Michelin Adds 6 LA Eateries to Guide

Six Los Angeles-area eateries were enjoying some newfound attention Thursday thanks to their addition this week to the Thursday to the Michelin Guide, joining the respected publication’s list of recommended restaurants. “From Portuguese bites like crispy and tender bacalhau fritters at Barra Santos to boat noodles at Mae Malai Thai House of Noodles, those in […]

State Commission Admonishes Superior Court Judge

A Los Angeles County judge was publicly admonished Thursday by a state agency for an alleged pattern of improper conduct towards litigants in his courtroom. Superior Court Judge Thomas J. Griego’s misconduct included making discourteous, disparaging and gratuitous remarks to litigants, conveying the appearance of bias and raising his voice at parties appearing before him, […]

Judge Delays Ruling on Restitution from Burnt Dive Boat Captain

A judge heard arguments but made no ruling Thursday on restitution owed by the former captain of the dive boat Conception, which caught fire near Santa Cruz Island on Labor Day 2019, killing 33 passengers, including two Santa Monica residents, and a crew member. Jerry Boylan, 70, was sentenced in May in downtown Los Angeles […]

Metro Continues Recruiting for Mobility Wallet Program

Metro Thursday is continuing recruitment efforts for the second phase of a program, which will provide 2,000 participants with money to spend on transportation. Dubbed the Mobility Wallet, qualifying participants can apply at metro.net/mobilitywallet1, and will have until the end of August to do so. Participants are selected at random and will receive a debit […]

United Neighborhoods Non-Profit Files Suit Against City After Denied Affordable Housing Demolition

A citizens group has filed a legal challenge against the city of Los Angeles for the City Council’s recent vote denying the organization’s appeal of developer efforts to raze a century-old apartment complex in Hollywood that includes units of affordable housing and replace it with a 10-story hotel. United Neighborhoods for Los Angeles, a non-profit […]

Rep. Kamlager-Dove Leads Effort to Posthumously Honor Civil Rights Leader Rev. James Lawson

A letter is making its way to President Joe Biden Thursday calling on him to posthumously award the Rev. James Lawson, a renowned civil rights leader and longtime pastor of Holman Methodist Church, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Rep. Syndey Kamlager-Dove, D-Los Angeles, led 23 members of Congress in sending the letter in an […]

Man Charged with Killing Parents, Dog in SJC

A man was charged Thursday with decapitating his mother and father as well as their dog in a mobile home in San Juan Capistrano, sheriff’s officials said Thursday. Joseph Brandon Gerdvil, 41, of San Juan Capistrano was accused of killing 77-year-old Ronald Walter Gerdvil and 79-year-old Antoinette Gerdvill on Tuesday. He was charged with two […]

Venice Residents Sue City Over Alleged Attempts to Stop Housing Project

Three Venice residents are suing the city of Los Angeles alleging it is engaging in discriminatory efforts to prevent the development of an affordable housing complex in a wealthy area of the neighborhood, plaintiffs’ attorneys announced Thursday. Public Counsel, a nonprofit legal firm, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of […]

Investigation Starts for Suspect Who Fatally Overdosed in Police Custody

A burglary suspect suffering from an apparent drug overdose who died while in police custody in the Westlake area over the weekend was identified by authorities Thursday, and the investigation into his death was continuing. Officers were sent to the 200 block of South Rampart Boulevard around 3:40 p.m. Saturday in response to a report […]

Man Convicted of Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend in Garden Grove Motel

A 55-year-old man was convicted Thursday of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in a Garden Grove motel nearly three years ago. Kennedy Anthony Audain was convicted of first-degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a knife. Audain, who is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 13, faces 26 years to life in prison. […]

Authorities Ask for Tips for Fatal Stabbing of Women’s Body Found Burnt in Bakersfield

Authorities Thursday sought the public’s help to solve the December 2022 stabbing death of a 27-year-old San Fernando woman whose burned body was discovered in Bakersfield. Karla Terron was last seen at the VFW Post in the 100 block of North Hagar Street in San Fernando on the evening of Dec. 16, 2022, according to […]