| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, May 6, 2022 |
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Alleged Chappelle Attacker Pleads Not Guilty to Misdemeanor Charges The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl while carrying a replica gun that contained a switchblade pleaded not guilty Friday to four misdemeanor counts and was ordered to stay away from the comic. Isaiah Lee, 23, was charged Thursday by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office with single […]
LA City Attorney Calls On Biden To Create Abortion Access Task Force Los Angeles city officials continued their efforts Friday to distinguish the city from parts of the country seeking to restrict abortion access pending the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. The most recent effort is a letter from City Attorney Mike Feuer to President Joe Biden urging him to convene a “Presidential Task Force […]
Two Motions Introduced As Part of Efforts Toward 100% Renewable Energy In LA Two motions were introduced to the Los Angeles City Council Friday as part of the city’s efforts to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2035. The city’s goal, adopted in September, was developed after a study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that Los Angeles can achieve 100% renewable energy […]
LA City Council Allocates $10 Million To Forgive Trash Pickup Debt The Los Angeles City Council allocated $10 million to forgive trash pick-up debt that low-income Los Angeles residents accrued in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 23,000 Bureau of Sanitation accounts qualify for the funding, which totals $7.95 million in debt for trash pickup services, according to a report by the Chief […]
LA County Workers Authorize Union to Call Strike if Contract Talks Stall Members of the union representing thousands of Los Angeles County workers have voted to authorize a strike if labor talks fail to progress, the union announced Friday. Service Employees International Union Local 721 represents roughly 55,000 county employees in a range of areas, including health care, social services, mental health services, public works, parks and […]
Judge Poised to Dismiss Suit Over Photographer’s Encounter With Actress A judge Friday indicated he is poised to grant a motion by Fox Broadcasting Co. and Talk WW Production Inc., the producers of “The Wendy Williams Show,” to dismiss a photographer’s lawsuit alleging that he was libeled and slandered during an episode of Williams’ show dealing with his 2020 encounter at a park with Hilary […]
OC COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Infections on the Rise Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and infection rates have jumped, leading one local epidemiologist to predict a new wave of the virus. The county’s COVID-related hospitalizations jumped up from 74 on Monday to 97 as of Thursday, the most recent data available, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency, which provides updates on Tuesdays and […]
Man Pleads Guilty in 5 Killings in LA, Santa Monica; 2 in Texas A man pleaded guilty Friday to a crime spree in Los Angeles and Santa Monica that left five men dead and seven others injured, along with the killings of his aunt and uncle in Texas. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Hanasono immediately sentenced Ramon Alberto Escobar, now 50, to two life prison terms […]
Man Hit by Vehicles, Killed in Pico-Union Area; Driver Sought A man was hit by a car and a Metro bus and was killed in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles, and police Friday were searching for one of the drivers. The man was injured about 10:10 p.m. Thursday at Vermont Avenue and Pico Boulevard and died at the scene, the Los Angeles Police Department […]
Authorities ID Man Shot, Killed by CHP Officers on 105 Freeway in Paramount A man who was shot to death by California Highway Patrol officers on the westbound Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway in Paramount was identified by authorities Friday. The shooting occurred about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday near Garfield Avenue, according to the CHP. John Alaniz, 34, died at a hospital, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported. His […]
Three Construction Workers Injured After Steel Scaffold Collapses at Port Three construction workers were injured, one seriously, when a steel-frame scaffold partially collapsed at the port of Long Beach Friday. The collapse occurred at the port around 2:10 p.m., though the cause of the collapse was not immediately known, according to Brian Fisk of the Long Beach Fire Department. Two of the workers were treated […]
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