Bass Issues Curfew in DTLA to Curtail Illegal Activities Near Protests

A one-square-mile section of downtown Los Angeles was under curfew Wednesday after five days of protests and unrest sparked by federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, with police announcing “mass arrests.” Mayor Karen Bass announced the 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew Tuesday in an attempt to stop looting and vandalism that has beset the […]

LA City Charter Reform Commission Holds First Meeting

The Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission has set an 11:59 p.m. Friday deadline for residents to apply for spots on the panel with the authority to review the entire City Charter. The seven-member commission met for the first time Tuesday at City Hall, discussing an “Outreach Plan” to guide their work and acquire feedback. According […]

Investigation Underway After Body Found in DTLA

A man his 30s was found dead in downtown Los Angeles and an investigation was underway Wednesday into the death, authorities said. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division responded at 3:48 a.m. Wednesday to reports of a man lying on the sidewalk near the intersection of Spring and Sixth streets. When they […]

Gas Prices Drop Throughout SoCal

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Wednesday for the 15th consecutive day, falling 1.3 cents to $4.671, its lowest amount since March 26. The average price has dropped 13.5 cents over the past 15 days, including nine-tenths of a cent Tuesday, according to figures from AAA […]

Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $264M

No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $264 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in Tennessee and is worth $4 million, the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game, announced. […]

Silver Alert Issued For 81-Year-Old Lake Elsinore Woman Missing Over A Year

A Silver Alert was in effect Wednesday for an 81-year-old woman who was last seen in Lake Elsinore and who authorities say has been missing for over a year. Joyanna Shaw was last seen June 8, 2024, at approximately 8:30 a.m. near Villa Valtelena and Via De La Valle, according to the California Highway Patrol. […]

Long Beach Man Faces Sentencing for Traveling Out of State with Teen for Sex

A Long Beach man faces sentencing Wednesday for traveling with a 14-year-old runaway — whom he met in an internet forum — across state lines to his apartment, where he engaged in illicit sexual activity with her. Trevon Langstaff, 34, pleaded guilty in October 2024 to one federal count of traveling with intent to engage […]

Immigration Raids in Santa Ana Lead to OC Protests

Orange County elected officials called on the public to demonstrate peacefully following a night of at-times rocky skirmishes between law enforcement and protesters against the Trump administration’s Southland immigration raids. The officials also condemned the Trump administration’s enforcement of his immigration policies and encouraged the public to join the OC Rapid Response Network to resist […]

Danny Elfman’s Bid to Countersue Pianist Under Review

A judge Tuesday heard arguments on Danny Elfman’s bid to file a countersuit for fraudulent concealment against a pianist suing the famed composer for defamation, but the judge did not immediately rule. Instead, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gail Killefer said she is taking the 72-year-old Elfman’s request to file the legal counteraction against plaintiff […]

Judge Accept’s Ye’s Challenge to Remove Discovery Referee in Donda Academy Suits

A judge Tuesday approved Ye’s removal of a discovery referee the judge only recently appointed to monitor the exchange of information in a lawsuit brought by a former Donda Academy employee who alleges the rapper often treated him in a disparate way because the plaintiff, like Ye, is Black. Los Angeles Superior Court Kerry Bensinger […]

LA Councilwoman Jurado Introduces Immigrant Legal Defense Fund Motion

Motions to fund a legal defense program for migrants and supporting small businesses in downtown Los Angeles and graffiti removal were approved Tuesday by the City Council. City Councilwoman Ysabel Jurado introduced the motions Tuesday in response to federal immigration enforcement activity and civil disturbances that followed. They were voted on under Council Rule 23, […]