The streets of Irvine, located in Orange County, California, witnessed an unusual spectacle this week. The event and ceremony of bringing in the first Torah scroll that was placed in a Chabad house for Israelis, which is located in the city and serves the Israeli community in the entire county • Full Story, Photos

Wood Ranch, located in the hills of  Simi Valley, California, is a bedroom community, home to an estimated 400 Jewish households. Until now, the local Chabad House was located at a considerable driving distance; it has become clear that Wood Ranch deserves its own Chabad House • Full Story

Menachem Boganim, a Hatzolah of Los Angeles member had the prestigious Medal of Valor bestowed on him by the California Emergency Medical Services Authority for an act of heroism in the face of gunfire that saved the lives of multiple people • Full Story, Photos

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested a suspect who is believed to be responsible for shooting two Jewish men outside shuls in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood on Wednesday and Thursday • Full Story

Police have arrested a man suspected of firing a gun loaded with blanks inside a San Francisco Chabad House • Full Story, Video

Close to one thousand happy faces were seen on Sunday, the first night of Chanukah at the Maybourne Hotel in Beverly Hills (Beverly Canon Gardens), hosted by the JEM Community Center, with a grand setup of a large 10-foot Menorah, music, face painting, photo booths, fruit carts, latkes, and of course the traditional donuts. Joined by Mayor Lili Bosse (Mayor of Beverly Hills), Council Member Dr. Sharona Nazarian, and Holocaust Survivor Mr. Joe Alexander • Full Story, Photos