LA Times
- Powerful California institutions backed Swalwell's rise. Now they're facing questions
Why powerful labor unions, elected officials and special interest groups backed Eric Swalwell for govenor despite rumors about past inappropriate behavior.
- On California farms, workers say threats to deport them are on the rise
Farmworkers described instances in which bosses threatened to call ICE on them, sometimes because they complained about workplace violations.
- Barabak: There's a wide gap between rumor and fact. That's where Eric Swalwell lurked
The ex-congressman had a reputation for lavishing inappropriate and unwelcome attention on women. But reporters needed time to get evidence and firsthand accounts.
- California was warned of shocking hospice fraud. Inaction allowed problems to persist
Problems that have plagued the hospice industry persist despite highly publicized enforcement efforts by state and federal officials, experts say.
- Driver wounded in shooting on 105 Freeway, prompting extended closure of eastbound lanes
The California Highway Patrol shut down a portion of the eastbound 105 Freeway to investigate a shooting that left one person in critical condition.
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LA Times – Orange County
- Former Trump lawyer John Eastman disbarred for trying to overturn 2020 election
The California Supreme Court ordered attorney and former law school dean John Eastman disbarred Wednesday for his role aiding the Trump administration's attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
- Former O.C. cop used database to track woman, contacted her thousands of times, prosecutors say
Robert Jay Josett pleaded guilty to unauthorized computer access and fraud, annoying and repeated phone calls and contempt of court for violating a restraining order.
- Former SoCal school board trustee messaged teen boys, called them 'sexy,' prosecutors say
Christopher Gerard Becerra, 42, faces felony charges accusing him of soliciting photos from two minors and trying to induce false testimony from an employee.
- Arellano: Huntington Beach MAGAs want to take their revolution to Sacramento
If there's one thing I've learned while tracking H.B.'s ever-aggrieved conservatives for a quarter century, it's to never underestimate them — the more you do, the more they scheme.
- 8-foot great white circles Newport surfer. Get ready for a 'very sharky summer,' expert says
With unseasonably warm weather and the start of an El Niño cycle, Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab Director Chris Lowe predicts this sighting is just the start of a 'very sharky summer.'