| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, November 5, 2020 |
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Hooker Heaven Motel Clerk Lifetime Sex Offender: Human Trafficker’s No Contest For Taking Share Of Rented Rooms A former Pomona motel employee has been ordered to register for life as a sex offender in connection with his no contest plea to a human trafficking charge, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Ravirajsihn Zala, 25, also was sentenced to 18 days in county jail, 60 hours of community service and […]
Los Angeles County COVID Cases Continue Rising; Holidays Could Worsen Matters An upward surge in COVID-19 cases continued to haunt Los Angeles County health officials Thursday, with the daily number of new cases rising to levels not seen since the post-Fourth of July spike. And the upcoming winter holiday season is leading to fears that extended gatherings among family and friends could exacerbate matters further. Although […]
Beverly Hills Hate Crime: Pro-Armenia Suspects Attack Restaurant Workers, Smash Equipment Police Thursday are seeking public help to identify six to eight hate crime suspects who made pro-Armenia comments and attacked employees inside a Beverly Hills restaurant. The incident occurred about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at a restaurant in the 300 block of South Beverly Drive, near Gregory Way, according to Lt. Max Subin of the Beverly […]
LGBT Center in LA Sues Trump Administration The Los Angeles LGBT Center announced Thursday it has joined a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s recent order prohibiting federal contractors and grantees from conducting workplace diversity training. Describing the training, which cover topics such as implicit bias or critical race theory, as “divisive” and “un-American,” the order directs agencies to suspend or deny […]
Trader Joe’s Coronavirus Worker Danger: Two Dead, 1,250 Test Positive Nationwide Monrovia-based Trader Joe’s announced Thursday that 1,250 of its 53,000 employees nationwide tested positive for COVID-19 within the past eight months, with two deaths reported in which coronavirus was suspected of being a contributing factor. The neighborhood grocery store chain — which has 514 stores in 42 states and Washington, D.C. — said the rate […]
Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Filed by Brother of Bezos Girlfriend Citing free-speech grounds, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge Thursday dismissed a defamation suit filed by the brother of Jeff Bezos’ girlfriend against the Amazon founder and his security consultant over nude photos of the billionaire leaked to the media. Judge John P. Doyle adopted a tentative ruling he issued Wednesday by granting an anti-SLAPP […]
Old Town Pasadena Truck Attack Suspect Granted Pretrial Release on $10M Bond A San Gabriel Valley man accused of driving a truck loaded with firearms into a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Old Town Pasadena was granted release pending trial on weapons charges after his parents put up a $10 million property bond, court records obtained Thursday show. Benjamin Jong Ren Hung, 28, of San […]
Two Republicans Lead House Members in Orange County Two Republican challengers were holding slim leads over Orange County Democratic House members Thursday as the GOP looks to regain a congressional foothold in the once-decidedly conservative county. The races remained much too close to call, with the results susceptible to change as county election officials continue tabulating votes from Tuesday’s election. As of Thursday […]
Smartphone Program for COVID Exposure Alerts Expands to UCLA University of California Health announced Thursday that UCLA will be among a half-dozen campuses statewide utilizing smartphone technology that notifies users if they have a high risk of COVID-19 exposure. The program, first rolled out in September at UC San Diego and UC San Francisco, is aimed at students, faculty and staff. Along with UCLA, […]
Firm’s Survey Shows L.A. Holiday Spending Could Drop 17% Compared to Last year Survey results released Thursday from the financial advisory company Deloitte showed holiday consumer spending could drop 17% compared to last year in the Los Angeles Metro area due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Deloitte’s survey showed people are likely to spend an average of $1,256 on the holidays this year compared to a 2019 survey when […]
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