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Grace Toohey | (TNS) Los Angeles Times Hawaii lawmakers are hoping that phasing out short-term rentals could help ease its worsening housing crisis, where locals face the highest housing costs in the nation and one of the worst rates of homelessness. Two bills that would allow for new regulation of “transient accommodations” have moved readily …
(KRON) – A bill making its way through the state legislature wants to double the fines for protesters who block highways and freeways. It’s gaining bipartisan support in the state capitol, but not across the state. The bill is proposing to increase fines for protesters every time they are convicted of blocking traffic on highways. …
The new education center at the Port Administration Building in Civic Center Plaza will be named after former Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, as the City Council approved the name change on Tuesday, April 23. The 10,000-square-foot space will be named the Congressman Alan Lowenthal Global Trade and Education Center, which Port of Long Beach …
OROVILLE — A former Sycamore Junior High School teacher pled no contest to unlawful sex with a minor, according to a media release by Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey. The former school teacher — Michelle Christine Solis, 46, of Gridley — entered no-contest pleas Tuesday at Butte County Superior Court to sex charges that …
SALINAS – With its eye on a May 27 reopening of the roadway, Caltrans reports that it continues to advance on repairs to stabilize the edge of the roadway at the Rocky Creek slip-out which occurred nearly a month ago and has reduced access to Big Sur to locals and essential workers only. “We’re definitely …
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – Oakland small business owners are concerned about a road project that would remove dozens of parking spaces. The Oakland Department of Transportation is hoping to make Grand Avenue safer with a repaving project, but businesses along the corridor say more input is needed before moving ahead. Grand Avenue is a busy …
LOS ANGELES — The red, blue and orange of Armenia’s flag flew on the streets of Los Angeles on Wednesday as marchers remembered the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in what is regarded as the first genocide of the 20th century. A crowd rallied in LA’s Little Armenia district before proceeding down Hollywood Boulevard. Another …
By JACQUES BILLEAUD, JONATHAN J. COOPER and JOSH KELETY (Associated Press) PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump ‘s chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their roles in an attempt to overturn Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. The indictment …
Three Republicans on Wednesday joined Democrats in the Arizona House to vote to repeal the state’s controversial 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, which was revived by a court ruling earlier this month and which only includes exceptions to save the life of the pregnant woman. The final vote was 32-28. The video is from …
CARMEL — A fire broke out at a restaurant in Carmel on Tuesday and caused significant damage to the building. A fire breaks out in the kitchen area of the Carmel Burger Bar behind a stove. Firefighters are still investigating the incident, but say it does not look suspicious. (Photo Courtesy of the Monterey Fire …