Law Enforcement Stands By Ahead of Memphis Police Beating Video

With Friday’s planned release of graphic video depicting the fatal beating of a 29-year-old Black man by five Memphis, Tennessee, police officers, Southland law enforcement agencies will be keeping a close watch to respond to possible local protests that might emerge. A Los Angeles Police Department representative told City News Service the agency is monitoring […]

Mountain Lion Known as P-81 Found Dead of Likely Vehicle Strike

A radio-collared mountain lion known as P-81 was found dead on Pacific Coast Highway near Las Posas Road in the western Santa Monica Mountains following a likely vehicle strike, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area announced Friday. “We are saddened to share mountain lion P-81 was likely killed by vehicle strike Sunday, Jan. 22,” […]

LA City Council Seeks More Funding for Winter Shelter Program

Seeking to address a shortage of winter shelters for the unhoused, the City Council voted to support increasing funding for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s Winter Shelter Program and Augmented Shelter Program. The city currently has fewer than half the number of shelter sites compared to last winter, and nearly two-thirds fewer shelter beds, […]

LA County Reports 19 More COVID-19-Related Deaths

Los Angeles County reported another 19 COVID-19-related deaths Friday, along with more than 1,100 new cases. The new fatalities gave the county an overall death toll of 35,230, according to the county Department of Public Health. The 1,123 new cases lifted the cumulative total from throughout the pandemic to 3,673,339. The daily case numbers released […]

Convicted Double-Murderer Sentenced to Two Life Prison Terms Without Parole

A man who was convicted of murdering his on-again, off-again girlfriend in East Los Angeles and a man in Whittier in crimes that occurred just over a decade apart was sentenced Friday to two consecutive life prison terms without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler told Jose “Joe” Luis Saenz, that […]

Water Polo Coach Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Prison for Sex Abuse

A well-known Orange County water polo coach was sentenced Friday to 18 years and four months in prison for sexual assaults on nine girls he coached and a misdemeanor assault on a 10th. Bahram Hojreh, 46, was convicted in November of 22 felony counts, including lewd or lascivious acts with a minor under 14, lewd […]

GOP National Committee, Meeting in Dana Point, Re-Elects Ronna McDaniel Chair

The Republican National Committee, meeting at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach resort and club in Dana Point, re-elected Ronna McDaniel as RNC chair Friday for a fourth straight two-year term. McDaniel prevailed in an unusually contentious intra-party election with 111 votes to 51 for her closest rival, California national committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon. “My Pillow” CEO […]

Black LAPD Officer Seeks Records of Colleagues Promoted Ahead of Him

A Black Los Angeles police officer in the department’s Media Relations Division who sued the city alleging that the unit director referred to him and a Black colleague as “boys” won a round in court Friday in his bid to obtain background information on the officers promoted ahead of him. LAPD Officer Raymond Brown maintains […]

Diabetic 71-Year-Old Man Missing from Pico Rivera Found

A 71-year-old diabetic man who went missing from Pico Rivera has been found, authorities said Friday. Benito Anaya was last seen at about 7 p.m. on Jan. 19 in the 9300 block of Mines Avenue, and authorities sought the public’s help to find him. On Friday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported that he […]

LA Council Votes to Explore Citywide Master Leasing Program

The City Council voted Friday to explore funding sources for a citywide master leasing program in Los Angeles for affordable housing. While the city waits for potential funding from Measure ULA tax revenue, there is an “immediate and pressing need to dramatically expand available housing options” given that there are nearly 28,500 people experiencing unsheltered […]

Suspect Arrested Following Burglary at Rapper Drake’s Beverly Crest Home

A man was arrested for allegedly burglarizing rapper Drake’s home in the Beverly Crest area. Officers went to the 9900 block of Kip Drive about 9:15 p.m. Thursday on a report of a burglary, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The man was taken into custody in the area afterward, according to the LAPD. […]