LA Council Adopts Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance

After adopting a law against tenant harassment three years ago, the City Council Wednesday gave preliminary approval to improve its policy with the aim of strengthening protections for renters. The City Council voted 11-0 in favor of several amendments to its Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance, which has been called TAHO 2.0. These changes were intended to […]

Triple-Homicide Trial Starts in Fullerton

A 33-year-old man armed his friend and drove to a home in Fullerton to kill a teen friend’s parents in an ambush that also claimed a third victim eight years ago, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday. Frank Sato Felix is charged with three counts of murder with special circumstances of multiple victims. If convicted, he […]

Water Park Coming to San Pedro

Developers of West Harbor Park, a shopping, dining and entertainment complex on the San Pedro waterfront, announced the next phase of their project Wednesday, including an amusement park that will feature Southern California’s largest coastal observation wheel. The West Harbor Wheel will stand between 100 and 150 feet tall, based on plans being worked on […]

Rancho Santa Margarita Mayor to Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor

Rancho Santa Margarita Mayor Carol Gamble has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor related to her nominating petitions, prosecutors said Wednesday. Gamble turned in nominating petitions for her re-election to the council that violated the law because she did not personally witness the signatures, prosecutors said. If she is re-elected, she cannot take office […]

Temple City Triple Homicide Suspect Arrested

A 64-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the deaths of three people whose bodies were found after a fire at a Temple City home was charged Wednesday with three counts of murder. Xuanhan Zhang was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse on the murder charges, along with two […]

DTLA Retailer Found Guilty in Money Laundering Scheme

A Los Angeles Fashion District clothing wholesaler and two of its executives will be sentenced in January for ducking more than $8 million in customs duties and using a cross-border money laundering system to avoid reporting over $17 million in suspected narcotics proceeds, federal authorities announced Wednesday. At the conclusion of a six-week trial, a […]

77-Year-Old John Doe Patient Needs to be ID’d

Los Angeles Medical Center officials sought the public’s help Wednesday in identifying a 77-year-old man who has been hospitalized at the facility since last week. The patient was taken to the hospital on Oct. 20 after being involved in a traffic accident while walking, according to hospital staff. He was described as a 5-foot-6-inch tall […]

Conspiracy Charge Added in Prominent Hairdresser’s Murder Case

A third suspect who was recently arrested and charged with murder in the 2017 stabbing death of a prominent hairdresser at his Woodland Hills home pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a newly added count of conspiracy. The conspiracy count alleges that Christopher Austin, 38, conspired with Monica Sementilli and Robert Louis Baker to kill Sementilli’s […]

Nonprofit Goes After USC for Improper Vet Care for Lab Rabbits

A federal inspection at a USC research facility found that personnel did not follow procedures involving three rabbits who experienced problems after eye surgery and later died, denying them proper veterinary care, an animal rights group said Wednesday. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture report obtained by Stop Animal Exploitation Now — a national […]

OC Judge Accused of Wife’s Murder Free on Bond

An Orange County Superior Court judge charged with fatally shooting his wife was free on bond Wednesday after serving the past month behind bars for violating the terms of his earlier release. Jeffrey Malcolm Ferguson had been free on $1 million bond, but during a hearing on Sept. 24, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Eleanor […]

Los Alamitos Mare Dies

A 7-year-old mare with more than 20 career races has died after suffering a racing injury at Los Alamitos, state horse racing officials reported Wednesday. Sweet Sonny was injured during Sunday night’s third race, according to the California Horse Racing Board, which listed her death as “musculoskeletal.” The official race chart says she took a […]