| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, January 12, 2022
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LA Zoo Celebrates Longtime Supporter Betty White  The Los Angeles Zoo Wednesday honored the late actress Betty White — a longtime zoo supporter — with the opening of a white rose memorial garden located in an area named for her late husband. Zoo visitors can leave a message, memory, or drawing on a card honoring White, who died Dec. 31 at the […]
  
Report: One-Third of Asians Polled in SG Valley Have Experienced Hate Incident  A survey of some 300 Asians and Asian-Americans living in the San Gabriel Valley found that nearly one-third reported experiencing a hate incident since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report issued Wednesday. The Asian Youth Center and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles released results from their “Stop Hate Survey,” which polled […]
LA County Sheriff Says Super Bowl Draws Human Traffickers  As Los Angeles prepares to host the Super Bowl, Sheriff Alex Villanueva Wednesday reminded residents that the event is a magnet for human trafficking. Villanueva also highlighted January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. “This is … always a lead-up to the Super Bowl, which ends up being one of the major events that draws […]
LA Metro Getting $1.24 Billion in Federal Grant Money  The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been awarded $1.24 billion in federal American Rescue Plan funds, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Wednesday. The funds are intended to help transit agencies around the country maintain service and keep workers on the payroll as surging COVID-19 cases strain the economy. “Public transportation has helped […]
LA Launches Division To Improve Equity in All Budget Decisions Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez Wednesday launched a division within the City Administrative Office that will be responsible for ensuring that the city places equity at the forefront of all its budgetary decisions. The Equity, Performance Management and Innovation Division will be led by Assistant CAO Malaika Billups, who has served as the […]
LA County’s COVID Hospitalizations Surpass 3,900 The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals crept closer to 4,000 Wednesday, as health officials continue to urge residents to avoid non-essential activities in the coming weeks amid the surge in cases fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant. There are 3,912 people with the coronavirus in county hospitals, according to the […]
Nominations Unveiled for 28th Annual SAG Awards Nominations were unveiled Wednesday for the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, with the casts of “Belfast,” “CODA,” “Don’t Look Up,” “House of Gucci” and “King Richard” named as contenders in the best motion picture category days after a lackluster Golden Globe Awards ceremony that garnered little attention. The SAG Awards are highly coveted by […]
OC Judge Faces Inquiry in Accidental Freeway Killing of LA Deputy An Orange County Superior Court judge faces an inquiry from a judicial watchdog agency stemming from his handling of a murder case when he was a prosecutor, officials announced Wednesday. Mike Murray faces in inquiry before the Commission on Judicial Performance regarding the prosecution of Cole Wilkins, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the […]
Family Dispute Leads to Fatal Stabbing, Suspect in Custody A man was allegedly stabbed to death by his son after an argument escalated into violence in Playa del Rey, and the suspect was taken into custody following a police pursuit, authorities said Wednesday. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at 6 p.m. Tuesday to a home in the 200 block of Redlands Street […]
Newsom Visits COVID-19 Testing Site in Paramount Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday visited a coronavirus testing site in Paramount to discuss his request for $2.7 billion in new COVID-19 spending as part of his next state budget proposal. The budgetary recommendation is designed to protect frontline workers, battle misinformation online and ensure the state’s health care system is prepared to handle future variants, […]
Controller Releases List Of LA-Owned Properties Suitable for Homeless Housing Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin Wednesday released a list of 26 properties owned by the city that his team has identified as being suitable to house people experiencing homelessness. The locations were selected with criteria that included examining their size and current use. Galperin found that the city uses only a small portion of its […]
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