
LOS ANGELES — State Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), the Democratic nominee for Congress in the 33rd congressional district, will not say whether he will return an award he received from the Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR), a group with alleged ties
by Adelle Nazarian7 Aug 2014, 5:38 PM PST0

Three illegally-owned pet monkeys have been removed, two impounded, and one placed under a six-month quarantine after they attacked a woman in Southern California. “It felt like that, like a razor; like a rough-ass poke,” said Tricia Moreno, who was
by Adelle Nazarian7 Aug 2014, 5:09 PM PST0

A single-engine biplane made an emergency landing then flipped over in a vacant Oceanside, California, lot just north of State Route 76 early Wednesday morning. The plane had reportedly taken off from Carlsbad’s McClellan-Palomar Airport when it lost power, according to
by Adelle Nazarian6 Aug 2014, 7:44 PM PST0

California’s state capitol is finally getting a statue of Ronald Reagan, the Golden State’s only governor-turned-president to date. The statue was reportedly commissioned by Doug Elmets, a former staffer for Reagan, when he realized that his former boss was “the
by Adelle Nazarian6 Aug 2014, 5:29 PM PST0

On Tuesday, nine elected Los Angeles officials gathered at City Hall in a show of solidarity, voicing their support for Israel in its war against the terrorism wrought by Hamas in Gaza. The gathering began with a moment of silence,
by Adelle Nazarian6 Aug 2014, 1:07 PM PST0

The political fight between incumbent U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) and her Republican opponent Assemblyman Jeff Gorell (R-Camarillo) has the trigger-happy media tripping over themselves. Timm Herdt, the Ventura County Star‘s Sacramento bureau chief, published an article Monday in which
by Adelle Nazarian6 Aug 2014, 6:47 AM PST0

Grapes throughout much of California will be harvested early due to the dry, hot weather conditions resulting from the Golden State’s fourth year in a deep-cutting drought. The rough climate change has caused for an earlier than normal ripening of
by Adelle Nazarian5 Aug 2014, 5:59 PM PST0

Several “concerned local veterans” have reportedly pointed out that Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) of the 26th congressional district sent a political mailer to her constituents in July that featured a stock photo of a “veteran” wearing a hat bearing a
by Adelle Nazarian5 Aug 2014, 5:46 AM PST0

For the first time since war between Israel and Hamas broke out, hundreds of pro-Israel demonstrators in the Bay Area showed up in front of San Francisco’s City Hall on Sunday. The event was organized by three Stanford University students,
by Adelle Nazarian4 Aug 2014, 7:35 PM PST0

Users of the popular California-based dating app Tinder who are located in New York have recently been presented with the possibility of finding “puppy love” on their quest for romantic human matches with the appearance of a number of doggy
by Adelle Nazarian4 Aug 2014, 7:22 PM PST0

LOS ANGELES — A Christian Zionist was assaulted and shouted down by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at a rally and protest on Saturday organized by a slew of pro-Palestinian and Muslim groups, which coincided with a similar demonstration in Washington, D.C. Breitbart News was
by Adelle Nazarian3 Aug 2014, 4:29 PM PST0

Video footage of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood parking lot filmed by a drone hobbyist, which was then posted to YouTube, prompted the LAPD on Friday to explore possible legal action prohibiting civilians from flying camera-wielding drones over their
by Adelle Nazarian3 Aug 2014, 4:54 AM PST0

Following a brief outage of Facebook early Friday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department experienced an “unknown number” of calls from concerned citizens who deemed the situation enough of an emergency to make a 911 call. Facebook reportedly went back
by Adelle Nazarian2 Aug 2014, 6:04 PM PST0

A new San Francisco-based startup called “ManServants” promises to deliver a custom-built, “chivalrous,” and PG-rated experience in which women can have their every need and desire catered to — while fully clothed — by hand-selected men. “A Man, But Better”
by Adelle Nazarian2 Aug 2014, 2:02 PM PST0

Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), infamous for their “God Hates Fags” slogans and picketing at soldiers’ funerals, is taking their God Hates the Media tour to the heart of the LGBT movement in America: San Francisco. WBC will reportedly be making
by Adelle Nazarian1 Aug 2014, 7:47 PM PST0

A Belgian physician reportedly refused to treat a woman with a fractured rib based solely on the fact that she is Jewish and said the woman should visit Gaza to eradicate the pain. “Send her to Gaza for a few
by Adelle Nazarian1 Aug 2014, 11:40 AM PST0

A single-engine, four-seat passenger airplane crashed into a San Diego Costco parking lot on Wednesday evening, resulting in the death of one of the two women on board the aircraft. The pilot, 52, was reportedly attempting to land the the
by Adelle Nazarian1 Aug 2014, 6:51 AM PST0

LOS ANGELES — An exclusive, members-only race car club which is modeled after similar ones in Europe and the United States’ East Coast has arrived in Southern California; thanks to a French entrepreneur who acted on an opportunity to create
by Adelle Nazarian1 Aug 2014, 6:24 AM PST0

Thousands of glimmering, deep blue marine invertebrates with transparent semicircular sails and tiny tentacles at their bases have been washing up on California’s beaches. Sightings of this ocean-dwelling creature have been reported in Humboldt County, Monterey and Ocean Beach, according to
by Adelle Nazarian31 Jul 2014, 1:56 PM PST0

A new app called “Eaze” which launched on Tuesday, seeks to provide a quick, seamless delivery of pot to medical marijuana patients with just one click in what the company’s founders are seeking to turn into the “Uber of pot.”
by Adelle Nazarian30 Jul 2014, 7:08 PM PST0

A busted water main pipe which flooded Westwood, California and mostly UCLA, with up to 20 million gallons of water (originally reported at 10 million by KTLA), turned into a social media frenzy on Tuesday with over 15,000 tweets over the
by Adelle Nazarian30 Jul 2014, 7:02 PM PST0

A seven hour standoff between a SWAT team in Hayward, California-and what was eventually determined to be an empty residence-ended, when authorities realized the individual they thought may have sent a series of “suspicious notes” was not actually home. The
by Adelle Nazarian30 Jul 2014, 6:54 PM PST0

California state Senate candidate and “free-birth-control advocate” Sandra Fluke is the biggest donor in her own campaign, according to official California campaign finance reports. The Washington Examiner points out that Fluke has provided a “whopping 35%” of her own funding for
by Adelle Nazarian30 Jul 2014, 10:47 AM PST0

A new “quick aid” free CPR app for San Diego residents called PulsePoint is aimed at saving thousands of lives by getting help to cardiac arrest victims faster. The app was made available to San Diegans Monday. PulsePoint is activated
by Adelle Nazarian29 Jul 2014, 6:06 PM PST0

Sacramento’s annual Gold Rush Days festival, which usually takes place over Labor Day Weekend, has been canceled, according to local NBC News affiliate KCRA. The event is Old Sacramento’s most popular event, and typically draws over 100,000 visitors. It usually takes 100,000
by Adelle Nazarian29 Jul 2014, 1:50 PM PST0