Man convicted of firing gunshots in 99 Cents Only parking lot in Santa Ana - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

A driver who opened fire on the occupants in another vehicle after an apparent parking lot dispute outside a 99 Cents Only store in Santa Ana was convicted this week of attempted murder.
An Orange County Superior Court jury on Tuesday, June 4, found Johnell Jackson, 38, guilty of felony counts of attempted murder and discharging a firearm at an occupied vehicle for a Feb. 18, 2024, shooting in a parking lot at 1514 N. Main St.
The 9:45 p.m. shooting, on a Sunday, came immediately after what witn

HOA Homefront: Why can’t members speak in meetings?

Q: We have a dispute with our HOA board and tried to inform those present during open meeting time and were not allowed to speak. We were told this was not on the agenda and this is private. Is it not our right to disclose what we do not want kept private? — C.W., Vista
Q: Last night I attended a board meeting and wanted to speak at open forum. I was denied as I was told I had not signed up in advance to speak. This was never the policy when I was on the board. If you showed up and wanted

Supreme Court upholds gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims

By MARK SHERMAN
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence.
In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners. The justices reversed a ruling from the federal appeals court in New Orleans that had struck down the law.
Justice Clarence Thoma

The debate about debates: Will they matter?

On June 27, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will debate on CNN before the Republicans and Democrats formally accept each party’s nomination.
Why so early and will the debate matter?
This November’s election differs from recent contests because both candidates are known commodities, having run against each other in 2020. Voters know each candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. No one’s impression of the candidate will change. Despite claims to the contr

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How Biden and Trump are taking very different approaches to preparing for next week’s debate

By STEVE PEOPLES | AP National Political Writer
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden begins an intense period of private preparations Friday at Camp David for what may be the most consequential presidential debate in decades.
The 81-year-old Democrat’s team is aware that he cannot afford an underwhelming performance when he faces Republican rival Donald Trump for 90 minutes on live television Thursday night. Biden’s team is expecting aggressive attacks on his physical and mental stre

California Supreme Court leaves taxpayers unprotected

Expect your taxes to rise even higher. On Thursday, the California Supreme Court removed the Taxpayer Protection Act from the Nov. 5 ballot. Even though 1.4 million citizens signed their names to put it before the people. If voters had the chance to vote on it and approve the measure, it would have required all new statewide taxes to be enacted with a two-thirds vote of the Legislature, then a two-thirds vote of the people. And new local taxes likewise would have needed two-thirds approval. But

The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 puts an end to Reagan legacy

SACRAMENTO – After casting my first vote for Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election, I was shell-shocked after Ronald Reagan was swept into office. Then something odd happened. I was buoyed by Reagan’s optimism, became convinced about the evils of communism and came to realize the free-market economy – rather than expanded federal power – offers the best hope for the downtrodden (and everyone). The Gipper convinced me.
He had some help from former Buffalo Bills qu

Where are ‘The Missing Men’? Hobtown Mystery creators share a lifelong connection

Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes drew pictures and devised stories together as kids. They’re nearly 40 now and haven’t stopped.
“We’ve been friends since we were six years old,” says Forbes, who along with Bertin, spoke via Zoom from their shared office in Halifax, Nova Scotia. “The very first thing we ever did together was draw little characters and write little stories and then go out on the playground and act them out. So it’s been the basis of our re

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An unregistered car on the roads is sometimes OK

Q. I want to get my old car registered, but it needs a smog check. I’ve read from seemingly reputable sources that the smog test is invalid with a newly installed battery, and that one should wait until the vehicle has at least another 100 miles on it. If so, how can I legally put the 100 miles on with an unregistered car? Spending days (months?) driving back and forth a few feet in my driveway won’t do it! By the way, I have kept up on the registration fees as of fall, thinking that

Trump’s attempt to cast January 6 rioters as ‘warriors’ is reckless nonsense

It took an especially creative kind of con man — an ad man, perhaps — to spin the day of the anti-democracy mob riot at the United States Capitol as “J6.”
That’s a brand name that sounds like it would sell, rather than stink up the place.
But to label the mob members themselves not as criminals but as “warriors” — well, there’s a truly creative reversal of the actual truth.
A warrior is a brave or experienced fighter.
The Oxford English Dicti

Key proposition aims to protect same sex marriage

Almost 16 years ago, California passed a short constitutional amendment via a ballot proposition that included no reason for its adoption. This was pure emotionalism.
“Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California,” the amendment, known in the 2008 election as Proposition 8, said very simply.
This was the reaction to an action four years earlier by then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom to have the city/county government he headed start issuing marriage

Orange Lutheran quarterback TJ Lateef finishes strong at the Elite 11

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowMANHATTAN BEACH — Orange Lutheran’s TJ Lateef and his fellow quarterbacks at the Elite 11 were asked a probing, self-reflection question before the three-day camp this week.
The group of touted, collegiate recruits were invited to think about their “intention” for the competition. Lateef pondered his goals and inner resolve, and held on tight.
“My intention,” he said, &

Savanna selects Fred Emmerson as its football coach

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowSavanna has hired former Taft coach Fred Emmerson as its football coach, Rebels principal Mike Pooley confirmed Thursday.
Emmerson replaces Carl Agnew, who resigned after one season to take an assistant coaching position at Chapman University.
Emmerson was dismissed at Taft in January after the team finished 3-8 in his first season. Emmerson said the school administration told him it wanted to move in a &

California Democrats score big win as Supreme Court blocks anti-tax ballot measure

The century-long and often tortured history of California making law through ballot measures took a new turn Thursday when the state Supreme Court blocked an initiative that would have made it much more difficult to raise state and local taxes.
Unanimously, the court agreed with Gov. Gavin Newsom and a Legislature controlled by fellow Democrats that the Taxpayer Protection Act, as it’s called shorthand, would be a revision of the state constitution and cannot be proposed via initiative, ra

Critics fundamentally misconstrue the Supreme Court’s bump stock ruling

After the Supreme Court overturned the Trump administration’s bump stock ban last week, critics complained that the justices had interpreted the Second Amendment in a way that rules out perfectly reasonable gun regulations. That was an odd complaint, because the case did not involve the Second Amendment.
The Court’s decision upheld an important principle that goes far beyond gun control: Federal bureaucrats do not have the authority to invent new crimes by rewriting the law. All Amer

Willie Mays, Negro League greats celebrated with Rickwood festivities

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honor of Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers, he clutched a cherished memory under his arm.
It was a picture from 2004 of Mays holding Stone’s then-10-month-old daughter Haley, who was wearing San Francisco Giants gear. In Mays’ hand was a chunk of a chocolate chip cookie, which he was handing over for Haley to eat.
“Willie gave he

Women’s PGA Championship: Thompson 1 ahead of Korda, Tavatanakit

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer
SAMMAMISH, Wash. — Lexi Thompson knew some form of the question was coming after shooting a 4-under-par 68 and taking the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Would a major title change her plans about retiring from playing full-time on the LPGA Tour?
“I’m just taking it one day at a time. I made my announcement. I’m very content with it,” Thompson said. “Golf is a crazy game, so I’m not goin

U.S. Olympic swimming trials: On a night for doubling up, Lilly King adds engagement ring

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer
INDIANAPOLIS — On a night for doubling up at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Lilly King left with another big prize.
An engagement ring.
Ryan Murphy, Regan Smith, Kate Douglass and King all claimed a second individual event at the Paris Games with their performances Thursday in the temporary pool at Lucas Oil Stadium.
But the most dramatic moment came just off the deck.
King’s boyfriend, former Indiana University swimmer James Wells, pulled out a

Brink-less Sparks can’t keep up with Liberty

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK — The Sparks’ winless road trip didn’t figure to get any easier in New York.
Sabrina Ionescu scored 31 points and Jonquel Jones added 22 to help the New York Liberty beat the Sparks, 93-80, on Thursday night, as the visitors dropped to 0-5 on their seven-game trip.
The Sparks (4-12) were playing their first game since they lost star rookie Cameron Brink to an ACL tear in her left knee.
The Liberty (13-3) led 60-54 with 2:58 left in

Alexander: The JJ Redick experiment is a big risk for the Lakers, Pelinka

Maybe JJ Redick will, indeed, be the next Pat Riley. After all, Riles stepped from his spot alongside Chick Hearn to the Lakers sideline all those years ago, serving an apprenticeship to Paul Westhead before sliding over to the first chair when Westhead was fired in November of 1981.
Or maybe Redick will be the next Steve Kerr. The curator of the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty went from broadcaster to coach, too, though he did have experience as the Phoenix Suns general manager before the

Stanley Cup Final: McDavid magic keeps Edmonton alive for Game 6

EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid was surrounded by greatness.
His hair still wet from practice, he sat in Studio 99, the restaurant in the Edmonton Oilers’ home arena named for Wayne Gretzky and full of memorabilia commemorating the legendary career of the “Great One.” To his right was a jersey Gretzky wore during his first NHL season and on the wall to his left quotes from No. 99, who captained Edmonton to the Stanley Cup four times.
If McDavid keeps this up, the Oiler

Samuel Woodward describes how he stabbed former classmate Blaze Bernstein to death

Samuel Woodward testified Thursday to feeling “anger like nothing I had ever felt in my whole life” as he repeatedly stabbed his former classmate Blaze Bernstein in a Lake Forest park before burying Bernstein with “my own bare hands.”
Woodward, in a dramatic culmination of his fourth day of testimony in a Santa Ana courtroom, described violently killing Bernstein after he claimed Bernstein touched his genitals. Woodward testified that he was worried Bernstein had taken an

Euro 2024: Spain blanks Italy to reach knockout round

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — Europe beware – Spain might just be back.
The three-time European champion advanced to the round of 16 at Euro 2024 after a 1-0 win against holder Italy on Thursday.
A 55th-minute own goal by Riccardo Calafiori settled the Group B game at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen.
But that didn’t begin to tell the story of a statement performance from Spain, which surely marks it as one of the favorites to win a record-extending fourth European Championship.
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Wild Rivers hosts 200 swimmers as part of World’s Largest Swimming Lesson

Lifeguard Kingston Lawrence keeps an eye on a swimmer during the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson event at Wild Rivers Waterpark in Irvine, CA, on Thursday, June 20, 2024. About 200 people took part in the lessons held in the park’s wave pool. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
About 200 people take part in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson event at Wild Rivers Waterpark in Irvine, CA, on Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Regist

Construction of Garden Grove’s new $152 million Civic Center underway

A new three-story police station and four-level parking structure are under construction in Garden Grove, the first phase of a Civic Center renovation that is expected to take more than three years to complete.
The $152 million Garden Grove Civic Center Revitalization Project involves a 2.75-acre corner of Euclid Street and Acacia Parkway, including Community Center Park. In a later phase, Civic Center Park will be created. The OC Public Libraries system also has plans for the nearby Garden Grov

Ducks to kick off preseason Sept. 24 in San Jose

The Ducks announced their preseason schedule Thursday for the 2024-25 season, which will consist of half a dozen exhibition games, all to be played within the Golden State.
They’ll begin with a home-and-home set against the rebuilding San Jose Sharks, heading to Northern California to kick off the campaign Sept. 24 before their home opener Sept. 26. They’ll also wrap up their series of tuneups in San Jose on Oct. 4.
They’ll host the Kings on Sept. 30 and also face them on Sept.

Kings and ESPN Radio 710 agree to multi-year broadcast partnership

The Kings have a new radio home – both on the dial and online – with ESPN after the club announced a new multi-year agreement Thursday.
All playoff, regular-season and preseason games will be broadcast on the ESPN LA app, as well as the team’s own app, with about 25 games airing on ESPN’s AM 710 radio station. The pact ended the Kings’ agreement with iHeart Radio, which began in 2018. The club previously appeared on KSPN 710 between 2002 and 2006.
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Swanson: Angel City FC is teeming with teens, and it’s going to pay off

LOS ANGELES — Imagine being in your 30s, raising a couple young kids at home and working a demanding job, one that requires you to go in every day and deal with a bunch of teenagers.
Shoutout to all the great high school teachers.
And shoutout Sydney Leroux.
Shoutout Leroux and her Angel City FC teammates who can order a drink and rent a car and keep up with kids literally half their age.
It was Leroux’s goal in the 85th minute of Wednesday night’s match that put Angel City ove

Lake Forest teenager among 2 killed in Jet Ski crash in Illinois

A 16-year-old girl from Lake Forest was among two teenagers killed in a Jet Ski collision in Illinois on Tuesday, authorities said.
Around 5 p.m., the girl was operating a Yamaha Jet Ski on Lake Marie with a 13-year-old girl from Illinois riding as a passenger, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli. The pair were riding near the channel to Grass Lake, north of Elime Road Peninsula, while a Sea Ray Cabin Cruiser was traveling west in the same area.
Witnesses to

Analysis: Kings trading Pierre-Luc Dubois corrects a massive mistake

The Kings jettisoned their epic flop of an offseason ago, Pierre-Luc Dubois, in a trade Wednesday, and whether the deal should be seen as a rousing success or a mitigated failure may be a question of where one’s evaluation began.
In the moment, the move was a smash, discarding $43.75 million in total commitment of salary-cap space over seven seasons by swapping the remaining $59.5 million on the contract of Dubois directly for the $15.75 million in cap obligations left on goalie Darcy Kuem