Park manager pocketed parking fees VENTURA “”mdash; A former Seaside Park manager charged with skimming $4,900 in parking fees at the Ventura County Fairgrounds pleaded guilty to grand theft. Read more...

As a Muslim woman, Rida Hamida, a fourth-year history student, wears her hijab for many reasons, but not because women are forced to ““ a common misconception. Read more...

Millions spent on expansion of John Wayne’s birthplace DES MOINES, Iowa “”mdash; John Wayne’s modest birthplace could be getting bigger. Plans are in the works for a $2 million to $3 million expansion of the complex that includes the tiny Victorian house in Winterset where Wayne was born as Marion Morrison on May 26, 1907. Read more...

Proposition 61 is a reasonable response to an important need. It will generate $750 million to improve and expand children’s hospitals, particularly those connected with University of California campuses. Read more...

LAX plan to go before city council LOS ANGELES “”mdash; Mayor James K. Hahn’s sweeping, nearly $10 billion modernization plan for Los Angeles International Airport goes before the city council this week. Read more...

Correction appended Thirty-five years after the founding of the Asian American Studies Center, faculty, staff and students will be celebrating this landmark anniversary and its recent approval as its own department during a ceremony Thursday. Read more...

The debate surrounding the Three Strikes law will be put to the vote when California decides on a proposition that could release thousands of prisoners who many believe were unfairly sentenced. Read more...