Mayor Bass Calls on Voters to Approve Measure A to Reduce Homelessness

As a source of revenue for homelessness is set to expire in 2027, Mayor Karen Bass Monday called on voters to approve a new countywide measure that is estimated to bring in more than $1 billion annually to address the crisis. With two weeks away until the Nov. 5 election, county residents are being asked […]

LA Council Candidate Jurado Draws Ire for Rallying “F*** the Police”

Tenant rights attorney Ysabel Jurado, a candidate in the 14th L.A. City Council District race, Monday drew the ire of the union representing the Los Angeles Police Department’s rank-and-file for saying “F– the police” at a recent meeting with college students. During the meeting with students at Cal State Los Angeles, an individual who identified […]

Striking CVS Workers Enter Bargaining Session

The union representing CVS pharmacy clerks and technicians who picketed outside seven stores over the weekend said Monday the first wave of its strike has come to an end, with another bargaining session scheduled for Wednesday. “Despite the fact that our members can’t afford to go without a paycheck, these workers took a huge sacrifice […]

Kaiser Mental Health Workers Strike

Nearly 2,400 mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities went on strike Monday amid contract talks and allegations of a “broken” system of care, while Kaiser officials say the union has been “slow walking” the negotiation process and planned to strike before labor talks even began. “This is about equity for mental health care,” Jessica […]

Man Sentenced 11 Years for DUI Hit and Run

A 27-year-old man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a hit-and-run, alcohol-fueled collision that killed two pedestrians in Orange, according to records obtained Monday. Humberto Lopez Flores pleaded guilty Friday two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and a single count of hit-and-run with permanent and serious injury. He […]

Man Convicted for Mother’s, Her Friend’s Murder

A man who was convicted of first-degree murder for bludgeoning his mother and her friend with a four-pound hammer at his apartment in the Vermont Knolls area of Los Angeles was sentenced Monday to 52 years to life in state prison. Superior Court Judge Eleanor J. Hunter ordered Vincent Rivera, 34, to serve the two […]

Disney Names Morgan Stanley Exec. as Board Chairman; New CEO Pick Expected in 2026

James P. Gorman, the executive chairman of Morgan Stanley, will take over as chairman of the Walt Disney Co. Board of Directors on Jan. 2, the company announced Monday, with Gorman saying one of his top priorities will be choosing a new company CEO by early 2026. Gorman, who was already planning to step down […]

Paramount Wins Nudity Case on Basis of Free Speech

Paramount Pictures won a round in court Monday when a judge ordered dismissed on free-speech grounds a renewed lawsuit by the then-teenage stars of the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” in which the plaintiffs said they were duped into appearing partially nude in one of the movie’s scenes. The updated case, filed Feb. 12 in […]

RivCo, Foster Agency Need to Pay for Child Abuse in System

Six children rescued from a home where their natural parents imprisoned them only to be placed with a Perris foster family who treated them like “animals” are “content” that the defendants have been sentenced, their attorneys said Monday, but now they’re waiting for their lawsuit against Riverside County and a child placement agency to be […]

Ed Buck’s Appeal to Overturn Conviction Denied

A federal appeals court in Pasadena Monday rejected a former Democratic political donor’s bid to overturn his conviction for supplying drugs to two men who overdosed and died in his West Hollywood apartment. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s 30-year prison sentence for Ed Buck, who […]

Wallis Annenberg, LeVar Burton, More to Receive National Humanities Medals

Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, actor LeVar Burton, writer/director Aaron Sorkin and the late chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain are among those who will be honored at the White House Monday with National Humanities Medals. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are expected to attend the private reception, during which the distinguished honors will […]