Turmoil has gripped the leadership ranks of the California National Guard, with the firing of one general, the suspension of a second general and new limits placed by Gov. Newsom on the organization’s use of fighter jets for civilian missions.
The abrupt actions against the two generals mark the second major shake-up in California’s Military Department in as many years. latimes.com/local/lanow/la…
The moves came on the heels of a Times report that Guard members were concerned that their leaders had readied an F-15C fighter jet last year for a possible mission in which the aircraft would fly low over civilian protesters to frighten and disperse them. latimes.com/california/sto…
The Guard has faced scrutiny before for how it has deployed military aircraft.
In October, Newsom’s office denounced the Guard’s decision to send a military spy plane to suburban El Dorado Hills. latimes.com/california/sto…
When mother and son were separated, Chavez went to an immigration facility. His mother, Sandra Ortiz, who didn’t pass an initial asylum screening, was deported to Mexico.
They were among the earliest family separations during the Trump administration
The family’s ordeal began in October 2017, when they sought refuge at the San Ysidro port after fleeing cartels in Mexico, who killed Ortiz’s husband and tried to recruit Chavez, according to interviews with family and lawyers representing them.
Valued at more than $130 million, the tech-savvy mansion — dubbed Xanadu 2.0 — spans 66,000 square feet and racks up a yearly property tax bill of more than $1 million.
The tax bill alone dwarfs Southern California’s median home price of $630,000 in March.
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Depending on how the divorce proceedings play out, the futuristic smart house — which boasts a 60-foot swimming pool, library with secret doors and trampoline room — could potentially surface for sale. latimes.com/business/story…
A video was recently posted of the singer dancing.
“So many documentaries about me this year with other people’s takes on my life ... what can I say … I’m deeply flattered !!!!” read the caption latimes.com/entertainment-…
“These documentaries are so hypocritical … they criticize the media and then do the same thing,” it read.
A 57-year-old man has been charged with arson in a fire that tore through the historic San Gabriel Mission last summer.
The fire was reported before dawn on July 11 and eventually become a four-alarm event that involved 80 firefighters from seven cities. latimes.com/california/sto…
John David Corey faces two felony counts of arson on an inhabited structure and one count each of arson during a state of emergency, first-degree residential burglary and possession of flammable material, L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón announced. latimes.com/california/sto…
While the altar, bell tower and several religious artifacts were spared, the roof was destroyed, as were many of the 107-year-old pews that had just been refurbished.