Tuition for California State University students will increase by 6% annually for five years beginning in 2024-25 under a plan approved today by the university’s Board of Trustees. Under the schedule, the annual undergraduate tuition for CSU will increase from the current $5,742 to $6,084 in the 2024-25 school year. The total would jump to
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The guardians of a 13-year-old boy who suffered at the hands of bullies, culminating in a fatal attack that was videotaped on his middle school campus, reached a $27 million settlement with the Moreno Valley Unified School District stemming from a lawsuit filed over the youth’s death, it was announced today.  “The family will forever
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By ADAM BEAM AND SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are working through hundreds of bills before the legislative session ends on Thursday. If approved, the bills go to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who will have until Oct. 14 to decide whether to sign them into law, veto them
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SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer turned serial killer who was on death row after being convicted of murdering six people in the 1980s has died of natural causes, authorities said. Anthony Sully, 79, died Friday at a medical facility outside the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, where he had been housed
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio UrÃas’ locker has been removed from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ clubhouse, and two murals featuring the World Series-winning pitcher have been covered up at Dodger Stadium ahead of the team’s homestand this week. UrÃas is on indefinite administrative leave after he was arrested Sept.
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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. Â Â 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
Continue Reading 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 UrÃas 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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