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KCAL Investigates: Violent crime on Metro up 33% compared to pre-pandemic levels
After a Metro board member said she was too afraid to ride the system alone, new Board chair Janice Hahn climbed aboard to see the state of the public transportation that her father, Kenny Hahn, helped build.An analysis of the last 12 months of Metro's available data shows that violent crime across the entire system has increased by nearly 33%, a majority of which happened on trains. During the last six months, there was one violent crime for every 55,000 riders compared to on buses, where it hits one out of every 300,000 riders. In its stats for May, Metro saw...
$800,000 worth of stolen merchandise discovered in Compton raid
Two suspects were arrested after authorities discovered around $800,000 worth of stolen merchandise in a Compton raid. Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department identified three fence operations selling a large amount of stolen goods in a recent bust operation. Booster crews had taken a variety of power tools, construction equipment and Apple electronics […]
Musk announces SpaceX and X move to Texas over new California transgender law
Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he will move the headquarters of SpaceX and X to Texas in response to a new California law banning schools from notifying parents if their child starts identifying as a different gender. SpaceX, which employs thousands of employees, is based in Los Angeles County. X, the social media company […]
California Lottery Mega Millions, Daily 3 Midday winning numbers for July 16, 2024
Evening: 2-6-4 Check Daily 3 payouts and previous drawings here. 1st:3 Hot Shot-2nd:2 Lucky Star-3rd:8 Gorgeous George, Race Time: 1:44.82. Check Daily Derby payouts and previous drawings here. Fantasy 5. 02-05-23-27-34 Check Fantasy 5 payouts and previous drawings here. Daily 4. 3-7-4-9 Check Daily 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
How much did CalPERS claw back from retiree who grossly inflated his pension?
File this in your “stitch-in-time-saves-nine” (and perhaps millions of dollars) file. We suggest this because you probably don’t have an “if you pay a retiree from a tiny city more than a half-million dollars a year as pension, you might want to look more closely” file — but rest assured that the California Public Retirees’ Employment System now has a file like that.
Apple tries to ease California housing crisis close to home
A new Apple initiative addresses California’s housing-affordability crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company said Wednesday. In partnership with the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, Sobrato Philanthropies and Destination: Home, Apple launched the Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund with an initial investment of $50 million. The fund...
California’s Alternative Energy And Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Grants Archer Industry Leading Award For Ramp Of Its Electric Powertrain Facility
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2024-- Archer Aviation Inc., a leader in the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced today that on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 it received approval from CAEATFA for its ~$117M project covering the planned expansion of its advanced manufacturing facilities in the State of California, including the ramp of its advanced electric powertrain facility as it readies for commercialization. The CAEATFA sales and use tax exclusion is expected to result in ~$10M in benefit to Archer over the next few years. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240717982467/en/ Photo: Archer’s high-volume battery pack manufacturing line in San Jose, CA (Photo: Business Wire)
PennWest Presidential Transition Committee Announced
CLARION, Pa. — After announcing the formation of a presidential transition committee in June, President Jon Anderson announced members of the committee on Tuesday, July 16, just one month into his tenure as leader of Pennsylvania Western University. The committee will play a key role in advancing engagement and...
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