Los Angeles’ COVID-19 Renter Eviction Protections to Expire in January

Los Angeles’ long-standing renter eviction protections due to COVID-19 hardship will be lifted at the end of January, the City Council decided unanimously Tuesday. The council voted 12-0 to approve a package of recommendations from a council committee, following a spirited public comment session that featured both tenants advocating for continued protections and mom-and-pop landlords […]

LA County Reports 14th COVID-Related Death of a Juvenile

The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals crept back above 500 Tuesday, while the county reported the virus-related death of another juvenile. Details about the fatality were not released, with the county Department of Public Health saying only that the person was a child under age 18. It marked the 14th COVID-related […]

Rapper Half Ounce Fatally Shot in Koreatown

Authorities Tuesday sought the public’s help to find the killer of Inglewood rapper Half Ounce, who was gunned down while walking with a friend in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles. The shooting occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of South New Hampshire Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. […]

Burglary Suspects Arrested After Chase Across Six Freeways

Four burglary suspects were arrested Tuesday after leading authorities on a dramatic high-speed chase in Los Angeles and Orange counties in a BMW sedan that lost its right front tire but kept going on three wheels for more than a half-hour before crashing into a truck. The chase ended at about 8:30 a.m. when the […]

Trial Begins for Garden Grove Man Accused of Attempted Rape, Murder

Following a night of heavy drinking, a Garden Grove man tried to rape a 68-year-old neighbor then beat her to death when he failed, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, but the defendant’s attorney denied that her client attacked the victim, saying he was only attempting to help her. Michael Aon Varela is charged with murder […]

Fire at Vacant Building in Boyle Heights Extinguished

Fire crews extinguished a greater-alarm fire in a vacant commercial building in the Boyle Heights area Tuesday. Firefighters were sent to the 1300 block of South Soto Street at about 1:15 p.m. on reports of the fire at a vacant former Bank of America building, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The department assigned […]

Judge Dismisses Restaurant’s Civil Rights Suit vs. West Hollywood

A judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the owners of the Classic Cat restaurant against the city of West Hollywood, litigation that began when the eatery sought a court order in 2021 allowing patio dining during coronavirus restrictions on outdoor dining. The eatery’s owners maintained that the patio was sufficiently ventilated to avoid any […]

LACo Board Presses Feds to Secure Release of Public Defender from Venezuela

The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion Tuesday asking the White House and the county congressional delegation to investigate and secure the release of local public defender Eyvin Hernandez from a maximum security prison in Venezuela. Hernandez has been a county deputy public defender for 15 years. While on vacation in Colombia […]

Head of Election Worker Management Company Arrested

The CEO of a company that provides software for managing Los Angeles County election poll workers was arrested Tuesday in Michigan for alleged theft of workers’ personal information. Konnech Corp. CEO Eugene Yu was arrested on suspicion of theft of personal identifying information by investigators from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of […]

Man Arrested After Allegedly Killing Ex-Girlfriend’s Partner, Kidnapping Son

A 38-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend’s partner in Long Beach and kidnapping his 5-year-old son. Long Beach Police Department officers responded at about 10:25 a.m. Monday to the 3300 block of Andy Street on reports of the shooting and found 28-year-old Ocasis Ku inside a residence suffering from gunshot […]

LAPD Report Deems Officer’s Training Death a `Tragic Accident’

The death of a Los Angeles Police Department officer during a training exercise was “a tragic accident” that occurred when he and another officer fell to the ground while grappling during a simulation, according to a report released Tuesday by the department’s Office of Constitutional Policing and Policy. The report countered claims made by an […]