LA County Supervisors Expected to Support WGA Strike
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to formally throw its support behind the Writers Guild of America Tuesday, as the strike by more than 11,500 WGA members against Hollywood studios continues. “The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unequivocally stands in solidarity with the WGA and believe their negotiation positions to be […]
Police Look for Suspects in Shooting of 1-Year Old Girl
Police Tuesday are continuing their investigation into the shooting of a 1-year-old girl at a hamburger restaurant in South Los Angeles. Officers responded to 81st Street and Avalon Boulevard shortly before 6 p.m. Monday regarding a shots fired call and discovered a child was injured, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Melissa Podany told City News […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six Powerball Lottery Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing will be $285 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in Wisconsin and is worth $1 million, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the […]
Drum Corps Program Proposed for LA County Juvenile Halls
Weeks before a deadline to clear its juvenile halls, members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday will consider establishing a musical rehabilitative program for juvenile detainees. According to a motion by Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Lindsey Horvath, “rehabilitation and development, in large part, are dependent on the ability of youth in locked […]
Average LA County, OC Gas Prices Drop
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped three-tenths of a cent Tuesday to $4.932, a day after it rose one-tenth of a cent. The average price is a half-cent less than one week ago but 6.7 cents higher than one month ago, and $1.434 lower than one […]
Van Nuys Man Faces Arraignment in Darknet Drugs Case
A San Fernando Valley man is set to be arraigned Tuesday on federal charges alleging he used darknet marketplaces to sell hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine to buyers nationwide, Brian McDonald, 22, of Van Nuys — whose aliases include “Malachai Johnson” and “SouthSideOxy” — and Ciara Clutario, 22, of […]
Board to Decide Whether to Impose Liens on Delinquent Bill Payers
The Board of Supervisors is slated Tuesday to schedule a public hearing to consider whether to impose special assessments totaling $2.28 million on thousands of Riverside County residents’ property tax bills to collect unpaid trash collection debts. According to the Department of Environmental Health, 5,664 residents in unincorporated communities owe the county’s four waste haulers […]
LA County Board to Consider Creation of LGBTQ+ Commission
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider Tuesday the creation of a commission concerned with the rights and welfare of LGBTQ+ persons throughout the nation’s most populous county. According to the board motion by Supervisors Hilda Solis and Janice Hahn, such a commission is needed due to the “ever increasing bias, prejudice and […]
Former Teacher Convicted of Sex-Related Charges
A former Long Beach teacher was convicted Monday of sex-related charges involving three victims, including two former students. Jurors found Mark Anthony Santo, now 54, guilty of two counts of lewd act on a child under 14 and one count each of forcible sexual penetration, forcible oral copulation, assault with intent to commit forcible oral […]
Child Shot at Hamburger Restaurant in South Los Angeles
A 1-year-old girl was shot in the foot at a hamburger restaurant in South Los Angeles Monday. Officers responded to 81st Street and Avalon Boulevard shortly before 6 p.m. regarding a shots fired call where a child was injured, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Melissa Podany told City News Service. The girl was taken to […]
One Year Ago Today (June 6, 2022)…Mayor Signs Proclamation Making Juneteenth A Paid Holiday For City Employees
One Year Ago Today (June 6, 2022)…Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a proclamation making Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery on June 19, a paid holiday for Los Angeles city employees. “We want every child to know what Juneteenth commemorates. The day — June 19, 1865 — in which a Union general arrived in Galveston, […]
