Bidens Head to LA for Fundraising Swing

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will make a fundraising swing through the Southland later this week, rubbing elbow with Hollywood’s elite to benefit his reelection bid. Specific details about the president’s travel plans have not yet been provided by the White House, which announced only that he will be in Los Angeles […]

Bass Touts 21K Unhoused Moved Inside Ahead of 1 Year Anniversary in Office

More than 21,000 Angelenos were moved inside since December 2022, thousands more than last year, in due part to new and urgent strategies to reduce homelessness, Mayor Karen Bass announced Wednesday. Additionally, Bass confirmed more than 9,000 units of affordable housing are being accelerated as a result of her executive directive to streamline their development. […]

Man Gets Life Without Parole for Killing Marriage, Sex Therapist

The ex-boyfriend of a well-known marriage and sex therapist was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the woman’s deadly plunge from the third-floor balcony of her Hollywood Hills home. Gareth Pursehouse, 45, of Playa del Rey, was convicted of first-degree murder for the killing of 38-year-old Amie Harwick in […]

LA City Council Passes Motion Aimed at Bolstering Ethics Standards

The City Council took a step Wednesday in formally establishing an Office of Compliance that would proactively assist council members with identifying and avoiding potential conflicts of interest. Council members voted 14-1 in favor of a motion, instructing a detailed report that would guide them in the creation of the office to ensure higher standards […]

LA City Controller Reiterates Need for Data Reform to Leverage Shelter Beds

Following the release of an audit evaluating interim housing and shelter bed data that found quality issues make it nearly impossible to find available resources, City Controller Kenneth Mejia Wednesday reiterated that data entry must be improved to better service the unhoused population. “Overall, we found that the data is lacking. LAHSA (Los Angeles Housing […]

Groundbreaking TV Producer Norman Lear Dies at 101

Norman Lear, one of the original inductees into the TV Hall of Fame and the force behind groundbreaking sitcoms including “All in the Family,” “Maude,” “Good Times” and “The Jeffersons” has died at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced Wednesday. He was 101. According to a statement from his family, Lear died Tuesday […]

CSU Faculty Union’s Series of One-Day Strikes Comes to Cal State Los Angeles

The union representing faculty across the California State University system continued a series of one-day strikes Wednesday — this one at Cal State Los Angeles — as it looks to land a new labor contract. Wednesday’s action by the California Faculty Association’s CSULA contingent followed one-day strikes Monday at Cal Poly Pomona and Tuesday at […]

Person Killed in Crash Involving Motorcycle in South LA Area

A motorcyclist in his 60s was killed Wednesday in a collision with a vehicle in the south Los Angeles area. The crash occurred about 11:45 a.m. near Jefferson Boulevard and Grand Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured person. A female motorist […]

Authorities Investigating Attack in Calabasas of Man Pushing Child in Stroller

Authorities Wednesday were searching for a man who punched another man who was pushing his grandchild in a stroller in Calabasas. The crime occurred about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 4000 block of Lost Springs Road, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “As the victim was walking his infant grandchild in a stroller, […]

Science Center Completes Solid Rocket Booster Assembly for Shuttle Display

The California Science Center Wednesday marked another milestone in the intricate process of assembling an upright, launch-ready display of the space shuttle Endeavour, completing the assembly of the twin solid rocket boosters. Crews last month lifted the two, 52-ton solid rocket boosters — each 116 feet long and 12 feet in diameter — into upright […]

Academy and Former CEO/President Sued For Sexual Harassment

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and its former CEO and president were sued Wednesday by a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed in a culture that permitted him and others to abuse, exploit and silence victims for years. Plaintiff Terri McIntyre states in her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleging assault, […]