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Police in Diamond Bar, California announced that they’ve opened up a hate crime investigation into a man who drove past several people that were protesting violence against Asian Americans, BuzzFeed News reports. The incident, which started as demonstrators crossed the street at a crosswalk in front of his car, also saw him yelling “F*ck China!” at […]
Do guaranteed income programs live up to all the hype? Oakland is looking to find out. The city’s mayor, Libby Schaaf, took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce the launch of “Oakland Resilient Families”—a pilot program that will provide $500 a month in guaranteed income to 600 families. Schaaf said the experiment will span 18 months and benefit Black, Indigenous, and other people of […]
Two people were fatally stabbed on Monday, which was caught on a Zoom call. According to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the stabbing took place at about 2:45 p.m. local time in the Altadena neighborhood, which is 15 miles north of downtown LA. Somebody dialed 911 and reported a potential kidnapping; […]
It looks like one of the U.S.’s bigger music festivals is seeing another delay. Variety reports that the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been pushed back once again, from October 2021 to April 2022, according to industry sources. This could potentially be the fourth time the festival has been postponed, after April 2020 […]
Earlier this month, a California man decided to start a GoFundMe campaign for his former substitute teacher who had been living out of his car. Just a week later, Steven Nava delivered the money raised to his teacher, Jose Villarruel from Fontana – all $27,000 of it. “From the bottom of my heart, I just had to resort to […]
California man William Wallace has been accused of murdering his wife, and then propping up her dead body on a couch as their kids opened Christmas presents, the Mercury News reports. Wallace, now 39, allegedly murdered 26-year-old Za’Zell Preston on Christmas morning in 2011, with one particuarly grisly detail coming to light in court on Monday. The couple had […]
An ex-employee of a California Panda Express is suing the company for being pushed to strip down to her underwear in front of others during a training seminar. NBC News reports that Jennifer Spargifiore says the 2019 incident was part of a “trust-building” activity that was hosted by Panda Express and the self-improvement consulting company, Alive Seminars […]
Following a robbery and shooting at a local fancy restaurant, Beverly Hills police are hiring private, armed security guards to increase law enforcement presence in the city. “First and foremost safety is our top priority in Beverly Hills and criminal activity of any kind will not be tolerated,” Police Chief Dominick Rivetti said in a […]
Rep. Eric Swalwell, who was also a House impeachment manager, has filed a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump and his associates over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. CNN reports Swalwell, a California Democrat, is concerned Trump poses a risk of “inciting future political violence” after what happened in the last weeks of his presidency. The one-term […]
The guaranteed income program in Stockton, California, has been deemed a success. It was just two years ago when the city launched the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, an initiative that aimed to prove the effectiveness of a universal basic income. According to the Associated Press, 125 residents were selected to receive a guaranteed monthly payment of […]
