DTLA Residents Urged to WFH Friday During Dodgers Celebrations

A victory parade celebrating the Dodgers’ World Series title will be held Friday morning in downtown Los Angeles, along with a “special ticketed celebration” at Dodger Stadium, prompting warnings about heavy congestion and calls for businesses to let employees work from home. The parade, featuring team members riding atop double-decker buses, will begin at 11 […]

OC Supervisor Do Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charge

Saying he has “great sorrow” for his actions, former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony federal bribery conspiracy charge. Do, 61, admitted in his plea agreement that in exchange for more than $550,000 in bribes, he cast votes on the Board of Supervisors beginning in 2020 that directed more than […]

Former LAUSD Music Teacher Alleges Age Discrimination

A 69-year-old former Los Angeles Unified longtime music teacher sued her ex-employer Thursday, alleging she was denied training needed in conjunction with her job and ultimately forced to resign in 2023 because of harassment due to her age, which she says included an administrator questioning when she was going to retire. Wendy Sarnoff’s Los Angeles […]

Volunteers Needed for 2025 Greater LA Homeless Count

A Los Angeles city and county joint powers agency Thursday is seeking volunteers to assist for its 2025 homeless count, which is expected to take place over a three-day period in January. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority recently launched its volunteer registration form on its website, count.lahsa.org. Thousands of volunteers will travel in small […]

Three Inmates Evaluated for Possible Illness Due to Unknown `Substance’ Exposure

Three people were treated for complaints of illness Thursday following possible exposure to an unknown substance in the downtown Los Angeles area. Paramedics were sent to the 300 block of East Second Street about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, and the street was closed between Central Avenue and San Pedro Street as a precaution, according to the […]

Metro Bus Set Ablaze During Dodgers Celebrations

Spontaneous celebrations that erupted across the city following the Dodgers’ World Series victory were marred early Thursday as some people became unruly, looting several businesses and torching a Metro bus in the Echo Park area. The bus was set ablaze around 12:50 a.m. near Echo Park Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. The bus was completely destroyed, […]

Grandfather Appears in Court in Toddler’s Fentanyl Death Trial

The grandfather of a 17-month-old boy who died due to fentanyl ingestion during what was supposed to be a monitored visit at a Lancaster home made his first court appearance Thursday. Jessie Milton Darthard, 72, and his daughter, Jessica Dominique Darthard, 39, are set to be arraigned Nov. 25 in a Lancaster courtroom on a […]

Beverly Hills Interfered with Abortion Clinic’s Planned Opening

Despite the city’s denial of wrongdoing, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said Thursday Beverly Hills officials actively interfered with the planned opening of a late-term abortion clinic and engaged in a pressure campaign against the clinic’s landlord, leading to a cancellation of the facility’s lease. “It is troubling that, even here in California where access […]

Man Arrested After Woman Found Stabbed to Death in Bellwater

A woman was found fatally stabbed in Bellflower, and a male adult relative was arrested for allegedly killing her, authorities said Thursday. Deputies were called at 8:53 p.m. Wednesday to the 9600 block of Rose Street, west of Bellflower Boulevard, where they found the victim, who died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles […]

Metro Offers Free Rides on Election Day

With the Nov. 5 election five days away, Metro will offer free rides throughout its system to ensure voters can vote in person or drop off their mail-in-ballot, the transit agency announced Thursday. Metro will not collect fare from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on Super Tuesday on its buses, trains, bike-and-ride share programs. Some cities […]

LAPD Commander Wins Round in Data Breach Suit

A Los Angeles police commander named in a lawsuit filed by the union representing LAPD lieutenants and lower ranking officers won a round in court when a judge ruled against the union’s request to temporarily lift the automatic stay on discovery automatically implemented by one of the commander’s two dismissal motions. In the Los Angeles […]