The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals jumped over the 400 mark again Tuesday, and the county reported nearly 3,600 new infections. According to state figures, there were 419 hospital patients with COVID in the county as of Tuesday, up from 391 on Monday. Of those patients, 53 were being treated in […]
LA City Council Orders Equity Analysis of Crime vs. Black Women
The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday unanimously approved a motion, introduced in January in response to the killing of 16-year-old Tioni Theus, that seeks an equity analysis of violence and crime targeting Black women and girls, how the cases are handled and the rate at which they are solved. The motion was introduced by Councilmen […]
SM Mountains Conservancy to Get First Dibs on Slivers of City-Owned Land
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday to give the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy the opportunity to buy remaining city-owned properties in the mountain zone before adjacent property owners are allowed to — part of an effort to protect some remaining wildlife habitats in the city from being developed. Council members voted […]
Councilman Seeks Plan to Update Los Angeles Playgrounds Citywide
Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León introduced a motion Tuesday to develop a plan to upgrade Department of Recreation and Parks’ playgrounds citywide. If passed, the motion — which was seconded by Council President Nury Martinez — would have the department report within 30 days on the condition of all playgrounds around the city, […]
Hershey Partners with Team USA for Summer Games in LA in 2028
The Hershey Company has been a partner with Team USA in the past, and Tuesday, the chocolate company is ready for some more. Hershey announced it will support Team USA through 2028, when the Olympic and Paralympic Games are scheduled to be in Los Angeles, and includes a partnership for the 2024 Summer Games in […]
$2 Million Unanimously Approved for Affordable Housing in Coachella Valley
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $2 million Tuesday aimed at accelerating affordable housing projects throughout the Coachella Valley. “Our goals and priorities are to get more housing built that is affordable to people at all income levels,” Supervisor V. Manuel Perez said in a statement. “These funds will help with the costs […]
Board Initiates Process for Potentially Revoking Cannabis Outlets’ Permits
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday directed staff to research how to establish a process for revocation of licenses granted to marijuana merchants in unincorporated Riverside County communities for failure to open their outlets under the conditions that they promised. “This is about the policies and procedures of dealing with cannabis store owners who come before […]
Riverside County Homeless Count Rises 15% Over Last Two Years
Riverside County’s homeless population increased 15% over the last two years, but efforts to move people off the streets are gaining ground, an official told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. “We didn’t see a dramatic increase in the number of people who are unsheltered,” Heidi Marshall, director of the county’s Housing, Homelessness Prevention & Workforce […]
Fire Burning in Commercial Building in Los Alamitos
Firefighters were working to fully extinguish a third-alarm fire Tuesday in a commercial building housing an e-commerce storage and shipping business in Los Alamitos. The fire was reported at 5:31 a.m. in the single-story building in the 10800 block of Kyle Street, said Capt. Sean Doran of the Orange County Fire Authority. The flames burned […]
Former Guard at Downtown Federal Lockup Pleads Guilty to Inmate Rape
A former guard at the federal lockup in downtown Los Angeles pleaded guilty Tuesday to raping an inmate who was being held in an isolation cell while recovering from COVID-19. Jose Viera, 49, of the San Gabriel Valley, pleaded guilty to a single federal count of deprivation of rights under color of law, resulting in […]
CHP Officer Fired Upon in East LA, Suspect Wounded by Return Fire
A California Highway Patrol officer came under fire in East Los Angeles Tuesday, prompting the officer and sheriff’s deputies to return fire, wounding one person and prompting a search for a second suspect. The shooting was reported shortly after 9 a.m. at the intersection of Third Street and Ford Boulevard, when the CHP officer was […]
