Sixth Street Viaduct Opening Celebrations Begin This Weekend

It took years longer than anticipated and the final cost is well above original estimates, but Los Angeles will begin a three-day community celebration Friday evening to mark the completion of the Sixth Street Viaduct, a new connection between Boyle Heights and the downtown Arts District that replaces one of the city’s most iconic structures. […]

Garcetti Signs To Raise Minimum Wage for Healthcare Workers

Mayor Eric Garcetti Friday signed into law an ordinance raising the minimum wage for people working at some healthcare facilities in the city to $25 per hour. The “Minimum Wage for Employees Working at Healthcare Facilities” initiative, which was brought to the city through a successful petition drive, raises the workers’ minimum wage at affected […]

COVID Hospitalizations Over 1,000 Patients

The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals jumped over the 1,000 mark Friday, and the county reported its highest daily number of virus-related deaths since late March. The county Department of Public Health reported 18 COVID deaths on Friday, the largest daily number since March 30. The fatalities raised the county’s virus-related […]

Villanueva Fires Back After Supervisors Eye Power to Remove Sheriff

One day after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors made public a proposal that could give them the power to remove an elected sheriff from office for cause, Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s re-election campaign fired back Friday — saying the supervisors have “no business” seeking such authority. “The people of Los Angeles would be better […]

Former Manson Family Follower Bruce Davis Denied Parole

A state parole board panel denied parole Friday for Bruce Davis, a one-time Manson Family follower who was convicted of two killings in 1969. The hearing marked the 34th time before a parole board panel for the 79-year-old inmate who was convicted in 1972 of first-degree murder and conspiracy for the July 25, 1969, stabbing […]

Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout in LACO By Invite Only

Los Angeles County health officials will expand access to monkeypox vaccines on Monday, but the limited supply of doses means they will only be provided to high-risk residents who are specifically contacted by the Department of Public Health. As of Friday, there were a total of 54 confirmed monkeypox cases in the county, nearly double […]

Former UCLA Spirit Squad Director’s Attorneys Challenge Harassment Findings

A former UCLA Spirit Squad director — who wants a judge to set aside sexual harassment findings that led to her 2019 dismissal after a Title IX investigation of her role in allowing some team members to attend a live burlesque show in Las Vegas in 2018 — believed beforehand that the performance was to […]

Man Sentenced to 82 Years to Life in Anti-Gang Activist’s Killing

A man convicted of first-degree murder for being the getaway driver in the shooting death of a community and anti-gang activist in South Los Angeles was sentenced Friday to 82 years to life in state prison in a term likely to be considerably longer than that for either of the two gunmen. Superior Court Judge […]

Dodgers Seek To Extend Dominance Over Cubs

The Los Angeles Dodgers will seek to extend their seven-game winning streak over the Chicago Cubs when they meet in the second game of a four-game series Friday evening at Dodger Stadium. Left-hander Tyler Anderson (9-1) will start for the Dodgers while right-hander Keegan Thompson (7-3) will start for the Cubs. Anderson began the season […]

Lynwood High School Receives $250M to Restore Campus

Lynwood Unified School District Friday announced it has received $250 million in financial support to restore Lynwood High School, which was damaged two years ago when a large section of the ceiling collapsed. The approved funds from the 2022-23 State Budget will help rebuild, update and fully restore the campus as well as address related […]

Man, 62, Reported Missing in Duarte

Authorities Friday sought the public’s help to find a 62-year-old man last seen in Duarte. Gordon Silk Cheatham, also known by the nickname “Gordy,” was last seen about 10 a.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of Highland Avenue, near the Foothill (210) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Cheatham is Black, 6 […]