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Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Report: LA County Has Some of the Country’s Hottest, Priciest Real Estate

When it comes to the hottest, priciest real estate markets in the country, Los Angeles is at the top of the list. Los Angeles County features 21 ZIP codes in the top 100 nationally for the most expensive real estate, according to a report from PropertyShark released Tuesday. The report considered all residential transactions closed […]
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Judge Dismisses LACO Library System Analyst’s Whistleblower Suit

A room in a library. Photo from Pixabay.A judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by an analyst for the Los Angeles County library system who sued his employer, alleging his supervisor ignored pleas to provide security to staffers and patrons from belligerent homeless people and endangered a maintenance employee by sending him into the Woolsey Fire zone in 2018 without proper protection. Los […]
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LA City Council Advances Draft Redistricting Map, Public Hearing On Wednesday

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday advanced a draft map of proposed new borders for its 15 districts Tuesday, ahead of the first of two state-required public hearings on the map Wednesday. Over the last week, council members made significant changes to a draft map originally recommended by a civilian redistricting commission. City Council President […]
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Sheriff’s Custody Assistant Charged With Trying to Bring Drugs Into Jail

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s custody assistant was charged with trying to bring methamphetamine into the Men’s Central Jail, the District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Jose Flores, 42, was stopped Nov. 28, 2018, by law enforcement officers in the jail’s parking structure, and more than 100 grams of methamphetamine were allegedly found inside the vehicle […]
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Orange County’s COVID-19 Weekly Averages Inch Up

Orange County’s weekly COVID-19 averages remained relatively stable this week as hospitalizations ticked down a bit and five more fatalities were logged, according to data released Tuesday by the Orange County Health Care Agency. Meanwhile, the county’s weekly COVID-19 case rate per 100,000 residents increased from 7.2 last week to 7.3 Tuesday, while the test-positivity […]
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Veteran Character Actor Dean Stockwell Dead at 85

Memorial flowers were placed Tuesday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of actor Dean Stockwell, who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in “Married to the Mob” and is best known for roles in “Blue Velvet” and the TV series “Quantum Leap.” Robert Dean Stockwell died at his Hollywood home of natural […]
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Man Stabbed Over Allegedly Refusing to Wear Face Mask in Santa Monica Store

A man remained hospitalized Tuesday after being stabbed in what witnesses said was a dispute with a security guard over the victim’s refusal to wear a mask in a Santa Monica grocery store. According to witnesses, the guard confronted the man around 10:30 p.m. Monday at a Vons store in the 700 block of Broadway […]
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Anaheim Man Charged with Killing Parents

A 43-year-old Anaheim man was charged Tuesday with killing his parents. Carlos Manuel Robles-Lopez was charged with two counts of murder with sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a deadly weapon, according to court records. The defendant is accused of killing 67-year-old Andres Alvaro-Robles and 65-year-old Teresa Lopez-Miguel, according to Anaheim police Sgt. Shane […]
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Ducks Place GM on Leave Pending Probe into `Professional Conduct’

The Anaheim Ducks announced Tuesday that Executive Vice President/General Manager Bob Murray has been placed on administrative leave for what the team is calling an investigation related to his “professional conduct.” No details of the probe were released. Murray has been with the team since 2005, and has served as general manager since 2008. “We […]
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Parole Board Recommends Release of Former Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten

Parole was recommended Tuesday for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, who is serving a life prison sentence for taking part in the killings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in their Los Feliz home more than 50 years ago. This is the fifth time the Board of Parole Hearings has recommended parole for Van […]
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Body Found in Vehicle in South L.A. Area

A body was found Tuesday in a vehicle parked in an alley in the South Los Angeles area, and an investigation was underway. The body was discovered about 11 a.m. near 59th Street and Denker Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Information was not immediately available on the identity or gender of the […]
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