LAX Receives $5B to Stimulate Airport Jobs

Airport officials joined Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Traci Park Thursday to celebrate the latest round of investments at LAX, which they say will bring more job opportunities for small businesses. In February, the City Council signed off on $5 billion as part of the Los Angeles World Airports’ latest Multiple Award Task Order Contract, […]

Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins Extends Contract

Metro’s Board of Directors Thursday extended the contract for CEO Stephanie Wiggins, who will continue to lead the transit agency as it undertakes major initiatives in preparation for global events. In a 12-0 vote, directors extended Wiggins’ contract for an additional four years with an option for a one-year renewal at the discretion of the […]

10 Jane Doe Patients Sue Cedars, Former OB/GYN for Sexual Abuse

More women Thursday sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and one of the hospital’s former OB/GYNs, alleging decades of sexual exploitation and abuse of female patients under the guise of medical care. The Los Angeles Superior Court complaint was brought on behalf of 10 “Jane Doe” plaintiffs who were patients of Dr. Barry J. Brock. The plaintiffs […]

USC to Bestow Honorary Degree to Commencement Speaker, Filmmaker Jon Chu

Jon M. Chu, the filmmaker behind the award-winning adaptation of “Wicked” and the 2018 blockbuster “Crazy Rich Asians,” will receive an honorary degree during USC’s commencement ceremony on May 15 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, it was announced Thursday. Chu will also deliver the keynote address at the event. USC President Carol Folt will […]

LAPD Arrests Alleged Power Saw-Wielding Vandal

A man suspected of using a power saw to cut down numerous trees on city property in downtown Los Angeles, the Westlake District and Glassell Park was charged Thursday with eight counts of felony vandalism. Samuel Patrick Groft, 45, was arrested around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Custer Avenue and Sunset Boulevard, adjacent […]

Barney’s Beanery Pasadena Host Deposed for Second Time in Wrongful Termination Trial

A former host at the Pasadena location of the iconic Barney’s Beanery restaurant chain who sued the eatery and several managers, alleging he was wrongfully fired in 2022 in retaliation for complaining about sexual harassment by a female supervisor, has been ordered by a judge to give the defense more deposition testimony. Cody Rich’s Los […]

OC Sibling Head to Federal Prison for Running $1.1M Unemployment Benefit Scheme

An Orange County man and three of his sisters were sentenced Thursday to federal prison terms for participating in a scheme in which they created nonexistent businesses, then claimed more than $1.1 million in unemployment benefits for purported employees of those fake businesses. U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt sentenced: — Evelyn Taylor, 41, of […]

Long Beach Police Expand Search for Fatal Hit and Run Driver

Police requested the public’s assistance Thursday in locating a hit-and-driver who ran over a pedestrian who had been previously struck by another motorist and died at the scene. Officers were dispatched around 11 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Seventh Street and Channel Drive regarding a traffic collision involving a pedestrian, according to the Long […]

Former OC Resident Sentenced for ‘Body Brokering,’ Firearms Tracking at Sober Living Homes

A former Orange County resident was sentenced Thursday to seven years behind bars for soliciting and receiving nearly $500,000 in illegal kickbacks from corrupt sober living homes in exchange for finding them new patients in a process known as “body brokering” and for firearms trafficking. Darius Moore, 31, formerly of Santa Ana but most recently […]

Judge Denies Ex-Dodger Trevor Bauer Request for Attorney Fees

A judge has denied former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s request for more than $300,000 in a default judgment against the San Diego woman who accused him of sexual assault because of questions over the amount of attorneys’ fees sought. Bauer’s Los Angeles Superior Court complaint contends that Lindsey Hill went astray of their settlement agreement […]

Judge Orders Actor Leonard Whiting to Pay $20K in Attorney’s Fees to Paramount

A judge has ordered “Romeo and Juliet” actor Leonard Whiting to pay more nearly $200,000 in attorneys’ fees to Paramount Pictures and two other studios that won dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Whiting and his late co-star in the 1968 film. Whiting and Olivia Hussey contended they were duped into appearing partially nude in […]