Federal agents executed a series of raids on Thursday, targeting the California home of Rhiannon Do, daughter of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, as part of a sweeping investigation into alleged financial misconduct involving the Viet America Society (VAS), a local nonprofit.
After FBI raid, Oakland mayor says she did nothing wrong and will not resign
In her first public remarks since federal authorities raided her home last week, a defiant and furious mayor of Oakland, California, said she did not do anything wrong and she has no plans to resign from office.
Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies
A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Man pleads guilty to disturbing hate crimes
A California man pleaded guilty to threatening mass shootings at synagogues and threatening to “exterminate” Jewish people and Asian Americans, the Justice Department announced Monday.
California restaurant’s comeback shows how outdated, false Asian stereotype of dog-eating persists
David Rasavong’s cultural pride is evident all throughout his restaurant.
California community colleges can now celebrate Lunar New Year as state holiday
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 264 on Oct. 8, a bill introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) that gives the community colleges the flexibility to observe Lunar New Year.
Suspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says
A 27-year-old man killed by California sheriff’s deputies over the weekend after he fatally shot a store owner had ripped down an LGBTQ+ Pride flag outside the business and shouted homophobic slurs at the woman, authorities said.
Man indicted on 98 charges including hate crimes for 2022 shooting at Taiwanese church in California
A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators said was motivated by political hatred of Taiwan.