Year: 2025

O.C. Supervisor Sarmiento voted not to arrest and fine transients caught camping on County property

The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a new policy on Tuesday that allows for the immediate arrest and fining of unhoused individuals camping on county-owned land, including flood control channels and parks, according to KFI. The policy passed with a 4-1 vote, despite concerns about the potential impact on Read More

Prop 50 lawsuit could reshape California’s political map and influence the 2026 elections

A new federal lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California challenges the constitutionality of California’s recently adopted congressional district map under Proposition 50. The plaintiffs include individual voters from across the state and the California Republican Party. They are suing Governor Gavin Newsom and Read More

12 mentally ill offenders, including a murder defendant, could be released in Orange County

SANTA ANA – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued the following statement: Twelve criminal defendants, including a defendant charged with hacking a stranger to death with a hatchet and a man arrested trying to break into his neighbor’s house to rape her, who have been determined to be so Read More

Woman gets 15 years to life for butt injection that killed Hollywood actress

A Southern California woman who was convicted of killing a Hollywood actress with a botched silicone injection into her buttocks was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Wednesday. Libby Adame, 55, was convicted earlier this month in Riverside County of second-degree murder and practicing medicine without a Read More

Fraudsters arrested after trying to use fake credit cards at a coastal O.C. hotel

Early yesterday morning, police officers responded to a local hotel after staff reported a group trying to check in using fake credit cards and identification, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. The suspects took off before the officers arrived, but they didn’t get very far…During an area check, the Read More

Magic Johnson talks power of music, possible Dodgers three-peat

The name Earvin “Magic” Johnson is synonymous with excellence. He now has 18 championship rings, thanks to the Los Angeles Dodgers winning another World Series. Johnson is part-owner of the Major League Baseball franchise; however, basketball fans know five of those are from when he played during the “Showtime Era” Read More

Longtime Hollywood performance venue to close next year, reopen on Sunset Blvd. in 2027

A prominent Hollywood music venue is closing early next year, though the owners indicate they plan to return in a new location in 2027. The Hotel Café is ending its 25-year run at 1623 N. Cahuenga Blvd. in early 2026, the venue announced on Instagram. TimeOut noted that while no Read More