A California State University campus police officer regularly took time to sleep, lie down and not work while on duty for two years, according to a state audit released Tuesday.The employee’s naps wasted some $20,000 in taxpayer money.Executives at the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and the former State Board of Equalization allowed 25 managers and supervisors to report inaccurate leave time. As a result, the departments overpaid employees by at least $72,000, and it’s estimated that extra payments made to similar employees throughout both agencies total more than $500,000.These are just a few examples of waste, fraud and abuse the California State Auditor’s Office summarized in its regular, six-month report on “alleged improper governmental activities.” As part of the California Whistleblower Protection Act, the state auditor received nearly 1,100 tips through its website, the whistleblower hotline, mail, fax or in person visits from … [Read more...] about California State University officer took regular naps on the job, state audit finds
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Son of California councilwoman killed near USC campus
Updated 10:21 pm CDT, Sunday, March 10, 2019 Neighbors react as they look at a cellphone picture of University of Southern California student Victor McElhaney, shown by a television reporter near the scene of a crime in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 10, 2019. McElhaney, the son of an Oakland, Calif., city councilwoman, was shot and killed in an apparent robbery attempt near the USC campus, officials said. less Neighbors react as they look at a cellphone picture of University of Southern California student Victor McElhaney, shown by a television reporter near the scene of a crime in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 10, ... more Photo: Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo: Damian Dovarganes, AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 Neighbors react as they look at a cellphone picture of … [Read more...] about Son of California councilwoman killed near USC campus
The Latest: S California wildfires have burned 150 homes
PARADISE, Calif. — The Latest on California's wildfires (all times local):5:30 p.m.Fire officials say Southern California wildfires have burned 150 homes and that number will rise.Authorities also announced Friday that a quarter of a million people are under evacuation orders as wind-whipped flames rage through scenic areas west of Los Angeles and burn toward the sea.At a news conference, officials said 75 percent of the Ventura County city of Thousand Oaks has been emptied. The entire celebrity enclave of Malibu also is under evacuation orders.Twin fires erupted Thursday and were pushed by winds of up to 60 mph through coastal foothills and canyons.The Hill fire has burned 6,000 acres and isn't advancing, but the Woolsey fire a few miles away doubled in size to 35,000 acres.Los Angeles County fire Chief Daryl Osby says winds are dying down tbut will roar back to life on Sunday.———4:55 p.m.A sheriff's spokeswoman has confirmed a sixth death in a Northern … [Read more...] about The Latest: S California wildfires have burned 150 homes
The Latest: Patients fled hospital in N. California fire
Updated 1:32 pm PST, Friday, November 9, 2018 TOPSHOT - A Jack In The Box fast food restaurant burns as the Camp fire tears through Paradise, north of Sacramento, California on November 08, 2018. - More than one hundred homes, a hospital, a Safeway store and scores of other structures have burned in the area and the fire shows no signs of slowing. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images) less TOPSHOT - A Jack In The Box fast food restaurant burns as the Camp fire tears through Paradise, north of Sacramento, California on November 08, 2018. - More than one hundred homes, a hospital, a Safeway store ... more Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images TOPSHOT - A home is overshadowed by towering smoke plumes as the Camp fire races through town in Paradise, California on November 8, 2018. - More than 18,000 acres have been scorched in a matter of hours burning with … [Read more...] about The Latest: Patients fled hospital in N. California fire
California bar gunman went from a Marine to living with mom
Kathleen Ronayne and Justin Pritchard, Associated Press Updated 6:27 am CST, Friday, November 9, 2018 This 2017 photo from the California Department of Motor Vehicles shows Ian David Long. Authorities said the Marine combat veteran opened fire Wednesday evening, Nov. 7, 2018, at a country music bar in Southern California, killing multiple people before apparently taking his own life. (California Department of Motor Vehicles via AP) less This 2017 photo from the California Department of Motor Vehicles shows Ian David Long. Authorities said the Marine combat veteran opened fire Wednesday evening, Nov. 7, 2018, at a country music bar in Southern ... more Photo: AP Ventura County Sheriff's deputies and FBI investigators stand outside the house of shooting suspect David Ian Long in Newbury Park, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Authorities said the former Marine opened fire at a country music bar in Southern … [Read more...] about California bar gunman went from a Marine to living with mom