LA County Heading for New COVID Indoor Mask Mandate by End of July
With COVID-19 hospitalizations continuing to rise, Los Angeles County is on pace to reach the “high” virus activity level by next week, which could equate to another universal indoor mask-wearing mandate by the end of the month, the public health director said. The county is currently in the “medium” virus activity level, as defined by […]
Concerts, Comedy, Soundbaths and Sunset Swims: Check Out What To Do This Weekend
Last weekend we had fireworks and parades, but this coming weekend also has lots of fun activities, including zoo nights in Griffith Park, Bergamont Station’s summer celebration, Long Beach Pride, a flea market at the Rose Bowl, a food tour on the Santa Monica pier and numerous places to hear all kinds of music. If […]
Firefighters Contain Commercial Fire Near Hyde Park
Firefighters extinguished a fire Friday at a vacant building near the Hyde Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles. The fire was reported at 3:03 a.m. at a one-story commercial structure at 8124 S. Western Ave. where firefighters found the building well involved with fire, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. It took 87 […]
UCLA Creates Research Project for Latina Futures
Two women and UCLA are joining together to create Latina Futures, 2050 Lab, a project to support research, collect and analyze data, and provide insights on the experiences of Latinas across the country and policies that affect their lives, it was announced by UCLA. Veronica Terriquez, director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center, said Latinas […]
Southland Gas Prices Drop For 24th Consecutive Day
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday for the 24th consecutive day and 25th time in 26 days, decreasing 3.4 cents to $6.202, its lowest amount since June 1. The average price has dropped 25.8 cents over the past 26 days, including 2.8 cents Thursday, according […]
Small Earthquake Strikes near Coachella
A 3.1 magnitude earthquake centered near Salton City and about 30 miles south of Coachella was recorded at 3:29 a.m. Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was centered 9.9 miles west southwest of Salton City in Imperial County and 31.1 miles south of Coachella. It was about a mile deep. The quake was […]
Opening Celebrations Set to Begin for LA’s Long-Awaited Sixth Street Viaduct
It took years longer than anticipated and the final cost is well above original estimates, but Los Angeles will begin a three-day community celebration Friday to mark the completion of the Sixth Street Viaduct, a new connection between Boyle Heights and the downtown Arts District that replaces one of the city’s most iconic structures. The […]
Dodgers Scout Mike Brito, Who Signed Fernando Valenzuela, Dead at 87
Los Angeles Dodgers scout Mike Brito, best known for discovering Fernando Valenzuela in 1979 when he was an 18-year-old pitching in the Mexican League, died Thursday at age 87, the team announced. Brito was a catcher in the Washington Senators’ minor league system from 1955-61, reaching the Triple-A level and later played professionally in Mexico […]
Man Armed With Knife Fatally Shot by Police Officer in West Los Angeles
A man armed with a knife was fatally shot by a Los Angeles Police Department officer in West Los Angeles Thursday. LAPD officers were called to the area of Pico and Sawtelle boulevards about 4:52 p.m. on a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and a man armed with a knife in the […]
One Year Ago Today (July 8, 2021)…Alleged Sex Assault Victim Sues OC Nurse, Hospital
One Year Ago Today (July 8, 2021)…An alleged victim of a male nurse charged with sexually assaulting her and two other women on separate occasions at Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo filed a lawsuit against the defendant and the healthcare provider. Zoe Leigh Cooksey, who filed the suit in Orange County Superior Court, told […]
Motorcyclist Killed in Collision with Tesla on Riverside Freeway
A 48-year-old motorcyclist was killed before sunrise Thursday in a collision with a Tesla on the Riverside (91) Freeway, which was partially shut down because of the wreck. Marvin Walker of Lake Elsinore was fatally injured about 4:45 a.m. on the eastbound Riverside Freeway near Magnolia Avenue in Riverside, according to the California Highway Patrol. […]
