Just 12,282 Votes Separate Bass, Caruso in Tight Race for LA Mayor
The expensive and at-times contentious race to become the next mayor of Los Angeles remained in a virtual 50-50 deadlock Wednesday between developer Rick Caruso and Rep. Karen Bass — and a winner might not be determined for days. Results continued to come in from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office, with Bass and […]
Voters Back Codifying Right to Abortion in California Constitution
Voters in the Southland and across California Tuesday strongly backed a ballot measure to formally establish a right to reproductive freedom, most notably the right to an abortion, in the state constitution. Proposition 1 was drafted by the state Legislature as a direct response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, which […]
Luna Jumps to Large Lead Over Villanueva in Battle for LA County Sheriff
Former Long Beach police Chief Robert Luna jumped out to a large early lead Tuesday evening in his bid to unseat Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, but the incumbent maintained confidence he would crawl back into the contest. Early balloting results showed Luna with nearly 60% of the vote, while Villanueva had roughly 40%. […]
Pedestrian Hit by Vehicle and Killed on 101 Freeway Near Downtown LA
A man was hit by a vehicle and killed Wednesday on the southbound Santa Ana (101) Freeway in the downtown Los Angeles area. The man, in is 30s, died at the scene of his injury, which occurred about 3:40 a.m. near Alameda Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Information on his identity was not […]
Hearing Set on Possible Contempt Finding Against Villanueva
A judge has ordered Sheriff Alex Villanueva to appear before her next month and explain why he should not be held in contempt for allegedly ignoring three subpoenas in 2021 to testify before the Civilian Oversight Commission. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elaine Lu issued her ruling Tuesday after having heard arguments Oct. 17 on […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Record Largest Increases Since Early October
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose by its largest amount since Oct. 4 Wednesday, increasing seven-tenths of a cent to $5.528 after dropping 33 of the past 34 days. The average price dropped 97.3 cents over the previous 34 days, including three-tenths of a cent Tuesday, […]
No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing will grow to $189 million. There were four tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. The one […]
Evacuations Ordered as Storm Brings Rain, Snow to Southland
A powerful storm system dumped rain on most of the Southland, prompting evacuation orders and flash flood warnings in recent burn areas, but the region should start to dry out Wednesday. As nightfall set in Tuesday and a powerful band of rain moved across the area, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning […]
LA County Reports 1,400 New COVID Cases, 8 Deaths
Another 1,433 COVID-19 infections were reported in Los Angeles County in the latest data, while the number of virus-positive patients in county hospitals dropped slightly. The new cases gave the county a cumulative total of 3,497,583 infections recorded throughout the pandemic. Daily case numbers released by the county are an undercount of actual infections, since […]
Three Motorists Rescued from Moving Water in Palm Springs
Fire department crew members rescued three drivers whose vehicles got stuck in moving water in Palm Springs. Palm Springs Fire Department crews arrived to North Indian Canyon Drive just south of Interstate 10 at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, and were working to rescue the occupied vehicles stuck in the fast-moving water, according to fire officials. […]
Traci Park On Course to Succeed Mike Bonin in LA Council’s 11th District Seat
Traci Park was holding a comfortable lead over Erin Darling Wednesday and appeared headed toward victory in the race to replace City Councilman Mike Bonin in the 11th District, according to partial results released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. The race is a contest between two lawyers with different viewpoints on how they […]
