| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, October 26, 2021
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LA Receives Loan From EPA To Finance Water Recycling Project  Los Angeles sanitation officials received a $224 million loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help finance a project to purify wastewater and replenish the San Fernando Basin amid a historic drought, officials said Tuesday. The loan, part of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, will help fund the city’s Donald C. Tillman […]
  
Woman Fatally Injured by Big Rig in Hit-and-Run Near South LA  Authorities sought the public’s assistance Tuesday to locate a hit-and-run driver who fatally injured a woman in the Florence area of Los Angeles. The collision occurred at about 6:40 a.m. Monday near the Harbor (110) Freeway, where the woman was crossing South Grand Avenue when she was struck by a big rig turning right onto […]
LAPD Investigates Alleged Sexual Assault at Hamilton High School An investigation was continuing Tuesday into an alleged sexual assault of a female student in a boys bathroom at Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, possibly involving several male students. Several students told reporters the assault was captured on video that was posted on social media. The Los Angeles Unified School District issued a statement […]
Containers Spill from Truck in Jefferson Park; Cleaning Underway About 10 container drums fell from a flatbed truck in the Jefferson Park area Tuesday, spilling liquids that investigators initially feared might be related to drug manufacturing, but authorities later proclaimed the barrels contained nothing hazardous or drug-related. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, additional testing on the liquid “came back negative for any […]
Woman Reported Missing While Visiting LA Relatives Is Found A 32-year-old Oakland woman who was visiting family in Los Angeles and was last seen in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood has been found, authorities announced Tuesday. Alexis Andrea Renee Heard was last seen Oct. 19 in the area of South Figueroa Street and West 69th Street, near the Harbor (110) Freeway, and the Los Angeles Police […]
Woman Who Did Consulting Work for Inglewood Drops Suit Against Mayor A woman who did communications consultation work for Inglewood dropped the lawsuit she filed two weeks earlier against the city and Mayor James T. Butts, alleging the mayor sexually harassed her and even pondered hypnotizing her so she would submit to his “prurient” demands before she was fired in late 2020. The plaintiff is identified […]
LA Cultural Affairs Announces Grants For Outdoor Creative Engagement The Department of Cultural Affairs announced Tuesday that it will give $400,000 in grants aimed at using the arts to promote economic growth, build community and engage local residents. The Public Space Activation Fund for Outdoor Creative Enhancement and Engagement Projects will accept applications through June 2022. “Never has the city of Los Angeles needed […]
Motorcyclist Killed on Long Beach Street Identified Authorities Tuesday publicly identified a 25-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a crash with an SUV in Long Beach. Alejandro Vasquez of Long Beach died at the scene of the crash, which occurred at about 4:40 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Bixby Road, according to the Long Beach Police Department. “Through […]
Ex-L.A. Councilman Englander Transferred to Long Beach Halfway House Imprisoned former Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander has been transferred from a prison camp to a Long Beach halfway house to complete his sentence of one year and two months for trying to obstruct an investigation into bribery allegations in City Hall politics. Englander — who represented Council District 12 in the San Fernando […]
Man Shot To Death in Unincorporated LA Identified Authorities Tuesday identified a 19-year-old man who was shot to death in an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County near the Florence area. The shooting in the 8100 block of Alix Avenue, near East 81st Street, was reported at around 7:40 a.m. Sunday, according to Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. […]
LA Small Businesses Can Apply For $5,000 `Comeback Checks’ Starting Tuesday Los Angeles small businesses can apply starting Tuesday for the city’s Comeback Checks Grant Program, which will give $5,000 each to 5,000 eligible small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses can apply for the program through Nov. 2 at comebackchecksla.com. The $25 million program is funded by dollars received from the federal American Rescue […]
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