City Council Tentatively OKs Healthcare Worker Wage Hike

The Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved an ordinance Tuesday that would raise the minimum wage for people working at covered health-care facilities in the city to $25 per hour. The “Minimum Wage for Employees Working at Healthcare Facilities” initiative, which was brought to the council through a successful petition drive, would raise the workers’ […]

COVID Vaccinations Slowly Roll Out Locally for Kids Under 5

COVID-19 vaccine doses for children under age 5 began slowly rolling out in Los Angeles County Tuesday, although health officials warned that due to shipping delays, the pediatric shots weren’t expected to be more widely available until at least Wednesday. Federal authorities approved the doses for kids as young as 6 months over the weekend. […]

LA City Council Approves Law Banning Bicycle Assembly on Sidewalks

The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday to prohibit people from assembling or disassembling bicycles in the public right-of-way. A motion to have the ordinance drafted was introduced by Councilman Joe Buscaino and passed the City Council 10-4 on Feb. 8, with council members Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Nithya Raman, Curren Price and Mike Bonin […]

Michael J. Fox Among Motion Picture Academy Governors Award Honorees

Actor Michael J. Fox, best known for his work in the “Back to the Future” films and on the small screen in “Family Ties,” will receive the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his advocacy of Parkinson’s research, the Academy announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, writer/director Euzhan Palcy, singer-songwriter Diane Warren […]

Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hold Steady

Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations held steady since last week, according to the latest data released Tuesday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Hospitalizations went from 178 on Friday to 175, with the number of intensive care unit patients declining from 24 to 23. The county has 31.1% of its ICU beds available, well above […]

LA Council Advances Hotel Worker Protection Measure

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday tentatively adopted an ordinance that would require hotels to provide workers with personal-security devices to protect them from violent or threatening hotel guests while also extending minimum wage requirements to smaller hotels. The proposal, which came to the council thanks to a petition drive that collected more than 100,000 […]

Man Arrested in Glendora Store Shooting

A man was arrested in Pomona Tuesday for allegedly shooting another man in a store in Glendora, police said. The shooting was reported at about 9 p.m. Monday in a Vons in the 400 block of West Foothill Boulevard, the Glendora Police Department reported. The wounded man was taken to a hospital for treatment in […]

Person Arrested After Barricading in Burbank Residence

Burbank police Tuesday arrested a person who barricaded in a residence following a family dispute. Officers went to the 100 block of South Sparks Street late Tuesday morning on a report of the dispute, the Burbank Police Department reported. According to police, a family member refused to come out of the building, and a standoff […]

Thunderstorms, Elevated Fire Danger in Forecast

The National Weather Service warned Tuesday of possible thunderstorms and gusty winds in parts of Los Angeles County starting after midnight Tuesday evening through Wednesday evening. On its Twitter page, the weather service warned of an elevated fire danger “through the coming week due to hot conditions with low humidity.” The agency noted “a risk […]

Man Charged in Malibu Death Sentenced for Attacking Deputies While in Custody

A man accused of murdering a research scientist in Malibu Creek State Park was sentenced Tuesday to three years and eight months in jail for attacking two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies while he has been in custody. Jurors found Anthony Rauda, 45, guilty June 9 of two felony counts of battery with injury on […]

Irvine Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Loan Fraud

An Orange County man accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $5 million in COVID-19 relief loans for three sham companies but who used the money to purchase a home in Malibu among other personal expenses pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal criminal charges. Reddy Budamala, 35, of Irvine, entered his plea in downtown Los Angeles to […]