LA Officials Look to Preserve Right to Abortion in City

A pair of Los Angeles City Council members called Tuesday for the preparation of an ordinance barring any city resources from being used to detain anyone for obtaining or providing an abortion in the city or from cooperating with any out-of-state agency investigating people who obtain an abortion locally. The head of the city Police […]

LACo Transfers Bruce’s Beach to Black Family Who Had it Stripped Away

In a move hailed as an effort to right a nearly century-old wrong, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to return ownership of a pristine piece of Manhattan Beach seaside property to the descendants of a Black family who had the land stripped away nearly a century ago. “We can’t change […]

LA City Council Delays Vote on Healthcare Worker Wage Hike

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday delayed final approval of an ordinance that would raise the minimum wage for people working at some healthcare facilities in the city to $25 per hour. The “Minimum Wage for Employees Working at Healthcare Facilities” initiative, which was brought to the council through a successful petition drive, would raise […]

LA County’s COVID Hospitalizations Are Back Over 800

The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has surpassed 800, after falling as low as 209 in April, according to the latest state figures out Tuesday. The state hadn’t updated its hospitalization totals since Saturday, when there were 762 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals, with 76 of them being treated in intensive […]

LA City Council Approves Hotel Worker Protection Measure

The Los Angeles City Council gave final approval Tuesday to an ordinance requiring hotels to provide workers with personal-security devices to protect them from violent or threatening guests, while also extending minimum wage requirements to smaller hotels. The measure, which came to the council thanks to a petition drive that collected more than 100,000 signatures, […]

Rams, Kupp, Ohtani Among Nominees for 2022 ESPY Awards

The Rams scored a nod for best team, while Angels phenom Shohei Ohtani was tabbed in the best male athlete category and Rams receiver Cooper Kupp landed in the championship performance category Tuesday as ESPN unveiled nominations for the 2022 ESPY Awards. The Rams will compete for best team honors against the NBA’s Golden State […]

Disney Gives CEO Chapek 3-Year Contract Extension

The Walt Disney Co. Tuesday announced a three-year extension of Bob Chapek’s contract as company CEO, with the entertainment giant’s board chair hailing the direction of the firm following the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Disney was dealt a tough hand by the pandemic, yet with Bob at the helm, our businesses — from parks […]

Man Charged in Unprovoked Attack in Koreatown

A 45-year-old man suspected of striking another man at a Koreatown bus stop in what police called an unprovoked attack was charged Tuesday with a felony count of battery with serious bodily injury. Tony Earl King was arrested at about 10 a.m. Friday at a bus stop at Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue after authorities […]

Man Charged for Allegedly Using Flamethrower Against LAPD

A man who allegedly fashioned a makeshift flamethrower out of a spray-paint can and lighter and hurled it at a police officer during a downtown abortion-rights march was charged Tuesday with two felony assault counts. Michael Ortiz, 30, was set to be arraigned later Tuesday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on one count each […]

Police Search for Suspect Who Killed Driver in Canoga Park Hit and Run

A man was killed in a violent hit-and-run crash in Canoga Park Tuesday, and police were searching for a driver who left the scene. Police were called at about 12:30 a.m. to DeSoto Avenue and Vanowen Street, where they learned the driver of a black Dodge Ram truck ran a red light and slammed into […]

Motorist with Gunshot Wound Found Dead on Long Beach (710) Freeway Ramp

A woman who had been shot was found dead Tuesday inside a black SUV that crashed on an offramp from the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway in Long Beach. Officers sent to the Anaheim Street offramp about 2:30 a.m. found the woman dead at the scene behind the wheel of the SUV, according to the […]