In her four years in office, Laurie Davies has served well in a difficult position: one of just 17 Republicans out of 80 California Assembly members. GOP members are a superminority, meaning less than two-thirds compared to the supermajority Democrats. Despite that, she has advanced legislation helping the state and her 74th District, which stretches…
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Five people were hospitalized, including two young children, following a crash early Sunday, Oct. 6 involving a wrong-way driver suspected of drunken driving on the 73 Toll Road near Irvine, authorities said. The collision occurred around midnight when the driver of a Toyota Camry struck a Lincoln MKZ headed south on the toll road north…
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Get your ballots ready — the 2024 election season is upon us, and we’re here to help you make your decisions. Our 2024 Voter Guide is here, a one-stop shop where you can find candidates’ platforms, explainers on statewide and local ballot measures, a map showing the nearest ballot drop boxes, our editorial board’s endorsements…
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We were driving on the New Jersey Turnpike when it happened. On a family trip from Virginia to our New York family, the weather turned cold and ice covered the ground.It was early evening, just after dark. My father pulled the family Ford with the reclining front seat into a Howard Johnson’s parking lot, suggesting…
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Mark Winters had just left Greensleeves Steakhouse in Redlands on Dec. 16, 2022, after having dinner with his wife and sister when he rolled into a DUI checkpoint. The next 20 minutes would upend Winters’ life for the next year and cost him thousands of dollars in attorneys’ fees to clear himself — all because…
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Lax oversight over Central Basin Municipal Water District’s finances during the tenure of General Manager Alex Rojas led to the misspending of at least $123,000, including more than $75,000 in extra pay and benefits that went to Rojas specifically, according to a newly released forensic examination. A report written by certified public accountants from the…
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Just before the Sept. 30 deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed and signed numerous bills, good and bad. CalMatters reported for the whole year he faced down 1,200 total bills. This year the veto ratio hit 16%, up from last year’s 15%. Too bad it wasn’t 90%. Senate Bill 984 by Sen. Aisha Wahab, D-Silicon Valley,…
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October 9 is Ageism Awareness Day, an initiative launched by the American Society on Aging in 2023. You might wonder why we need another day to allocate to a cause. That is because ageism is everywhere and detrimental to our health and well-being, financial security and the American economy. Here are several areas where ageism…
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A 4.1-magnitude earthquake near Ontario shook parts of Southern California on Sunday morning, Oct. 6, the U.S Geological Survey reported. The quake, at 3:51 a.m., was centered at 4.3 miles southeast of Ontario, 4.5 miles north, northwest of Eastvale, 4.9 miles north, northwest of Jurupa Valley and 5.6 miles south of Rancho Cucamonga , according…
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Runners await the start of the 40th Long Beach Marathon early Sunday. Photo: Howard Freshman, for SCNG Runners await the start of the 40th Long Beach Marathon early Sunday. Photo: Howard Freshman, for SCNG Competitors await the start of the 40th Long Beach Marathon early Sunday. Photo: Howard Freshman, for SCNG Runners await the start…
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