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Mayor Bass Announces Municipal Layoffs to Combat Deficit in State of the City Address Mayor Karen Bass Monday touted progress in the dual housing and homelessness crises in the city and the record pace of rebuilding fire-devastated Pacific Palisades, but she also announced in her State of the City Address that she’s proposing municipal employee layoffs to help eliminate a nearly $1 billion budget deficit. “My proposed budget unfortunately […]
Pope Francis’ Legacy Mourned by Southland Catholics Catholics across the Southland and around the world Monday were mourning the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and leader of the Catholic Church. Francis, the Bishop of Rome, died at 7:35 a.m. local time Monday at the Vatican and “returned to the home of the Father,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican […]
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Names Michael Beckerman as New Dean Michael Beckerman, a renowned musicologist recognized for his scholarship on Czech and Eastern European music, has been named the new dean of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, it was announced Monday. Beckerman is currently the Carroll and Milton Petrie Professor of Music and the Collegiate Professor of Music at New York University, where […]
Authorities ID Man Shot in Van Nuys Strip Mall A 42-year-old man who was shot and killed in a Van Nuys strip mall parking lot was identified Monday. Los Angeles Police Department officers from the department’s Van Nuys Station responded at 12:35 a.m. Saturday to the 16000 block of Vanowen Street between Woodley and Gloria avenues regarding a shooting. When they arrived, the officers […]
Prosecutor Denounces Former OC’s Judges Claim Gun Accidentally Discharged at Wife An Orange County Superior Court judge’s claim that he accidentally shot his wife to death in their Anaheim Hills home due to a bad shoulder is “ludicrous,” a prosecutor argued to jurors Monday, but the defendant’s attorney said the forensics in the case back the judge’s version of what occurred. Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, is charged […]
Second Santa Anita Horse Dies During Training in Three Days A 3-year-old colt has died after suffering a training injury at Santa Anita Park, the second training death at the track in three days. “Ivan the Great experienced a suspected shoulder fracture during training Sunday morning at Santa Anita Park,” Santa Anita officials said in a statement provided to City News Service. “He was immediately […]
Detectives Investigate Lancaster Murder A man’s death Monday in Lancaster prompted an investigation by the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was taken from the 45000 block of 10th Street West to a hospital around 8 a.m. and was later pronounced dead, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. No additional information […]
Ex-Fox News Host Steve Hilton to Announce Campaign for Governor Republican podcaster and former Fox News host Steve Hilton will jump into the California governor’s race Tuesday, with a formal announcement planned in Huntington Beach. According to his campaign, Hilton will seek the governor’s office with a theme of “Golden Again: Great Jobs, Great Homes, Great Kids.” “I just want to ask people to imagine […]
Motorcyclist Dies in East LA Crash A man on a motorcyle suffered fatal injuries Monday in a crash in East Los Angeles. The crash was reported at 7:36 a.m. at the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and South Arizona Avenue, according to a deputy at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s East L.A. Station. The rider, a man, was taken to a hospital […]
Man Suspected of Hacking Trees with Chainsaw in DTLA Crews were at work clearing felled trees in downtown Los Angeles Monday after someone on a bicycle used a small cordless chainsaw to cut them down in an act of vandalism. The attacks apparently took place overnight Friday. “The suspect approached on a bicycle and stood next to the tree,” before the shade tree went […]
Canoga Park Stabbing Victim Was Man in his 30s Police Monday are continuing their investigation into the fatal stabbing of a man in Canoga Park. The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office withheld the man’s name pending notification of his next of kin, but said he was in his 30s. The man was found suffering from a sharp-force injury at around 9:20 p.m. Thursday […]
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