| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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`Rust’ Crew Member Sues Baldwin, Producers Over Fatal Prop Gun Shooting The chief lighting technician for the film “Rust” sued the movie’s producers and other crew members Wednesday, including actor/producer Alec Baldwin, alleging on-set negligence that led to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a bullet fired by Baldwin from a prop weapon. Serge Svetnoy claims in his Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit that […]
  
Orange County Sees Surge in COVID-19 Vaccine Demand for Kids  About 3,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered Tuesday for the newly eligible ages of 5 to 11, the county’s deputy county health officer told reporters Wednesday. Since those ages were authorized to receive the Pfizer vaccine last week, nearly 7,780 doses overall have been administered. “So seeing 3,000 on a Tuesday is really good,” […]
LA May Seek Strategies to Stop Large Companies From Worsening Housing Crisis  The Los Angeles City Council on Friday will consider a motion introduced by Council President Nury Martinez aimed at preventing large tech companies and private equity firms from purchasing affordable, predominantly single-family housing as investments. “The housing crisis has been further exacerbated by high tech companies such as Zillow, Opendoor, Rockethomes and Redfin as well […]
SpaceX Set to Send New Crew to International Space Station Two days after a four-member crew of astronauts returned to Earth following a six-month deployment to the International Space Station, Hawthorne-based SpaceX will attempt Wednesday to launch another crew to the orbiting outpost. The members of Crew-3 — the third official group of astronauts launched by SpaceX under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program — are scheduled […]
LA Firefighters Union To Seek TRO Against Vaccine Mandate The Los Angeles city firefighters’ union is suing over the conditions of a mandate requiring its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and will seek a temporary restraining order against its enforcement on Friday. United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 brought the complaint Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The union wants a […]
Fire Scorches Residence in Palmdale Area A fire scorched a residence in the Pearblossom area southeast of Palmdale Wednesday, though no one was injured. Firefighters were sent to the 13000 block of Knob Hill Road at about 10:15 a.m. on reports of the blaze, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire, which began in the garage and spread […]
Crash Involving Sheriff’s Department Vehicle in East L.A. Results in Injuries A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department SUV slammed into a traffic-light pole in East Los Angeles Wednesday, heavily damaging the vehicle and injuring two deputies. The crash was reported about 10 a.m. near Third Street and Mednik Avenue, according to the sheriff’s department. The circumstances of the crash were unclear, but video from the scene […]
Getty Villa Receives $5 Million Donation for Study, Display of Antiquities Southland philanthropists Anissa and Paul John Balson have donated $5 million to the J. Paul Getty Villa to establish a fund supporting the study and display of art of the ancient world. The gift will establish The Balson Family Endowed Fund, and in recognition of the donation, the Getty Villa will establish the position of […]
LA City Council Holds First of 2 Public Hearings on Redistricting Draft Map The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday held a state-required public hearing on proposed new borders for the city’s 15 council districts, which must be adopted in time take effect Jan. 1. Several residents who spoke during the meeting opposed the map for splitting up the San Fernando Valley neighborhoods of Studio City and Reseda between […]
Amtrak to Require Reservations on Pacific Surfliner Trains Over Thanksgiving In hopes of managing anticipated increases in passenger numbers, Amtrak announced Wednesday it will require people to have reservations for Pacific Surfliner trains that traverse Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and other counties over the Thanksgiving weekend. Reservations will be required beginning Wednesday, Nov. 24, and continuing through Monday, Nov. 29. Amtrak officials said the […]
LA Police Union Denied TRO Over Vaccination Mandate The union representing LAPD officers lost a round Wednesday in its lawsuit alleging unfair labor negotiations related to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for municipal employees when a judge denied its members’ request for a temporary restraining order against the directive. The Los Angeles Police Protective League alleges the city failed to negotiate in good faith […]
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