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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 649

Don Thompson

Stickers are placed on the pictures of Los Angeles Council members Gil Cedillo, left, and Nury Martinez near the entrance of the John Ferraro Council Chamber Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
October 15, 2022, 2:09 am
Pressure mounts on LA councilmembers to resign over racist remarks
Scandal following aired recordings could have broader legal and political consequences
By brian melley and Don Thompson
Sirhan Sirhan during a parole hearing in San Diego, February 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, Pool, File)
January 14, 2022, 1:21 am
‘Most notorious’: California governor denies parole to RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan
Gavin Newsom says Palestinian inmate has not ‘addressed the deficiencies’ that led him to kill Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 or taken responsibility for the crime
By Don Thompson
In this image provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sirhan Sirhan arrives for a parole hearing on Friday, August 27, 2021, in San Diego. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)
December 28, 2021, 10:59 pm
California governor mulls parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan
Gavin Newsom faces January deadline to decide whether to free Palestinian Christian who murdered Democratic presidential contender in 1968, allegedly for supporting Israel
By Don Thompson
In this March 13, 2021, file photo, a man participates in the rally "Love Our Communities: Build Collective Power" to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence outside the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
July 1, 2021, 3:39 pm
California hate crimes up 31% in 2020, but antisemitism down
State sees surge in attacks on Black people, Asian Americans; anti-Jewish incidents fall from 141 to 115
By Don Thompson
Tara Reade in Nevada City, California, April 4, 2019. (AP/Donald Thompson)
May 3, 2020, 8:29 am
Biden accuser Reade: I was too scared to talk of sexual assault in complaint
Former Senate staffer says she did not fully detail harassment in report so it won’t serve as proof if it’s located in archive; US presidential hopeful denies the allegations
By Alexandra Jaffe, Don Thompson and Stephen Braun
California Governor Gavin Newsom gives an update on the US state's response to the coronavirus, at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova California, March 17, 2020. At right is California Health and Human Services Agency Director Dr. Mark Ghaly. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)
March 18, 2020, 7:51 am
California governor: Most schools won’t reopen this spring
US state halts much of daily life, legislature suspends session for first time in 158 years, as officials mull imposing martial law due to pandemic
By ADAM BEAM and Don Thompson
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, center, arrives for a news conference at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, April 28, 2019, in Poway, Calif. (AP/Denis Poroy)
May 2, 2019, 8:58 pm
Synagogue asked for security funds a year ago; they arrived days before attack
Rabbi: ‘We did not have a chance to start using the funds yet’; Republican senator calls to examine removing red tape
By JULIE WATSON and Don Thompson
Krystin Harvey, left, comforts her daughter Araya Cipollini at the remains of their home burned in the Camp Fire, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Paradise, California. (AP/John Locher)
November 11, 2018, 5:51 am
Death toll up to at least 23 in California town devastated by wildfire
Residents who stayed behind pick through remain of Paradise, where thousands of structures burned to the ground in most destructive blaze in state history
By Gillian Flaccus, Don Thompson and Paul Elias
Flames consume a car dealership as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
November 9, 2018, 7:29 pm
Massive California fires destroy town, Malibu ordered to evacuate
Northern California blaze quadruples in size, levels Paradise, a town of 30,000; other fires rage near Los Angeles
By Don Thompson and Jocelyn Gecker
Borey Ai poses for a photo at the Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, October 23, 2018. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
October 25, 2018, 7:09 pm
Cambodian refugee who killed Jewish woman as teen seeks pardon
Borey Ai asks California governor to clear his criminal record and prevent his deportation; family of victim Manijeh Eshaghoff opposed
By Don Thompson
San Francisco's Pier 39. (CC BY-SA 4.0, Mike Peel, Wikimedia Commons)
December 23, 2017, 1:19 am
FBI: Ex-Marine planned Christmas Day attack on San Francisco tourist area
Bureau says it found martyrdom letter, guns in home of Everitt Aaron Jameson, who had expressed support for IS and terrorism
By Don Thompson
Clashes outside the California state Capitol Building in Sacramento on June 26, 2016. (screen capture: Twitter/Frances Wang)
July 19, 2017, 11:55 pm
White nationalist, opponent charged in Sacramento melee
California wants to extradite right-wing activist who is currently jailed for hate crimes after posting ‘Fight Terror, Nuke Israel’
By Don Thompson
Undated file photo of Islamic State fighters holding up their weapons and waving flags in their convey of vehicles on a road leading to Iraq from Raqqa, Syria. (Jihadist website via AP)
January 15, 2016, 9:10 am
California terror suspect indicted for lying about Syria travel
Iraqi-born man, 23, went to fight with IS-affiliate; told investigators he was visiting his grandmother in Turkey
By Don Thompson
Illustrative image of FBI agents (AP/Winslow Townson)
January 8, 2016, 6:36 am
US authorities arrest 2 tied to Islamic State
Terrorism charges levied against Iraqi-born Palestinians in California and Texas
By Don Thompson
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