Los Angeles has the most polluted air out of more than 2,400 U.S. cities analyzed in a report released Tuesday by an air-quality monitoring firm, despite the city showing 6% pollution decrease in 2021 compared to the previous year. Air pollution globally degraded to unhealthy levels in 2021, according to the report by IQAir, a […]
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Approved As Historic-Cultural Monument
The Hollywood Forever Cemetery was designated a historic-cultural monument by the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday following a unanimous recommendation from the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission. The cemetery was included in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, the cemetery’s 100th anniversary. On June 25, Councilman Mitch O’Farrell began the city’s effort to include […]
Herb Wesson Returns To LA City Council For His First Meeting Since 2020
Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson returned to the City Council Tuesday for his first meeting since 2020 after being appointed to temporarily replace Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was suspended following his indictment in a federal corruption case. Wesson introduced a motion during the meeting seeking a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the […]
LA County Logs 17 More COVID Deaths, 429 New Cases
Another 17 COVID-19 deaths were registered by Los Angeles County Tuesday, along with 429 new cases. The number of COVID-positive people in county hospitals held steady from Monday at 404, although the number of those patients being treated in intensive care ticked up by one to reach 66. The 17 new fatalities increased the county’s […]
City Council To Consider Motion To Revitalize Van Nuys Civic Center
The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion Tuesday aimed at revitalizing and adding green spaces to the Van Nuys Civic Center plaza, in an area that has been designated as having a high need for park space. The motion was introduced by Council President Nury Martinez on Jan. 11 as part of a legislative […]
Beverly Hills Jewelry Store Targeted in Smash-And-Grab Robbery
A jewelry story in Beverly Hills was hit in a smash-and-grab robbery Tuesday, and police were searching for five suspects. The robbery occurred at about 2 p.m. at Luxury Jewels of Beverly Hills in the area of South Beverly Drive and Charleville Boulevard, near Reeves Park. The suspects shattered the front windows with sledgehammers and […]
LA Councilmen Introduce Motion To Expand City’s Adaptive Sports Programming
Los Angeles City Councilmen Mitch O’Farrell and Paul Krekorian introduced a motion Tuesday aimed at creating a citywide sports program in Los Angeles inclusive of people with physical disabilities. “I know firsthand how transformative access to sports and athletics can be,” O’Farrell said. “I want to make sure that Angelenos of all physical abilities are […]
Police Seek Suspect Who Shot Witness to Animal Abuse
Police Tuesday sought the public’s help to identify a man who shot at two people, striking one, after the pair saw the man beating a dog in the Hollywood area. The two victims were walking in the area of La Brea and Willoughby avenues, near Poinsettia Recreation Center, about 7:30 p.m. Monday when they saw […]
LA City Council To Consider Lifting COVID Vaccine Mandate Wednesday
The Los Angeles City Council could lift its mandate Wednesday requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter many indoor establishments and large outdoor events. The city ordinance, which went into effect Nov. 8, requires people over age 12 to show proof of vaccination before patronizing indoor restaurants, gyms, entertainment and recreational facilities, personal care establishments […]
LAUSD Board to Resume In-Person Public Attendance at Meetings
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education will re-open its meetings to the public for in-person attendance beginning April 5, board President Kelly Gonez said Tuesday. Gonez said the meeting room at LAUSD headquarters, 333 S. Beaudry Ave., will be limited to reduced audience capacity to allow for social distancing. Attendees will also […]
House Fire Seriously Injures Resident, Causes Significant Damage
A person was critically burned and a single-story house heavily damaged Tuesday when a fire erupted in west Riverside. The blaze was reported about 3:30 a.m at 10245 Victoria Ave., near Tyler Street, according to the Riverside Fire Department. Battalion Chief Pat Hopkins said five engine crews and a truck company, numbering just over two […]
