LACo Backs Safe Haven Effort Amid News of Pending Roe v Wade Defeat
Amid news the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark abortion-rights decision Roe v. Wade, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday threw its support behind a proposed pilot project aimed at making the county a safe haven for women seeking abortions and reproductive health care. The vote was already on the […]
LACo Health Director: New Variants Emerging Faster as COVID Spread Continues
The average number of daily new COVID-19 infections in Los Angeles County has jumped by about 200% over the past month, but while the increase hasn’t translated to rises in local hospitalizations or deaths, the public health director warned Tuesday that rapid spread of the virus is leading to more rapid emergence of new and […]
LA, CA Uproar Intensifies Over Possible Overturning of Roe v Wade
Local and state Democrats continued to lash out Tuesday at a draft U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would strike down the landmark abortion-rights protections offered under Roe v. Wade, and they vowed to do what it takes to protect women’s right to choose in California. “This is outrageous,” Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Los Angeles, wrote on […]
Amazon Announces Major SoCal Expansion, Including 1,000 Jobs in SM
Amazon.com Inc. plans to create 2,500 corporate and technical jobs in Southern California, including more than 1,000 in Santa Monica and more than 800 in Irvine, the company announced Tuesday. The new jobs “include roles building cloud infrastructure, improving the Alexa experience, and designing cutting-edge video games,” said Holly Sullivan, Amazon’s vice president of worldwide […]
Former UCLA Quarterback Denies Ex-Wife’s Abuse Allegations
Former UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley has denied allegations by his ex-wife that he broke one of her ankles and caused her to suffer a back injury during arguments between the former couple. In a Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, the plaintiff, identified only as “Jane Doe,” alleges causes of action for domestic violence as well […]
Judge Mulls Florida Man’s Claim That He’s Charles Manson’s Grandson
A probate court judge Tuesday took under submission a Florida man’s assertion that he is the grandson of mass murderer Charles Manson, a claim being challenged by a former Manson pen pal as well as Manson’s professed sister, who are also vying to administer the late cult leader’s estate. During Tuesday’s virtual hearing, Los Angeles […]
Los Feliz Intersection Dedicated for Nobel-Winning Physicist Barry Barish
An intersection adjacent to John Marshall High School in Los Feliz was dedicated Tuesday as Dr. Barry Barish Square, honoring the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who graduated from the school. Barish shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics with Caltech colleague Kip Thorne and Rainer Weiss of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for their discoveries in […]
LAPD: Armed Man Barricaded in Downtown L.A. Fatally Shot by Police
An armed man who barricaded himself in a downtown Los Angeles hotel was fatally shot by police Tuesday at the end of an hours-long standoff. The barricade at the Rosslyn Hotel in the 100 block of West Fifth Street began at about 8:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Paramedics had been sent to […]
Man Reported Missing in Lancaster Found
A man who was reported missing in Lancaster has been found, authorities said Tuesday. Eduardo Palma was last seen at 11 a.m. Monday on the 3300 block of Kaylyn Street, and authorities sought the public’s help to find him. On Tuesday afternoon, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported that Palma had been found. Further […]
LACo Extends, Doubles Reward Offer in Fatal Shooting of 4-Year-old Boy
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday extended and doubled a reward for information leading to the person who fatally shot a 4-year-old boy in Altadena nearly six years ago. Salvador Esparza III, who lived in Monrovia but was visiting family friends when the gunfire erupted, was shot about 10:40 p.m. July 5, 2016, […]
Judge Says Former Tinhorn Flats Owner’s Countersuit Needs Revisions
A judge ruled Tuesday that a countersuit filed by the former owner of the Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill and his children against the city of Burbank over the city’s shutdown of the eatery in 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic will have to be shored up in order to proceed with most of its allegations. […]
