Year in Photos 2019: Mayhem
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Iron Chef star Lawrence Forgione was sentenced to 60 days for the distracted killing death of 90-year-old pedestrian Gilbert Ramirez, who was trying to cross State Street at a crosswalk.
Photo: Paul Wellman
In a freak accident yet to be explained, an MTD driver accidentally gunned the gas while turning onto Figueroa Street from Chapala, killing Eve Debra Johnson as she waited for her bus.
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Every public safety agency with an acronym showed up in force to reports of an armed intruder approaching San Marcos High School; it turned out to be a motorist fixing a car while holding a section of radiator hose
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Every public safety agency with an acronym showed up in force to reports of an armed intruder approaching San Marcos High School; it turned out to be a motorist fixing a car while holding a section of radiator hose
Photo: Paul Wellman
The issue of homelessness achieved renewed urgency throughout California. Here, Dave Anderson explains how he became homeless after suffering a bike accident.
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Santa Barbara scrambled to provide shelter when temperatures dropped or got wet, but not always successfully. Here, a homeless woman finds makeshift cover as the mercury dipped into the 30s.
Photo: Paul Wellman
Shopping carts and homeless people’s stuff — like Breezy “Z” Jacob’s accumulated belongings — became the focus on city concern, promoting renewed interest in opening a drop-in day center.
Photo: Paul Wellman