LA Council Signs Off on Marriott Hotel in South LA Over Housing Concerns
The City Council signed off on a proposed 168-room Marriott hotel in South Los Angeles Friday, reversing a decision by the local planning commission that had initially denied a permit for the development over concerns that the city-owned land should be used instead for affordable housing. The proposed seven-story building would be located on a […]
Shooting Suspect Barricaded in Building in South L.A.
Police surrounded a South Los Angeles residence Friday in search of a possible shooting suspect believed to be inside, but later determined the person was not at the location. Officers were sent to 56th Street and Budlong Avenue about 9:15 a.m. on a report that a person had been shot and wounded, and they learned […]
Man Charged with Fatal Attack on Bicyclist in Dana Point
A 39-year-old Long Beach man was charged Friday with murder in the killing of a bicyclist in Dana Point. Vanroy Evan Smith also faces a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana and a pretrial hearing was scheduled […]
Fire Damages Commercial Building in Lynwood
A fire damaged a commercial building Friday in Lynwood, but no one was hurt. The fire was reported in the 2800 block of Los Flores Boulevard shortly before 11 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The one-story building partially collapsed, and the firefighters went into a defensive mode, pouring water onto the […]
Actor Settles Suit vs. LA County Over 2019 Incarceration
An actor who alleges a sheriff’s deputy laughed at him as he contemplated suicide while in custody in 2019 has reached a settlement in his suit against Los Angeles County. A minute order prepared Thursday by the clerk for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Terry A. Green stated that the accord was reached during a […]
LAPD: No Sign Weapons Suspect Was Planning Mass Shooting in Hollywood
A man who allegedly made threatening comments to neighbors and staff at a Hollywood residential high-rise remained jailed Friday on charges of criminal threats and possession of illegal weapons, but police said there was no immediate indication he was planning to carry out a mass shooting. Braxton Johnson, 25, was charged Thursday with two counts […]
Man Gets Life Without Parole for Killing Girlfriend and Two Sons
A 42-year-old man was sentenced Friday to three consecutive terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and killing their two young sons in the city of Orange about a decade ago. Shazer Fernando Limas was convicted Dec. 14 of three counts of murder with special circumstance allegations […]
Judge Reinstates Trial of Man’s Suit Against UC Regents Over Wife’s Death
In the wake of the UC Regents’ rejection of a settlement, a judge Friday reinstated trial or a lawsuit between the regents, a UCLA doctor and a man who sued for medical malpractice after his wife died in 2019 at age 33 of liver failure from allegedly being overprescribed a statin, Los Angeles Superior Court […]
Family Settles Suit Against Church Over Man’s Fatal Parking Lot Fall
The family of a disabled man who died after tripping over a concrete wheel stop in the parking lot of a church near Koreatown in 2018 has settled their lawsuit against the house of worship, attorneys told a judge Friday. The resolution of the case brought against the Oriental Mission Church on Western Avenue was […]
LA Councilwoman Yaroslavsky Calls for City to Purchase 260-Acre Bel-Air Parcel
City Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky called Friday for the city to purchase Senderos Canyon, a 260-acre parcel of land in the Bel-Air neighborhood, according to a motion. The canyon, also called Hoag Canyon, is one of the “largest and last remaining undeveloped parcels” and currently is up for auction. The land opened for auction for $39 […]
LA Council Approves One-Month Grace Period for Tenants Behind on Rent
The Los Angeles City Council adopted an ordinance Friday providing tenants who are behind on their rent with a one-month grace period prior to their landlord beginning eviction proceedings, but there were not enough votes for it to take effect immediately. The ordinance is part of a package of renter aid that the council began […]
