LA Council Votes Tuesday on Right to Counsel Ordinance for Renters Facing Eviction

The City Council Tuesday will vote on a proposed ordinance that would establish a right to counsel program, providing legal defense for renters facing eviction. Under the proposed program, tenants facing eviction proceedings would need to meet the following criteria: — Lives in the city of Los Angeles — Earns at or below 80% area […]

Sales Tax to Support Homeless Prevention Starts Tuesday

A revamped anti-homelessness funding measure approved by Los Angeles County voters in November is set to take effect Tuesday, meaning the county’s sales tax will rise by a quarter-cent. Los Angeles County voters approved Measure A — a half-cent sales tax — to help maintain existing programs and provide more revenue to address the homelessness […]

LAFD Investigates Mobile Home Fire in Calabasas

A wheelchair-bound woman was found dead after a fire at a mobile home in Calabasas and an investigation into the blaze is continuing Tuesday. Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters responded to the fire in the 23700 block of Mulholland Highway, near Calabasas Village and south of Viewpoint School shortly after 3:25 p.m. Monday, according […]

One Injured in Lindbergh Neighborhood Shooting

Police Tuesday are continuing their investigation of a shooting in the Lindbergh neighborhood of Long Beach that left one man wounded. Long Beach Police Department officers responded at 7 p.m. Sunday to a hospital regarding a shooting victim. When they arrived, the officers learned the victim sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower body, […]

Average LA Gas Price Rises to Highest Amount Since June 2024

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Tuesday to its highest amount since June 11, increasing 4.8 cents to $4.867. The average price has risen 10 of the past 11 days, increasing 21.8 cents, including 2.2 cents Monday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil […]

Search Underway for Lamborghini Driver Involved in Fatal Crash

Police Tuesday are continuing their search for a suspect accused of driving a Lamborghini that was involved in a fatal crash that killed a woman in Hancock Park and who left the scene. The crash happened at 1:25 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of First Street and Highland Avenue, according to Los Angeles Police Department […]

No Winning Powerball Tickets Sold

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $30 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The numbers drawn […]

Paris Hilton’s Nonprofit Doles Out $1M to Women Owned Businesses in Altadena Impacted by Eaton Fire

A nonprofit created by Paris Hilton, in partnership with GoFundMe.org and the Pasadena Women’s Business Center, is starting to distribute more than $1 million Tuesday in grants to women-owned small businesses impacted by the Eaton Fire. The grant program announced in February through Hilton’s 11:11 Media Impact organization was originally expected to provide $25,000 grants […]

Students Welcome to Apply for Paid Internships at Sunnylands

College students seeking paid gigs through the fall and going into the first half of 2026 are encouraged Tuesday to apply for internships at Sunnylands Center & Gardens that turn students into tour guides at the Rancho Mirage estate. “Tour guides are responsible for advancing the educational mission of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands […]

Riverside Board to Consider Range of Public Health Fee Revisions

The Board of Supervisors is slated Tuesday to approve a bevy of fee hikes tied to Riverside County Department of Public Health services, under a fee schedule revised to reflect inflation-driven impacts to the agency. The public hearing will follow one from early March in which the board tentatively signed off on the proposed adjustments. […]

Cesar Chavez Day Rallies Held in Westlake, Delano

Hundreds of workers rallied in the Westlake district Monday before boarding buses bound for Delano for the “Con Estas Manos/With These Hands” César Chávez Day march. Workers from hospitals, foster care, mental health, courts, law enforcement, libraries, street services, sanitation, water treatment, parks services, janitors, child care providers, health care and home care workers and […]