| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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Kobe Mural Unveiled, SM Ferris Wheel to Light Up for `Mamba Day’ On “Mamba Day” — the annual L.A. celebration of the life and career of the late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant — a giant outdoor mural was unveiled near downtown Wednesday, while the Santa Monica Pier’s Ferris wheel will be lit up in purple and gold starting at sunset. The unofficial remembrance of Bryant, who was […]
  
Measure to Fast-Track LA Mobility Plan to Go Before Voters in 2024 A measure that would fast-track implementation of Los Angeles’ ambitious mobility plan will come before voters in 2024, after the City Council voted to place it on the ballot Wednesday. Frustrated by what they see as a lack of progress on Mobility Plan 2035 — approved by the council in 2015 — a coalition of […]
Jury Begins Deliberations in Suit Over Kobe Crash Photos Jurors began deliberating Wednesday in Vanessa Bryant’s invasion of privacy and negligence lawsuit against Los Angeles County after the defense claimed in its closing argument that the trial was about the “inappropriate conduct” of employees rather than constitutional violations worth $75 million in damages, as alleged by plaintiffs. Bryant and co-plaintiff Chris Chester contend they […]
LA County Reports 19 More COVID-19 Deaths, 3,860 New Cases Another 19 COVID-19-related fatalities were reported in Los Angeles County Wednesday, while the number of virus-positive patients in local hospitals ticked up slightly. The 19 new deaths lifted the county’s virus-related death toll to 33,060. Another 3,860 new COVID-19 infections were also reported by the county, raising its cumulative total from throughout the pandemic to […]
Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Police Vehicle in Pomona A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Pomona police vehicle Wednesday, but the circumstances of the death were unclear. Paramedics were sent to Mission Boulevard and Main Street about 5:30 a.m. on a report that a person was struck by a vehicle, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The man, possibly in his […]
Los Angeles Council Members Propose Citywide Office of Unarmed Response Los Angeles could soon have an Office of Unarmed Response and Safety to streamline efforts to respond to non-violent situations with a services-led approach rather than armed police officers, under a motion introduced Wednesday by seven council members. The effort, led by Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, would build on previous council plans to create unarmed crisis-response […]
2023 MLB Sked Announced: Dodgers Open at Home vs. D’Backs; Angels at Oakland The 2022 baseball season is just entering its home stretch, but Major League Baseball released its preliminary schedule for 2023 Wednesday — which has the Dodgers opening the season on March 30 at home with a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It will mark the Dodgers’ first season opener at home since 2020. The […]
LA City Council Explores Homeless Housing Agreement With Cecil Hotel The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion Wednesday exploring a potential master lease with downtown’s Cecil Hotel for a permanent housing program to address homelessness. The hotel, a historic building that has attracted public fascination for its sordid past, was converted into an affordable housing complex last December, but six months later, just 73 […]
Long Beach Port’s New Bridge Finally Gets its Name With the state Legislature’s blessing, the massive new bridge connecting Terminal Island and downtown Long Beach at the city’s port complex was officially named the “Long Beach International Gateway Bridge” Wednesday. “Since our new bridge officially opened in 2020, it has been a bright new landmark for our city — welcoming visitors from close to […]
LA County: Personal Info on Mobile Food Facility Operators Posted Online Personal information about the operators of hundreds of food trucks or other mobile-food facilities that underwent health inspections over the past two years was erroneously posted on the county Department of Public Health’s website, the county announced Wednesday. The information — including names, driver’s license numbers and possibly dates of birth — has since been […]
Orange County’s COVID Numbers Continue to Show Stability The number of COVID-positive patients in Orange County hospitals dropped by one to 258, with 37 being treated in intensive care, up from 35 the previous day, according to the latest state figures released Wednesday. Those numbers come one day after the county reported 1,950 more infections from Friday to Monday, and logged 27 additional […]
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