Tom Bradley’s Dream Fulfilled: LA Has a New Rail Line
With much fanfare, Metro’s K Line opened Friday, running from the Crenshaw district to Westchester and giving South Los Angeles its most extensive rail service since the 1950s. The line fulfills a dream that began when Tom Bradley was mayor from 1973-93 and sought to provide world-class transportation in South Los Angeles, Los Angeles Mayor […]
LA City Council Votes to Explore Creating Citywide Office of Unarmed Response
Los Angeles could soon have an Office of Unarmed Response and Safety to streamline efforts to respond to non-violent situations with a services-led approach rather than armed police officers, with the council voting Friday to explore creating the office. The effort, led by Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, would build on previous council plans to create unarmed […]
Jury Deliberating in Case Against Ex-UCLA Campus Gynecologist
Jurors Friday wrapped up deliberations for the week in the criminal trial of a former UCLA campus gynecologist accused of sexually abusing seven female patients. The jury is due back at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse on Oct. 17 following a weeklong break in the case of Dr. James Mason Heaps. The panel spent about […]
It Would be a First: Topless Dancers to Join Union?
Dancers at a topless bar in North Hollywood have received approval from the National Labor Relations Board for a union recognition election, a move officials said could make them the only strippers in the United States represented by a union, according to the decision obtained Friday. The NLRB scheduled a mail ballot for dancers and […]
Industry Rodeo Faces Protests From Animal Advocates
The annual Industry Hills Charity Pro Rodeo, which organizers say has financially supported community causes for nearly four decades, will begin Saturday, to the continued dismay of local animal activists who deem rodeos an outdated form of animal cruelty that should be banned. The two-day rodeo will be at the Industry Hills Expo Center. The […]
Push Continues for COVID Vaccinations; 1,300 More LACo Infections Reported
Los Angeles County reported more than 1,300 new COVID-19 infections Friday, along with 11 more deaths, amid a continued call for residents to receive booster shots designed to fend off current variants of the virus. The 1,336 new cases reported Friday gave the county a cumulative total of 3,464,157 from throughout the pandemic. The 11 […]
Orange County Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Drugs
An Orange County physician pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to illegally prescribe more than 120,000 opioid pills to nearly 20 people over a six-year span without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash and insurance payments. Dr. Dzung Anh Pham, 61, of Tustin, who owned Irvine Village Urgent Care, entered his plea to a […]
Drunk Driver Gets 15 to Life in Deadly Santa Ana Collision
A 31-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison for an alcohol-fueled crash that killed a veteran newspaper editor near his Santa Ana home two years ago. Louie Robert Villa was convicted in August of second-degree murder, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, and DUI with a blood-alcohol level […]
Hahn Seeking Report on Bus Crash That Killed Grandson of Actor Michael Landon
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said Friday she wants a “full accounting” from Metro about an August bus crash in Rancho Palos Verdes that took the life of 24-year-old Dylan Lupia, grandson of the late actor Michael Landon. “Dylan’s mother, Shawna Landon, says that the Metro bus operator did not stop or call 9-1-1 […]
Pasadena Specialty School Sues Contractors Over Hillside Fire
The ArtCenter College of Design is suing a general contractor and a subcontractor company for allegedly causing a fire near campus in 2021 that resulted in landscape damage and the temporary shutdown of the campus. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was brought Thursday by the Pasadena-based school against Halstead Construction Inc. and Platinum Drywall […]
LA City Council Considers Creating Office of Unarmed Response
Los Angeles could soon have an Office of Unarmed Response and Safety to streamline efforts to respond to non-violent situations with a services-led approach rather than armed police officers, with the council voting Friday to explore creating the office. The effort, led by Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, would build on previous council plans to create unarmed […]
