SACRAMENTO >> A state assembly committee delayed a pla ed vote Monday that would have considered a bill to exempt tampons and sanitary pads from sales taxes. The bill by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, to exempt feminine hygiene products being taxed has run into opposition, thanks to ...

The parents of a man knife-wielding man who shot to death by Los Angeles police in Wilmington last year filed a lawsuit against the city Monday. Meldardo and Leticia Solis’ wrongful death lawsuit also names LAPD Chief Charlie Beck as a defendant. They are seeking unspecified damages stemming from th...

Low-wage workers across Southe Califo ia are celebrating the state’s new minimum wage law, saying it has the potential to change their lives. “This means a lot to me,” said Christine Nguyen. The 77-year-old United Domestic Workers union member lives in Garden Grove and currently makes $10.20 an hour...

An alleged member of the Lunada Bay Boys says he hasn’t seen the lawsuit filed against him and other surfers labeling them a criminal street gang, but he denies the allegations and believes his family has been wrongly dragged into a media hype. Angelo Ferrara said he is a hard-working small business...

Long Beach Councilman Dee Andrews’ office a ounced Monday that he will attend this year’s Cambodian New Year Parade following the news that controversial Cambodian military figure Hun Manet will not attend the celebration. “Dee is going to be attending, and he is encouraging others to attend as well...

ESPN apologized Monday for a misunderstanding about its plans to black out or show alte ative programming instead of the Dodgers’ season opener at San Diego. Only those L.A. customers of Time Wa er Cable and Charter Cable with access to SportsNet LA could see the 4 p.m. game Monday with the call of ...

A fake Twitter account created by an unknown party pretending to represent Long Beach Councilman Daryl Supe aw has vanished from the social media service. Long Beach Technology & I ovation Department staffers asked Twitter to delete the “@DarylSupe aw4” account after someone used it on Friday evenin...

SOUTH GATE — A woman who was stabbed at her South Gate home died at a hospital today, and a man was taken into custody as a suspect in her death and in the stabbing of a 6-month-old child who was hospitalized. The attack was reported about 7:10 p.m. Sunday in the 5200 block of Pendleton Avenue, acco...

The Long Beach City Council will adjou its meeting Tuesday in honor of longtime Press-Telegram columnist Tom He essy, who died Saturday, Mayor Robert Garcia a ounced Monday. “We are all lucky to have been able to read his wise words over the years and our whole city will miss his voice,” the mayor s...

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Water conservation during a record-hot February dropped to 12 percent for a nine-month cumulative savings of 23.9 percent, short of the mandated 25 percent goal set by the gove or last year, state water officials a ounced Monday. “Twenty-four percent savings shows enormous effort and a recognition t...

Long Beach Boulevard between 53rd and Market streets was shut down Monday mo ing due to a traffic collision that sent a pedestrian to the hospital. Police shut down both directions of Long Beach Boulevard after a traffic collision involving a vehicle and an adult pedestrian was reported around 6:06 ...

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Monday giving Califo ia the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2022. That and a similar effort in New York mark the most ambitious moves yet to close the national divide between rich and poor. Experts say other states may f...

It was 36 years ago, but I remember clearly Tom He essy’s first day on the job as columnist for the Press-Telegram. Tom was worried and asked me a startling question: “What happens if no one reads me and there’s no response?” Many times after that, Tom would complain that he was getting too many res...

SOUTH GATE — A woman was fatally stabbed in South Gate, and a man was taken into custody as a suspect in the death, authorities said today. The crime was reported about 7:10 p.m. Sunday in the 5200 block of Pendleton Avenue, the sheriff’s department reported. The woman, in her 30s, died at a hospita...

NEW YORK — Alaska Air Group Inc. is buying Virgin America in a deal worth more than $2 billion, combining their West Coast presence and reigniting the debate over airline consolidation. Alaska Airlines will pay $57 in cash per Virgin America share. That’s a 47 percent premium to its Friday closing p...

SEOUL, South Korea — A middle-aged man is walking through a quiet Seoul neighborhood when he suddenly stops. He lights a cigarette, cupping his hands to shield the flame from the winter wind, and takes a deep draw, remembering how things used to be. He’s a former policeman, a broad-shouldered man wi...

DETROIT — Tesla Motors’ CEO says worldwide orders for a new lower-priced electric car hit 276,000 during the weekend. CEO Elon Musk posted the number Sunday on his Twitter feed. He says if the trend continues orders will hit 500,000. Tesla’s new Model 3 starts at $35,000 and has a range of 215 miles...

LOS ANGELES — The coroner’s office has released the name of a 27-year-old motorcyclist killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in the Harbor Gateway area. The collision that killed 27-year-old David Olney happened Thursday about 3:25 p.m. in the 1400 block of West Carson Street, near Halldale Avenue, acc...

Atto eys seeking an injunction to ban the infamous Bay Boys from the beach they jealously guard in Palos Verdes Estates have received dozens of calls and emails from people wanting to join their lawsuit. The class-action suit, filed last week in federal court by surfers Cory Spencer and Diana Milena...