Newsong church plans to buy historic Santora building in Santa Ana's Artists Village. But the building's tenants fear censorship.There was a time when Hollywood mainstays like Lucille Ball and Jack Benny would come to the Santora to be seen at Daniger's Tea House.

Officials say the commentator, who died March 1, was a victim of heart failure and hardening of the arteries.Commentator and editor Andrew Breitbart, a polarizing website publisher who once helped edit the Drudge Report and found his way to tea party stardom in recent years, died of heart failure and hardening of the arteries, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said Friday.

Kaldi Coffee & Tea is a ways from Tinseltown but draws a regular crowd of screenwriters, producers, directors and the like -- some successful, others still striving. 'It's very much a workplace,' says one.The cafe is narrow, with a dozen little tables and a gray concrete floor. Nothing too fancy. Nothing too shiny.

Tim Donnelly, a tea party Republican from San Bernardino, was stopped at the Ontario airport in January after a loaded .45-caliber pistol and ammunition were found in his carry-on bag. He will pay a $2,215 fine and get three years' probation.SACRAMENTO — A California lawmaker who tried to take a loaded firearm through an airport was fined $2,215 and placed on three years' probation after ple...

Nine-year Marine put comments on the Armed Forces Tea Party page saying he would not follow unlawful orders from Obama, such as ordering the killing of or taking guns away from Americans.The Marine Corps is moving to boot a Marine for having made "political statements" about the commander in chief on a Facebook page.

A new generation of Southern California connoisseurs is emerging, seeking teas with layers of sublime taste revealed in multiple infusions. They can spend hundreds of dollars for a handful of leaves.In an Echo Park home, four friends gather around a fist-sized clay pot steaming with a rare vintage of pu'er — an aged tea from southern China whose most exotic variations sell for $1,500 a pou...

Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, a tea party member and gun rights advocate, was detained at Ontario International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his briefcase. He says he forgot the gun was there.Reporting from Sacramento -- A California lawmaker who has been a vocal advocate for gun rights was detained by police Wednesday at Ontario International Airport after attempting to take a loaded gun o...

They want a November ballot initiative to repeal the Dream Act, which gives illegal immigrants access to state financial aid at public universities and community colleges. There is a January deadline.In the parking lot of a closed Pasadena restaurant, a handful of tea party volunteers huddled under a tent to escape a sudden downpour of rain.

Tax advocates point to recent elections and surveys that suggest voters are receptive to tax hikes for education and programs they deem worthwhile.As various California power players develop an array of tax initiatives to propose for next year's ballot, they are reading the political tea leaves, hoping to discern how receptive voters might be in a sluggish economy.

At Cyber Challenge Camp in Pomona, computer whizzes are shown how to protect a weak system and how to break into one. They're also taught hackers' tricks and cyberspace ethics.Kyle Osborn could be called the Jack Bauer of the virtual age. He's defending American interests from a potentially devastating attack. He's doing so hunched over a laptop, armed with peanut butter and jelly and a jug of ice...

The extra hours, brought about by the passage of Measure L, are welcomed at one of the city's busiest branches. The area's Chinese American community had pushed to restore the hours after the city said it could no longer afford them.A pair of shaggyhaired teenagers sauntered into the Chinatown Branch Library, one holding a basketball, the other, a boba tea. Librarian Shan Liang took note.

The Orange County city may lay off half of its workers. The GOP sees it as a local 'ground zero' in efforts to curb the collective bargaining powers of public employees.At a recent talk to a roomful of "tea party" supporters, Orange County Republican Party chairman Scott Baugh excitedly described how the next big GOP movement could be taking root in their own backyard.

A 22-acre Malibu ranch is the latest lightening rod in an ongoing effort to sell off state properties. Opponents say the land, now open to hikers and rented out for events, wouldn't be viable on the market.The 22-acre Malibu ranch with rolling meadows, burbling creeks and homes customized by Barbra Streisand may be a lovely location for weddings or afternoon tea.

Few strategists believe that the disclosure about his out-of-wedlock child will permanently derail Arnold Schwarzenegger's political or entertainment pursuits.Over tea this spring in Redondo Beach, Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Tony Blair to seek the former British prime minister's advice for his new role on the world stage, now that his seven-year stint as California's governor had ended. goog...

The main issue in the election had been waste in the Los Angeles Community College District's massive building project. But political name-calling in the nonpartisan race has injected a new element.A political campaign focused on a troubled community college construction program has suddenly veered into a noisy side battle with cries of censorship, stealth candidates and "tea party" takeover. ...

Sarah Palin is as clueless about the real Ronald Reagan as U2 guitarist David 'the Edge' Evans is about environmental sensitivity in Malibu.What do "tea party" beauty queen Sarah Palin and U2 guitarist the Edge have in common?

Herath Premarathne, 55, a Sri Lankan immigrant who lives alternately between Orange and Los Angeles counties, pleaded guilty Monday to one misdemeanor count of child annoyance.

The organization, which follows Hindu and Christian teachings, selects Sri Mrinalini Mata, 79, to succeed longtime leader Sri Daya Mata, who died in 2010. Mrinalini Mata has been vice president of the group since 1966.The Self-Realization Fellowship , a Los Angeles-based organization that follows a spiritual path rooted in both Hinduism and Christianity, has elected a new leader, the fourth since...

Fiorina, trying to unseat Boxer, stays true to her conservative primary stance. Whitman, running against Brown, moves to the center in search of moderate voters.On the campaign trail at a recent "tea party" event, Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina dropped a reference to her husband's guns, chided her Democratic opponent for vilifying backers of Arizona's tough immigration law and renewed h...

Pat Boone throws a red, white and blue bash, which was attended by about 200 people angry, in a Libertarian way, about taxes, government spending and a political process seen as broken and bankrupt."I am an American," Pat Boone belted out the other day to an adoring crowd. "Born to be a rootin', tootin', flag-waving citizen."

Singer Pat Boone and blogger Andrew Breitbart lead a group of several hundred.Under an unrelenting scorching sun, conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart extolled what he said was the individual, grass-roots nature of the "tea party" movement.

In her campaign to unseat Barbara Boxer, she actively courts core conservatives.A week before the June Republican primary, Carly Fiorina appeared before the Central Valley Tea Party and asked the group to help her clinch the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, winning over many skeptical members who had favored a rival and promising that she'd be back to visit if they helped her defeat three-te...

A Pasadena teahouse, falling on hard times, will be sent to Japan for restoration, then return to grace a new garden at the Huntington Library.Japan's Grand Master of the Phoenix Cloud visited Los Angeles four decades ago and dedicated an exquisite teahouse to the public in the hopes of popularizing the sublime art of tea ceremony in the West.

The donation to the Proposition 23 campaign comes from a subsidiary of Kansas-based Koch Industries, which owns refineries and controls 4,000 miles of oil pipelines.The fight over a November ballot initiative to suspend California's global warming law has escalated sharply with the Koch brothers, oil billionaires and "tea party" backers, making a million-dollar entry into the fray.

Frank and Jamie McCourt quietly hired a Russian emigre who calls himself a scientist and healer to 'think blue' and channel his thoughts toward the team's success as he watched them play on TV. The most curious figure to emerge in the Dodgers' drama answers the door with a kindly smile and a hearty handshake...

Chuck DeVore says he's created a 'huge reservoir' of volunteers, but he's stuck at 16% in polls. Carly Fiorina, who's rising in polls, says she does not intend to cede conservative activists. As hundreds of "tea partyers" filtered into a gymnasium in El Dorado Hills last week for rare back-to-back appearances by Republican Senate ...

Running third in a three-way race for the GOP's U.S. Senate nomination, he is a strict "tea party" conservative. Republican Senate candidate Chuck DeVore is a darling of the "tea party" movement. He has been endorsed by influential conservatives, was fawned over by superstar commentator Glenn Beck on Fox New...

After candidates complain to organizers, Orly Taitz's speaking engagement is withdrawn. Taitz has been a leading voice in the discredited 'birther' movement. Several California Republican politicians, including Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, were scheduled to share the stage this week with one of the leader...