LA Council to Review Processes for Creating Supportive Housing

The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to review the city’s permitting, approval and communication processes for the creation of supportive and interim housing for unhoused Angelenos. The vote was 11-0, with members Curren Price, Nithya Raman, Hugo Soto-Martinez and Kevin de León absent during the vote. The motion, introduced by Councilman Bob Blumenfield, instructs […]

City Council OKs Funding for Hollywood Street Improvement Project

The Los Angeles City Council approved the reallocation of $1.6 million Wednesday to a street improvement project in Hollywood aimed at de-emphasizing vehicle traffic in heavily congested neighborhoods. The vote was 11-0, with members Curren Price, Nithya Raman, Hugo Soto-Martinez and Kevin de León absent during the vote. Soto-Martinez, who represents the 13th District, which […]

Teen Suspect Arrested in Hit-Run Attacks in Huntington Beach

A teenage boy was in custody Wednesday in connection with a string of alleged hit-and-run attacks in Huntington Beach, including one that killed a man. The suspect, who was not identified due to his age, was arrested about 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to Jessica Cuchilla, a spokeswoman for the Huntington Beach Police Department. Police said […]

DTLA Hookah Lounge Owner Pleads Guilty to Ghost Gun, Drug Charges

The owner of a downtown Los Angeles hookah lounge pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally selling firearms — including several ghost guns — and possession with intent to sell drugs. Hovik Dagesian, 41, of Burbank, entered his plea to federal counts of engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license and possession with […]

Woman Fatally Shot in Lancaster, Man Hospitalized

A woman was fatally shot Wednesday in Lancaster, and a man was wounded and taken to a hospital. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded just before 3 a.m. to the 44900 block of Valley Central Way on a report of a shooting victim. Deputies found a woman around 40-45 years old […]

Metrolink Train Strikes Person on Tracks in Santa Clarita

A Metrolink train struck a person on the tracks in Santa Clarita Wednesday, but there was no immediate word on the person’s condition. A Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman said the agency responded around 6 a.m. to a report of a traffic collision near Soledad Canyon Road and Ruether Avenue, but no additional information […]

Hunter Biden Sues Ex-Trump Staffer in LA for Alleged Computer Fraud

Hunter Biden sued a former aide to former President Donald Trump Wednesday in Los Angeles, alleging in federal court that ex-White House staffer Garrett Ziegler violated federal computer laws by hacking into a laptop purportedly belonging to the president’s son. The civil complaint accuses Ziegler, his company and 10 unnamed associates of obtaining “tens of […]

Wife of Drug Kingpin El Chapo Released from Long Beach Halfway House

The wife of notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was released from a federal halfway house in Long Beach Wednesday following her prison term for drug trafficking and money laundering. Emma Coronel Aispuro, 34, was released Wednesday from the Long Beach residential reentry management facility, according to federal Bureau of Prisons records. She […]

Former Actress Files Suit vs. Bill Cosby, Hollywood Talent Agency

Bill Cosby is facing new allegations of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed by a former actress who says the Hollywood talent agency that represented the comedian at the time knew or should have known of his history of assaulting women, according to court papers obtained Wednesday. According to the lawsuit, while Cosby was preparing […]

L.A. City Council Kicks Off Latino Heritage Month

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday kicked off Latino Heritage Month 2023 by honoring four “amazing individuals” during ceremonies at City Hall. Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez — who will be this year’s Latino Heritage Month “madrina,” or godmother, for L.A. festivities — led Wednesday’s recognitions, as the council honored Maria Lou Calanche, executive director of Expand […]

LA City, LAPD Sued for Releasing Identities of Undercover Officers

Nearly 700 undercover Los Angeles Police Department officers sued the city Tuesday, alleging their safety was impacted by the release of department photographs and personal information earlier this year through the California Public Records Act. Lawyers representing the 691 LAPD undercover officers sued in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying the city and the department “negligently” […]