Largest California school district ends COVID vaccine mandate for staff
The mandate was hit by lawsuits, but Sup. Carvalho says the decision is due to science and conditions On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted 6 to 1 to repeal its two-year-old COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff, claiming that it is no longer necessary to ensure safe in-person learning. Board…
California infectious disease doctor charged with sexually assaulting 9 male patients
Authorities allege that a Newport Beach infectious disease doctor sexually assaulted nine male patients while performing medical examinations. Dr. William Thompson IV, a 56-year-old Huntington Beach resident who specializes in treating members of the LGBTQ community, has been charged with a slew of felonies, including sexual penetration by false representation of professional purposes, sexual battery…
California has 6 of the most-valuable housing markets in US
California is home to a half-dozen of the most valuable housing markets in the country. According to Zillow, the total value of US housing has risen more than $2.6 trillion in the last year to just under $52 trillion, up $1.1 trillion from the previous peak in June 2022. These gains defy expectations that higher…
Three Californians found guilty of laundering $2.5 million in Target gift card scam
On Tuesday, Sept. 26, a jury convicted three San Gabriel Valley residents of defrauding older adults out of more than $2.5 million by convincing them to buy Target gift cards under false pretenses. According to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office on Tuesday, Blade Bai of El Monte, Bowen Hu of Hacienda Heights,…
Southern California tops wildfire risk rankings as insurance gets harder to find
Nation’s top spot for wildfire risk is Riverside County. LA is No. 2. Then comes San Bernardino. Three Southern California counties have the highest wildfire risks in the country, and getting insurance to protect property is becoming increasingly difficult. According to a First Street Foundation report, an increasing number of Americans are finding it difficult…
2 women file claim against California county in deputy’s sextortion case
Two women who claimed they were sexually extorted by a Riverside County sheriff’s correctional deputy charged with 18 felony counts spoke out on Tuesday, Sept. 26, just before their attorneys filed a claim against the county for unspecified damages. Christian Phillip Heidecker, 32, was booked at the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in French Valley…
Horoscopes Sept. 27, 2023: Avril Lavigne, savor beneficial relationships
Celebrities born on this day, today’s birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign. Lola Kirke, 33; Avril Lavigne, 39; Anna Camp, 41; and Tamara Taylor, 53 were born on this day. Keep life simple, factual, and stress-free for your birthday. Your choices will influence how you feel and how far…
Word Game: Sept. 27, 2023
PANCAKES (PAN-kakes: flat cakes made of thin batter and cooked on both sides.) 30 words is the average mark. 40-minute time limit Can you find at least 39 words in PANCAKES? The list will be made public tomorrow. WORD OF THE DAY — HOMILIES home hose mesh mile helm hole holism lose miso moil mole…
Berkeley Hills stabbing spree suspect charged with murder, attempted murder
Three people were stabbed — one fatally — on Saturday afternoon Prosecutors in Alameda County filed murder and other felonies against a man accused of killing one person and injuring two others in a weekend stabbing spree in the Berkeley Hills on Tuesday. Along with the murder charge, Jonah Jeremiah Roper, 36, is charged with…