The San Fernando Valley Sun

06/16/2026

https://apnews.com/article/b52-crash-california-edwards-air-force-base-ea237a6eec587adbbf9e7a578014ca93

The U.S. Air Force says eight people aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff at a military base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert are dead.

06/16/2026

https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-iran-new-zealand-score-314655749d94fe577bb2b52ebd6b32c4

The coach of Iran’s World Cup team says it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand.

06/16/2026

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Several hundred Iranian Americans protested outside Iran’s first World Cup match Monday, calling for change in Tehran and waving the prerevolution lion-and-sun flag.

06/15/2026

In case you missed it, there are several watch parties for the FIFA World Cup scheduled to take place up until mid July at Sheldon Arleta Park. Called the “Sun Valley Fan Zone: The World Comes to LA,” community members are encouraged to attend these free watch parties and root for their favorite teams.

One already took place on June 11, but the next one will be tomorrow at 12 p.m. between Senegal and France.

This is just one location where watch parties are being held in the San Fernando Valley as part of the city of Los Angeles’ Kick It In the Park program, which includes youth soccer clinics and other family activities.

If you can’t make it tomorrow, there will be five more watch parties scheduled at Sheldon Arleta Park you can check out. They’ll be held on June 21, June 26, July 1, July 6 and July 14.

Sheldon Arleta Park is located at 12455 Wicks St. in Sun Valley. For the times of each watch party, go to https://mailchi.mp/lacity/2026-sunvalleykickitinthepark.

Photo Courtesy of the Office of Imelda Padilla

06/15/2026

Walking Labyrinths For Meditation, Prayer and Emotional Healing

When Katie Bull was a busy new mom, adjusting to the joys and stresses of being a first-time parent, she would regularly pause the beautiful chaos to walk the winding path of a labyrinth while holding her son heart-to-heart in a baby carrier. It was a calming, bonding experience.

“It was a gentle, peaceful pace, and I just remember doing it again and again and again. That walking soothed him, just as a rocking chair might,” said Bull. Though others surrounded them on the path, it was their own unique experience, benefiting them both. Bull and her husband had become parents very suddenly, mere weeks after completing the steps for adopting a child.

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06/15/2026

Thousands Expected to Protest Outside Iran World Cup Match at SoFi Stadium

INGLEWOOD (CNS) - Iran will begin play in the 2026 World Cup tonight
against New Zealand with organizers predicting thousands of émigrés and
children of émigrés protesting outside SoFi Stadium.
A small group protested outside Intuit Dome, adjacent to SoFi Stadium,
Sunday calling for Iran to be expelled from FIFA, soccer's global governing
body.
Nasser Shariff, the president of the California Society for Democracy
in Iran, told KTLA that the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran is
controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
``They're terrorist organizations,'' Shariff told the station. ``We
believe that FIFA, if they believe in their own principles, they need to give a
red card to Iran's football federation and (not give them) a place on the world
stage.''
There were also small protests outside the team's Manhattan Beach
hotel and Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, where it practiced Sunday.
Protesters have said they plan to carry Iran's pre-revolution ``Lion
and Sun'' flag during Monday's protest. FIFA has banned it from being taken
into the stadium because of its regulations prohibiting banners, flags, apparel
or paraphernalia that are of a ``political, offensive and/or discriminatory
nature."
If any of the flags are unfurled inside the stadium, the Iranian team has threatened to halt the match.
``We don't care if you stop the game. This is not even our team," 22-
year-old Iranian-American political science student Sara Barahman told the
French news agency Agence France-Presse.
Some fans say they will wear shirts with the flag to the match.
The Greater Los Angeles area is home to the largest population of
Iranian ancestry in the world outside of Iran, with estimates ranging from
375,000 people to more than 500,000.
A lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday seeking a
temporary restraining order against FIFA from denying admission into SoFi
Stadium or any other stadium to any spectator in possession of the Lion and Sun flag, confiscating the flags inside the stadium, removing spectators from the
stadiums or their vicinity because of such flags.
The suit filed by Sam Kermanian and the Institute For Voices of
Liberty cites the California Constitution's protection of free speech as the
reason the temporary restraining order should be granted.
Kermanian is a member of the Board of Directors of the institute,
which describes itself as ``a nonprofit, educational public policy institute
dedicated to reflecting the aspirations of the people of Iran.''
Kermanian said in the suit that he has purchased tickets for Iran's
World Cup matches and intends to carry and display the flag at the matches ``as
a means of expressing his political views regarding freedom, democracy, secular
governance and opposition to the current Iranian regime.''
Other defendants in the suit include Los Angeles County, the Los
Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the city of Inglewood.

06/15/2026

Brush Fire in Acton 47% Contained; Evacuations Lifted

ACTON (CNS) - Evacuation orders were lifted today for a brush fire
that burned about 350 acres in Acton, authorities said.
The Lemon Fire was first reported at 2:11 p.m. Saturday on a hillside
between the northbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway and Pearblossom Highway,
according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The fire was 47% contained as of Sunday afternoon and forward progress
had been stopped, a department spokesperson told City News Service.
Evacuation orders were issued for four areas Saturday because of
immediate threat to life, and evacuation warnings for eight others due to
potential threat to life and or property, according to Cal Fire.
A shelter was set up for evacuees at the Antelope Valley YMCA at 43001
10th Street West in Lancaster.
On Sunday afternoon, however, the American Red Cross reported that the
evacuation orders were lifted, and the shelter was closing.
U.S. Forest Service air tankers and helicopters assigned to the
Angeles National Forest joined in the firefight and Cal Fire aircraft reloaded
retardant at Fox Field in Lancaster. There were 177 personnel assigned to the
fire from 81 units and with eight aircraft dropping water or fire retardant
from helicopters and fixed-wing airplanes, officials said.
No injuries or structure damage was reported. The cause of the fire
was under investigation.
The National Weather Service said elevated fire risk will be present
in the Antelope Valley all week, with high temperatures, low humidity and
occasional gusty winds.

06/14/2026

One Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash on 5 Freeway in Pacoima

PACOIMA (CNS) - A person was killed during a multi-vehicle crash this morning on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Pacoima, authorities said.
The crash occurred at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday on the northbound freeway at Terra Bella Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Firefighters and paramedics dispatched to the location at 3:39 a.m. pronounced one person dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The crash involved a white Honda sedan and at least two other vehicles, the CHP said.
A Sigalert issued at 3:53 a.m., closing the northbound lanes, was canceled at 7:49 a.m.

06/14/2026

Alex Padilla speaks one year after he was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed by federal law enforcement during an LA press briefing. The confrontation occurred when he interrupted a Department of Homeland Security event held by Secretary Kristi Noem. He encouraged you to register to vote.

06/14/2026

Mullin Meets with Families in LA, Touts Illegal Immigration Crackdown

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin
today touted his visit to Los Angeles to meet with families who have lost loved
ones to violence perpetrated by undocumented immigrants.
``THIS IS OUR WHY: Yesterday, visited with Angel
families in California,'' the DHS posted Saturday on X. ``Their stories are a
solemn reminder of why we continue to remove the worst of the worst from our
nation. Angel families will ALWAYS have the support of Trump.''
Mullin and his wife Christie met with several California families on
Friday at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in downtown
Los Angeles.
Among those speaking at the meeting was 73-year-old Don Rosenberg of
Westlake Village, who decried the 2010 death of his 25-year-old son Drew
Rosenberg, who he said was struck by a vehicle driven by a Honduran national
living in the country illegally and without a driver's license.
``Had he been arrested and deported, my son would be alive,''
Rosenberg told the California Post. ``I don't care if they haven't committed a
crime -- if they're here illegally, deport them all.''
The secretary also criticized local and state Democrats for allegedly
opposing efforts to flag criminals for deportation.
``They aren't allowing detainers to be served on criminals,'' Mullin
told the Post. ``These are individuals that have been convicted of a crime, and
they're being released from state prisons or state jails. It's shameful. I
actually think it's criminal.''
`` ... What separates us from a third-world country is we're a nation
of laws,'' he added. ``You have these radical left extreme Democrats that are
trying to destroy the system.''
Representatives for Gov. Gavin Newsom's office did not immediately
reply to a request for comment Saturday.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who has frequently criticized the
presence of ICE in Los Angeles since the Trump administration began its
crackdown in June 2025, pushed back against Mullin's narrative.
``My heart is with the families who have lost loved ones to violence.
They deserve justice, and people who commit crimes must be held accountable,''
Bass told City News Service in a statement Saturday.
``These tragedies cannot be blamed on entire communities or
hardworking families. As ICE continues to terrorize Los Angeles, my focus will
remain on keeping Angelenos safe and supporting all of our communities,'' she
added.