Kaiser Reaches Tentative Deal with Union Workers

Kaiser Permanente and the unions representing thousands of health care workers have reached a tentative deal that could end the labor dispute that resulted in a three-day strike last week. “The frontline healthcare workers of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are excited to have reached a tentative agreement with Kaiser Permanente,” the union posted […]

LAPD, Sheriff’s Department on Alert Amid Calls for Action by Ex-Hamas Leader

The Los Angeles Police Department and County Sheriff’s Department are responding Friday to calls for action by an ex-Hamas leader and have been in close contact with Jewish and Muslim communities to monitor demonstrations. The LAPD is reporting it has not found any credible threats targeting the city or religious communities. Demonstrations are planned Friday […]

Average LA, Orange County Gas Prices Drop for 14th Consecutive Day

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday for the 14th consecutive day, decreasing 3.6 cents to $5.845. The average price has dropped 47 cents over the past 14 days, including 4 cents Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The decreasing […]

L.A. City Councilman Curren Price Set to be Arraigned in Criminal Case

City Councilman Curren Price is set to be arraigned Friday on criminal charges of theft by embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest for allegedly voting on projects involving developers tied to his wife’s consulting firm, then failing to report the connections. Price is due in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom in connection with the felony […]

Sentencing Due for Ex-Pediatrician Who Possessed Child Pornography

Sentencing is set Friday for a former pediatrician who was fired by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for possessing child pornography. Gary Goulin, 62, of Los Angeles, admitted possessing on his devices more than 600 images constituting child pornography, some involving minors younger than age 12, according to his plea agreement. “During the time period when defendant […]

SoFi Stadium to Host High School Football Game

The Warren and Downey high school football teams will play Friday evening under the brightest of Friday night lights at SoFi Stadium, home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Chargers. The 7 p.m. game between the two Downey schools will be the first high school football game played at the Inglewood stadium. The winner […]

L.A. City Council to Vote on Redeveloping Former Lincoln Heights Jail

The City Council Friday is set to vote on a motion calling for the redevelopment of the former Lincoln Heights Jail to possibly create a mixed-use facility that would include housing. Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez, who represents the 1st District, which includes Lincoln Heights, introduced the motion in May after a prior proposal for the property […]

Jurors Deliberating Fate of 3 Defendants in Mexican Mafia Murder Trial

Three “foot soldiers” of the Orange County chapter of the Mexican Mafia “executed” a drug dealer in the middle of the night in Orange because the gang’s leader ordered it from his jail cell, federal prosecutors argued Thursday while attorneys for the defendants said prosecutors failed to make their case. Kevin Trejo, James Mendez and […]

Former Fullerton Episcopal Preschool Director Files Wage, Overtime Suit

A woman is suing the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, alleging she was wrongfully fired from her job as director of the Discovery Gardens Fullerton preschool for complaining about being wrongfully classified as a salaried employee in order to avoid paying her overtime. Cynthia Greenspan’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges multiple state Labor Code […]

Collision in Westmont Traps One Person Inside Vehicle

One person was trapped in a two-vehicle collision Thursday evening in the unincorporated Westmount area bordering South Los Angeles. Firefighters responded to the intersection of 108th Street and Western Avenue around 8:30 p.m. regarding a collision one person was trapped inside a vehicle, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is unclear what […]

One Year Ago Today (October 13, 2022)…Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Boy at Park

One Year Ago Today (October 13, 2022)…A Los Angeles man was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy at El Sereno Park, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. Edward William Banks, 27, is set to be arraigned Nov. 8 on one count each of kidnapping to commit another crime, forcible oral copulation of a […]