VP Vance Heads to LA Amidst ICE Raids, Ongoing Resistance

Vice President JD Vance was expected to visit Los Angeles Friday amid ongoing enforcement actions cracking down on illegal immigration, a major point of emphasis for the Trump administration. Few details were released about Vance’s visit, including his expected arrival time. Vance departed Joint Base Andrews in Maryland shortly after 8:30 a.m. California time, with […]

$250M Authorization Approved for Outside Legal Counsel to Combat Feds During LA Council Recess

With the City Council about 11 days away from entering its summer recess, members Friday agreed to provide the city attorney $250,000 to retain outside legal counsel and address litigation that may arise in response to federal action taken during their month off. In a 9-1 vote, council members approved a request from City Attorney […]

LACo Unveils Support Program for Families Hit by Immigration Sweeps

Families impacted by recent immigration raids in the San Gabriel Valley can access urgent relief and long-term support through a new program, Los Angeles County officials announced Friday. County Supervisor Hilda Solis and El Monte Mayor Pro Tem Marisol Cortez, and other city leaders, launched El Monte Cares on Thursday, a program intended to address […]

LA Declares Friday `Cheech Marin Day’

The City Council proclaimed Friday “Cheech Marin Day” in Los Angeles to honor the Chicano comedian, actor and art collector, coinciding with the third anniversary of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside. City Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez led a presentation in the Council Chambers to recognize Marin, which the councilman expressed […]

Pasadena Humane Waivers Fee for 19 Cats Rescued from Squalor in Stolen U-Haul

Nineteen adult cats were discovered Friday living in filthy conditions inside a stolen U-Haul truck in Monrovia, prompting Pasadena Humane to waive adoption fees for all cats and kittens through Sunday to help make space for the rescued animals. Monrovia police responding to a call Friday about the stolen vehicle towed the truck and discovered […]

Sun Valley Police Release Video of Fatal Hit-and-Run

Investigators Friday released disturbing video in the hope of identifying an SUV driver who fatally injured a 43-year-man at a Sun Valley gas station lot then left without helping the victim or calling for assistance. The initial call came in about 6:05 a.m. Tuesday for a man down in the area of Laurel Canyon and […]

High-End Calabasas Bike Thief At-Large

Authorities asked for the public’s help Friday in identifying a man suspected of stealing a high-end mountain bike worth several thousand dollars from a Calabasas parking area. The theft was reported at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 5900 block of Las Virgenes, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s officials said the […]

Huntington Beach Paddle Out to Honoring Brian Wilson Friday

A recent lunch with Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean fame led to talk about how to pay tribute to Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson who died last week, the president and CEO of Huntington Beach’s marketing organization said Friday. “I was having lunch with Dean Torrence … and he was very close to the […]

Burbank Mourns Donald ‘Don’ Brown, Retired Lieutenant, Civic Leader

Friends and colleagues of Donald “Don” Brown, a retired Burbank Police Department lieutenant and airport commissioner who spent more than four decades in service to the city, were mourning his death Friday. Brown died on June 8, surrounded by family and his beloved dog Daisy, according to a funeral home obituary. He was 88. A […]

NASA Planes to Fly Over L.A. Basin for Pollution Study

Residents in the Los Angeles Basin may notice low-flying NASA aircraft later this month as part of a mission to study air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, the agency announced Friday. From June 29 to July 2, specially equipped research planes will fly lower than commercial jets — as low as 1,000 feet — over […]

RivCo Voters to Decide Who Will Fill Empty Assembly Seat

Riverside County voters on Tuesday will decide which of four candidates will fill a state Assembly seat left vacant by a presidential appointment. The June 24 Special Primary Election for the 63rd Assembly District was called by the governor earlier this year after then-Assemblyman Bill Essayli, R-Norco, was tapped by President Trump to serve as […]