Captain Files Lawsuit Against CHP
SANTA MONICA—California Highway Patrol Captain Gregory Hammond filed a lawsuit on February 27 alleging that he was wrongly punished for resisting pressure to find...
UC Refuses To Expand 2015 Enrollment
CALIFORNIA—The University of California has announced that enrollment will not be expanded to in-state applicants and will place a firm limit on the enrollment...
National Attention On LA Shooting
LOS ANGELES—The officer-involved shooting on Sunday, March 1 on the 500 block of San Pedro in Los Angeles, has placed national attention upon the...
State May Change Legal Smoking Age
CALIFORNIA—State Senator Ed Hernandez who represents the 24th Senate district, introduced a bill on January 29, that would raise the legal smoking age in...
Suge Knight Pleads Not Guilty
WESTWOOD—After pleading not guilty on two counts of a hit-and-run last week that killed Terry Carter, 55, and injured Cle “Bone” Sloan, 51, Suge...
Suge Knight Arrested For Murder
WESTWOOD—Co-Founder of Death Row Records, Marion “Suge” Knight was involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Thursday, January 29 in Compton.
The victim was Terry Carter,...
State Says E-Cigs Are Dangerous
CALIFORNIA—The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) published a report and issued a health advisory on January 28, warning about the dangers of electronic...
UCLA Study Will Send Rodents Into Space
WESTWOOD—The government-funded Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) announced they are funding research headed by UCLA scientists that will study bone...
Utility Wires A Growing Concern In SF
SAN FRANCISCO—A network of utility wires large enough to wrap around the planet more than six times has become a problem in the state...
Youth Safety Partnership Receives Grant
CALIFORNIA—The California Friday Night Live Partnership, a state-funded program, which was established in 1984, with the principal purpose of “reducing the number of deaths...