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GRAPHIC: California Water-Use Restrictions

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California residents have to turn off their sprinklers, and restaurants won't give customers water unless they ask under new drought regulations approved in March 2015.

The State Water Resources Control Board has extended and expanded restrictions on water use with California entering its fourth year of drought as winter ends without significant storms or snowfall to replenish dwindling reservoirs.

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Worst Lakers Team Ever?

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Have the Los Angeles Lakers ever been worse?

"No," would be the accurate response. The worst record put forth by the Los Angeles Lakers came only one season ago under Mike D'Antoni. Those Lakers won 27 games out of an 82-game season. The 2014/15 crew would need to finish with eight wins in their final 10 games in order to match D'Antoni's record. In order to avoid holding the title on their own, the 2014/15 Lakers would need to win nine of their final 10 games. Barring an absolute miracle, the 2014/15 Los Angeles Lakers will be the worst team in the history of the franchise since moving to LA.

Have the Lakers (Minneapolis or LA) ever been worse?

"No," again would be the accurate response, but this one is slightly more interesting. Back in the 1957/58 season, the great George Mikan took over the Minneapolis Lakers as head coach. Mikan started the season 9-30 before being replaced by John Kundla during the season. Kundla had previously coached Mikan and the Lakers to five NBA championships, so the accomplished coach helped the Lakers finish 10-23 for a final record of 19-53.

Back then, the NBA season lasted 72 games. Well, the 2014/15 season is 72 games old for the Los Angeles Lakers, and they have a record of 19-53. Through 72 games, the current group is tied for the worst record in the history of the Lakers' franchise.

However, the 2014/15 Lakers will not finish the season in a tie. If the Lakers win two or fewer games over their final 10 contests, they will take sole ownership of the worst winning percentage, i.e. record, in the storied history of the Lakers' franchise. If the Lakers win three or more games (but fewer than 8) of their final 10 games, the 2014/15 Lakers will narrowly edge the 1957/58 team. However, the 2014/15 Lakers would still go down as the worst team in the history of the franchise since moving to LA.

Of course, the Lakers could technically finish with 9 wins in their last 10 games to avoid this entire conversation altogether. This is probably the right time to remind folks that the 2014/15 Lakers' longest winning streak is three games, a feat that they have accomplished twice. Putting those winning streaks to the side, the Lakers have only managed two two-game winning streaks this season. This team has not enjoyed the taste of winning often, and when it has come by, it hasn't lingered long.

Suffice to say, the 2014/15 team will go down as the worst team in the history of the Lakers' franchise, but whether that assertion will require a qualifier of "since the team moved to Los Angeles" remains to be determined.



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Matzo Factory to Leave Historic Jewish Neighborhood

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After almost a century on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Streit's Matzo is moving its factory out of Manhattan after Passover.

Missing UC Berkeley Student Found Dead: Police

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A UC Berkeley athlete who went missing after leaving a party near the USC campus over the weekend has been found dead, LAPD officials said.

Eloi Vasquez, 19, was fatally struck by a car on the eastbound 10 Freeway near USC about an hour after friends said they last saw him leaving the party, police said.

"The family is understandably very distraught and has respectfully asked for privacy," LAPD officials said in a statement.

It was unclear why Vasquez was on the freeway. Police said the crash was not a hit-and-run.

Vasquez didn’t have an ID or money on him when he left the fraternity house party in the 600 block of West 28th Street about 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

However, he did have a cellphone and had told friends over the phone that he was "going to the beach."

He was also on the phone with a friend in Northern California about 2:18 a.m. He told her he was "screwed" and got lost.

CHP officials said Vasquez was struck by a car about 2:25 a.m. The coroner's officer confirmed that the victim was Vasquez.

Vasquez was a freshman midfielder on the UC Berkeley soccer team. Friends said they made the trip to Los Angeles for spring break.

The news of his death came as family members announced a $100,000 reward for his safe return and also said they hired a private investigator to help locate the teen from Novato.

The Cal Athletics website described Vasquez as "a wonderful young man who has excelled both academically and athletically here at Cal."

Plaskon to Use Insanity Defense

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A former Milford, Connecticut, student accused of stabbing and killing a classmate in a high school stairwell last spring is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity, according to his attorney.

Christopher Plaskon, 17, has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School hours before the school prom last April.

Although authorities have been tight lipped about a potential motive, classmates speculated that Plaskon might have been angry that Sanchez turned down his invitation to go to prom together.

Plaskon, who is being tried as an adult, pleaded not guilty last June despite allegedly telling police, "I did it. Just arrest me." He underwent a psychological evaluation that wrapped up in January.

According to documents released by defense attorney Richard Meehan, Plaskon will "rely on the affirmative defense that at the time of the alleged commission of the offense, he was suffering from a mental disease or defect and/or extreme emotional disturbance."

Plaskon waived a trial by jury and will instead go before a three-judge panel.

A motion filed in court ahead of Tuesday's status proceedings says the defense team plans to "introduce expert testimony relating to the affirmative defense of mental disease or defect and/or extreme emotional disturbance and/or another condition bearing on the issue of whether he had the requisite mental state for the offense charged."

Plaskon is being held at the Manson Youth Institute in Cheshire, a correctional facility for boys and young men ages 12 to 19.



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331 Chinchillas Found at Wisc. Home

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A Wisconsin home was deemed uninhabitable after police say more than 330 chinchillas were found living inside. 

Police responded to the home in the 2200 block of Melody Lane in Waukesha Sunday morning for a well-being check when they said they saw “obvious living condition issues” at the residence.

Officers called the home a “hoarder home” and said it was filled with stacks of clothing and various belongings.

Police said 331 living chinchillas were housed in the living room and dining room of the rental property and 25 deceased chinchillas were found in the garage and a chest freezer in the basement.

Three children-- a 7-year-old, a 9-year-old and a 17-year-old – also lived in the home, according to authorities.

“The smell of ammonia was so overwhelming that officers contacted the Fire Department, who were able to test the environment with specialized equipment,” a release from the Waukesha Police Department said. “They deemed the air unsafe to breath and the residence uninhabitable.”

The Humane Animal Welfare Society plans to take custody of the chinchillas and evaluate their health but will conduct "further examinations" before doing so as the owners refused to surrender custody of the animals.

The Department of Health and Human Services also responded to the scene and said child neglect charges will be referred for each parent. Officials also planned to explore charges for poor treatment of animals, but it was not immediately clear what those charges would be. 

Police did not release the identities of the animals' owners. 



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Dramatic Photos of California's Drought

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A historically dry winter combined with years of below-average rainfall to force California Gov. Jerry Brown in January 2014 to declare a drought emergency. From parched reservoirs to dry river beds, the effects can be seen across the state.

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Today in LA's 4 in Forty: Ohio Seniors Get Naked for Charity Calendar

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Tanker pursuit leads to surrender in Paramount, UC Berkeley student Eloi Vasquez goes missing prompting $100K reward, pro surfer Mark Healey’s insane boat jump in stormy waters caught on camera, and Ohio senior citizens get naked for a charity calendar – all of these stories were featured in Monday’s edition of Today in LA's 4 in Forty. Catch Today in LA every morning with Whit Johnson, Daniella Guzman, Crystal Egger and Holly Hannula 4:30-7 a.m. You wake up, we'll open your eyes. (Aired March 30, 2015.)

Police Activity Closes 5 Fwy Near Downtown

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Traffic was backed up for about an hour Monday on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway near downtown while firefighters escorted a possibly suicidal man off a fence on a freeway overpass.

Officers cleared the northbound lanes of the freeway near Cesar Chavez Avenue at 11:15 a.m. Firefighters set up giant inflated mattresses under the overpass and walked up ladders to talk the man down.

The incident ended before noon, when the man walked to safety down the ladder.

Pursuit Ends in South LA

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A short pursuit of a driver in a stolen Chevy Suburban ended in South Los Angeles Monday afternoon.

A male suspect laid on the ground of a Mercedes-Benz service center near the intersection of 18th and Georgia streets at 12:45 p.m. as police searched a nearby white SUV.

It was unclear how the pursuit ended.

The suspect was taken into custody. 

Officials advised people to “use alternate routes” around the area due to “police activity.”



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Police Looking For Men Who Stopped Purse Snatching

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La Habra police were looking for two good Samaritans after they took down a purse-snatching suspect, who allegedly robbed an 82-year-old woman Sunday afternoon as she walked home from church.

Police arrested Alfredo Lezama, 25, of La Habra, shortly after the crime that occurred near 650 S. Beach Blvd. shortly before 2 p.m. The two men, who are seen on surveillance video from a nearby auto sales store, left before police were able to get their information.

"The suggestion by police is always don't get involved. Be a good witness, but in this case, it turned out very well," said Sgt. Jose Quirarte, of the La Habra Police Department.

La Habra police would like to talk to the good Samaritans.

"We would like for them to contact the police department, not only to help the case but also we would like to recognize them for their willingness to stop and help," he said.

The men reportedly witnessed the purse-snatching incident and then confronted the suspect at the La Habra auto sales shop on Lambert Road.

The store's surveillance video shows the suspect wielding a large metal pipe as he is confronted by the two men. One of the men is shown throwing the woman's purse away from the suspect. The auto shop owner described what he believed one of the good Samaritans did next.

"The guy was a really brawny guy with big shoulders. He looked a line backer," said Charles Farley, the store owner. "It sounded like he almost picked him up and slammed him up against the door!"

The suspect ran away. Police arrested him a few blocks away. The victim who was happy to get her purse back, was not injured.

"These two guys stepping up to the plate, just being like superheroes, taking care of business, helping out an elderly lady," said Farley. "It just doesn't get much better than that."
 



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Drunken Mom Abandons Child: Police

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A mother has been charged with endangering her 7-year-old daughter after getting drunk and leaving her "hiding" in a trash bin overnight in a "high crime" area, Dallas police say.

Dallas police said 28-year-old Alicia Carroll called them Sunday morning alleging the person she left her daughter with Saturday night refused to return her.

Carroll told police she left the King Spa and Sauna on Royal Lane to clear her head at about 10 p.m., leaving her child inside with an acquaintance. A spa employee told NBC 5 that Carroll was drunk when she, along with her daughter, left a party at the spa Saturday night.

After the call Sunday morning, Dallas police began searching for Carroll's daughter by air and ground. The young girl wasn't found until about 11:15 a.m. when two passers-by flagged down an officer and asked if they were looking for a small black girl in a yellow shirt and shorts.

With the tip, officers quickly found the missing girl, describing her condition as hungry and thirsty, filthy, wearing no shoes and suffering from several cuts and scrapes to her arms and legs.

The girl told police she and her mother left the spa and were walking down the street when her mother started running. The girl said her mother told her they were being followed by the police and that they would have to hide.

Police said Carroll helped her child into the trash bin and then left her there alone in a "high crime area ... by a creek and wooded area." The child eventually fell asleep in the trash bin and woke up about 10 hours later. After exiting the bin, she began walking down Royal Lane toward the spa.

Carroll later admitted to police that she became intoxicated after having two vodka drinks in the parking lot and didn't remember much after that until the next morning when she couldn't locate her daughter. Police said Carroll also eventually remembered leaving the spa with her child and that they had been talking about the day, but then couldn't remember anything else.

The child was taken to a nearby hospital for an evaluation and then released to a family member, according to police. Child Protective Services was notified.

Police said they arrested Carroll Sunday afternoon and charged her with endangering a child. She is being held on $25,000 bond.

Carroll works as a daycare teacher, according to Dallas police.

Carroll's sister and neighbor both tell NBC 5 she is a good mother who loves her daughter very much. The family had no explanation for what occurred Saturday night. They would also not go on camera.

As of Monday evening, there was no attorney information listed for Carroll.

NBC 5's Todd L. Davis and Ray Villeda contributed to this report.



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Lakers Edge Sixers 113-111 in Overtime

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On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 113-111, in an overtime thriller. Jordan Clarkson came up big with clutch free throws at the end of regulation before hitting the game-winner with 0.7 seconds to play in overtime.

On the night, Clarkson finished with 26 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and three steals in nearly 44 minutes of work. The rookie point guard played a controlled game, shot a high percentage from the field and led his team to victory, which was reminiscent of the Lakers' overtime win in Minnesota a few nights earlier.

Jabari Brown, who entered the night unsure if Monday would be his final game as a Laker, finished with 22 points (career-high) on 7-10 shooting. Brown, who was an undrafted rookie, completed his second 10-day contract. Under NBA rules, the Lakers cannot sign Brown to a third 10-day contract and must sign the rookie for the remainder of the season if they want to keep him.

On the strengths of his performances and his continued growth, the Lakers will likely bring Brown back. After Monday's win, Clarkson was asked about Brown by Time Warner Cable SportsNet, and the rookie point guard gave his ringing endorsement: "He belongs here."

Along with the pair of rookies, Ryan Kelly put up one of his better games in a purple and gold uniform. Kelly, who has looked like a different player since moving to his natural power forward position, finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists on the night. The second-year player helped highlight the Lakers' youth movement late in the 2014/15 season.

Also, Wayne Ellington finished with 20 points and came up especially big in the overtime period. The former University of North Carolina Tar Heel scored seven points on 3-3 shooting in the five-minute extra period. Ellington also made a tough pass through traffic to find Clarkson on the game-winning layup.

In his post-game interview on Time Warner Cable SportsNet, the Philadelphia-native appeared to especially enjoy the victory in his hometown. However, a large segment of Lakers' fans did not enjoy the result.

Had the Lakers lost, they would have been level with the Sixers in the wins column. Dropping to the third-worst record by the end of the season would help the Lakers keep their high draft pick. With the win, the Lakers stayed in fourth place in the race to the bottom with 20 wins and 53 losses on the season. Philadelphia is third in the lottery chase, and the Sixers moved to 18-57 with the loss.

If the Lakers end up with a No. 6 pick or lower, the 76ers would get the Lakers' top draft pick as part of the Steve Nash trade.

Next, the Lakers return home to host the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night at Staples Center.



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"Smart Meters" Crack Down on Water Wasters

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New high-tech "smart meters" are helping the city of Long Beach crack down on water wasters.

Using radio frequency technology, the meter can remotely track a suspected water waster's use in five minute increments. The meter measures not just the monthly water consumption, but if that home or business is violating the law.

"It is two days of watering a week - Monday and Thursdays - 10 minutes per station. You're not supposed to excessively water so that there is runoff onto the sidewalk," said Tai Tseng, director of operations at the Long Beach Water Department.

Water officials say they've seen a difference after installing the device.

"One of them has reduced their consumption by 88 percent since we put the smart meter in. So in most cases, absolutely, it changes their behavior quickly," said LBWD general manager Kevin Wattier. "They know we're watching and you can't hide."

Wattier said only a few of those targeted have yet to change their watering - a McDonald's.

An electronic meter indicated the fast-food restaurant was flooding its landscape in the middle of the night. The violation led to an $800 fine.

McDonald's issued a statement saying it wants to be a good neighbor and that it met with water officials last week to address the problem.

But the smart meter noticed the restaurant was back to flooding its landscape again on Sunday.

Hundreds of homeowners have asked for the smart meters, water officials say. That's because not only the city can watch when and where the spigot is on, but homeowners such as Christie and Ted Kane can monitor it as well.

"We want to know when we're using water and how much we're using," he said.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said it is looking into the smart meter use as a way to help fight the drought.



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Escaped Prisoner Captured After 9-Hour Manhunt: Source

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A prisoner who escaped from a Northern Virginia hospital -- and who evaded capture for most of Tuesday morning -- hid in the trunk of a car before surprising the commuter on the way to work, kicking his way out through the backseat.

Wossen Assaye was found near Minnesota Avenue SE in Washington, D.C., following a massive manhunt that lasted nearly nine hours. A citizen in D.C. recognized Assaye from media reports and called police. He was taken into custody without incident at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Assaye appeared in federal court Tuesday afternoon and was ordered held without bond. He is charged with one count of escaping from federal custody and with one count of bank robbery.

Assaye was wearing a white plastic protective suit, which was open to his navel. He was not wearing socks or shoes, and he was surrounded by law enforcement in the courtroom.

"I'm thanking each and every community member in this region for apprehending a violent felon,'' Fairfax County Police Chief Col. Edwin C. Roessler Jr. said at a news conference.

Assaye, 42, was arrested by federal authorities last week for a series of bank robberies in Northern Virginia. Assaye allegedly committed the robberies while on a bike.

While being held at the Alexandria City Jail, Assaye attempted to hang himself with a bedsheet and was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital for medical treatment on Friday. Deputies with the Alexandria Sheriff's Office guarded Assaye for the first 24 hours of his hospital stay before he was turned over to two Allied Protective Service guards, who were contracted by the U.S. Marshals Service.

At about 3 a.m. Tuesday, Assaye overpowered one of the guards, taking the security officer's weapon. Assaye used the female contract guard as a shield as he fled down the hall and then released her and fled down a stairwell, U.S. Marshal Bobby Matheson said.

Police say one shot was fired, but no one was injured. It's not clear who fired the shot.

Assaye fled with the weapon into a nearby neighborhood, where he broke into the truck of a resident's 2002 Toyota Camry. The driver got into the car to go to work, and during the commute, police say Assaye began to kick out the backseat from inside the truck. The driver crashed the car, and Assaye carjacked the vehicle. Police say they later found the Camry near Monterey Drive in Annandale.

At one point in the chase, Assaye drove into the garage of a home on Oak Court in Annandale owned by Lorraine Giovinazzo. Then he entered the almost-empty house, apparently by jimmying the handles on a set of glass doors.

Assaye left behind the hospital gown he had been wearing and took some of Giovinazzo's old clothes, Giovinazzo said.

"I'm just so grateful that we had just moved, because otherwise my mother would have been in there by herself, and that would have been terrifying," Giovinazzo said.

Assaye was on foot for a short time before stealing a 2008 gray Hyundai Elantra in the same area.

Police say they've also located the Hyundai Elantra.

Police searched neighborhoods in Annandale with helicopter and heavily armed officers for a portion of Tuesday morning. In one neighborhood, Spence Limbocker said he heard a helicopter, went outside and saw a massive police presence.

"They told me to get back in the house and lock all my doors... It was a little scary,'' Limbocker said.

Assaye was arrested March 20 and charged with a robbery at Apple Federal Credit Union in Alexandria. In a court document, an FBI agent suggests that Assaye, of Arlington, is responsible for a string of 12 bank robberies in northern Virginia over the last year and a half.

In court documents about the robberies, the FBI agent said the robber seen in surveillance photographs and video recordings is "physically similar'' in the dozen robberies that end with the robbery of the Apple Federal Credit Union.

In all, the banks were robbed of about $32,000. In most cases, the agent said the robber entered the bank with a cellphone to his ear, demanded money and fled with cash on a bicycle.

According to a 2012 Virginia Parole Board document, Assaye has an "extensive criminal record" and "history of violence," indicating a "serious risk to the community," NBC News reports.

He has been charged with a variety of felonies — including breaking and entering in 1998 — with at least one conviction, for purse snatching in 1994, for which he was given a recommended maximum 12-month jail sentence.

The lockdown at the hospital, located in suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., lasted from 3:30 a.m. to 7:50 a.m., hospital officials confirmed.

During that time, no one could enter or leave the hospital. Emergencies were diverted to other emergency rooms. Patient care continued, though some elective surgeries had to be delayed.

Staff members inside the hospital told News4's David Culver that during the lockdown, some employees hid in back rooms and hallways for safety. 

Stay with News4 on-air and online for more on this developing story. The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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State Offices Close for Cesar Chavez Day

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State offices, including the Department of Motor Vehicles and Los Angeles Superior Courts, will be closed today to observe Cesar Chavez Day.

Federal offices and services, including the U.S. Postal Service, will be open.

Then-Gov. Gray Davis signed legislation in 2000 creating the state holiday honoring the late labor leader credited with improving work and quality-of-life conditions for immigrant farm workers in central California.

Chavez, an advocate of nonviolence, is remembered for spearheading a grape boycott in 1965 that went nationwide in 1968 and lasted until 1978, resulting in higher wages for farm workers and focusing national attention on their plight.

Born March 31, 1927, in Yuma, Arizona, Chavez dropped out of school after the eighth grade to help support his family by joining them in the fields as a migrant farm worker, witnessing the many adversities migrant workers faced daily.

Chavez  joined the Latino civil rights Community Service Organization in 1952, urging Latinos to register to vote.

In 1962, Chavez joined Dolores Huerta in co-founding the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers.

Chavez and the UFW played an instrumental role in the passage of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act in 1975, which made California the first state to give farm workers the right to seek union representation and bargain collectively within an established legal framework.

Chavez died in 1993 at age 66.

In 2011, President Barack Obama proclaimed March 31 of each year as Cesar Chavez Day nationally, although it is not a federal holiday.

In this year's proclamation, Obama recalled that after Chavez "fought for higher wages, he pushed for fresh drinking water, workers' compensation, pension plans, and protection from pesticides. He strove every day for the America he knew was possible."

WATCH: Indiana Gov. Addresses Law Controversy

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said in a Tuesday op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that a controversial bill he signed into law last week is not a "license to discriminate."

"I abhor discrimination," he wrote. "I believe in the Golden Rule that you should ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ If I saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple, I wouldn’t eat there anymore."

"As governor of Indiana, if I were presented a bill that legalized discrimination against any person or group, I would veto it," he continued.

His published remarks are an attempt to quell the firestorm that's brewed since he affixed his signature to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act last Thursday. The measure prohibits state laws that "substantially burden" a person's ability to follow his or her religious beliefs. The definition of "person" includes religious institutions, businesses and associations.

Gays and lesbians are not a protected class under Indiana’s civil rights laws, and critics of the law maintain it could allow some businesses to refuse providing service or selling goods to some people based on religious grounds.

That's sparked outrage from many in Indiana's business community and others with ties -- established and planned -- to the Hoosier state. The public-employee union known as AFSCME announced Monday it was canceling a planned women's conference in Indianapolis this year because of the law. The band Wilco said it was canceling a May performance. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe issued an open letter to Indiana corporations saying Virginia is a business-friendly state that does "not discriminate against our friends and neighbors," while Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sent letters to more than a dozen Indiana businesses, urging them to relocate to a "welcoming place to people of all races, faiths and countries of origin."

Republican legislative leaders said they are working on adding language to the law to make it clear it does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians.

In a separate editorial with a clear message, Indiana's largest newspaper, the Indianapolis Star, stressed urgency: "Fix this now."



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Indiana's Religious Freedom Law: Who Opposes, Favors

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Indiana’s new religious freedom law provoked fierce reaction from both sides — critics who believe it provides a poorly disguised excuse to discriminate against gays and lesbians and supporters who say it protects religious beliefs.

Gov. Mike Pence signed the law last week and but the backlash was so widespread that on Tuesday he called for additional legislation this week to clarify that the law was not a license to discriminate.  He continued to insist that the bill had been mischaracterized and did not permit the denial of services to anyone, including gays and lesbians.

"Heavens no," he said, when he asked whether he expected the reaction.

The federal government and 20 other states have similar religious protection laws but some legal experts say the Indiana law broadened who could claim a religious burden and under what circumstances. Gays and lesbians are not a protected class under Indiana’s civil rights laws.

Here’s a look at who has been speaking out about the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Those Speaking Out Against the Law

The head of the NCAA told NBC News on Monday that he was "deeply concerned" about the Indiana law. Indianapolis hosts the Final Four in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's men's basketball tournament on Saturday.

The chief executives of nine major Indiana-based companies wrote to Pence on Monday saying they were worried about their own employees and the reputation of Indiana. Among the companies: Angie’s List, Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Eli Lilly and Co. and Roche Diagnostics.

Salesforce, the cloud computing company, said it was canceling all company travel to Indiana and in a Washington Post op-ed, Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is gay, called the new wave of legislation dangerous.

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce called the law unnecessary.

AFSCME, the country’s largest public-employee union, said it would move a planned women's conference out of Indianapolis this year because of the law.

Among politicians, Hillary Clinton, widely expected to run for the Democratic 2016 presidential nomination, tweeted: "Sad this new Indiana law can happen in America today."

Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut signed an executive order banning state-backed travel to Indiana, and called the law “disturbing, disgraceful, and outright discriminatory.” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the mayors of San Francisco and Seattle also restricted government-sponsored travel to the state.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, told Fusion that Pence was on the wrong side of history.

Entertainers also took stands against the law.

The band Wilco said it was canceling a May performance.

"Parks and Recreation" star Nick Offerman canceled a comedy show in Indianapolis in May, citing the new law. But he said he would go forward with a show Wednesday at Indiana University and donate the proceeds to the Human Rights Campaign.

Supporting Indiana's Law

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a candidate for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, said Pence was protecting religious liberty. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who is weighing a run for the Republican nomination for the presidency, said on Fox News that he thought people should be allowed to live out their religious faith.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, another likely Republican candidate, said the law would allow people of faith to express their beliefs. Speaking on the Hugh Hewitt radio show, he said that once the facts were established, he thought people would see that the law was not discriminatory.



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Southern California Images in the News

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Southern California images in the news during 2015.

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List: Haggen Stores Opening Across California

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It is currently an unknown quantity, but Pacific Northwest chain Haggen Inc. will soon become a familiar sight in SoCal as it converts 83 acquired Vons and Albertsons stores into own-brand shops. Here are the locations being converted across California.

Haggen Stores Opening in California March-May 2015 (subject to change):

March

• Carlsbad (7660 El Camino Real; former Albertsons)

• El Cajon (13439 Camino Canada; former Vons)

• El Cajon (1608 Broadway St; former Albertsons)

• San Diego (730 Turquoise St; former Albertsons)

• San Diego (2235 University Ave; former Albertsons)

• Chula Vista (360 East H St; former Vons)

• Palmdale (5038 W Avenue North; former Albertsons)

• Laguna Beach (30922 South Pacific Coast Hwy; former Albertsons)

• Trabuco Canyon (21672 Plano Trabuco Road; former Albertsons)

• Tujunga (6240 Foothill Blvd; former Albertsons)

• Yorba Linda (21500 Yorba Linda Blvd; former Albertsons)

• Diamond Bar (240 S. Diamond Bar Blvd; former Vons)

April

• Bakersfield  (7900 White Lane; former Albertsons)

• Rancho Cucamonga (8850 Foothill Blvd; former Albertsons)

• Rancho Mirage (36-101 Bob Hope Drive; former Vons)

• Bakersfield (3500 Panama Lane; former Albertsons)

• Upland (1910 N Campus Ave; former Albertsons)

• Palm Desert (72675 Highway 111; former Vons)

• Chino Hills (4200 Chino Hills Pkwy Ste. 400; former Vons)

• Bakersfield (8200 E Stockdale Hwy; former Albertsons)

• Atascadero (8200 El Camino Real; former Albertsons)

• Paso Robles (1191 E. Creston Road; former Vons)

• San Luis Obispo (771 Foothill Blvd; former Albertsons)

• San Luis Obispo (1321 Johnson Avenue; former Albertsons)

• Arroyo Grande (1132 W Branch Street; former Albertsons)

• Los Osos (1130 Los Osos Valley Road; former Vons)

• Lompoc (1500 N 'H' Street; former Albertsons)

• Ventura (7800 Telegraph Road; former Albertsons)

• Santa Barbara (2010 Cliff Dr.; former Albertsons)

•  Goleta (163 S. Turnpike Road; former Vons)

• Santa Barbara (3943 State St; former Albertsons)

• Newbury Park (2100 Newbury Road; former Vons)

• Goleta (175 N Fairview Ave; former Vons)

• Carpinteria (850 Linden Avenue; former Vons)

• Oxnard (920 N Ventura Road; former Albertsons)

• Westlake Village (5770 Lindero Canyon Road; former Albertsons)

• Redondo Beach (2115 Artesia Blvd; former Albertsons)

• Saugus (26518 Bouquet Canyon Road; former Vons)

•  Thousand Oaks (1736 E Avenida De Los Arboles; former Albertsons)

• Simi Valley (2800 Cochran; former Albertsons)

• Santa Clarita (27095 McBean Parkway; former Vons)

• Camarillo (2400 Las Posas Road; former Albertsons)

• Simi Valley (5135 Los Angeles Avenue; former Albertsons)

• Torrance (21035 Hawthorne Blvd; former Albertsons)

• San Pedro (28090 South Western Ave; former Albertsons)

• Woodland Hills (23381 Mulholland Dr; former Vons)

• Los Angeles (8985 Venice Blvd, Suite B; former Albertsons)

• Lomita (2130 Pacific Coast Hwy; former Albertsons)

• Los Angeles (3443 S Sepulveda Blvd; former Albertsons)

• Burbank (3830 W Verdugo Ave; former Albertsons)

May

• Redondo Beach (615 N Pacific Coast Hwy; former Albertsons)

• San Pedro (1636 W 25th St; former Albertsons)

• Redondo Beach (1516 S. Pacific Coast Hwy; former Albertsons)

• Ladera  Ranch (25636 Crown Valley Parkway; former Vons)

• Laguna Niguel (30252 Crown Valley Parkway; former Vons)

• Irvine (3901 Portola Pkwy; former Vons)

• Corona Del Mar (3049 Coast Highway; former Albertsons)

• Tustin (17662 17th Street; former Vons)

• Mission  Viejo (28751 Los Alisos Blvd; former Vons)

• Poway (14837 Pomerado Road; former Albertsons)

• Tustin (550 E. First St; former Vons)

• Mission Viejo (25872 Muirlands Blvd; former Albertsons)

• Long Beach (6235 E Spring St; former Albertsons)

• Del Mar (2707 Via De La Valle; former  Albertsons)

• Santee (9870 Magnolia Ave; former Albertsons)

• El Cajon (2800 Fletcher Pkwy; former Vons)

• La Mesa (3681 Avocado Avenue; former Vons)

• Rancho Bernardo (12475 Rancho Bernardo Rd; former Albertsons)

• Carlsbad (955 Carlsbad Village Dr; former Albertsons)

• San Diego (10633 Tierra Santa Bl.; former Albertsons)

• San Marcos (671 Rancho Santa Fe; former Vons)

• San Diego (5950 Balboa Ave; former Albertsons)

• Coronado (150 B Ave; former Albertsons)

• San Ysidro (350 W San Ysidro Blvd; former Lucky)

• San Diego (14340 Penasquitos Drive; former Albertsons)

• San Diego (7895 Highland Village Place; former Albertsons) 

• Chula Vista (505 Telegraph Canyon Road; former Vons)

• San Diego (422 W Washington St; former Albertsons)

• San Diego (10740 Westview Pkwy; former Albertsons)

• La Mesa (5630 Lake Murray Blvd; former Vons)

• Chula Vista (870 Third Ave; former Vons)



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