Tired of Clear travelers cutting the airport security line? A California lawmaker wants change

Tired of watching Clear customers get escorted to the front of the airport security line?

California state Sen. Josh Newman sure is.

Newman (D-Fullerton), who frequently travels between his Orange County district and Sacramento, said Clear’s system of charging a premium for special access to a taxpayer-funded service has become a regular source of outrage.

“Over...

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Trio of suspects burglarized 131 businesses, many of them small restaurants, police say

Los Angeles police arrested three people who they said burglarized and targeted as many as 131 commercial businesses throughout L.A. County, many of them independent and family-owned restaurants.

Between March and June 2023, police said, three people they came to name the “Punch Crew” burglarized several restaurants, including several that served Asian and Eastern cuisine....

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