Food4less Workers Voting on Strike Authorization; Company Makes New Offer

As members of the union representing 6,000 Food 4 Less workers are voting Tuesday on whether to authorize a strike, the grocery chain’s owners has presented what they deemed their “best offer” to reach a contract agreement, including wage increases of up to $3.25 an hour for some workers over the next three years. The […]

Garage Fire Extinguished at Pasadena Home

A fire that authorities say began in a garage was knocked down Tuesday in Pasadena. The fire was reported around 1:17 a.m. and fire crews from the Arcadia and Los Angeles County fire departments responded to the rear section of a home at 3933 Oakdale Ave. where they found the garage engulfed in flames, NBC […]

Woman Killed in Lancaster Collision Identified

A 35-year-old woman who was killed in a multiple-vehicle collision in Lancaster was identified Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Marisa Franco. The crash was first reported to the California Highway Patrol at 10:24 p.m. Sunday on East Avenue J just east of 255th Street East, Officer […]

Civil Rights Icon, Nonviolence Advocate, Pastor James Lawson Dies at 95

Funeral services are pending Tuesday for the Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Sentinel, which first reported the news, Lawson died Monday morning from cardiac arrest. His family told The Associated Press […]

Approximately 25 Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest at UCLA

Police fired pepper bullets at a crowd of around 50 between Bunche Hall and Perloff Hall at UCLA early Tuesday during a lengthy protest described by organizers as commemorating Palestinians killed in the Israel-Hamas war that included approximately 25 arrests. The UCLA chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine began a vigil at 2 p.m. […]

LA City Council to Consider Actions for Concerns with Driver-less Vehicles

As concerns remain about the operation of driver-less vehicles in Los Angeles, the City Council Tuesday will consider taking steps intended to bolster their ability to regulate them. Council members are expected Tuesday to consider recommendations to monitor and address issues with what are also known as autonomous vehicles in the city. Additionally, as part […]

Board Set to Approve Structurally Balanced 2024-25 Budget

The Board of Supervisors is slated Tuesday afternoon to approve a $9.6 billion budget for Riverside County government in the 2024-25 fiscal year that officials said is structurally balanced and will net reserves approaching $700 million. County CEO Jeff Van Wagenen informed the board Monday the 11% increase in the spending blueprint compared to 2023-24 […]

LA City Council to Expected to End Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

More than a year after the Los Angeles City Council lifted the city’s declaration of emergency related to the coronavirus, council members Tuesday are expected to vote to end the policy requiring municipal employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Council members will consider a proposed ordinance that would terminate its COVID-19 vaccination policy for all […]

Riverside County Gas Prices Drop For 28th Time in 29 Days

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Tuesday for the 28th time in the last 29 days, decreasing 1.6 cents to $4.786. The average price has dropped 38.4 cents over the past 29 days, including four-tenths of a cent Monday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil […]

LA County LGBTQ+ Commission Prepares for Inaugural Meeting

In what officials call a history-making debut, the Los Angeles County LGBTQ+ Commission will meet for the first time Tuesday beginning with a ceremony led by Supervisor Hilda Solis. The ceremony and meeting will culminate an effort that began in June 2023, when Solis and Supervisor Janice Hahn co-authored a motion to create the commission. […]

One Year Ago Today (June 11, 2023)…Search Underway for Woman Inmate Who Walked Away from Reentry Program

One Year Ago Today (June 11, 2023)…Agents from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation searched evening for a 25-year-old woman who walked away from the Custody to Community Transitional Reentry Program. Aleisha Schmitz was seen entering a gray or silver Mercedes-Benz outside the CCTRP about 7:10 p.m. Sunday, just before officials received an alert […]