LA Council Unanimously Votes to Guarantee Right to Counsel Ordinance for Renters Facing Eviction

The Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 Tuesday for a Right to Counsel Ordinance for renters, finalizing a two-year effort to provide tenants facing eviction proceedings with legal representation in court. The ordinance requires approval by Mayor Karen Bass before it can be implemented. City Councilman Curren Price was absent during the vote. In 2023, […]

$15M from LA’s ‘Mansion Tax’ Funds Allocated to Fire Relief

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday advanced an effort to re-allocate some $15 million from the city’s so-called “mansion tax” to an emergency rental assistance program for survivors of January’s wildfires. In a 14-0 vote two years to the day after Measure United to House Los Angeles went into effect, the council requested the city […]

Army ID’s Glendale Sergeant Among 4 Soldiers Killed in Lithuania Training Accident

A U.S. Army sergeant from Glendale was formally identified Tuesday as one of four soldiers who died in a training accident in Lithuania. The soldiers, who were aboard an M88 Hercules vehicle, disappeared March 25 during the training exercise in the town of Pabradé. They were found dead after a roughly weeklong search that uncovered […]

LA Supervisors Approve Pop-Up Retail Apps to Support Small Businesses Affected by Fires

Adding to a long list of incentives to support Eaton Fire victims, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday adopted a resolution authorizing the approval of pop-up retail and commercial use applications in vacant lots cleared of fire debris in Altadena. The director of regional planning was authorized to approve applications for a five-year […]

LA Supervisors Call for More Transparency by Probation Dept.

Aiming heavy criticism at the county’s troubled Probation Department, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion Tuesday requiring board approval before any further changes are made to juvenile detention facilities. In a motion introduced on Tuesday, Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Janice Hahn called on the department to seek board approval on any […]

Pomona Man Proclaims Self-Defense in Mother, Brother’s Murder Trial

A prosecutor urged jurors Tuesday to convict a man who admitted killing his mother and younger brother of first-degree murder, while the man’s attorney countered that the killings at the family’s Diamond Bar home were committed in self-defense and asked jurors to acquit his client. The Pomona jury was handed the case Tuesday afternoon against […]

LA Housing Advocates Celebrate Second Year of Measure ULA ‘Mansion Tax’

On a construction site for the future apartment complex known as Enlightenment Plaza, housing advocates and city officials Tuesday celebrated the second anniversary of Measure ULA, the city’s so-called “mansion tax,” for creating more affordable housing across Los Angeles. Located at 316 N. Juanita Ave., near the Vermont/Beverly Metro Station, Enlightenment Plaza is a permanent […]

56-Year-Old Man Charged in Connection with Teen Boy’s Fatal Self-Inflicted Shooting

A 56-year-old man was charged Tuesday in the fatal self-inflicted shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Irvine. Christian Douglas Yeager of Irvine was charged with three felony counts of child abuse and endangerment and a count of criminal storage of a firearm, all felonies, as well as a misdemeanor count of possession of a prohibited […]

Los Angeles Aims to Implement New Emergency Registry System for Older, Disabled Residents

Following the January wildfires and recent extreme weather events, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday called for the creation of an emergency registry system for older adults and people with disabilities to increase emergency and evacuation preparedness. The board requested a report in 120 days from director of Aging and Disabilities on the […]

DA Cites ‘Insufficient Evidence,’ Does Not Charge Actor Kim Delaney, Partner

Citing “insufficient evidence,” the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined Tuesday to file any criminal charges against former “NYPD Blue” actress Kim Delaney and her partner following their arrests in Marina del Rey stemming from an alleged domestic dispute. Delaney, 63, and Morgan, who will turn 55 on Wednesday, were both arrested Saturday when […]

Customs Announce Seizure of Large Shipment of Replica Firearms

Customs officials said Tuesday that officers assigned to Los Angeles International Airport, in tandem with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, have seized more than 1,000 replica firearms since the beginning of the current fiscal year. U.S. Customs and Borders Protection said 953 replica firearms have already been destroyed, as well as 111 replica suppressors and […]