LA Council Elects Paul Krekorian as New President Amid Continued Turmoil
The Los Angeles City Council elected Paul Krekorian as its new president Tuesday, following a four-hour meeting that was held virtually due to COVID-19 exposure after last week’s meetings were disrupted by protesters amid the City Hall racism scandal. Krekorian will be immediately tasked with leading the council through a turbulent stretch, with Councilmen Kevin […]
LA County Board Approves $32 Million Settlement Over Boy’s Death
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday formally approved a $32 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by relatives of a 10-year-old Lancaster boy who died in 2018 after allegedly being subjected to extensive torture by his mother and her boyfriend. The settlement of the county’s portion of the lawsuit over the death of […]
LA County Supervisors Vote to Supply Libraries with Narcan
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal Tuesday to place the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, or Narcan, at county libraries and train librarians on how to administer it. “Narcan is easy to use, anyone can carry it, and it saves lives,” Supervisor Janice Hahn, who introduced the motion, said in a statement. […]
Amplify Energy Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for Oil Spill in HB
The company that operates an underwater oil pipeline that gushed thousands of gallons of crude into the ocean off Huntington Beach last year has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit for $50 million, according to court records obtained Tuesday. The court papers were filed at 10 p.m. Monday, according to attorney Wylie Aitken, the lead […]
Officials Work to Clear Suspected Human Remains From Pipe in Costa Mesa
A blocked pipe at the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway at Baker Street might have human remains in it, officials said Tuesday as efforts were underway to clear the pipe. Caltrans and California Highway Patrol officials became aware of the blockage Monday and requested that coroner’s officials be on hand when the pipe was flushed Tuesday, […]
Captain in Boat Fire Case Indicted By LA Federal Grand Jury
The captain of the P/V Conception dive boat that caught fire near Santa Cruz Island in 2019, killing 33 passengers and a crew member, was indicted by a Los Angeles federal grand jury on a charge of misconduct or neglect of ship officer. Jerry Boylan, 68, of Santa Barbara, is accused of a series of […]
Harris Wraps Up Southland Visit as Motorcade Snarls Rush-Hour Traffic
After creating some commuting headaches for tens of thousands of motorists, Vice President Kamala Harris departed from Los Angeles International Airport aboard Air Force Two Tuesday, bound for San Francisco, concluding a four-day visit to Los Angeles that included a discussion on efforts to protect reproductive rights. Harris departed from LAX around 8:30 a.m. But […]
Man Found Shot to Death in City Terrace Area; Investigation Underway
A man was found shot to death Tuesday in the unincorporated area of City Terrace near East Los Angeles, and an investigation was underway. Deputies went to the 3800 block of Dwiggins Street about 3:25 a.m. “regarding a body dumped at the location,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “Upon arriving they discovered […]
LA Board to Send Letter in Support of Iranian Protesters
The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to send a letter to President Joe Biden in support of protesters in Iran advocating for women’s rights and greater social, civil and political freedoms. Proposed in a motion by Supervisors Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl, and unanimously approved by the board, the letter will commend the […]
Student Who Sued Pomona Unified Alleging Abuse by Coach Settles Lawsuit
A former Pomona High School girls’ basketball player who alleged she was sexually abused in the mid-1990s by a coach on the boys’ team has reached a conditional settlement of her lawsuit against the Pomona Unified School District, attorneys in the case told a judge Tuesday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Fahey directed defense […]
LA Council Seeks to Protect Those Seeking Abortion Care in City
The City Council Tuesday voted to begin preparing an ordinance that would prohibit the use of city resources to detain anyone seeking abortion care in Los Angeles, in response to the Supreme Court overturning federal abortion protections in June. The council also instructed the City Attorney to prepare a draft ordinance and sought a report […]
