LA Immigrants Rights Groups Sue Biden Administration Over Youth Work Permits

Los Angeles immigrants rights organizations filed suit Monday in a bid to force the Biden administration to promptly issue work permits to young immigrants who have applications pending for special youth visas. Young immigrants must sometimes wait up to six years before being granted permits to work — a policy that has left some immigrants […]

Patient Privacy Law Looms in Bill Paxton Family Lawyers’ Records Request

A judge said Monday he wants further legal background on whether patient privacy rules allow him to order Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to order the release of records on surgeries performed on other patients similar to that done by a doctor on Bill Paxton before the actor’s 2017 death. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steven J. […]

Grocery Workers Contract with Supermarkets Expires

A three-year-old labor contract between unionized grocery store workers and Southern California supermarkets expired at midnight Monday, raising fears of a possible strike, but negotiations were expected to continue in hopes of averting a walkout. Contract negotiations between the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 770 and Southern California’s major supermarkets broke down over […]

Man Fatally Shot Outside North Hills Strip Club; Suspect Sought

A man was fatally shot early Monday outside a strip club in the North Hills area of Los Angeles, and police sought the public’s help to find his killer. The shooting occurred around 2 a.m. outside Synn Gentlemen’s Club in the 8300 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Rosario Cervantes said. Gabriel […]

Wind Advisories in Effect in Parts of LA County

Breezy conditions continued in parts of the Southland Monday, with the Santa Ana gusts bringing warmer and drier weather, but cooler weather is on tap by week’s end. A wind advisory will be in effect until 6 p.m. in the Los Angeles County mountains, excluding the Santa Monica range, with forecasters calling for winds of […]

2 Men Sentenced to More than 30 Years for Double Killing in La Habra

Two men were sentenced Monday to 30 years and four months in prison for the fatal shooting of two men in La Habra a decade ago. Jonathan Galvan, 38, and Ruben Chacon, 55, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of voluntary manslaughter just before their trial was set to begin. The charges stemmed from the […]

Los Angeles Police Commission to Review Report into 2021 Police Shootings

The Los Angeles Police Commission Tuesday will review a report requested by the City Council on all shootings by LAPD officers in 2021, which saw the highest number of such shootings since 2017. After reviewing the LAPD’s report, the commission will vote on transmitting it to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee. Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, […]

Two Armed Suspects Barricaded in Commerce Building; Negotiations Underway

Two armed suspects remained barricaded inside a building in Commerce Monday, and surrounding homes were evacuated as a precaution while authorities tried to negotiate a surrender, sheriff’s officials said. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called about 1:20 p.m. to the 2300 block of Atlantic Boulevard, near the Pomona (60) Freeway, according to the […]

LA City Council to Vote on Condemnation of Putin

The Los Angeles City Council will vote Tuesday on a resolution to strongly condemn “the egregious actions of (Russian) President Vladimir Putin for ordering the invasion of Ukraine.” The resolution — which was led by Councilman Paul Koretz and introduced by five City Council members — also includes a call for international or federal divestment […]

Beached Whale Rescued in Malibu Has Been Euthanized

An injured pygmy sperm whale that was initially rescued by Los Angeles County lifeguards and firefighters at a Malibu beach ultimately had to be euthanized, wildlife officials said Monday. Lifeguards were called about the beached whale at Malibu Surfrider Beach, in the 23000 block of Pacific Coast Highway, around 4:40 p.m. Sunday, according L.A. County […]

Los Angeles Sues Monsanto for Alleged Waterway Contamination

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer Monday announced a lawsuit accusing the agricultural chemical and biotechnology company Monsanto of polluting the city’s waterways with a carcinogen it allegedly knew would cause long-lasting contamination. The lawsuit was filed Friday against three companies that Monsanto spun off into acquisitions and consolidations in the 1990s — Monsanto Company, […]