Snapchat Settles $15M in Discrimination, Harassment Suit

Santa Monica-based Snap Inc., the owner of the Snapchat social media platform, will pay $15 million to resolve a state investigation into allegations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation against women at the company, state officials said Wednesday. The proposed settlement, which still needs court approval, will end a three-year probe of allegations that women at […]

Councilman De León Proposes City Park to be Renamed for City Founder, Freed Woman Biddy Mason

Downtown Los Angeles’ Pershing Square, which includes one of the city’s oldest parks, would get a new name to honor former slave and early founder of the city Bridget “Biddy” Mason under a plan announced Wednesday by Councilman Kevin de León. In a Juneteenth-related news conference, de León said he planned to introduce a motion […]

Food 4 Less Union Negotiations Continue

The union representing thousands of Food 4 Less workers announced Wednesday that two days of negotiations with management failed to produce an agreement on a new contract, but it has agreed to return to the bargaining table Monday in hopes of avoiding a strike. Food 4 Less has 15 stores in the Los Angeles area […]

LA Firefighter Perished in Littlerock Quarry Fire Buried

The body of a Los Angeles County firefighter who was killed when a burning front-loader exploded at a Littlerock quarry was carried in a somber procession Wednesday from the county medical examiner’s office to the Forest Lawn-Covina Hills cemetery in preparation for funeral services. Andrew Pontious, 52, a 19-year veteran firefighter, died around 2 p.m. […]

Filly Dies from Training Injury at Santa Anita

A 2-year-old filly who had yet to run a race has died after suffering a training injury at Santa Anita — one day after officials announced that the Arcadia facility ranked as the safest track of similar size and activity in North America. Ounce died Tuesday, according to the California Horse Racing Board, which listed […]

Gorman Fire 39% Contained

Firefighters are steadily gaining the upper hand on the massive Post Fire in the Gorman area north of Los Angeles, increasing containment to 39% as of Wednesday morning. The fire was holding at 15,611 acres Wednesday morning and weather conditions were expected to cooperate throughout the day, with temperatures in the low 70s and decreased […]

Suspected Burglar Arrested in Irvine; Allegedly Posed as Food Deliveryman

A 37-year-old Monrovia man was behind bars Wednesday on suspicion of at least four burglaries in which he allegedly posed as a food deliveryman as a cover, police said. Police booked Marcus Allen Corner on Tuesday on suspicion of burglary, said Kyle Oldoerp of the Irvine Police Department. Investigators suspect he was burglarizing town homes […]

Long Beach PD Arrest Man on Suspicion of Indecent Exposure

A Long Beach man has been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure incidents involving a girl and two women, and authorities Wednesday urged other possible victims to contact detectives. Silas Topzand, 25, a music instructor, was arrested on June 6 in San Pedro, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Topzand was booked on suspicion […]

Two Former Disney Staffers Sue Company After Forced Re-Location

A pair of Walt Disney Co. employees who sold their Southern California homes and relocated across the country when the company announced it was moving many jobs to a planned new campus in Florida — only to scrub those plans two years later — are suing the entertainment giant. In a proposed class-action lawsuit submitted […]

Natural History Museum Narrows Poll to Five Potential Names for Green Dinosaur Fossil

Thursday is the final day for people to vote on a name for the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum’s green dinosaur fossil that will serve as a focal point of the museum’s new wing. Known as the Green Dinosaur, the fossil is being named via an online poll, with voters asked to select from […]

USC Student Arrested for Fatal Stabbing Near Campus

A 19-year-old USC student was in custody Wednesday for allegedly fatally stabbing a man he apparently witnessed breaking into cars on the university’s Greek Row. Ivan Gallegos was booked on suspicion of murder and was being held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and jail records. Xavier Cerf, […]