Man convicted of firing gunshots in 99 Cents Only parking lot in Santa Ana - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

A driver who opened fire on the occupants in another vehicle after an apparent parking lot dispute outside a 99 Cents Only store in Santa Ana was convicted this week of attempted murder.
An Orange County Superior Court jury on Tuesday, June 4, found Johnell Jackson, 38, guilty of felony counts of attempted murder and discharging a firearm at an occupied vehicle for a Feb. 18, 2024, shooting in a parking lot at 1514 N. Main St.
The 9:45 p.m. shooting, on a Sunday, came immediately after what witn

California’s small business owners fight to save state aid

By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters
Lina Mills recalls how she came to this country from Colombia at age 16 having never worked a day in her life.
Once she arrived, she found work in restaurants. “I had to provide for myself,” Mills told CalMatters recently. “I basically ran from home.”
She knew some English, learned more, and worked her way up to catering manager. Now, 36 years later, she owns two businesses in San Francisco.
She employed a dozen workers at Creative Ideas Ca

Sage Hill basketball shows its staying power by capturing Girls California Live showcase

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowSage Hill’s girls basketball team doesn’t appear interested in relinquishing its status as a top contender.
Junior-to-be point guard Amalia Holguin scored 27 points and sophom*ore-to-be wing Kamdyn Klamberg added 19 as the Lightning defeated Brentwood 74-69 in the finals of the top division at the Girls California Live showcase on Saturday in Ladera Ranch.
Sage Hill finished 4-0 in the ABT brac

IRS wants to end major tax loophole for wealthy, raise $50 billion in the process

By Josh Boak and Fatima Hussein | The Associated Press
The IRS plans to end a major tax loophole for wealthy taxpayers that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade, the U.S. Treasury Department says.
The proposed rule and guidance announced Monday includes plans to essentially stop “partnership basis shifting” — a process by which a business or person can move assets among a series of related parties to avoid paying taxes.
Biden administration official

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Warning label for social media sought by US surgeon general

By Michelle Chapman | The Associated Press
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes.
In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people.
“It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with

The crisis of low testosterone and what doctors advise patients

Men’s testosterone levels have been declining over the last few decades, and no one knows exactly why. But South Florida doctors and researchers offer new ways to combat the problem.
When a man’s level falls below normal, his sex drive, energy levels, body hair, and muscle size are affected. Low testosterone also can be a trigger for depression.
A simple blood test — at home or in a lab — can reveal whether testosterone levels are low.
South Florida doctors say they

Texas man gets nearly 3 years for threatening Rep. Maxine Waters

A 61-year-old man was sentenced on Monday, June 17, to nearly three years behind bars for making a series of phone calls to the Hawthorne office of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, and threatening her with violence and death.
Brian Gaherty of Houston, Texas was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine along with the two-year, nine-month term in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
In January, Gaherty pleaded guilty in downtown Los Angeles to one felony count of threatening a Uni

Man gets nearly 3 years for threatening Rep. Maxine Waters

A 61-year-old man was sentenced on Monday, June 17, to nearly three years behind bars after making a series of phone calls to the Hawthorne office of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, and threatening her with death.
Brian Gaherty of Houston, Texas was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine along with the two-year, nine-month term in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
In January, Gaherty pleaded guilty in downtown Los Angeles to one felony count of threatening a United States

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The American Troubles

The left in the United States has incredible clout to push their narratives nearly frictionlessly through cultural institutions. CNN has now multiple times had on Justice Sam Alito’s former neighbor, who is revealed to be a partisan progressive and, by virtue of a Supreme Court Justice and his wife unwilling to perpetuate the story, the neighbor gets to go unchallenged. The New York Times hears Sam Alito openly talk about his faith and values and deems it sinister. The national press has n

What about the kids and their e-bikes?

I can’t remember the last time I thought about passing new laws, instead of weakening or repealing existing ones. But once a week when I’m out walking my Pomeranian show dog, Ollie, the e-bikers zoom past – on the sidewalk.
In response to such incidents, on June 4 the Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted tougher rules on e-bikes, which have become increasingly popular in recent years.
The California Vehicle Code defines e-bikes as having motors with less

With connection repaired, all Voyager instruments now communicating with JPL

NASA’s Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, continues to send cogent science data after a months-long disruption in communication.
Voyager 1’s four instruments are back in business after a computer problem in November, officials at Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed this month.
The agency reported back in April that the spacecraft appeared to be back online — and the communication appears to remain solid. On May 19, JPL announced that they were receiving science

More than 14,000 California high school graduates can’t work: This is a tragic waste of talent

In 2011, shortly before I graduated from Sonoma State University, I broke down in tears in my sociology professor’s office. She had generously gathered information for me about graduate programs in social work and career paths in teaching and counseling.
But I knew there was no point in applying because I was undocumented. I’d come to America from Mexico when I was four, so my parents could work the oyster farms near Pt. Reyes Station, north of San Francisco. Any teaching crede

USC will opt into revenue-sharing model proposed in House v. NCAA settlement

LOS ANGELES — In late April, speaking at an event hosted by USC’s NIL collective House of Victory, Lincoln Riley told a roommate full of donors that he made the decision to come from Oklahoma to USC three years ago in part because few schools in the country were better-positioned to capitalize on the changes across the college sports landscape.
But in the three years since, Riley has often had no choice but to play fundraiser in addition to head coach, as USC’s faced an at-time

San Clemente estate near Nixon’s Western White House reemerges for $55 million

A two-story Mediterranean-style estate, just two doors down from President Richard Nixon’s Western White House, is on the market for $55 million.
The property sold in September 2021 for $33.9 million, making it San Clemente’s most expensive home ever sold — a record it could now beat.
Completed in 2007, the nearly 13,000-square-foot residence comprises a main house and a casita, with an upstairs office connected by a covered breezeway. Together, they offer seven bedrooms and 11

Recipe: Is it a blueberry cake or a cobbler? Either way, it’s delicious

I call this dish a blueberry cake, but the chefs at America’s Test Kitchen name it “Easy Blueberry Cobbler.” No matter what you dub it, it is delicious and very easy to prepare. For the batter, instead of flour, salt, baking soda, milk, butter, and some kind of sugar, it’s simplified by using fewer components — self-rising flour, sweetened condensed milk, milk, and melted butter. Easy, indeed.
Serve it warm accompanied by ice cream. If you have leftovers, it’s

23% of homebuyers tell pollsters they regret paying too much

Franklin Schneider | Wealth of Geeks
A new poll shows 23% of recent home buyers say they regret spending too much on their purchase, reports Clever Real Estate.
Historically high mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices haven’t discouraged too many Americans from buying homes. However, the high cost of buying and maintaining a home has taken its toll.
Of 1,000 recent and future home buyers asked, 43% admit it’s a struggle to make their mortgage payment on time.
Buyers entering the

Typical first-time homebuyer’s income is $45,000 too low

Laura Chapman | Wealth of Geeks
A new study by Clever Real Estate found that first-time buyers must earn nearly $120,000 annually to afford a 10% down payment on the median-priced home of $332,494. That poses a problem for the average American household, which earns less than $75,000 a year.
Although the housing market has cooled since its peak in 2022, Americans continue to face challenges when buying a home.
With stagnant wages, soaring housing costs, and an inflation rate that isn’t fal

Status Update: CHOC, Casa Youth Shelter recipients of $4 million aimed at mental health

Casa Youth Shelter in Los Alamitos and CHOC are the recipients of $4 million in state funding aimed at tackling mental health in at-risk youth.
Sen. Tom Umberg (34th District) recently presented $500,000 to youth shelter representatives and $3.5 million to Children’s Hospital of Orange County in Orange.
The money will go toward providing resources and facilities for families and youth who are experiencing mental health crises.
In recent years, CHOC has committed millions of dollars to the

US home sales continue their weak spring, economists say

The National Association of Realtors releases its monthly snapshot of existing U.S. home sales on Friday, June 21.
Economists project that sales of previously occupied homes fell in May for the third month in a row. The spring homebuying season is off to a sluggish start this year as home shoppers contend with elevated mortgage rates and rising prices.
Here’s a quick history of the number of existing home sales at the seasonally adjusted annual rate:
December: 3.88 million.
Jan.: 4 million

How Disneyland passholders can get their share of $9.5 million Magic Key settlement

Disneyland annual passholders can finally get their share of the $9.5 million class action lawsuit that found the Anaheim theme park misled and deceived its most loyal fans by artificially limiting capacity and restricting reservations.
Disneyland has sent email notices to eligible passholders who are entitled to a payment of $65.67 from the Dream Key settlement.
Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme par

‘Fancy Dance’ director Erica Tremblay talks about creating complex Native stories

Even as “Reservation Dogs” and “Dark Winds” have brought Native American stories to television, Indigenous films have remained scarce. But Erica Tremblay, who is a member of the Seneca Cayuga Nation, always wanted to be a feature film director, whether she was working in strip clubs or producing corporate content videos, directing documentaries, or working as a writer and story editor.
“This was always the dream,” says Tremblay, about her first film, “Fa

Dana Point City Council to hear appeal of proposed apartment complex in Doheny Village

A Toll Brothers proposal to build a 2- to 5-story apartment complex with 306 units and an attached six-story parking structure in Doheney Village is set to go before the Dana Point City Council on Tuesday, June 18.
The city Planning Commission’s approval of the project earlier this year is being appealed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility, or S.A.F.E.R., a California public benefit corporation that contends environmental studies done as part of the required considerati

Mission Viejo rejects plans for a new DMV over safety and traffic concerns

Mission Viejo councilmembers axed plans for a new Department of Motor Vehicles location in the Kaleidoscope shopping mall over traffic and safety concerns.
The DMV — which would have been the first for the city — was initially approved by the city’s planning commission for a vacant spot in the Kaleidoscope shopping mall off Crown Valley Parkway.
But on Tuesday, June 11, the City Council rejected the plans after a multitude of disapproving messages from residents and apprehensio

Tom Leykis signs off after a long career in Southern California radio

Tom Leykis has been working since he was 14. I first heard him when he joined the all-new, all-talk KFI (640 AM) in 1988; Leykis was among the first group of hosts when the station dropped music, and was firmly established as the “liberal voice” of the station by the time syndicated conservative talker Rush Limbaugh arrived.
In many ways, it is humorous that he was considered the liberal voice of the station. Certainly, he was — and is — on the liberal side. But while he

Sacramento Snapshot: Legislators clash over how to address retail theft crimes

A poison pill or more choices for voters?
That’s the kerfuffle reverberating through the halls of the state Capitol, all centering on how to tighten penalties for retail theft.
Sacramento Snapshot
Editor’s note:Sacramento Snapshotis a weekly series during the legislative session detailing what Orange County’s representatives in the Assembly and Senate are working on — from committee work to bill passages and more.
In the one corner, there’s an effort to

Did your paycheck beat inflation? It’s a toss-up in California

I could tell you that California paychecks kept pace with inflation – but that would be missing the bigger picture.
My trusty spreadsheet looked at federal employment data that’s a personal favorite: a quarterly report derived from unemployment insurance records. Year-end 2023 was compared with 2019 – that’s just before coronavirus upended the economy – to find inflation’s winners and losers as far as wages are concerned.
Let’s start with the ugly fact t

Cheers to Santiago Canyon College’s Class of 2024

SCC celebrated graduates at its 25th Commencement ceremony June 7. Graduates are transferring to institutions across the University of California and California State University systems as well as private institutions including Chapman, USC and Stanford.
Number of graduates – 1,131
Ages of graduates – 15 to 66
Degrees and certificates awarded – 3,200
Military veteran graduates – 20
Ava Gress gestures to her parents during Santiago Canyon College’s commencement cerem

Celtics back home with chance to close out Mavericks and clinch record 18th NBA championship

By JIMMY GOLEN (AP Sports Writer)
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics’ catastrophic performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals gave them a chance to clinch another championship on Monday night under the 17 banners already hanging in the TD Garden rafters.
And, coach Joe Mazzulla reminded them, that they would still have two more chances after that.
“We don’t like to lose,” Celtics guard Jaylen Brown said before practice on Sunday. “I think we are ready for Game 5. I thin

Panthers hope to rebound from blowout loss, returning home on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup

By STEPHEN WHYNO (AP Hockey Writer)
EDMONTON, Alberta — There was lots of chatter at the Florida Panthers’ breakfast the morning after the Edmonton Oilers blew them out 8-1 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final to send the series back across North America.
As lopsided as that loss was in their first chance to close out the series, the Panthers returnhome to South Floridaup 3-1 in the final with another opportunity to win the first championship in franchise history in front o

Santa Anita: Planetario breaks record with San Juan Capistrano Stakes rally

ARCADIA — The last and longest big race of the long Santa Anita racing season turned out to be one of the finest.
The $100,000, Grade III San Juan Capistrano Stakes’ nearly 1 3/4-mile test on Sunday brought out the best in defending champion Planetario and leading challenger Rockemperor.
In midstretch, Rockemperor and jockey Antonio Fresu seemed to have it won, but Planetario and Hector Berrios finished fastest on the outside to get the lead in the final strides and win by a clear ne