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Fiscally ailing Blythe hospital fills board vacancy By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com
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olice on Sunday said 74 people were arrested for allegedly failing to disperse after Saturday's "No Kings" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles turned violent, with some protesters throwing chunks of concrete at federal officers and one spray-painting a death threat near the Metropolitan Detention Center. The arrests included 66 adults and eight juveniles, the Los Angeles Police Department told City News Service on Sunday. Additionally, one person was arrested on suspicion of possessing a dirk or dagger, police said. Federal officials told CBS2 that at least two officers were hit by concrete chunks and required medical care. The downtown rally began around 2 p.m. Saturday at Gloria Molina Grand Park across from City Hall, followed by a march at 3 p.m., part of a nationwide day of protests against the Trump administration, including more than 50 separate events across Los Angeles and Orange County. The downtown protest included tens of thousands of people and was peaceful until the late afternoon.
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alo Verde Hospital in Blythe filled one of two vacant board seats Wednesday, as county officials attempt to help the bankrupt medical facility stay open. Lifelong Blythe resident Jaclyn Randall took the oath to become a member of the Palo Verde Healthcare District Board of Directors following 5-0 approval Tuesday by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Randall is dean of the
Needles Center at Palo Verde College. She has two master's degrees from Walden University with a focus on social psychology and was the editor of the Palo Verde Times from 2005-15, where she gained first-hand knowledge of the hospital and its administration through her decade of community reporting, according to the Palo Verde Healthcare District. "Palo Verde Hospital has been central to my life since
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No Kings demonstrators voice opposition to the Trump administration in Anaheim. | Photo courtesy of the 50501 Movement
The LAPD's incident commander declared a citywide tactical alert around 5:10 p.m. Saturday after a group of demonstrators started kicking a fence in front of the federal detention center at Alameda and Temple streets. Demonstrators were ordered to leave the area. "Protestors on Alameda between Aliso and Temple have been warned multiple times by federal authorities to not attempt to tear
down the gate and not throw items," according to a post on an LAPD social media account. "Federal authorities are using non-lethal measures to move crowd back." Bill Essayli, the first assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, which includes Los Angeles County, wrote on social media, "To those who were smashing concrete
blocks and throwing them at our officers, we have you on video. We will find you and arrest you too. You've been warned." Earlier, Essayli had written, "My office has authorized immediate arrests for anyone assaulting law enforcement. You will be arrested and charged with a federal felony." Video from the scene showed LAPD officers on foot and horseback lining up to
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Sheriff backs off ballot investigation amid legal challenges By City News Service
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iverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is reining in his investigation into alleged voting discrepancies during the November special election, publicly stating the probe will not proceed
for now due to the lawsuits challenging his actions. California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a civil suit last week seeking an immediate halt to Bianco's audit, insisting the GOP gubernatorial candidate's
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