The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Democrat Gil Cisneros captured a Republican-held U.S. House seat in Southern California on Saturday, capping a Democratic rout in which the party picked up six congressional seats in the state.In what had been the last undecided House contest in California, Cisneros beat Republican Young Kim for the state's 39th District seat. The Cisneros victory cements a stunning political realignment that will leave a vast stretch of the Los Angeles metropolitan area under Democratic control in the House. With Kim's defeat, four Republican-held House districts all or partly in Orange County, California, a one-time nationally known GOP stronghold southeast of Los Angeles, will have shifted in one election to the Democratic column. The change means that the county — Richard Nixon's birthplace and site of his presidential library — will only have Democrats representing its residents in Washington next year.Democrats also recently … [Read more...] about Democrat Cisneros nabs GOP House seat in Southern California
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Democrat Porter flips GOP House seat in Southern California
Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Updated 6:49 pm PST, Thursday, November 15, 2018 Democrat Katie Porter defeated Republican Rep. Mimi Walters to represent the 45th Congressional District of California. Democrat Katie Porter defeated Republican Rep. Mimi Walters to represent the 45th Congressional District of California. Photo: Chris Carlson, AP Photo: Chris Carlson, AP Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Image 1 of 8 Democrat Katie Porter defeated Republican Rep. Mimi Walters to represent the 45th Congressional District of California. Democrat Katie Porter defeated Republican Rep. Mimi Walters to represent the 45th Congressional District of California. Photo: Chris Carlson, AP Democrat Porter … [Read more...] about Democrat Porter flips GOP House seat in Southern California
Fire claims popular recreation spots in Southern California
Christopher Weber, Associated Press Updated 12:07 pm PST, Thursday, November 15, 2018 n this Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 photo, a sign designating the Corral Canyon Park recreation area stands amid landscape charred by the Woolsey fire in Malibu, Calif. Southern Californians faced with the loss of lives and homes in a huge wildfire are also grappling with the destruction of public lands popular with hikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers. The Woolsey fire has charred more than 83 percent of National Park Service land within the Santa Monica Mountain National Recreational Area. Officials announced Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, that all trails were closed. less n this Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 photo, a sign designating the Corral Canyon Park recreation area stands amid landscape charred by the Woolsey fire in Malibu, Calif. Southern Californians faced with the loss of ... more Photo: Reed Saxon, AP … [Read more...] about Fire claims popular recreation spots in Southern California
2 dead, homes destroyed in Southern California wildfires
Jonathan J. Cooper and Andrew Dalton Associated Press Published 10:10 PM EST Nov 10, 2018 Malibu, Calif. — Two people were found dead as a pair of wildfires stretched from inland canyons to the Pacific in Southern California on Saturday, leaving people sifting through the remains of both mansions and modest homes for anything they had left. The two bodies were found severely burned inside a car on a long residential driveway in Malibu, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Chief John Benedict said. The home is on a winding stretch of Mulholland Highway with steep panoramic views, where on Saturday the roadway was littered with rocks, a few large boulders and fallen power lines, some of them still on fire. Most of the surrounding structures were leveled. More: ‘Nothing here’: Returning to rubble in Northern California The deaths brings to 25 the number of people killed in the state’s wildfires in the past few days, with 23 found dead in a … [Read more...] about 2 dead, homes destroyed in Southern California wildfires
2 killed in Southern California fire that’s doubled in size
By The Associated Press | PUBLISHED: November 10, 2018 at 11:11 am | UPDATED: November 10, 2018 at 11:18 am By Jonathan J. Cooper and Brian Melley | Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A wildfire that tore through Malibu mansions and working-class suburban homes in Southern California’s hills and canyons has killed two people and had more than doubled in size by Saturday. Officials took advantage of temporarily calm conditions to assess damage from the blaze that has burned 109 square miles (282 square kilometers) north and west of downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters were searching burned-out neighborhoods for new destruction from two blazes that have already destroyed 150 homes. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Chief John Benedict said two people have been found dead, but provided no details on the deaths. Wildfires burning across California have now killed 11 people, including nine found dead in a massive fire in Northern California that destroyed the town of … [Read more...] about 2 killed in Southern California fire that’s doubled in size