Gov. Newsom Lashes Out at Draft Abortion Ruling, Assails `Pro-Birth’ Politicians

Speaking in Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday angrily condemned a possible U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would overturn federal abortion protections under Roe v. Wade, and blasted conservative politicians he said are working to strip away reproductive rights. He also insisted that California will remain a “beacon of hope” for women across the country […]

LA City Council Lets Public into Meeting for First Time Since March 2020

With COVID-19 restrictions now lifted, the public was allowed into the Los Angeles City Council chambers during the body’s meeting Wednesday for the first time since March 2020 — but with people no longer able to comment remotely, most of those who spoke urged council members to reverse that decision. Adam Smith of West L.A. […]

Man Attacks Dave Chappelle on Stage at Hollywood Bowl

A man who police say was armed with a replica handgun when he tackled comedian Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl was behind bars Wednesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Isaiah Lee, 23, of Los Angeles, was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail following his arrest Tuesday night. Authorities […]

California TurboTax Customers Get $11.4M in Settlement

Hundreds of thousands of California taxpayers will receive a total of $11.4 million through a $141 million nationwide settlement with Intuit, which was accused in a lawsuit of deceptively advertising its “free” online TurboTax products, the plaintiffs announced Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed by a coalition of 51 attorneys general, including California Attorney General Rob […]

LA City Council Members Seek to Implement Emblem Program for Cannabis Stores

As a measure to protect cannabis consumers from untested and unregulated product at unlicensed businesses, two Los Angeles City Council members introduced a motion Wednesday aimed at implementing a county program that issues emblem placards to licensed cannabis businesses. Under the County of Los Angeles’ Emblem Program for Authorized Cannabis Stores, storefront and delivery cannabis […]

Los Angeles City Council Orders Testing Near Former Toxic Dump Site

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday voted to begin off-site testing of wastewater, storm water and soil near a Lincoln Heights development project following reporting over the weekend about the site’s toxic dumping history. The motion, which was both introduced by Councilman Gil Cedillo and passed by council members Wednesday, cited Los Angeles Times reporting […]

Splash House Releases Lineup For First Weekend, Led by Diplo

The popular Palm Springs music festival Splash House released the lineup for the first of its three weekends Wednesday. Splash House will be held June 10-12, Aug. 12-14 and Aug. 19-21 at hotels across Palm Springs including the Renaissance, the Margaritaville Resort and the Saguaro, with after-hours parties at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Diplo […]

Newsom on Hand as Caltech Breaks Ground on New Sustainability Center

At a groundbreaking in Pasadena, Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday applauded Caltech’s new Resnick Sustainability Institute by quoting the Grateful Dead’s late leader Jerry Garcia. The center aims to bring together scientists and engineers to pursue research in solar science, climate science, energy, biofuels and other environmental studies. In his remarks, Newsom — noting that he […]

Gardena Man Pleads Guilty to Helping Operate Illegal Gambling Business

A Gardena man pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping run an illegal sports gambling business by assisting in the collection and payout of gambling proceeds related to a Costa Rica-based website. Howard Miller, 63, admitted to having “aided and abetted the operation of an unlicensed and illegal bookmaking business that took bets for money on sporting […]

Police Seek Leads in Murder of Man Set on Fire in Pasadena

Pasadena police Wednesday sought the public’s assistance to identify the suspect or suspects who killed a 30-year-old Salvadorian man by lighting him on fire on New Year’s Day. Officers were called at about 8 a.m. on Jan. 1 to the 700 block of Rockwood Road, near La Loma Bridge, on reports of a man down. […]

Authorities Identify Two Suspects in Fatal Gunfight at Compton Store

Authorities Wednesday identified two men wanted in a gunfight during an attempted robbery at a Compton dispensary and smoke shop in April that left one of two other suspects dead and a security guard wounded. The crime occurred around 7 p.m. on April 3 in the 1500 block of South Wilmington Avenue, the Los Angeles […]