A former Moorpark High School teacher is being sued after making racial remarks to a fruit vendor in 2023 in Newhall. Gnel Frankian, the defendant, threatened and verbally abused Plaintiff Sergio Medina in September 2023 with a rant full of racially charged and anti-immigrant language.  Now, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, ...

Over 50 protestors gathered at the intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Sand Canyon Saturday, the location of a recent viral video to boycott a local business. About a week ago, a video surfaced of couple Renee McAlonis and Mike Foster, owners of Bergie’s Bar And Grill, telling a man his fruit stand was “illegal” and wanted the vendor to ...

The Bergie’s Bar and Grill owner has apologized for his comments towards a fruit vendor in a video that went viral on social media Sunday evening.    Mike Foster, owner of the Canyon Country-based Bergie’s, said his main issue was the permitting for the fruit stand, and did not intend for the situation to reach the boiling point.  “We apologize for ...