LACo Officials Urge Mask Wearing Indoors, Before It Becomes Mandatory Again
With COVID-19 infections continuing to rise in the county, and hospitalization numbers increasing over the past several weeks, county officials urged residents and businesses Tuesday to don masks before they become mandatory — which could happen by month’s end. “This may not be a pandemic that ends,” county Supervisor Sheila Kuehl said. “It may simply […]
Councilman Calls For Vacant St. Vincent Hospital To Reopen For Homeless Care
Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell started a petition Tuesday calling for the shuttered St. Vincent Medical Center to be reopened as an acute care center for people experiencing homelessness. The vacant, 381-bed hospital is owned by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who O’Farrell called “the richest person in Los Angeles.” Soon-Shiong, a transplant surgeon, is also […]
Suspect in CHP Officer’s Shooting Arrested in Van Nuys
A man who allegedly shot a California Highway Patrol officer multiple times when an altercation broke out during a traffic stop in Studio City was taken into custody Tuesday in Van Nuys following an overnight search. Pejhmaun Khosroadbadi, 33, was arrested shortly before 9 a.m., CHP Officer Wes Haver of the agency’s West Valley Area […]
LA County to Explore Possible Local Rules to Control Gun Sales
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously directed its attorneys Tuesday to investigate potential gun-control measures that could be implemented locally. “There’s no doubt that we’re facing a gun violence epidemic in our nation,” Supervisor Janice Hahn, who introduced the motion asking for the report, told her colleagues. “There’s simply too many guns out […]
Judge: LA County Workers’ Suit vs. Vaccine Mandate Needs Shoring Up
Five Los Angeles County employees who sued their employers, alleging that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for county workers is unconstitutional, will have to shore up their lawsuit in order for it to proceed, a judge ruled Tuesday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gail Killefer denied a motion by county attorneys to dismiss the case outright, […]
NBA Player Jaxson Hayes Sentenced In Misdemeanor Case
New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes — who pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a run-in that resulted in his arrest last summer in Woodland Hills — was sentenced Tuesday to 450 hours of community service, 52 weeks of domestic-violence classes and three years of probation Hayes, now 22, pleaded no contest […]
LA City Council Tentatively OKs Law Banning Bicycle Assembly on Sidewalks
The Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved an ordinance Tuesday to prohibit people from assembling or disassembling bicycles in the public right-of-way. A motion to have the ordinance drafted was introduced by Councilman Joe Buscaino and passed the City Council 10-4 on Feb. 8, with council members Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Nithya Raman, Curren Price and Mike […]
Coachella Music Festival Announces 2023 Dates
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced Tuesday that next year’s event will be held on the weekends of April 14-16 and April 21-23, with advance tickets going on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Lineup information for the popular music festival will be released at a later date. General admission three-day tickets will be […]
Maxine Waters Tests Positive for COVID, Was Exposed at Summit of the Americas
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, announced Tuesday she has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time, saying she was tested after learning of a possible exposure during last week’s Summit of the Americas in downtown Los Angeles. “Yesterday, after learning of a potential exposure at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, I […]
Santa Monica Pier to Display Giant Animated U.S. Flag for Holiday
A giant, animated U.S. flag will appear Tuesday evening on the Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier in honor of Flag Day. The display on the 90-feet-tall Ferris wheel will be seen from sunset (about 8:07 p.m.) to 12:30 a.m. It will feature a “patriotic display of dazzling red, white and blue colors, patterns […]
Trial Starts for L.A. Developer Accused of Bribing Former Councilman
Jury selection began Tuesday morning in the trial of a Los Angeles real estate developer accused of bribing a former city councilman in exchange for help settling a labor dispute that threatened to stall the builder’s proposed downtown condominium project. Dae Yong Lee, also known as David Lee, is the first defendant to go on […]
