WGA Strike Continues as Directors Guild Labor Talks Begin
With unionized writers already striking in search of improved wages and workplace protections, the Directors Guild of America Wednesday began its labor talks with Hollywood studios, with many of the same issues on the table. The Writers Guild of America strike began last week, bringing some productions to a halt, most notably late-night talk shows […]
Disney+ Subscription Numbers Fall, but Streaming Losses Decrease in Q2
The Disney+ streaming service lost 4 million subscribers during the second quarter of the fiscal year, but overall losses attributed to the company’s direct-to-consumer operations fell by more than $200 million compared to the same quarter a year ago, the Walt Disney Co. reported Wednesday. According to the Burbank-based entertainment giant, the number of Disney+ […]
LA County Board of Supervisors Holds Public Hearing on Budget Proposal
The public got its first chance Wednesday to weigh in on the county’s $43 billion 2023-2024 budget proposal, with some speakers voicing frustration at funding amounts being allocated for incarceration and the probation and sheriff’s departments. Those who spoke out against the agencies generally asked that the funding be diverted instead to education and recreation […]
Long Beach Shooting Results in Death of 12-Year-Old Boy; Suspects Sought
A shooting in Long Beach left a 12-year-old boy dead and a 14-year-old girl wounded, and police Wednesday sought at least two suspects who fled in a vehicle. Officers were sent to the 2200 block of Lewis Avenue about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Long Beach Police Department. The wounded boy and girl were […]
LA City Council Votes to Expand Anti-Camping Law in 3rd District
The Los Angeles City Council in a 9-to-5 vote approved a resolution Wednesday seeking to expand the city’s anti-camping law to include two locations in Woodland Hills. Councilman Bob Blumenfield introduced the resolution to expand the city’s anti-camping law, known as section 41.18, to incorporate 5400 Alhama Drive and 5416 Comercio Way. The resolution calls […]
Coast Guard Searching Near San Clemente Island Following Report of Plane Down
Searchers Wednesday found a debris field in the ocean about a mile southwest of San Clemente Island, where authorities were sent on a report that an aircraft went down in the area with three people aboard. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified shortly before 8 a.m. by the air traffic control tower on the island […]
Teen Shot and Wounded, Run Over by Vehicle in Canoga Park; Suspect Sought
A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot and then run over by a vehicle Wednesday at an Arco gas station in Canoga Park. The crime occurred about 1 a.m. near Vanowen Street and Independence Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers learned that the victim and another person […]
Security Beefed Up at Some Schools in Response to Online Posts
Security was beefed up Wednesday at some area school campuses in response to social media posts referencing a possible shooting. Sheriff’s officials in the Santa Clarita Valley said deputies were dispatched to several schools in the area in response to an online post which was described as a video threatening a shooting that would take […]
City of Los Angeles Launches Reusable Foodware Microgrant Program
The city of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Works announced Wednesday available microgrants to restaurants and other food services to help them transition from disposable to reuseable foodware. The Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN), under the DPW, has $600,000 in approved funding to purchase reusable foodware such as plates, bowls, cups, utensils, trays, dispensers […]
LA County Homeless Services Workers Often Earn Low Salaries
Workers employed by nonprofit homeless services agencies in Los Angeles County often do not earn a living wage, creating stress for the workers and making it difficult to retain staff, according to a report released Wednesday by the Santa Monica-based RAND Corporation. According to the report, salaries are “particularly low” for the most frontline workers […]
Former Gilead Exec Denies Former Aide’s Sexual Allegations, Files Countersuit
A former Gilead Sciences Inc. COO has countersued a former personal assistant who alleges he sexually harassed her while she worked for him in his current company, saying the woman manipulated him into thinking she wanted a romantic relationship and conspired with another person to defraud him. From 2004-18, Kevin Young worked in an executive […]
