L.A. City Council Takes Steps to End Proof of Vaccination Requirement

With the county easing its COVID-19 masking and vaccine-verification rules, the Los Angeles City Council took the first step Wednesday toward ending the city’s mandate requiring proof of vaccination to enter many indoor establishments and large outdoor events. The city ordinance, which went into effect Nov. 8, requires people over age 12 to show proof […]

Garcetti Creates Tourism Cabinet To Support Hospitality Sector Growth

Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive directive Wednesday to create the Los Angeles Tourism Cabinet to support tourism and hospitality sector growth in Los Angeles. “Los Angeles is a global destination, and if we want our economy to fully recover from the pandemic, we need to get this industry back on its feet,” Garcetti said. […]

Crenshaw High School Placed on Lockdown After `Large Disturbance’

Crenshaw High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday following a “large disturbance” on campus, authorities said. The school at 5010 11th Ave. was placed on lockdown “due to a large disturbance involving 100+ students on the campus,” according to a statement from the Los Angeles School Police Department, which reported late Wednesday morning that officers […]

Report: Deadly Desert Plane Crash Result of `Loss of Control’ in Turbulence

A single-engine airplane crash near Desert Center that killed the 67-year-old pilot was the result of a “loss of control” in severe turbulence and restricted visibility, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The agency published its final findings following a 27-month investigation that began immediately after the Nov. 25, […]

LA County Reports 55 New COVID Deaths; Hospitalizations Fall Below 700

Los Angeles County reported another 55 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, while the number of hospital patients with the virus fell below 700. The 55 new deaths gave the county an overall pandemic death toll of 31,138. Another 1,157 cases of COVID were also confirmed Wednesday, lifting the cumulative total from throughout the pandemic to 2,807,057. The […]

Windy Weather on Tap for Antelope Valley, Mountains

Windy weather will make a return to the Southland this week, most notably in the mountains, with cooler temperatures expected Thursday before a warming trend arrives by the weekend. A wind advisory was in effect Wednesday in the Antelope Valley, Lancaster and Palmdale, according to the National Weather Service. The advisory will be in effect […]

Los Angeles City Council Votes To Expand Food Waste Collection Program

To comply with a state law requiring organic waste to be reduced by 75% by 2025, the Los Angeles City Council passed a motion Wednesday aimed at expanding its residential organics collection program from the current 18,000 customers to 750,000 customers by Dec. 31. Senate Bill 1383 was adopted in 2016 as an effort to […]

Woman Shot Outside Club in Anaheim

A woman was hospitalized Wednesday after being shot in Anaheim. Officers from the Anaheim Police Department were called just before 2 a.m. to the NV Lounge & Bar at 1233 Brookhurst Ave., where they found a large crowd gathered outside the club, Sgt. Shane Carringer said. Police found a woman suffering from at least one […]

LA City Council Approves Motion as Part of Plan to Address Illegal Dumping

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved the last of five motions introduced by Councilman Kevin de León as part of his plan to reduce illegal dumping throughout the city. Council members on March 1 voted 11-0 to pass four of the motions. The motion approved Wednesday is aimed at enforcing the city’s law against […]

Assault Suspect Leads Authorities on Chase from Lakewood Area to Long Beach

Authorities chased a female assault suspect from the Lakewood area to Long Beach Wednesday, where the motorist stopped in a residential driveway and a standoff ensued. The chase began at about 12:50 p.m. in the Lakewood Sheriff’s Station’s jurisdiction, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The woman, believed to be armed and wanted […]

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case of Hollywood Therapist’s Killing

A judge refused Wednesday to dismiss the case against a man charged with murder and burglary in the death of a Hollywood marriage and sex therapist who plunged from the third-floor balcony of her Hollywood Hills home just over two years ago. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge George Lomeli rejected a defense motion that […]