce spending by about $17 billion. The vote represents a preemptive strike from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is trying to get
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal fishery managers voted Wednesday to cancel all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the second year in a row, and only the fourth time in state history, because of dwindling stocks. The unanimous vote by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the authority responsible for setting
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MIAMI (AP) — Coachella Valley-native Taylor Ward homered, Nolan Schanuel extended his career-starting consecutive on-base streak to 35 games and the Los Angeles Angels beat Miami 10-2 on Wednesday, sending the Marlins to their first winless seven-game homestand and worst start in franchise history. Angels starter Patrick Sandoval struck out seven over 5 2/3 innings
Continue Reading By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Reporter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disney shareholders have rallied behind longtime CEO Robert Iger, voting Wednesday to rebuff activist investor Nelson Peltz and his ally, former Disney Chief Financial Officer Jay Rasulo, who had sought seats on the company’s board. The company had recommended a slate of directors that did
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Three Mexican men who were arrested in El Monte with more than 1 million fentanyl pills pleaded guilty today to a federal narcotics charge. At a hearing in Los Angeles federal court, the three defendants — all from Sinaloa, Mexico — entered their pleas to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent
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By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teenage girl who had been kidnapped by her father was following sheriff’s deputies’ instructions and appeared to be surrendering when deputies fatally shot her during a gun battle on a Southern California highway, according to recently released video and audio. Savannah Graziano, 15, was shot
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A horse that was stuck in the Santa Ana River has been taken by firefighters and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to a location where it will receive food and medical care today. Authorities were searching for a possible rider after responding to a call about the distressed horse in Eastvale. The incident was
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sharply questioned the Biden administration’s position that it bears no responsibility for housing and feeding migrant children while they wait in makeshift camps along the U.S-Mexico border. The Border Patrol does not dispute the conditions at the camps, where migrants wait
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