More Taylor Swift Fans Join Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster
More than 200 additional Taylor Swift fans have been added as plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, committed fraud and in its Eras Tour ticket pre-sale. An amended complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court brings the total number of plaintiffs to about 255, compared to about 50 […]
Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Stabilize
The number of people hospitalized with a coronavirus infection in Orange County was 376 with 56 being treated in intensive care, according to the latest state data. Those Friday numbers came amid rising COVID-19 positivity rates in the county although hospitalizations have been leveling off, the Orange County Health Care Agency said. Hospitalizations of COVID-19-infected […]
Former LA Councilman Bonin Rips de Leon for Bringing Up Son in Racist Audio
Former City Councilman Mike Bonin, whose son was the target of racist comments in a leaked 2021 conversation with two other council members and a top county labor official, has offered a blunt description of Councilman Kevin de Leon’s participation in the discussion. De Leon, the only council member who took part in the conversation […]
Teen Girl Wounded in Lemiert Park Shooting
A 15-year-old girl is hospitalized after she was shot by a 15-year-old boy in Leimert Park and an investigation is underway Saturday, authorities said. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at 11:27 p.m. Friday to 1615 Martin Luther Blvd. where they learned the girl was shot while the teens were playing with […]
LA County Logs 3,200 New COVID Infections, 20 Deaths
Los Angeles County has logged more than 3,200 new COVID-19 infections, 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 […]
Judge Denies Beverly Hills Motion to Trim Claims From Former Employee’s Case
A judge has finalized his ruling allowing a 70-year-old former Beverly Hills senior recreation supervisor who once assisted with management of the city-owned Greystone Mansion & Gardens to proceed with all the claims in her lawsuit alleging she was denied promotions because of her age. Plaintiff Cynthia Brynan also maintains in her Los Angeles Superior […]
Man Shot, Killed in North Hollywood
A man was fatally wounded in North Hollywood and an investigation into his death is underway Saturday, according to authorities. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were patrolling the area when they received a shots fired call at approximately 11:50 p.m. Friday at 6810 Simpson Ave. west of Vanowen Street where they found the […]
Four Arrested For South Los Angeles Carjacking
Four juveniles suspects are in custody in connection with a carjacking in South Los Angeles, police said Saturday. Police responded at 6 p.m. Thursday to reports of a carjacking involving a green Honda Civic and at approximately 9 p.m. patrol officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southeast Division located a vehicle matching the description […]
Mayor Bass Seeks to Streamline Affordable Housing Through Executive Directive
Mayor Karen Bass has signed an executive directive 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 […]
Woman With Dementia Missing in Monrovia
A 61-year-old woman with high-blood pressure and post-surgical dementia last seen in Monrovia was reported missing Saturday. Yazhen”Jenny” Jin was last seen at 5 p.m. Friday on the 2100 block of South Myrtle Avenue, said the California Highway Patrol, which issued a Silver Alert for Jin on behalf of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. […]
One Year Ago Today (December 17, 2021)…Man Arrested in Deaths of Two Women is Charged in Series of Sexual Assaults
One Year Ago Today (December 17, 2021)…A Beverly Hills man who was arrested in connection with last month’s deaths of a model and her friend was charged with sexually assaulting four women in alleged attacks dating back as far as 2010. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged David Brian Pearce, 39, with two […]