The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 puts an end to Reagan legacy - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

SACRAMENTO – After casting my first vote for Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election, I was shell-shocked after Ronald Reagan was swept into office. Then something odd happened. I was buoyed by Reagan’s optimism, became convinced about the evils of communism and came to realize the free-market economy – rather than expanded federal power – offers the best hope for the downtrodden (and everyone). The Gipper convinced me.
He had some help from former Buffalo Bills qu

GM brings in new CEO for troubled Cruise robotaxi service while Waymo ramps up in Bay Area

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
General Motors on Tuesday named a veteran technology executive with roots in the video game industry to steer its troubled robotaxi service Cruise as it tries to recover from a gruesome collision that triggered the suspension of its California license.
Marc Whitten, one of the key engineers behind the Xbox video game console, will take over as Cruise’s chief executive nearly nine months after one of the service’s robotaxis dragged a jaywalking pedestrian — wh

Food 4 Less union reaches tentative contract deal with grocery chain

The union representing thousands of Food 4 Less workers reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday, June 25 with the grocery company, averting a potential strike.
Workers had previously authorized a work stoppage if labor talks failed, but representatives of United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 8GS, 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428 and 1442 said they had reached a tentative deal that includes “substantial wage increases for all workers, more guaranteed hours and other contract improvemen

Tipsters who helped solve the Orange freeway killing of Aiden Leos, 6, to split $100,000

Orange County supervisors have approved parceling out $100,000 in reward money to three people who helped catch a couple involved in the road-rage shooting of a 6-year-old boy on the 55 Freeway in Orange three years ago.
Laura Keith, Jesica Rodriguez and Raul Martinez will share in the reward for the arrest and prosecution of Marcus Anthony Eriz, 26, and Wynne Lee, 26, for the May 21, 2021, fatal shooting of Aiden Leos as his mother was driving him to kindergarten.
Keith will get 70%, Rodriguez

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man

By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK
CANBERRA, Australia — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga.
The criminal case of international intrigue, which had played out for years, came to a surprise end in a most unusual setting with Assange, 52, entering his plea in a U.S. di

New San Bernardino Valley College president accused of sexual misconduct

Weeks before Gilbert J. Contreras starts his job as the new president of San Bernardino Valley College on Monday, July 1, he has been accused of sexual misconduct.
Gilbert Contreras has been named as the 15th president of San Bernardino Valley College. (Courtesy of San Bernardino Community College District)
At the Thursday, June 13, meeting of the San Bernardino Community College District Board of Trustees — five days after the board approved Contreras’ appointment as the college&rs

7 of the best outdoor dining spots in Orange County with killer views

As temperatures soar in Orange County, the idea of turning on the oven or standing over a hot stove is hardly anyone’s idea of relaxing fun. Luckily, thanks to our region’s al-fresco lifestyle, Orange County has an abundance of outdoor dining oases from which to choose, replete with patios and terraces perfect for enjoying summer’s scorch.
To help you better choose where to dine to cool off while maximizing visual tranquility, here are seven outdoor eateries that also come with

It’s the summer version of the Orange County football Top 25

Is it too soon for an Orange County football Top 25?
Maybe.
Maybe not.
Teams are currently in the middle of their summer routines, but they are only about a month away from beginning official practices for the 2024 season.
Teams with season openers Aug. 22-24, which the CIF Southern Section calls Week 0, can start practicing July 29. And teams with season openers in Week 1 (Aug. 29-31), can begin practices Aug. 5.
There will be an official Register/OCVarsity Orange County preseason Top 25 publis

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Alex Morgan left off U.S. Olympic women’s soccer roster

For the first time since 2008, a United States Olympic women’s soccer team will not have Alex Morgan on the roster.
Morgan, a forward with San Diego Wave FC, was not one of the five forwards selected for the upcoming Paris Olympics nor was she one of the four alternates. She played in the 2012, 2016 and 2021 Olympics, winning gold in 2012 in London.
Morgan, 34, has yet to score in NWSL play with San Diego this season. She was slowed by an ankle injury that has limited her to just eight gam

Los Alamitos football hit hard by wave of departures by top players

The Los Alamitos football team had 19 players last season who received All-Sunset League recognition.
Seven of the 19 players were seniors, the other 12 were non-seniors.
Of those 12 non-seniors, only four are on the Los Alamitos roster for the 2024 season.
Kapono Mao, who was a Sunset League offensive lineman of the year and All-Orange County second team as a junior in 2023, transferred to Long Beach Millikan.
Others who also transferred to Millikan during the offseason are running back Anthony

President Biden pardons veterans convicted under military law banning gay sex

By Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand | CNN
President Joe Bidenis pardoning US veterans who were convicted by the military over a 60-year period under a military law that banned gay sex, three US officials told CNN.
In a statement on Wednesday, Biden said he was “righting an historic wrong” by pardoning service members “who were convicted simply for being themselves.”
“Our nation’s service members stand on the frontlines of freedom

Supreme Court sides with mayor accused of accepting $13,000 bribe

By John Fritze | CNN
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the former mayor of an Indiana city accused of accepting a bribe in exchange for a towing contract, the latest decision in which the high court has weakened federal anti-corruption laws.
James Snyder, the former mayor of Portage, Indiana, was convicted of accepting $13,000 from a trucking company weeks after it was awarded a contract. Snyder argued the payment was an after-the-fact “gratuity” that wasn’t covered by

Freddie Mac allowed to experiment with buying second mortgages

US regulators have authorized a pilot program for housing giant Freddie Mac to buy second mortgages, a shift that could ultimately make it cheaper for households to borrow against the equity in their homes.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said in a statement Friday that Freddie Mac could buy as much as $2.5 billion of the mortgages over the 18-month trial period. The regulator will then evaluate the program to see if it has benefited borrowers in rural and underserved communities, among other

Fed’ official warns inflation risks persist, not a good time to cut interest rates

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said she sees a number of upside risks to the inflation outlook, and reiterated the need to keep borrowing costs elevated for some time.
“We are still not yet at the point where it is appropriate to lower the policy rate,” Bowman said in prepared remarks Tuesday in London. “Given the risks and uncertainties regarding my economic outlook, I will remain cautious in my approach to considering future changes in the stance of policy.”
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US home-price growth cools

Home-price gains in the US slowed in April as would-be buyers facing higher mortgage rates pulled back from the market.
A national measure of prices rose 6.3% from a year earlier, less than the 6.5% gain in March, according to data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.
Run-ups in both prices and mortgage rates over the past couple of years have squeezed buyers and kept listings tight as owners reluctant to part with their pandemic-era cheap loans stay put. Borrowing costs popped back above 7% in

Newsom’s State of the State address looked like a presidential campaign launch

The California Constitution requires that “the Governor shall report to the Legislature each calendar year on the condition of the State and may make recommendations.”
Traditionally, that has meant that the governor would personally address a joint session of the Legislature early each year to lay out a legislative agenda, including a new state budget.
For reasons known only to himself, Gavin Newsom has shunned that tradition after following it during the first two years of his gover

John Stossel: A presidential candidate who cares about freedom

Former President Donald Trump spoke at the Libertarian Party convention, asking delegates to vote for him, promising, “I will put a libertarian in my Cabinet!”
But Libertarians nominated Chase Oliver instead.
Unlike most political candidates, Oliver learned about the world by working regular jobs.
“My first job was dishwasher,” he tells me. “But then I did every job you could do. … I moved into the world of logistics, moving goods from one side of the world t

Supervisors considering stricter safety gun storage law in parts of Orange County

The OC Board of Supervisors is looking at new rules that would regulate how residents store their guns at home – at least in the unincorporated parts of Orange County.
Introduced by Fifth District Supervisor Katrina Foley at Tuesday’s board meeting, June 25, the proposed new ordinance the supervisors have asked county staffers to flesh out and come back with would make it unlawful for any person to keep a firearm within their home unless it is stored in a locked container or disabled

Map: Fresno June Lightning wildfires and evacuation zone

Two wildfires that have grown to within a mile of each other prompted evacuation orders Tuesday in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Fresno.
The Bolt and Flash fires, which started June 24, are now classified as part of the Fresno June Lightning Complex, along with Hog and several smaller fires, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
As of Wednesday morning, the complex had a combined area of 7,000 acres (11 square miles), CalFire said.
The map above shows the approxim

The shameful attack on an LA synagogue

Is nothing sacred?
Well, yes — even in these often irreligious days, places of worship are sacred. You don’t have to be an adherent of a particular faith to be quiet and respectful when visiting a church, to follow the protocol when entering a mosque, to go by the rules inside — or outside — of a temple. It doesn’t take much effort. It’s the least that you can do. If you can’t do it, then please stay home.
And yet, some young protesters in the current an

Supreme Court allows White House to press social media companies to remove disinformation

By John Fritze and Brian Fung | CNN
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the White House and federal agencies such as the FBI may continue to urge social media platforms to take down content the government views as misinformation, handing the Biden administration a technical if important election-year victory.
Of immediate significance, the decision means that the Department of Homeland Security may continue to flag posts to social media companies such as Facebook and X that it believes may be th

State budget deal spares 3 programs that touch Orange County

Amid a volatile economy and a multi-billion-dollar state deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature have struck a $288 billion budget package that maintains several programs that touch Orange County.
A library program to help more Californians visit state parks and beaches, habitat protection and support for crime victims are among the local winners in the deal announced Saturday, June 22.
Assuming Newsom signs off before the July 1 start of the next fiscal year, the new spending could

Legislators think Orange County exaggerates addiction treatment problems

Remember those stuffy doctors who, a couple hundred years ago, tried to cure disease with leeches and dismissed women as weak and hysterical?
A man shoots heroin between stints in Orange County and Los Angeles rehabs and sober living homes. (File photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
This is sort of like that, except the doctors are legislators in Sacramento and the hysterical women are folks of all genders in Orange County (and everywhere else) who say that California’s add

Frumpy Mom: I had knives stuck in my eyes

Yesterday, I let a gorgeous man stick knives in my eyes. Well, technically only in my left eye.
Some of you have already guessed what I’m talking about. Yes, even though in my mind I’m only 27 years old, I had cataract surgery, which is where a hunky doctor (at least in my case) removes the old funky lens of your eye and put in a new, improved one.
The purpose of the eye lens is to take in the light beams and refract them into your retina, starting the journey to sight.
Having a cata

California coastal agency erodes climate and housing goals

In the midst of a burgeoning environmental movement, California voters in 1972 approved Proposition 20, which created the California Coastal Commission and gave it nearly dictatorial powers over development decisions along the state’s coastline.
Like with most state bureaucracies, Californians have come to accept it as part of the reality of life. Lawmakers have done little, even when the agency abuses its power by, say, fighting a disabled resident’s effort to build a wheelchair-fri

Rose garden care: Beware of crimes of negligence and omission

By Rita Perwich
It must have been the atmosphere in the Hall of Justice.
On my recent jury duty, the words “crimes, misdemeanors, negligence and omissions” swirled around my head. And since roses are always uppermost in my mind, the rose garden became the unlikely landing stage for these undesirable words and concepts.
Well-tended roses contribute to a garden adorned with grace, but neglected rose gardens are quite the opposite. Avoid committing these crimes, misdemeanors, acts of ne

California Supreme Court tax decision casts economic uncertainty over state

Taxes have consequences. So do California initiatives. Proposition 13 from 1978, which limited property taxes, laid the foundation for the state’s ensuing rapid growth: personal computers in the 1980s, the internet in the 1990s and 2000s, social media in the 2010s and now artificial intelligence in the 2020s.
Voters resoundingly insisted: We will not let you tax us to infinity. And you must get our permission for local tax increases. But that victory for keeping your money has eroded

Man charged with shooting in Mission Viejo

A 22-year-old man, who was out on bail on robbery, was charged Tuesday with shooting a man in Mission Viejo.
Baltazar Santosalvarado of Mission Viejo pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempted murder and single counts of aggravated mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a short-barreled shotgun and rifle, all felonies.
Santosalvarado, who pleaded not guilty Tuesday, is also facing sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a gun and committing an offensewhile out on bail,

Mickey Moniak’s 1st career grand slam lifts Angels to victory over A’s

ANAHEIM — For as miserable as much of the first half has been for Mickey Moniak, he can take solace in knowing there’s more than half a season left.
Moniak’s first career grand slam sent the Angels on their way to a 7-5 victory over the Oakland A’s on Tuesday night, continuing an encouraging two weeks for a player who had been slumping.
Closer Carlos Estévez, who has also been much better after an early-season slump, finished off the game with a scoreless ninth, bu

3 hospitalized after 6-vehicle crash in Buena Park

Three people were hospitalized Tuesday, June 25, following a crash involving six vehicles in Buena Park, the Orange County Fire Authority said.
A white Tesla SUV flipped over after a collision involving several vehicles Tuesday atBeach Boulevard and Orangethorpe Avenue, in Buena Park. (Photo by OnScene.TV)
A white Tesla SUV flipped over after a collision involving several vehicles Tuesday atBeach Boulevard and Orangethorpe Avenue, in Buena Park. (Photo by OnScene.TV)
A white Tesla SUV flipped ov