San Diego

Trump’s immigration crackdown leaves some families weighing the risk of sending kids to school

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, MORIAH BALINGIT, BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school. In many districts, educators have sought to reassure immigrant parents that schools are safe places for their kids, despite the president’s campaign pledge to carry out mass deportations. But fears intensified for some when the Trump administration announced Tuesday it would allow federal immigration agencies to make arrests at schools, churches and hospitals, ending a decades-old policy. “Oh, dear God! I can’t imagine why they would do that,” said Carmen, an immigrant from Mexico, after hearing that the Trump administration had rescinded the policy against arrests in “sensitive locations.” She plans to take her two grandchildren, ages 6 and 4, to their school Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area unless she hears from school officials it is not safe. “What has helped calm my nerves is knowing that the school stands with us and promised to inform us if it’s

Los Angeles

What to know about State Department canceling refugee travel to U.S.

What to know about State Department canceling refugee travel to U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News The State Department on Wednesday canceled all refugee travel to the U.S. and halted refugee processing to comply with President Trump’s suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more on that and some of Mr. Trump’s other early executive orders. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Angeles

Adapting to climate change amid rising natural disasters

Adapting to climate change amid rising natural disasters – CBS News Watch CBS News As powerful weather events become more frequent, CBS News’ Jonathan Vigliotti examines how we can adapt. He reflects on the recent Los Angeles wildfires, the planet’s hottest year on record, and the growing toll of billion-dollar disasters, including Hurricane Helene. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Angeles

“Hot Bench” cast marks milestone with its 2,000th episode

“Hot Bench” cast marks milestone with its 2,000th episode – CBS News Watch CBS News After over a decade on air, “Hot Bench” celebrates its 2,000th episode, making history as the number one syndicated court show in original production. Judges Rachel Juarez, Yodit Tewolde and Michael Corriero join us to reflect on the show’s success and the many cases it has presided over. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

San Diego

Crews respond to house fire North County

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (OX 5/KUSI) — Four adults and three children were displaced Wednesday after a house fire broke out at a residence in Escondido, authorities said. According to the Escondido Police Department, crews responded to reports of a structure fire in the 1500 block of E Washington Avenue shortly before 3:30 a.m. Responding officers and firefighters discovered a well-involved blaze coming from the front of a home. At that point, several fire engine crews entered the structure to search for possible victims, as well as work to extinguish the blaze. Authorities said the fire was contained in about 30 minutes time, with the home suffering major damage. A total of seven residents, four adults and three children, were displaced as a result of the house fire. Police said they are being assisted by the American Red Cross. E Washington Avenue was temporarily closed in the area as crews worked to contain the fire and clean up. Meanwhile, a crew with San Diego Gas and Electric secured the utilities to the structure. No injuries were reported in connection to this incident. Police said the cause of the

San Diego

Organized crime takedown leads to 39 arrests 

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced the arrest of 39 violent criminals involved in gang violence, including drug dealing and arms trafficking. Operation Los Impuestos has taken down alleged street gang members operating in San Diego County under the direction of the largest prison gang, known as the Mexican Mafia. “This case is one of the greatest of our time,” San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said. During the six-month investigation, authorities say the street gangs were directed to impose mafia-style taxes on local businesses in areas of downtown, Barrio Logan, Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego. “Essentially they are shot callers that coordinate with Mexican cartels and they also then give essentially orders to our street gangs on multiple gangs on what they’re supposed to do, who are they supposed to execute because they didn’t pay the tax, what business should they blow up,” Stephan said. Trump declares national emergency, how will this impact the U.S.-Mexico border? She said the criminals behind bars are able to direct street gangs by using cell phones. This operation has led

Los Angeles

DodgerFest is back! Tickets to celebrate with World Series champs on sale this week

Great news Dodgers fans. The team is bringing back DodgerFest in celebration of the upcoming 2025 season and tickets go on sale this week. The annual fan festival kicks off the upcoming season with a behind-the-scenes experience featuring player meet-and-greets, autographs and interactive exhibits. Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers during DodgerFest at Dodger Stadium on February 03, 2024. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Dodger Max Muncy waves to fans at DodgerFest 2024 at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) A fan poses for a picture during DodgerFest at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, February 3, 2024. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) This year’s event will take place at Dodger Stadium on Feb. 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with gates opening to vehicles at 10 a.m. Presale tickets will begin on Wednesday for “Premium Clients” at 9 a.m. and “My Dodgers Members” at 10 a.m., the team posted on its website. Tickets will be made available to the public on Thursday at 10 a.m. Fans who purchase DodgerFest tickets will have

Los Angeles

From Chris Isaak to Karen O, David Lynch’s musical collaborators recount his strange, sonic mysticism

Back in 2013, David Lynch was in his home recording studio late one morning, surrounded by electric guitars of different shapes and colors. With effects pedals scattered at his feet, he opened a case with an orange sunburst lap-slide guitar inside. “This is the guitar that Ben Harper gave me,” Lynch said with a smile and genuine awe in his voice, dressed in a black suit jacket and shirt, gray hair piled high on top. “That thing makes a hell of a sound.” The occasion was the coming release of his second solo album, “The Big Dream,” but it wasn’t the first or last time we talked about his music. He was a self-taught improviser on guitar, and a high school trumpeter, but he was drawn to any sounds that tapped meaningfully into feelings of heartache and tension, beauty and noise. Over a half-century of work, he built a well-earned reputation as a surrealist auteur and master filmmaker. But Lynch, who died last week at 78, was equally passionate about other creative mediums, from painting and photography to designing furniture, and nothing held his imagination

Los Angeles

Shaikin: This state senator tried to curb the Dodgers’ deferral ‘loophole.’ So far, no luck.

The Houston Astros are hated because they cheated. The Dodgers are not cheating. Outside Los Angeles, however, they are hated a little more every day. The supply of money appears endless. So does the line of All-Stars. But the deferred contracts are what might irk the haters the most. The defending World Series champions have fortified their roster with a series of “play now, pay later” deals, all in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement, all giving the Dodgers a modest break on their luxury taxes. And so, the haters ask, can someone please stop the Dodgers? Josh Becker would like to. He is a California senator, a Democrat from Menlo Park. The Dodgers have deferred more than $1 billion in salary over the last five years. Every dollar of salary deferred could be a dollar the state cannot tax. “The Dodgers are exploiting that loophole,” Becker told me. “It was never intended to be for anything remotely like this.” The loophole is this: Under federal law, if you earn your salary in one state and retire elsewhere, you may not need to pay income

Bay Area

Recipes: Kick your Super Bowl party up a notch by serving these tasty dishes

This weekend we’ll find out which two teams will meet in the Super Bowl on Feb. 9. Watching the Super Bowl seems to make everyone ravenous. The ads and the action seem to combine to make party goers focus on the food as much as the TV. Chili dogs or a big pot of chili are often in the mix, as are nachos, wings and brownies. At this year’s gathering, I plan to kick it up a notch by including some of my favorites along with the more traditional choices. A delicious pasta and sausage soup served buffet style in a slow cooker will be one of the offerings, as well as two appetizers that everyone seems to adore, a very tasty Pan-Fried Onion Dip and irresistible dates stuffed with blue cheese and wrapped in bacon. For dessert a Bundt cake dotted with fresh blueberries will saddle up next to something chocolate, either fudge or brownies. I like to cut the cake into wedges and leave them in place on a cake plate to replicate the shape of the Bundt pan. That way guests can

Bay Area

Disneyland may remove Haunted Mansion hanging corpse scene

Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion could lose one of its 999 happy haunts if Walt Disney Imagineering ultimately decides to eliminate the Ghost Host hanging corpse from the pre-show scene of the classic dark ride to avoid triggering sensitive guests. Walt Disney Imagineering may remove the hanging corpse scene from the Haunted Mansion stretching room elevators at Disneyland, according to the Los Angeles Times. “We’re still looking at that,” Imagineering creative director Kim Irvine told the Times. “That one is complicated, structurally. One thing at a time.” ALSO SEE: Disneyland unveils a new Haunted Mansion attic bride without her axe or murder on her mind The image of the hanging corpse in the Haunted Mansion stretching room could be triggering for some guests, Irvine told the Times. “In this day and age we have to be really careful about the sensitivities of people,” Irvine told the Times. Disneyland fans were anxiously waiting to see if the hanging corpse scene would survive another round of updates to Haunted Mansion that were unveiled over the weekend. Imagineering introduced a new ghostly bride in the Haunted Mansion’s attic scene and

Bay Area

Dave Matthews, Norah Jones, Sammy Hagar in lineup for Grateful Dead MusiCares tribute concert

Dave Matthews, Norah Jones, Sammy Hagar, John Mayer and Zac Brown will perform Jan. 31 at the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year tribute concert honoring the Grateful Dead. Other artists confirmed for the annual pre-Grammy Awards fundraising concert at the Los Angeles Convention Center include two longtime associates of the Grateful Dead — John Mayer and Bruce Hornsby — along with Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Mick Fleetwood and Stewart Copeland. The lineup also includes Maren Morris, Noah Kahan, Lukas Nelson, Billy Strings, Wynonna Judd, The War On Drugs, Vampire Weekend, Maggie Rose, Dwight Yoakam, Sierra Ferrell, My Morning Jacket and The War And Treaty, the husband-and-wife vocal duo who stole the show at the 2024 MusiCares concert honoring Jon Bon Jovi. Three of the Grateful Dead’s core surviving members — Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart — will perform with members of their current band, Dead & Company, whose lineup includes Mayer. The 2025 edition of MusiCares comes just two months after the Grateful Dead was celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C. MusiCares and the Grammy Awards are

Bay Area

Things that mimic Wes Anderson get a Bay Area museum show

If you ever walk down the Santa Cruz boardwalk with its saltwater-taffy paint scheme and nostalgic carnival rides and think, “This is like a Wes Anderson movie” – you’re not alone. The idyllic city by the sea strikes so many Andersonesque notes it’s celebrated in a new local photography show, “Accidentally Wes Anderson.” Running January 24-May 18 at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, the exhibit crowdsources photos of locations from around the world that, while not always appearing in Wes Anderson films, share the same quirky architecture and color palettes. It’s a physical embodiment of the online phenomenon Accidentally Wes Anderson, started by Wally and Amanda Koval and embraced by travelers who share social-media images in themes like “pink,” “turquoise,” “classic facades,” “gardens and greenhouses” and “on the rails.” (There’s since been a New York Times best-selling book with the same name.) The photography exhibit “Accidentally Wes Anderson” runs Jan. 24-May 18, 2025, at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. (Sarah Curry/Accidentally Wes Anderson/MAH)  “Each of the locations highlighted in the exhibition boasts the recognizable singular aesthetic that is oh-so

Bay Area

Prep roundup: Riordan’s Jasir Rencher makes nine 3-pointers in win over Mitty, St. Mary’s-Berkeley puts on defensive clinic against Vallejo

VALLEJO – To say St. Mary’s-Berkeley had a shut down defense on Tuesday night would be an understatement.  After dropping three of its last four games, St. Mary’s crushed Vallejo as the Panthers came away with a 77-16 victory on the road.  St. Mary’s outscored Vallejo 22-1 in the first quarter and did not allow the Redhawks to score more than 10 points in a period.  Donovan Mikel and Malakai Kelley each had 14 points for St. Mary’s. Kaethen Dennis added 10 points and Franklin Clark had nine.  “No matter what team we’re playing, we always want to develop good habits,” St. Mary’s coach Marshall Collins said. “In games like this, it’s easy to develop bad habits, so I’m looking for more of the details. I’m also looking for the guys who do play a lot to be on the bench and celebrating, doing the cheering that other guys have been doing for them.  “At the end of the day, it’s just about preparing and trying to get a little rest for games in the future.” Freshman Terrence Greenwood was a bright spot for Vallejo

Los Angeles

Ice chunk from JetBlue plane crashed through couple’s ceiling, lawsuit says

By Kerry Breen Updated on: January 22, 2025 / 10:54 AM EST / CBS News A California couple is suing JetBlue for $1 million, alleging that a large chunk of ice from one of the airline’s planes crashed through the ceiling right over their bed.  According to court documents reviewed by CBS News, Michael Reese and Leah Ferrarini were sleeping in bed on Jan. 1, 2024 when a “large block of ice” came through the roof. The lawsuit claims the chunk of ice was “the size of a watermelon” and the couple “barely (escaped) devastating physical injury.” Police and the fire department were called to the home.  An investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration found the plane had a history of potable water issues, going back to July 2023, the lawsuit said, and the same aircraft was suspected to have dropped ice on a Massachusetts home in August 2023.  The suit alleges that JetBlue failed to “investigate and correct the problems” causing the water issues and falling ice blocks. On January 11, 2024, 10 days after the ice fell on the plaintiff’s home, the plane

Los Angeles

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds as aid is brought into Gaza

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds as aid is brought into Gaza – CBS News Watch CBS News A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold as hundreds of trucks per day are bringing aid to civilians inside Gaza. CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio has the latest. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Angeles

9 detained over Turkey ski resort fire, at least 76 dead

9 detained over Turkey ski resort fire, at least 76 dead – CBS News Watch CBS News Nine people have been detained in connection with the fire that broke out at a ski resort in Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least 76 people and injuring dozens more. BBC News reporter Esra Yalcinalp joined CBS News to discuss the aftermath of the fire. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Angeles

4 hurt in Tel Aviv stabbing attack; Gaza residents start to return what’s left of homes

4 hurt in Tel Aviv stabbing attack; Gaza residents start to return what’s left of homes – CBS News Watch CBS News Four people have been hurt in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the suspect, reportedly a Moroccan citizen with a U.S. green card, shot dead at the scene. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest on that and the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

San Diego

Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to resettle in the US

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Refugees who had been approved to travel to the United States before a deadline next week suspending America’s refugee resettlement program have had their travel plans canceled by the Trump administration. Thousands of refugees who fled war and persecution and had gone through a sometimes yearslong process to start new lives in America are now stranded at various locations worldwide. That includes more than 1,600 Afghans who assisted America’s war effort, as well as relatives of active-duty U.S. military personnel. President Donald Trump paused the refugee resettlement program this week as part of a series of executive orders cracking down on immigration. His move had left open the possibility that refugees who had been screened to come to the U.S. and had flights booked before the Jan. 27 deadline might be able to get in under the wire. But in an email dated Tuesday and reviewed by The Associated Press, the U.S. agency overseeing refugee processing and arrivals told staff and stakeholders that “refugee arrivals to the United States have been suspended until further notice.” There are a little more

Sacramento

Trump rescinds Biden’s executive order on AI safety in attempt to diverge from his predecessor

By MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press Technology Writer Hours after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump made a symbolic mark on the future of artificial intelligence by repealing former President Joe Biden’s guardrails for the fast-developing technology. But what comes next from Trump and how it will diverge from how his predecessor sought to safeguard AI technology remains unclear. The new administration didn’t respond to requests for comment about the repealed Biden policy and even some of Trump’s most enthusiastic tech industry supporters aren’t so sure. “I think that the previous order had a lot in it,” said Alexandr Wang, the CEO of AI company Scale, describing Biden’s 2023 executive order on AI as overly lengthy but declining to name what about it was harmful. “It’s hard to comment on each individual piece of it. There’s certainly some parts of it that we strongly agree with.” Wang, who traveled to Washington to attend Trump’s inaugural festivities, is also optimistic that better things are yet to come. He and other Silicon Valley leaders who previously worked with the Biden administration have embraced Trump and hope