Court Calls LA a ‘Failure’ Handling Homeless Crisis

A federal court judge has determined that the city of Los Angeles failed to meet its obligations under a settlement agreement with the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights and must provide an updated plan detailing how it will create 12,915 beds for homeless residents within two years, according to court papers obtained Wednesday. In an […]

Chris Shoults to Face Natasha Johnson in CA Assembly Runoff

Educator and business owner Chris Shoults will face Lake Elsinore City Councilwoman Natasha Johnson in the Aug. 26 runoff to fill the 63rd Assembly District seat vacated by Bill Essayli’s appointment as U.S. attorney for the Central District of California. Shoults, the lone Democrat in the field of four candidates on the ballot, finished first […]

Alleged Robber Fatally Shot at LA Dispensary

A man who police allege was attempting to rob a marijuana dispensary in South Gate was fatally shot and detectives Wednesday were investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Officers from the South Gate Police Department responded at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday to the 5800 block of Imperial Highway, west of Vulcan Street, regarding a robbery report, […]

Grocery Workers to Resume Contract Negotiations

Negotiations are scheduled to resume Wednesday for a new contract for workers at Albertsons, Pavilions, Ralphs and Vons grocery stores after they voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. For four months, seven Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers locals and their bargaining teams have been negotiating for a new contract that addresses several issues […]

Man Killed in Hit-and-Run in DTLA Parking Garage

Police Wednesday are investigating the death of a 31-year-old man who was struck by a vehicle in a downtown Los Angeles parking garage, whose driver fled after colliding with another vehicle. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a parking garage near Hill and Third streets at 2:14 a.m. Wednesday regarding an assault with a […]

LAUSD Unanimously Approves $18.8B Budget

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s Board of Education has unanimously approved an $18.8 billion budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year that includes protection of current staffing levels and increased money for programs for Black students and LGBTQ+ students. Among the highlights of the budget approved Tuesday are: — An additional $25 million in equity […]

Authorities ID Claremont Crash Victim

A 56-year-old driver who was killed when a vehicle slammed into the back of a fire truck on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Claremont was identified by county authorities Wednesday. California Highway Patrol officers were called at 4:37 a.m. Tuesday to the eastbound freeway at Mills Avenue, where they found a Toyota Tundra had […]

Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $348M

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $348 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game, announced. The numbers drawn […]

LACo Issues Silver Alert For At-Risk Wilmington Woman

A Silver Alert is in effect in Los Angeles County Wednesday for an at-risk 67-year-old woman last seen in Wilmington Rosa Muratalla was last seen at around 6 a.m. Monday near Sanford Avenue and East L Street, according to the California Highway Patrol, which activated the alert Tuesday on behalf of the Los Angeles Police […]

Pedestrian Killed on 105 Off-Ramp in Norwalk Identified

A 24-year-old man who was struck and killed by at least one vehicle at a freeway off-ramp in Norwalk was identified by county authorities Wednesday. The Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner identified the victim as Carlos Flores. The crash occurred at about 1:25 a.m. Sunday at the Imperial Highway off-ramp near the conversion […]

OC Supervisors to Conduct Survey on Harassment Reporting in DA’s Office

Three weeks after a stunning verdict in a harassment lawsuit against Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, Orange County supervisors told him Tuesday that they want him out of the way in a survey of employees. Spitzer hired a law firm to conduct a top-down review of the office’s reporting process for employees who feel […]