Mayor Karen Bass Appoints LA Animal Services General Manager

The director of Animal Care Services in Long Beach was nominated Thursday to become the new head of the Los Angeles Animal Services department, which has had a vacancy in leadership since April 2021. Staycee Dains was chosen by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to fill the position, replacing former LAAS General Manager Brenda Barnette, […]

Bass, Yaroslavsky Celebrate Reopening of Pan Pacific Park Playground

Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky Thursday officially reopened a young children’s playground at Pan Pacific Park that was destroyed last year in a fire. Children from some local Fifth Council District schools attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The reopening was boosted by a $236,000 donation to the Los Angeles Parks Foundation from Television […]

Man Accused of Setting Holy Fire Acquitted of Arson, Convicted of Threats

A Trabuco Canyon man who was accused of setting a blaze at his neighbor’s remote cabin, sparking the massive 2018 Holy Fire, was acquitted Thursday of arson charges but convicted of making criminal threats. An attorney for Forrest Gordon Clark, 56, argued during the trial that law enforcement experts made a “rush to judgment” in […]

LA County Raises Progress Pride Flag Over Hall of Administration

Marking the beginning of Pride Month, Los Angeles County officials raised the Progress Pride Flag over the downtown Hall of Administration Thursday — the first time a Pride flag has flown over a county building. The Board of Supervisors in March approved a resolution by Supervisors Janice Hahn and Lindsey Horvath directing the county’s Internal […]

1-2 Ratings Finish For NBA Conference Finals Games

Cable telecasts of NBA conference finals games accounted for the top two prime-time programs and three of top four in the latest prime-time weekly ratings, which mixed the final three days of the official television season with the first four days of television’s summer season. TNT’s coverage of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference was […]

Former Dodger Steve Garvey Weighs Bid for US Senate

Former Dodger Steve Garvey is pondering a possible run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dianne Feinstein, it was reported Thursday. Sources within the state Republican Party told the Los Angeles Times Garvey has been meeting with GOP donors and leaders to discuss the possibility of a run. Republican strategist Andy Gharakhani told […]

Inside Safe Operation Underway in Harbor City

A new Inside Safe operation is underway in Harbor City to bring people inside from tents and encampments, and to prevent encampments from returning, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Thursday. Inside Safe is a citywide strategy to address the city’s homelessness crisis with the aim of reducing homeless encampments. Bass in a statement thanked […]

Laguna Niguel Man Accused of $1.8 Million Investment Fraud

A 44-year-old Laguna Niguel man was arrested Thursday on federal charges of bilking at least $1.8 million from 11 investors. Amadou Kane Diallo, a Senegalese national, was expected to make his initial appearance in federal court in Santa Ana Thursday afternoon. His attorney, John Littrell, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Diallo’s […]

Fire Damages Commercial Building in Signal Hill

A fire damaged a commercial building in Signal Hill Thursday, but no one was hurt. Firefighters were sent to the 1700 block of East 28th Street shortly before 6 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire, which burned through the roof of the building, was extinguished about 7:25 a.m., the fire […]

Ex-Playmate Sues Bill Cosby, Alleging LA-Area Rape

A former Playboy Playmate filed court papers against comedian Bill Cosby Thursday, alleging he drugged and raped her in 1969 in his office, which was decorated with framed posters of himself from his role in the NBC television series “I Spy.” The plaintiff Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit — which was submitted to the court […]

Girl, 16, Reported Missing From Lancaster Area

Authorities sought the public’s help Thursday to find a 16-year-old girl who went missing from the Lancaster area. Harmony Elizabeth Boyd was last seen about 2 p.m. Wednesday in the 43900 block of Emile Zola Street, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. Boyd is Black, 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 125 pounds, and […]