Eric Licas
@ericlicas.bsky.social
Janitor turned journalist based in Southern California. Current and past bylines with the Daily Pilot, South Pasadena Review and Orange County Register.
Loving the weather at Commander Field, with Chadwick hosting Sage Hill. Story soon via Andrew Turner and @thedailypilot.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Loving the weather at Commander Field, with Chadwick hosting Sage Hill. Story soon via Andrew Turner and @thedailypilot.bsky.social
icymi new Toys That Kill album on the horizon
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The Cutting Board, by Toys That Kill
track by Toys That Kill
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November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
icymi new Toys That Kill album on the horizon
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So looking forward to shooting Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar in the finals tomorrow!
via Matt Szabo
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via Matt Szabo
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Back Bay bonanza! Newport Harbor, Corona del Mar will meet for CIF water polo title
The Sailors and Sea Kings will meet in a CIF final for the first time since 1987 on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
So looking forward to shooting Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar in the finals tomorrow!
via Matt Szabo
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via Matt Szabo
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Residents said their highest priorities were more room for books and places to comfortably sit and read.
“What we heard is that books are very, very popular,” consultant Dawn Merkes said. “And so, all we hear about libraries becoming obsolete is not true.”
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“What we heard is that books are very, very popular,” consultant Dawn Merkes said. “And so, all we hear about libraries becoming obsolete is not true.”
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Overhaul of Library, Senior Center Could Cost $60 Million
After decades of stalled efforts, South Pasadena is weighing three options to overhaul its aging library and senior center — ranging from $21 million to $60 million — with a
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November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Residents said their highest priorities were more room for books and places to comfortably sit and read.
“What we heard is that books are very, very popular,” consultant Dawn Merkes said. “And so, all we hear about libraries becoming obsolete is not true.”
outlooknewspapers.com/southpasaden...
“What we heard is that books are very, very popular,” consultant Dawn Merkes said. “And so, all we hear about libraries becoming obsolete is not true.”
outlooknewspapers.com/southpasaden...
via Brynn Anderson and Bianca Vázquez Toness
Securing a “semi-affordable” apartment in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, with a landlord that would rent to a single mom with a fresh eviction on her record, proved nearly impossible.
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Securing a “semi-affordable” apartment in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, with a landlord that would rent to a single mom with a fresh eviction on her record, proved nearly impossible.
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PHOTO ESSAY: One single mom's quest to find housing after an eviction
ATLANTA (AP) — Last year, Sechita McNair and her three kids were evicted from their apartment in a rapidly gentrifying Atlanta neighborhood.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
via Brynn Anderson and Bianca Vázquez Toness
Securing a “semi-affordable” apartment in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, with a landlord that would rent to a single mom with a fresh eviction on her record, proved nearly impossible.
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Securing a “semi-affordable” apartment in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, with a landlord that would rent to a single mom with a fresh eviction on her record, proved nearly impossible.
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via Nadia Lathan
The independent, quasi-judicial state agency tasked with conserving more than 800 miles of the California coast. Critics of the agency point to the exorbitant coastal housing prices as exacerbating the housing shortage.
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The independent, quasi-judicial state agency tasked with conserving more than 800 miles of the California coast. Critics of the agency point to the exorbitant coastal housing prices as exacerbating the housing shortage.
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Is California’s Coastal Commission pro-housing now? New appointments signal changes
New commissioners appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and top Democrats support more building along the coastline. What that means for the future
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November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
via Nadia Lathan
The independent, quasi-judicial state agency tasked with conserving more than 800 miles of the California coast. Critics of the agency point to the exorbitant coastal housing prices as exacerbating the housing shortage.
calmatters.org/politics/202...
The independent, quasi-judicial state agency tasked with conserving more than 800 miles of the California coast. Critics of the agency point to the exorbitant coastal housing prices as exacerbating the housing shortage.
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via Alejandro Lazo
Between 2019 and 2023, electricity use, carbon emissions and water consumption by California data centers doubled. Much of the increases were attributable to the electricity required to run artificial intelligence computations.
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Between 2019 and 2023, electricity use, carbon emissions and water consumption by California data centers doubled. Much of the increases were attributable to the electricity required to run artificial intelligence computations.
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Data centers are putting new strain on California's grid. Here's the best estimate yet
California’s data centers have doubled their use of electricity and demand for water , and are polluting more, even as lawmakers stall on oversight.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
via Alejandro Lazo
Between 2019 and 2023, electricity use, carbon emissions and water consumption by California data centers doubled. Much of the increases were attributable to the electricity required to run artificial intelligence computations.
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Between 2019 and 2023, electricity use, carbon emissions and water consumption by California data centers doubled. Much of the increases were attributable to the electricity required to run artificial intelligence computations.
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via Hillel Aron
Inglewood destroyed hundreds of records just before a law requiring departments to disclose documents involving police use of force, police shootings, sexual asssault or dishonesty by law enforcement went into effect.
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Inglewood destroyed hundreds of records just before a law requiring departments to disclose documents involving police use of force, police shootings, sexual asssault or dishonesty by law enforcement went into effect.
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Inglewood could face stiff penalty for public records act violations
The ACLU claims Inglewood destroyed records of police misconduct and systemically refused to comply with requests for the documents.
www.courthousenews.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
via Hillel Aron
Inglewood destroyed hundreds of records just before a law requiring departments to disclose documents involving police use of force, police shootings, sexual asssault or dishonesty by law enforcement went into effect.
www.courthousenews.com/inglewood-co...
Inglewood destroyed hundreds of records just before a law requiring departments to disclose documents involving police use of force, police shootings, sexual asssault or dishonesty by law enforcement went into effect.
www.courthousenews.com/inglewood-co...
via Paul Anderson for City News Service
“Any life lost to fentanyl abuse is one too many,” said Orange County Board Vice Chair Katrina Foley. “...From here, we must continue prioritizing treatment and holding drug traffickers accountable.”
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“Any life lost to fentanyl abuse is one too many,” said Orange County Board Vice Chair Katrina Foley. “...From here, we must continue prioritizing treatment and holding drug traffickers accountable.”
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Fentanyl-related deaths trending down in Orange County, officials say
While acknowledging "the fight isn't over," Orange County officials reported Thursday a distinct downward trend in fentanyl deaths in the past five years.
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
via Paul Anderson for City News Service
“Any life lost to fentanyl abuse is one too many,” said Orange County Board Vice Chair Katrina Foley. “...From here, we must continue prioritizing treatment and holding drug traffickers accountable.”
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“Any life lost to fentanyl abuse is one too many,” said Orange County Board Vice Chair Katrina Foley. “...From here, we must continue prioritizing treatment and holding drug traffickers accountable.”
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
via Cayla Mihalovich
“Patients are begging me for help,” said a physician who spoke with CalMatters on the condition of anonymity because of fear of professional retaliation. “I’m on edge, waiting to see if someone is going to die.”
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“Patients are begging me for help,” said a physician who spoke with CalMatters on the condition of anonymity because of fear of professional retaliation. “I’m on edge, waiting to see if someone is going to die.”
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L.A. jails scale back opioid addiction treatment as fatal overdoses continue
Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the system to reduce overdoses and in-custody deaths.
calmatters.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
via Cayla Mihalovich
“Patients are begging me for help,” said a physician who spoke with CalMatters on the condition of anonymity because of fear of professional retaliation. “I’m on edge, waiting to see if someone is going to die.”
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“Patients are begging me for help,” said a physician who spoke with CalMatters on the condition of anonymity because of fear of professional retaliation. “I’m on edge, waiting to see if someone is going to die.”
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via Mimi Ko Cruz
The irony at the heart of Kubrin’s work is striking: while study after study over the past century has shown immigrants have lower crime rates than native-born populations, public perception stubbornly clings to the opposite belief.
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The irony at the heart of Kubrin’s work is striking: while study after study over the past century has shown immigrants have lower crime rates than native-born populations, public perception stubbornly clings to the opposite belief.
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Professor wins criminology’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize | Criminology, Law and Society
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November 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
via Mimi Ko Cruz
The irony at the heart of Kubrin’s work is striking: while study after study over the past century has shown immigrants have lower crime rates than native-born populations, public perception stubbornly clings to the opposite belief.
cls.soceco.uci.edu/news-feed/pr...
The irony at the heart of Kubrin’s work is striking: while study after study over the past century has shown immigrants have lower crime rates than native-born populations, public perception stubbornly clings to the opposite belief.
cls.soceco.uci.edu/news-feed/pr...
via Nigel Duara and Cayla Mihalovich
Plaintiffs allege the facility is polluted by sewage leaks, infested with bugs and is denying people access to food, water and their lawyers. Seventeen people have died in ICE facilities this year.
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Plaintiffs allege the facility is polluted by sewage leaks, infested with bugs and is denying people access to food, water and their lawyers. Seventeen people have died in ICE facilities this year.
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ICE opened a detention center in a former California prison. Detainees are suing over conditions inside
Immigrants in California's newest ICE detention center allege they're experiencing inhumane conditions and that they're not getting access to lawyers. Until recently, the site was a state prison.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
via Nigel Duara and Cayla Mihalovich
Plaintiffs allege the facility is polluted by sewage leaks, infested with bugs and is denying people access to food, water and their lawyers. Seventeen people have died in ICE facilities this year.
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Plaintiffs allege the facility is polluted by sewage leaks, infested with bugs and is denying people access to food, water and their lawyers. Seventeen people have died in ICE facilities this year.
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via Rachel Becker
“We have less water, and it’s caused more rippling problems,” said Elizabeth Koebele, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. “You’re cutting a smaller pie, for more people.”
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“We have less water, and it’s caused more rippling problems,” said Elizabeth Koebele, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. “You’re cutting a smaller pie, for more people.”
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No Colorado River deal for California and other Western states despite Trump administration deadline
Another Colorado River deadline sails into the rearview as states remain deadlocked over the parched river.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
via Rachel Becker
“We have less water, and it’s caused more rippling problems,” said Elizabeth Koebele, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. “You’re cutting a smaller pie, for more people.”
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“We have less water, and it’s caused more rippling problems,” said Elizabeth Koebele, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. “You’re cutting a smaller pie, for more people.”
calmatters.org/environment/...
Love me some muay thai on a Saturday night
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Love me some muay thai on a Saturday night
via Nigel Duara
The court found that the warning is biased in favor of the police because witnesses who make false statements in defense of an accused officer would face no charges for lying.
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The court found that the warning is biased in favor of the police because witnesses who make false statements in defense of an accused officer would face no charges for lying.
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California Supreme Court strikes down warning on LAPD citizen complaint forms
You'll see an ALL CAPS warning about risks to you when you file complaints against Los Angeles Police Department officers. The state Supreme Court found that the admonishment goes too far.
calmatters.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
via Nigel Duara
The court found that the warning is biased in favor of the police because witnesses who make false statements in defense of an accused officer would face no charges for lying.
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The court found that the warning is biased in favor of the police because witnesses who make false statements in defense of an accused officer would face no charges for lying.
calmatters.org/justice/2025...
via Matt Szabo
Critics suggested the move back was a sign Gates wasn’t successful in the Justice Dept, but he laughed at that assertion.
“I lasted far longer than many,” he said. “No, I did great, and I could have kept fighting the battles that I started."
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Critics suggested the move back was a sign Gates wasn’t successful in the Justice Dept, but he laughed at that assertion.
“I lasted far longer than many,” he said. “No, I did great, and I could have kept fighting the battles that I started."
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Michael Gates resigns from U.S. Department of Justice, returns to Huntington Beach
Michael Gates said he will be returning to Huntington Beach as an assistant city attorney later this month, and plans to run for city attorney again next year.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
via Matt Szabo
Critics suggested the move back was a sign Gates wasn’t successful in the Justice Dept, but he laughed at that assertion.
“I lasted far longer than many,” he said. “No, I did great, and I could have kept fighting the battles that I started."
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Critics suggested the move back was a sign Gates wasn’t successful in the Justice Dept, but he laughed at that assertion.
“I lasted far longer than many,” he said. “No, I did great, and I could have kept fighting the battles that I started."
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
via Julie Patel Liss
They are supposed to serve as transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness as they seek a permanent place to live. But fewer than one-quarter of residents ever made it into permanent housing.
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They are supposed to serve as transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness as they seek a permanent place to live. But fewer than one-quarter of residents ever made it into permanent housing.
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Employees documented abuse and filth at LA tiny home villages. Officials did next to nothing
More than 550 incident reports detail assaults, drug use, unsanitary conditions and more across a dozen villages designed to shelter and support unhoused people. LA Public Press obtained reports that ...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
via Julie Patel Liss
They are supposed to serve as transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness as they seek a permanent place to live. But fewer than one-quarter of residents ever made it into permanent housing.
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/empl...
They are supposed to serve as transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness as they seek a permanent place to live. But fewer than one-quarter of residents ever made it into permanent housing.
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Battle-tested Corona del Mar girls’ flag football captures first CIF ring
Story by me, photos by @ericlicas.bsky.social
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Story by me, photos by @ericlicas.bsky.social
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Battle-tested Corona del Mar girls' flag football captures first CIF ring
Sophomore quarterback Addi Stern ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in Saturday's 26-14 win over Westlake in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 title game.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Battle-tested Corona del Mar girls’ flag football captures first CIF ring
Story by me, photos by @ericlicas.bsky.social
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Story by me, photos by @ericlicas.bsky.social
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via Andrew Lopez
The $5.5 million renovation is expected to be completed in 2027, about three years behind schedule.
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The $5.5 million renovation is expected to be completed in 2027, about three years behind schedule.
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Benjamin Franklin Branch Library renovation breaks ground
City leaders and community advocates celebrated the start of a $5.5 million renovation to modernize the historic Boyle Heights library.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
via Andrew Lopez
The $5.5 million renovation is expected to be completed in 2027, about three years behind schedule.
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The $5.5 million renovation is expected to be completed in 2027, about three years behind schedule.
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via Gabriel San Román
“By restoring that and increasing the tidal flushing, this will enhance water quality and circulation that are essential to maintaining a healthy marine ecosystem,” Newport Beach Harbor Commissioner Ira Beer said.
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“By restoring that and increasing the tidal flushing, this will enhance water quality and circulation that are essential to maintaining a healthy marine ecosystem,” Newport Beach Harbor Commissioner Ira Beer said.
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Last phase of Newport Beach Harbor dredging project is set to begin
The $22-million project starts next month and is set to remove 900,000 cubic yards of sediment from Newport Harbor's floor.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
via Gabriel San Román
“By restoring that and increasing the tidal flushing, this will enhance water quality and circulation that are essential to maintaining a healthy marine ecosystem,” Newport Beach Harbor Commissioner Ira Beer said.
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“By restoring that and increasing the tidal flushing, this will enhance water quality and circulation that are essential to maintaining a healthy marine ecosystem,” Newport Beach Harbor Commissioner Ira Beer said.
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
via Levi Sumagaysay
Surveys shared by a group calling for Lara’s resignation, the Eaton Fire Survivors Network, say 70% of policyholders face delays and denials, and that 61% expect to lose housing coverage within months.
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Surveys shared by a group calling for Lara’s resignation, the Eaton Fire Survivors Network, say 70% of policyholders face delays and denials, and that 61% expect to lose housing coverage within months.
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'We feel alone': L.A. fire survivors call for California's insurance commissioner to resign
“We feel alone, we feel forgotten,” one L.A. fire survivor said as she called for Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to step down. The elected Democrat counters that his reforms need time to work.
calmatters.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
via Levi Sumagaysay
Surveys shared by a group calling for Lara’s resignation, the Eaton Fire Survivors Network, say 70% of policyholders face delays and denials, and that 61% expect to lose housing coverage within months.
calmatters.org/economy/2025...
Surveys shared by a group calling for Lara’s resignation, the Eaton Fire Survivors Network, say 70% of policyholders face delays and denials, and that 61% expect to lose housing coverage within months.
calmatters.org/economy/2025...
via Gabriel San Román
Federal prosecutors also aren't objecting to a recent move by his attorneys to try to undo their plea agreement with Ament, which includes other felonies for wire fraud, lying to a mortgage lender and filing a false tax return.
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Federal prosecutors also aren't objecting to a recent move by his attorneys to try to undo their plea agreement with Ament, which includes other felonies for wire fraud, lying to a mortgage lender and filing a false tax return.
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Federal prosecutors recommend time served for ex-Anaheim Chamber CEO
Prosecutors have asked a judge to hand down time served for Todd Ament, who pleaded guilty in 2022 to four felonies, while Ament's attorneys seek to withdraw his plea agreement.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
via Gabriel San Román
Federal prosecutors also aren't objecting to a recent move by his attorneys to try to undo their plea agreement with Ament, which includes other felonies for wire fraud, lying to a mortgage lender and filing a false tax return.
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Federal prosecutors also aren't objecting to a recent move by his attorneys to try to undo their plea agreement with Ament, which includes other felonies for wire fraud, lying to a mortgage lender and filing a false tax return.
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
via Reinnard Balonzo
Vivian Icawat and her neighbors from Barangay Baldoc in Pandan town had evacuated. When they returned, they saw only fragments of their houses. Uwan swept away their entire village along with most of their valuables.
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Vivian Icawat and her neighbors from Barangay Baldoc in Pandan town had evacuated. When they returned, they saw only fragments of their houses. Uwan swept away their entire village along with most of their valuables.
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
'We lost everything': Displaced Uwan victims in Bicol plead for help
Catanduanes Governor Patrick Azanza says aside from more food packs for evacuees, they need building materials for those whose homes were destroyed by Super Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong)
www.rappler.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
via Reinnard Balonzo
Vivian Icawat and her neighbors from Barangay Baldoc in Pandan town had evacuated. When they returned, they saw only fragments of their houses. Uwan swept away their entire village along with most of their valuables.
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
Vivian Icawat and her neighbors from Barangay Baldoc in Pandan town had evacuated. When they returned, they saw only fragments of their houses. Uwan swept away their entire village along with most of their valuables.
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
via Tatiana Maligro
DEPDev Sec Arsenio Balisacan: “The productive capacity that we had wanted to happen was muted by all this corruption... What I think lagged behind and we should have worked on harder are the governance and institutional mechanisms."
www.rappler.com/business/gro...
DEPDev Sec Arsenio Balisacan: “The productive capacity that we had wanted to happen was muted by all this corruption... What I think lagged behind and we should have worked on harder are the governance and institutional mechanisms."
www.rappler.com/business/gro...
Corruption woes drag Philippines' economic growth to 4-year low in Q3 2025
The Philippine economy grows just 4% in the third quarter of 2025 as public construction spending drops to its lowest since 2011 due to the flood control scandal
www.rappler.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
via Tatiana Maligro
DEPDev Sec Arsenio Balisacan: “The productive capacity that we had wanted to happen was muted by all this corruption... What I think lagged behind and we should have worked on harder are the governance and institutional mechanisms."
www.rappler.com/business/gro...
DEPDev Sec Arsenio Balisacan: “The productive capacity that we had wanted to happen was muted by all this corruption... What I think lagged behind and we should have worked on harder are the governance and institutional mechanisms."
www.rappler.com/business/gro...