Mayor Bass Seeks to Streamline Affordable Housing Through Executive Directive
Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive Friday expediting the approval and permitting process for fully affordable housing projects in Los Angeles. The executive directive comes days after Bass signed an emergency declaration on homelessness as her first act as mayor. The declaration — which is scheduled to last six months — allows Bass to […]
Rust Prop Master Wants Out of Alec Baldwin Countersuit
The prop master in the film “Rust,” a co-defendant in Alec Baldwin’s countersuit regarding the deadly shooting on the set of the Western genre that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, wants to be dismissed from the actor’s case on jurisdictional grounds. Baldwin’s countersuit for negligence and indemnity against prop master Sarah Zachry and three others was […]
LA County Logs 3,200 New COVID Infections, 20 Deaths
Los Angeles County logged more than 3,200 new COVID-19 infections Friday, along with 20 new virus-related deaths. The number of COVID-positive patients in county hospitals, however, held generally steady, but at an elevated number. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told reporters Thursday that the number of available, staffed beds in county hospitals had dropped […]
SoCal Gas’ Request to Track Costs for Green Pipeline System Approved
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved Southern California Gas Company’s request to track costs for advancing the first phase of Angeles Link, a proposed green hydrogen pipeline system that could deliver clean, reliable, renewable energy to the Los Angeles region, it was announced Friday. As planned, Angeles Link could be the nation’s largest green […]
Realtors: Housing Demand Fell in November as Interest Rates Rose in LA County
Sales of existing homes and median prices in Los Angeles County fell last month, dovetailing with statewide trends, the California Association of Realtors said Friday. In November, home sales countywide were down 16.3% compared to October and were off 44.5% compared to a year ago, according to CAR. The association’s Unsold Inventory Index for November […]
A motorist was killed and his passenger critically injured Friday when the car they were in was struck by a suspect fleeing from an attempted traffic stop in Westminster. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, deputies tried to pull over the driver of a black Camaro around 10 a.m. on northbound Newland Street near […]
Barragán Voted Chair of Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-San Pedro, has been named chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus for the upcoming 118th Congress, the CHC announced. Barragán, who had been deputy chair of the caucus, succeeds Rep. Raul Ruiz, a Democrat of Riverside County. The vote was announced Thursday. Barragán easily won reelection last month to the 44th […]
Diddy Attorneys Want Woman Suing Him to Stop Using Pseudonym
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs argue in new court papers that a former nanny who alleges she was wrongfully fired should have to identify herself in future court pleadings and that her claim for punitive damages should be dismissed. The woman is currently identified only as Jane Roe in her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit […]
Man Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal DUI Crash
A 28-year-old man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to an alcohol-fueled crash on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway in Tustin last year. Anthony James Robles of Rowland Heights was charged with second-degree murder, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, a DUI with a blood-alcohol content higher than the legal limit of […]
With Port Backlogs Down 92%, Ports of LA & Long Beach to End Dwell Fee
With backlogs of aging cargo on local docks now significantly eased, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced Friday they will end the so-called Container Dwell Fee on Jan. 24. The fee was announced on Oct. 25, 2021, as cargo backlogs piled up and affected the nation’s supply chain. But the fee was […]
Countywide COVID Hospitalizations Drop Slightly
The number of people hospitalized with a coronavirus infection in Riverside County declined a little this week, with no change in the number of virus-related intensive care unit admissions, according to the Riverside University Health System. A week-to-week comparison of data showed COVID-19 hospitalizations countywide totaled 228, compared to 232 previously. Twenty-eight patients were under […]
