Councilman Buscaino Calls For Reducing Officials’ Salaries If Homeless Goals Not Met
Homeless encampments would be banned, development of temporary emergency shelters would be prioritized and the salaries of elected officials who failed to meet those goals would be reduced under a ballot measure introduced by Councilman Joe Buscaino, who is running for mayor. The language for proposal was submitted to the Los Angeles City Clerk on […]
Ex-Lawyer for DWP Pleads Guilty in Probe of Botched Billing System
Sentencing is set for July 19 for a lawyer hired by the City Attorney’s Office who has pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge involving $2.2 million in kickbacks and bribes to the top executive at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in exchange for a lucrative contract. Paul O. Paradis, 58, of […]
Citing Backlog Progress, Ports Again Delay Fines for Idling Containers
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have again postponed implementation of a fee on companies whose import containers linger at marine terminals, with it now potentially taking effect, if necessary, next Friday. The Container Dwell Fee has been delayed numerous times due to progress in reducing the number of containers at the terminals […]
LA Residents 16-25 Can Begin Applying For City’s New Youth Council
Angelenos ages 16 to 25 years old have until Feb. 28 to apply for the city’s new Youth Council, which is modeled after a program created by Mayor Tom Bradley that current Councilman Paul Koretz served on. The paid program will consist of 30 people, two youth representatives from each council district, to serve a […]
Metrolink To Provide Free Rides On Feb. 4 For Transit Equity Day
The Metrolink Board of Directors has approved a plan to provide free rides on Feb. 4 for Transit Equity Day, which also marks the birthday of Rosa Parks. The day honors the civil rights activist for resisting bus segregation and refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala. public bus to a white […]
One Dead in Party Bus Crash
One person died Saturday after being ejected from a party bus after a collision in downtown Los Angeles. Officers from the California Highway Patrol responded at 2:55 a.m. to the northbound Hollywood (101) Freeway and Los Angeles Street, the site of the collision, the CHP confirmed. The person was pronounced dead at the scene. It […]
Two in Critical Condition After Collision in Mead Valley
Two people are in critical condition after a two-vehicle collision Saturday in Mead Valley. Firefighters responded at 3:58 a.m. to Cajalco Road and Alexander Street where they found the collision, said the Riverside County Fire Department. One person was trapped inside a vehicle and had to be removed by firefighters using hydraulic measures. Both victims […]
Coronavirus Testing Company Denied Substitute Service on Villanueva
A judge has denied a request by a coronavirus testing company to permit substitute service on Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, despite the firm’s claim that a process server has been unable to serve him personally with a petition seeking to do discovery ahead of the potential filing of a lawsuit against him for […]
Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop Again, But More Fatalities
Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have fallen significantly again, but 29 more residents were added to the death toll, according to data released by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Every day this week, the county has logged fatalities in the double digits but the last three days, the fatalities have been about 30 each day […]
More Than 1,600 Active COVID Cases Reported Among Desert Schools
Three school districts in the Coachella Valley have reported a combined 1,654 active COVID cases among students and staff. The Desert Sands Unified School District, Palm Springs Unified and Coachella Valley Unified reported the number of active COVID cases among students and staff on their online case tracker websites. All three of the districts’ trackers […]
One Year Ago Today (January 29, 2021)…Man Charged With Vandalizing Former President Trump’s Star on Walk of Fame
One Year Ago Today (January 29, 2021)…A man accused of vandalizing Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame twice within a 28-day span in October is set to be arraigned on felony vandalism charges. James Lambert Otis, 57, previously pleaded no contest to felony vandalism for using a pick axe and a sledgehammer […]
