| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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Senate Report Alleges Garcetti Likely Knew About Allegations Against Advisor Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti — who is being considered as ambassador to India — “more likely than not” was aware of or should have been aware of sexual harassment and racist comments by a former top adviser, according to a U.S. Senate investigative report released Tuesday. The investigation concluded it was “more probable than […]
City Council Builds on Justice Fund With New Immigrant Legal Services Program Building on the Los Angeles Justice Fund created in 2017, the City Council Tuesday adopted a new framework to provide free legal services to immigrants in partnership with Los Angeles County, the Weingart Foundation and the California Community Foundation. According to the framework’s proposal, the program will prioritize unaccompanied children, immigrants experiencing homelessness or at […]
Judge Refuses Bail Reduction for Man Accused in Dave Chappelle Attack The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl a week ago lost a bid Tuesday to have his $30,000 bail reduced. Isaiah Lee’s attorney, Chelsea Padilla, asked Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Armenui Amy Ashvanian to release the 23-year-old man on his own recognizance. But the judge denied the […]
Walk of Fame Star Honoring Actor James Hong Unveiled Actor James Hong Tuesday became the oldest person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honored for a career in which he has appeared in 469 television shows, 149 feature films, 32 short films and 22 video games. Actor and producer Daniel Dae Kim and actress Jamie Lee Curtis were among those […]
COVID-Related Deaths in LA County Reach 32,000 Mark More than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported by Los Angeles County Tuesday, while the overall virus-related death toll reached the grim 32,000 milestone. The 2,044 new infections reported Tuesday lifted the county’s overall total from throughout the pandemic to 2,897,513. The county logged four more COVID-related fatalities to reach the 32,000 mark. The number […]
LA Watering Restrictions Announced to Combat Drought With the region mired in an extended drought, outdoor watering in the city of Los Angeles will be restricted to two days per week and limited to select days based on street addresses, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Tuesday. The two-day watering restriction, which will take effect June 1, is more lenient than the one-day limit […]
Councilman Calls for Legislation to Provide Parking Ticket Relief for Unhoused Los Angeles City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson introduced a resolution Tuesday to support a state Assembly bill that would require cities to create a parking ticket relief program for unhoused people. The state bill was introduced by Assemblyman Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, in January. If passed and signed into law, the bill would require processing agencies […]
It’s Day 2 of Strike by Service Workers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center One day after members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West began a weeklong “unfair labor practices” strike at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — and top hospital officials responded by publicly questioning the union’s good faith in contract negotiations — strikers returned to the picket line Tuesday. The SEIU-UHW, citing “unfair labor practices as […]
Kevin De León Targeted With Second Recall Notice From Same Constituent Los Angeles Councilman Kevin De León was served with a recall notice Tuesday, filed by the same constituent who targeted him with a recall effort last year before terminating the petition in November. The notice to recall was filed by Pauline Adkins, who posted a photo of the notice on Facebook, saying that “the homeless […]
LA Councilman Calls for Statewide Ban on Cat Declawing An Assembly bill aimed at stopping pet owners from declawing their cats has gained the support of Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz, who introduced a resolution Tuesday to have the city officially support the legislation. Assembly Bill 2606 was introduced by Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, D-Los Angeles, and Assemblyman Alex Lee, D-San Jose. If it’s […]
Tristan King, Youngest Daughter of Rodney King, in Custody Rodney King’s youngest daughter Tristan King, who had been reported missing by her family, has actually been in custody for nearly two weeks following her arrest on suspicion of burglary by Los Angeles police, authorities said Tuesday. King, 29, was reported missing on Friday, according to the Santa Monica Police Department, which had sought the […]
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