Parental-Rights, LGBTQ Groups Hold Rallies in Downtown LA

About 200 people marched through downtown Los Angeles Tuesday in support of parental rights and notification policies in schools, while a separate group gathered nearby to rally in support of LGBTQ+ youth, ultimately leading to an unlawful assembly declaration and at least two arrests. The parental-rights march was organized in a social media campaign under […]

City Council OKs Plan to Expand Food Program to Harbor City, Watts

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday approved a motion seeking to expand a food program to the Harbor region and South Los Angeles to address the lack of access in so-called “food deserts.” The motion seeks to expand the city’s Healthy Neighborhood Market Network, a program intended to ensure access to fresh produce within a […]

Power Outage at White Memorial Hospital Forces Evacuations

About 240 patients at White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights — many who were on ventilators and deemed to be in critical condition — were evacuated Tuesday due to a power failure involving the facility’s emergency generator system, which was deployed after an outage a day earlier during the tropical storm. Firefighters were sent to […]

Authorities Seek Public Help Finding Missing 16-Year-Old Girl

Authorities sought the public’s help Tuesday to find a 16-year-old girl last seen in Pico Rivera. Kimberly Tiffany Reyes Mendoza was last seen around 7:05 a.m. Tuesday in the 4900 block of Lexington Road near West Boulevard, after a disagreement with her parents, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s officials said the […]

LAUSD Schools Reopen Following Tropical Storm Hilary

Los Angeles Unified School District campuses reopened Tuesday after being closed Monday following the deluge of rain from Tropical Storm Hilary. “After a day of learning at home, we are back and ready to accelerate our students to their full potential,” Superintendent Alberto Carvalho posted on social media Tuesday morning as campuses welcomed back students. […]

Felon Gets 11 Years for Multi-County Car, Identity Theft Scheme

A 49-year-old convicted robber and burglar was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in prison for stealing or attempting to steal 10 vehicles in an identity theft scheme that spanned multiple Southern California counties and caused losses of more than $400,000. Jean Anthony Parret pleaded guilty July 24 in Orange County Superior Court to three counts […]

Whittier Police Arrest Man in Killing of Woman, 19

Authorities have arrested a man in the kidnapping and fatal shooting of a young woman at Penn Park in Whittier over the weekend, police announced Tuesday. Gabriel Esparza, 20, of Whittier was arrested Monday afternoon at his workplace in Lakewood, the Whittier Police Department reported. Esparza was booked on suspicion of murder and kidnapping in […]

Presidential Hopeful Ramaswamy to Speak at CA GOP Convention in Anaheim

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was added Tuesday to the list of planned speakers at the upcoming California Republican Party Convention in Anaheim. Ramaswamy is scheduled to speak at the convention on its second day, Saturday, Sept. 30. “We are excited to welcome American business leader Vivek Ramaswamy to the convention stage as our Saturday […]

Ex-Chapman Law School Dean Eastman Surrenders in Georgia Over Fraud Indictment

Former Chapman University Law School dean John Eastman surrendered to authorities in Fulton County, Georgia, Tuesday in response to his election-fraud indictment along with former President Donald Trump and 17 other defendants. Eastman was booked and released on $100,000 bond. An arraignment date has not yet been set for Eastman in connection with the indictment, […]

Burbank Police Seeking Public’s Help to Identify Pickpocket Suspects

Burbank police Tuesday sought the public’s help to identify pickpocket suspects believed to have stolen wallets and purses from people while they were shopping at retailers in recent months. In three such crimes, “the suspects targeted elderly retail shoppers, stealing their wallets in distraction style thefts,” police said. Police also said, “Detectives have noted a […]

LA City Council Moves to Address Streets to Hollywood Sign

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday approved two separate reports calling for permanent fencing and the installation of a roundabout to address public safety around the hillside streets leading to the Hollywood sign. The council unanimously approved a report calling for permanent replacement to temporary fencing along Mulholland Highway — beginning at Canyon Lake Drive […]