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It’s one hot night as Benise celebrates 25 years of fiery Spanish guitar and dance. Benise (pronounced Buh-nes-say) shattered the mold of Spanish guitar by combining world music and dance – the only show of its kind! 2025 marks the year that Benise, “The Prince of Spanish Guitar,” launches his 25th Anniversary Tour. Armed with his Spanish guitar and a stage full of musicians and elaborately choreographed dancers, Benise takes the audience on a musical journey through Spanish Flamenco, Cuban Salsa, Brazilian Samba, Parisian Waltz, exotic drumming, and more! The 25th Anniversary tour establishes Benise’s Emmy Award winning show as one of the longest running global Latin-themed theatrical productions. For Benise, music has always been a journey. From his humble beginnings as a street performer, to being featured on the #1 rated show in the USA – Dancing With The Stars, and performing around the world. “I wanted to push the boundaries of Nuevo Flamenco/Spanish guitar while combining the elements of dance and theater. This show is a celebration of all the shows we’ve done over the last 20 years,” comments guitarist and creative force behind the event, Benise. The Emmy Award-winning composer along with an international cast of musicians and dancers will entertain audiences with a two-hour show that “is an escape from all of their problems,” Benise says. “Much like the recent PBS special Strings of Hope, with this show I want to take the audience on an escape...to a beautiful Spanish courtyard filled with Flamenco dancers, stunning costumes, and fiery Spanish guitars. Beyond the new material, BENISE says “the live show will incorporate some fan favorites from my street performing days and rock classics like Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir and AC/DC’s Thunderstruck.”

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March 20th 2025

It was a fabulous event!! Especially meeting him in the lobby with the beautiful dancer's was a unexpected blessing!! Great performance and I will attend again at the next event!!

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Lancaster, CA (March 31, 2025) – A serious head-on collision at a Lancaster intersection left two people critically injured Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 2:15 p.m. near the intersection of 60th Street West and Avenue G, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Medical personnel responded swiftly and began treating both victims for critical injuries at the scene. The individuals were then transported by ambulance to a local trauma center for further care. Their identities have not yet been released, and no updates on their conditions have been provided as of Monday morning.

The collision involved two vehicles that collided head-on, resulting in severe front-end damage and a significant debris field along the rural stretch of roadway. Emergency crews closed the intersection temporarily to allow for medical aid, accident reconstruction, and vehicle removal.

Investigators are actively working to determine the cause of the crash. While no official details have been confirmed, early assessments suggest that one vehicle may have crossed into oncoming traffic. Speed and visibility conditions at the time of the crash are also being reviewed as possible contributing factors.

Our thoughts are with the injured victims and their families as they recover from this traumatic event.

Head-On Collisions in California

Head-on crashes, such as Saturday’s collision near 60th Street West and Avenue G in Lancaster, are among the most dangerous types of vehicle accidents. These incidents often occur with little or no warning and can result in devastating injuries due to the force of impact involved.

In this case, two people were critically hurt in what appears to have been a violent collision along a rural two-lane road. Such roads, while typically less congested, often lack physical barriers and offer limited visibility—particularly at higher speeds. When one vehicle veers into opposing traffic, the result is often catastrophic.

Lancaster and other parts of northern Los Angeles County have seen ongoing concerns about rural road safety, especially on stretches like Avenue G where long, straight roads can encourage unsafe passing or speed. Community leaders have advocated for better signage, rumble strips, and increased patrol presence in areas known for frequent crashes.

Beyond the immediate medical emergency, head-on collision victims often face a long and difficult recovery. Critical injuries can require extended hospital stays, surgeries, rehabilitation, and long-term care. Emotional trauma and financial stress add additional burdens to those already suffering.

If you or a loved one has been critically injured in a crash in the Lancaster area, it's important to know you're not alone. At Local Accident Reports, we help families connect with essential local resources—medical support, legal guidance, and recovery options—so they can focus on healing. Contact us today to learn how we can help you take the next step forward.

LANCASTER — Starting April 1, the sales tax rate in the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale will increase from 10.25% to 11.25%, the highest sales tax rate in the state.

The next highest tax rate in the state as of April 1 is 10.75%, which is in 16 cities, including six in Alameda County, as well as Glendora, Irwindale and Santa Monica, according to the California Department Of Tax And Fee Administration.

The higher tax rate came about in part after voters in both cities approved tax measures last November and Los Angeles County voters approved Measure A.

Lancaster voters approved Measure YM; Palmdale voters approved Measure PD. Both measures permitted the two cities to amend their respective sales and tax ordinances to provide an automatic increase to the sales and use tax rate, to the maximum permitted — whether because another tax expires, the state Legislature increases the statutory maximum use tax for the cites, or otherwise.

Last year Assemblyman Juan Carrillo, D-Palmdale, introduced Assembly Bill 2443, which authorized the cities of Lancaster, Palmdale and Victorville to impose a transactions and use tax for the support of countywide transportation programs or general services, at a rate of no more than 1%, according to text of the bill. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill Sept. 29.

Also on Nov. 5, 57.78% of Los Angeles County voters approved Measure A, the Homeless Services and Affordable Housing Ordinance, which repealed the quarter-cent tax under Measure H and replaced it with a half-cent sales tax for homelessness services. The Measure H quarter-cent sales tax was set to expire in 2027. The Measure A half-cent sales tax has no sunset date.

“I think 11.25 is too much, but they voted for it,” Lancaster Vice Mayor Marvin Crist said.

He added, “We’re trying to work with all the car dealers, we’re trying work with all the people that will be affected by this.”

The cities were going after the quarter-cent sales tax set to expire with Measure H.

“We were going for 25 cents,” Crist said. “We’re trying to keep the county from taking our money.”

The goal was for both cities to get their “fair share” before the county get its hands on it.

“We do not get our fair share, so the sales tax will allow us to fend for ourselves,” he said.

For example, the city contributes $7 million for homelessness and gets back $1 million. The city gets $279 per unhoused person while downtown Los Angeles gets $4,500.

In November 2020, voters in both cities approved three-quarter cent sales tax increases — Measure LC for Lancaster and Measure AV for Palmdale — to help preserve essential safety services such as 911 emergency response, repairing streets/potholes, and maintaining veterans, senior, mental health, community programs. Those measures took both cities to 10.25%, the maximum allowable sales tax rate in the state.

With Measure H set to expire in 2027, Crist said the cities wanted the quarter-cent sales tax to stay local before the county could get it.

“We took 50, the county took 50 and we deferred 50,” he said. “We’re well aware that it’s high; it wouldn’t be high if we got our fair share, and that’s what we have been complaining about from day one.”

Both city councils voted last year to defer implementation of two quarter-cent increases for 2028 and 2029 that could have raised the tax rate in both cities to 11.75%.

“We’re deferring it with the intent not to take it,” Crist said.

Measure YM is expected to raise between $10 and $14 million a year for Measure YM. The city got about $20 million from Measure LC.

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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6% in February, compared to a revised 6% in January, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.

The 6% rate was above the rate of 5.4% a year ago.

Statewide, California’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.4% in February, the same as in January, and 5.1% a year ago in February 2024. The comparable estimates for the nation were 4.1% in February, 4% in January, and 3.9% a year ago.

Total non-farm employment in Los Angeles County increased by 28,700 jobs between January and February to reach 4.58 million.

The trade, transportation and utilities sector showed month-over losses of 5,000 jobs.

Meanwhile, information, an industry that is currently 26% below pre-pandemic levels, added 8,600 jobs. Motion picture and sound recording industries were up 8,600 jobs, which make up 59% of the industry employment.