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Residents are shocked after a hidden camera disguised as a rock was discovered in a Chino Hills neighborhood. The camera was designed to blend in with its environment and was carefully placed in a grassy area underneath a tree on a center median.  The camera was also pointed directly at James Dimapasok’s home. “It was a camera that was covered in clay that looked like a rock, so it was very precise,” Dimapasok said. “It was on a power bank so it was a cordless camera.” Dimapasok’s neighbor alerted him last week after discovering the hidden camera outside of their homes on Glen Ridge Drive. “I was scared,” Dimapasok said. “My wife was crying.” A hidden camera disguised as a rock, along with a power bank underneath, was discovered in a Chino Hills neighborhood. (KTLA) Video from the hidden camera shows the view the suspect may have been watching in real-time. (James Dimapasok) The suspect riding away on a scooter moments after placing the hidden camera in a Chino Hills neighborhood. (James Dimapasok) The spot where the hidden rock camera was found. It was partially buried

Law enforcement swarmed the outside of a South Los Angeles Bank Thursday after receiving reports of a robbery in progress.   It’s unclear exactly what time the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received the call, but deputies responded to a Wells Fargo Bank branch in the 1100 block of East Florence Avenue, between S. Central and Hooper avenues, at around 4:30 p.m.  Aerial footage of the scene captured by Sky5 showed a massive law enforcement response outside the bank, along with firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department.   Crowds of onlookers stood nearby as well as what may have been bank employees who were evacuated as deputies cleared the building. Law enforcement seen outside South L.A. bank after reports of a robbery in progress on May 9, 2024. (KTLA) Law enforcement seen outside South L.A. bank after reports of a robbery in progress on May 9, 2024. (KTLA) Law enforcement seen outside South L.A. bank after reports of a robbery in progress on May 9, 2024. (Citizen) Law enforcement seen outside South L.A. bank after reports of a robbery in progress on May 9

May 9, 2024 / 9:38 PM EDT / AP Duckworth calls for Boeing FAA review Duckworth calls for FAA review of Boeing’s 737 Max disclosures 03:42 The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires. The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports, would boost the number of air traffic controllers, improve safety standards and make it easier for customers to get refunds after flights are delayed or canceled. It passed the Senate 88-4. The legislation now goes to the House, which is out of session until next week. The Senate also passed a one-week extension that would give the House time to pass the bill while ensuring the FAA isn’t forced to furlough around 3,600 employees. The bill stalled for several days this week after senators from Virginia and Maryland objected to a provision that would allow an additional 10 flights a day to and from the heavily trafficked Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Jackson Lyons’ Granada Hills High jersey was covered in dirt from a head-first slide in the fifth inning after his two-run triple gave the Highlanders the lead against Birmingham on Thursday. “We had worked so hard for that moment,” he said. “That slide captured it all.” Granada Hills’ three-run fifth-inning rally carried the Highlanders to 4-2 victory, giving them a fourth consecutive West Valley League championship and the likely No. 1 seed for the City Section Open Division playoffs when pairings are released Saturday. Birmingham (12-3) ended up losing its final three league games and finished in second place. Birmingham had opened a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a wild pitch and a ground out. Juan Tirado hit a home run for Granada Hills (13-2) in the third. Then the Highlanders got Lyons’ clutch triple to right field, followed by an RBI single from Jack Donohoe. Collin Azoy closed with two scoreless innings. Granada Hills pitchers Easton Hawk, Alex Schmidt and Azoy came on strong to win the league title. The Highlanders closed the regular season with a 5-0 win over Cleveland, a

More than a year after the tragic mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging city officials to stop delaying a plan to build housing for senior farmworkers in a beachside town where farm laborers have lived in “deplorable” conditions for years. The plan, currently under review by the city’s planning commission, would result in 40 low-income units in a five-story building for retired and aging farmworkers, with a resource center in Half Moon Bay’s downtown. But two recent marathon-long public meetings and changes to the project have raised concerns among worker advocates about the project’s future, and if the wealthy coastal town that rallied behind the low-income workers after the mass shooting will support their need for housing. On Thursday, Newsom called for the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission to move forward with a decision on the project. “Rather than do the right thing and approve badly needed housing for the workers who feed us, a 40-unit complex for low-income seniors is being stalled by local officials,” Newsom said in a statement. “This delay is egregious and jeopardizes the well-being of

With the federal government poised to slash subsidies for internet service, L.A. County has started work on a wireless broadband network that will deliver high-speed connections for as little as $25 a month. The county announced this week that it had signed a contract with WeLink of Lehi, Utah, to build the network and offer the service in East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles. Qualified households will be offered a $40-per-month discount on WeLink’s rates, meaning they could obtain the basic 500-megabits-per-second service for $25 a month. The contract brings a new internet provider to neighborhoods now served mainly by Spectrum and AT&T, which also offer discounted service for lower-income residents — though at much lower speeds. But it will take months for WeLink to build its network, which will rely on a series of rooftop antennas connected to the internet through existing fiber-optic lines. The looming loss of federal subsidies is a much more immediate problem. Unless Congress renews its funding, the Affordable Connectivity Program will be lapsing this month, terminating a $30-per-month benefit that has allowed 23 million lower-income households

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys founder whose life was chronicled in the movie “Love & Mercy,” was placed under a conservatorship Thursday more than three months after the death of wife Melinda Wilson, who was his primary caregiver. Wilson’s publicist, Jean Sievers, and business manager LeeAnn Hard were appointed Thursday as conservators. Hard is also trustee of the estate of the singer and musical innovator, who has dementia. The February petition seeking the conservatorship stated that Sievers and Hard “have had a close relationship with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson for many years, and Mr. Wilson trusts them.” The conservatorship, approved by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Gus T. May, covers Wilson’s person only — i.e., decisions related to his personal care and healthcare decisions. The 81-year-old’s estate is handled by his trust. “The court finds that the proposed conservatee consents and does not object to the conservatorship of the person,” May wrote Thursday in a document obtained by The Times. “The court finds from clear and convincing evidence that a conservatorship of the person is necessary and appropriate in that the proposed conservatee is

A gang member who fatally shot a 20-year-old man during a car-to-car exchange of gunfire that followed a chase stemming from the defendant’s aggressive acts to promote his gang was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder and other charges. A Riverside jury deliberated nearly two days before finding Steven Daniel Carrillo, 24, of Riverside guilty of killing Derrion Thomas of Rialto in 2020. Along with the murder count, jurors convicted Carrillo of attempted murder, special-circumstance allegations of killing for the benefit of a criminal street gang and perpetrating a hate crime, as well as sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations. They acquitted him of one attempted murder charge. Jurors started deliberations Wednesday morning, after the prosecution and defense delivered closing statements Tuesday afternoon. The panel announced it had reached a verdict late Thursday afternoon. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jerry Yang scheduled a sentencing hearing for June 28 at the Riverside Hall of Justice. Carrillo, who is being held without bail at the Robert Presley Jail, is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. The defendant is a documented member of the Eastside

Amid a projected multi-year deficit and efforts to “right-size” the 2024-25 budget, Los Angeles City officials are continuing their efforts to identify possible funding sources for “priority” programs and services. On Wednesday, the City Council’s five-member Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee began working through more than 150 budget memos, with the intent of narrowing them down to at least 35. The 35 memos represent areas where council members hope to ensure funding for certain programs and services. The committee met into the evening but could not finish its work due time constraints, and opted to extend the meeting to next Thursday, May 16. During the meeting, council members expressed concerns and echoed sentiments from department heads, who last week explained how cuts to their operational budgets and elimination of vacant positions would impact their ability to function — or in some ways not provide a higher level of service that they aim to achieve. Some council members suggested that they move funding away from the Los Angeles Police Department and Mayor Karen Bass’ cornerstone homeless program, Inside Safe, for other things. Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez recommended

By Rishikesh Rajagopalan May 9, 2024 / 8:53 PM EDT / CBS News DOJ targets Apple in antitrust lawsuit DOJ targets Apple in antitrust lawsuit, alleging monopoly practices 02:59 Tech giant Apple on Thursday issued an apology following widespread backlash over a new commercial released earlier this week for the latest iPad Pro which shows an array of artistic tools and objects being destroyed.  Titled “Crush!,” the ad was posted Tuesday to Apple’s YouTube channel and CEO Tim Cook’s  social media account. It features a myriad of objects getting smashed in a large hydraulic press. Set to Sonny & Cher’s “All I Need is You,” the casualties include musical instruments, cameras, paints and books. “The most powerful iPad ever is also the thinnest,” a voice narrates as the press lifts back up to reveal Apple’s latest product . “Creativity is in our DNA at Apple, and it’s incredibly important to us to design products that empower creatives all over the world,” Apple vice president of marketing communications Tor Myrhen said in a statement to Ad Age. “Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways

By Camilo Montoya-Galvez May 9, 2024 / 8:46 PM EDT / CBS News White House announces new asylum regulation U.S. empowers asylum officials to reject migrants earlier in process 04:24 The Biden administration announced a new regulation Thursday aimed at allowing immigration officials to more quickly identify and deport migrants who are ineligible for U.S. asylum earlier in the process. The regulation by the Department of Homeland Security would apply to migrants who ask for asylum after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. CBS News reported the administration’s plans earlier this week. At this point, as a proposed regulation, it must go through a public comment period before taking effect. It would instruct government asylum officers to apply certain barriers to asylum that are already part of U.S. law during so-called credible fear interviews, the first step in the years-long asylum process. Those who pass these interviews are allowed to seek asylum before an immigration judge, while those who fail them can be deported expeditiously. On a call with reporters, a senior homeland security official said this would affect migrants who pose “significant threats” to public

WASHINGTON —  California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said he and his staff have been reviewing former President Trump’s second-term agenda in detail to prepare a potential onslaught of environmental, immigration and civil rights lawsuits in the event Trump defeats President Biden. “We can’t be caught flat-footed,” Bonta said in in interview Thursday in Washington. “Fortunately and unfortunately, we have four years of Trump 1.0. We know some of the moves and priorities; we expect them to be different.” Bonta, a Democrat who is mulling a run for governor, said he has been reviewing the work of his predecessor, Xavier Becerra, who filed more than 100 suits against Trump policies before leaving the office to become Biden’s secretary of Health and Human Services. Bonta and his deputies are also looking closely at a document drafted by the Heritage Foundation, a Trump-aligned think tank, known as “Project 2025,” that offers a blueprint for Trump’s second-term policy goals. California’s slate of Democratic politicians have long seen themselves as a bulwark against conservative policies, never more so than during Trump’s presidency, when the state became the de facto headquarters of