Bass Continues Moving the Needle for LA Amid Washington Visit

Mayor Karen Bass met with other mayors and White House officials Thursday to continue to move the needle on key issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements and climate, as the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. entered its second day. Bass met with other mayors to discuss challenges facing cities across […]

City Commission Votes to Preserve Marilyn Monroe’s Former Brentwood Home

A Los Angeles City commission Thursday voted to preserve the former Brentwood home of Marilyn Monroe and recommended it be designated a historic-cultural monument after it was almost demolished last year at the request of the property owner. The five-member Cultural Heritage Commission voted unanimously to prevent demolition efforts of the iconic movie star’s home, […]

Man in Firearms Sales Scheme Sentenced to Prison

A Los Angeles man was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in federal prison for participating in a scheme that illegally sold 27 guns, including a “Glock switch” that converts a semiautomatic firearm to a machine gun. William Nirion Peña, 40, who lives in the Koreatown neighborhood, was found guilty in July of conspiracy to engage […]

Trial Begins for Man Charged with Fatal Freeway Shooting of Boy

A 26-year-old man acted with a “callous and cold disregard for human life” when he fired a gun in the passenger seat of his girlfriend’s car at a mother who had insulted him with a hand gesture on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway in Orange, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday while the defendant’s attorney said […]

Polanski Swaps One Prominent Entertainment Attorney For Another

Longtime fugitive Roman Polanski has swapped one prominent entertainment attorney for another in his legal defense against a woman’s accusation that the director sexually assaulted her in the 1970s at his home after plying her with tequila both there and at a restaurant, all the while knowing she was a minor. In court papers filed […]

LA Judge Ponders Tossing Director’s Lawsuit Against Justin Timberlake

A Los Angeles federal judge is considering whether to toss litigation in which a video director sued Justin Timberlake for breach of contract, alleging that the pop star refuses to promote, market and sell a video documentary the pair made based on the creation of the singer’s blockbuster “The 20/20 Experience” album, according to court […]

Police Investigate Fatal Hit-and Run Collision in Baldwin Village

A 59-year-old bicyclist was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver near the Baldwin Village area of Los Angeles, police said Thursday. The bicyclist was crossing eastbound Crenshaw Boulevard south of Stocker Street around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when a vehicle heading northbound on Crenshaw struck the victim, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The bicyclist […]

Man Allegedly Posing as Alarm Company Employee Arrested for Burglary

Authorities Thursday urged people to contact detectives if they were victimized by a man who has been arrested for allegedly posing as a representative of an alarm company and burglarizing Los Angeles and Orange County homes of elderly victims. Jacinto Chavez, 37, has been charged with various offenses, including five felony counts of first-degree burglary […]

Some Beverly Hills Building Permits Placed on Moratorium by Judge

A judge has stopped the city of Beverly Hills from issuing all building permits except for new residential development as a penalty for the city’s alleged failure to approve an appropriate plan for affordable housing, it was reported Thursday. Beverly Hills leaders are appealing the Dec. 21 decision by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Curtis […]

CHP Conducts Traffic Enforcement Operation to Promote Road Safety in Malibu

California Highway Patrol officers carried out a traffic enforcement operation in Malibu over the weekend to promote road safety following a recent series of crashes, authorities said Thursday. Four Pepperdine University students were killed on Oct. 17, 2023, when they were hit by a vehicle on PCH. The suspect in that fatal crash, Fraser Bohm, […]

Book Soup, Vroman’s Bookstores Up for Sale, Owner Says

Vroman’s and Book Soup — among the oldest, largest and best-loved independent bookstores in Southern California — are up for sale, the stores’ owner announced Thursday. “As I approach my 80th birthday, it’s time to begin the process of retiring and finding new ownership outside of the Sheldon family,” Joel Sheldon said in a statement […]