Mayor Signs Proclamation Making Juneteenth A Paid Holiday For City Employees

Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a proclamation Monday making Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery on June 19, a paid holiday for Los Angeles city employees. “We want every child to know what Juneteenth commemorates. The day — June 19, 1865 — in which a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform the last […]

Ex-Federal Prosecutor Nominated As U.S. Attorney In Central District

President Joe Biden Monday announced the nomination of E. Martin Estrada as U.S. Attorney for the Los Angeles-based Central District of California, the largest federal district in the nation. Estrada is a partner at California law firm Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP, where he has practiced since 2014. He also served as an associate at […]

Lakers Introduce Darvin Ham as New Coach

The Los Angeles Lakers formally introduced Darvin Ham as their new coach Monday, following general manager Rob Pelinka praising him for his character, approach and knowledge acquired from coaching three seasons in what is now the NBA G League and 11 in the NBA. “When someone begins his NBA coaching career at the G League […]

Family Of `Top Gun’ Article Writer Challenges Studio’s Copyright Claim

The family of the writer whose magazine article inspired the 1986 Tom Cruise movie “Top Gun” sued Paramount Pictures Monday for copyright infringement over this year’s “Top Gun: Maverick” sequel. In the lawsuit, the author’s widow, Shosh Yonay, and son, Yuval Yonay, allege they filed a notice four years ago reclaiming the copyright to the […]

Fire Damages Single-Story Home in South Los Angeles

Fire damaged a single-story home in South Los Angeles Monday, but there were no reports of any injuries. The 44 firefighters dispatched at 1:16 p.m. to 308 E. 111th Place had the blaze knocked down within 19 minutes of their arrival, said Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The cause of the fire […]

Man Armed With Crossbow, Knife Killed By Deputies in Lancaster

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a 51-year-old man who allegedly pointed a pistol-grip crossbow at them in front of a Lancaster eatery, authorities said Monday. A knife was also recovered at the scene of the shooting, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The shooting happened at 1:08 p.m. Sunday in the 1800 block […]

Sergeant Sues City Over Denial to SWAT Post

A Black veteran Los Angeles police sergeant is suing the city — alleging he was wrongfully denied one of two open SWAT positions despite being the best qualified candidate — because he had sued the city for race discrimination over a similar job rejection in 12 years earlier. Sgt. Gregory Hoskins’ Los Angeles Superior Court […]

Hacienda Heights Man Pleads Guilty to Bilking Amazon in $1.3M Scam

An Amazon.com vendor from Hacienda Heights pleaded guilty Monday to bilking the online retailer out of more than $1.3 million by manipulating the company’s payment system. Ting Hong Yeung, 41, entered his plea to a federal wire fraud charge, according to the Department of Justice. Sentencing was set for Aug. 29. Yeung admitted gaming the […]

Proposed Settlement of Lawsuit Over Sweeper Collision to Cost LACo $1 Million

A man who was injured during a collision between his car and a street sweeper in 2018 in Hacienda Heights has reached a tentative $1 million settlement of his lawsuit against Los Angeles County. The accord in the case brought by plaintiff Jeong J. Cha is subject to approval by the county Claims Board and […]

Man Killed in Collision Between Big Rig and SUV in San Dimas

A man was killed Monday morning in a collision between a big rig and an SUV on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in San Dimas. The crash was reported at 2:55 a.m. on the eastbound San Bernardino Freeway at Via Verde Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. The big rig was described as a […]

Los Angeles Paralegal Pleads Guilty To Role In Visa Fraud Scheme

A Los Angeles paralegal pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a scheme to violate U.S. immigration laws by preparing and filing bogus documents that sought permanent residency and citizenship for members of a Philippines-based church. Maria De Leon, 73, a resident of the Koreatown neighborhood and the owner of a legal document service, entered her […]