Two-Day LAPD Street Takeover Operation Results in 40 arrests, Impounded Cars

A two-day Los Angeles Police Department operation to crack down on illegal street takeovers resulted in dozens of cars being impounded and multiple arrests. According to the LAPD, the operation was held Friday and Saturday at various locations in Southern California. According to the department, the LAPD impounded 43 cars and issued 82 citations during […]

Former Lakewood Mayor and Councilman Joe Esquivel Dies at 89

Former Lakewood City Councilman and five-time Mayor Joe Esquivel has died at age 89, the city announced Thursday. Esquivel, who served on the council from 1990 to 2011, died Wednesday, according to an announcement by the city. “Joe was beloved by thousands of Lakewood residents for his friendliness, jovial personality and decades of service to […]

Riverside County Reports 7 More Monkeypox Cases, 1 Transferred, Total Now 164

Riverside County reported seven new confirmed or probable monkeypox cases Thursday, but one case was transferred to San Bernardino County, now making the overall cases 164. Jose Arballo, a spokesman for the Riverside University Health System, provided the updated numbers, which can be found at www.rivcoph.org/mpx/Data — a monkeypox dashboard that shares a breakdown of […]

LA Mayor Garcetti Signs Executive Directive on City’s Procurement Process

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive directive Thursday that seeks to make the city’s contracting and procurement process more equitable and accessible for women- and minority-owned businesses. The directive, signed a day before Women’s Equality Day, instructs city departments to collect specific data regarding the procurement process for city contracts, including standardizing the […]

Possible Hit-Run Motorist Comes Forward, Released Pending Investigation

A man possibly responsible for the hit-and-run injury of a restaurant worker on a moped in the downtown Los Angeles area brought the car believed to have been involved in the crash to a police facility Thursday, and was released pending further investigation, authorities said. The man, who was not arrested, went to the Los […]

Mötley Crüe, Diana Ross, Echo & The Bunnyman and The Strokes: What to Do This Weekend

This is a weekend to celebrate the throw-backs; Cinespia is screening Friday the 13th at the Greek on Friday night, of course, and Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett are performing together at Sofi Stadium Saturday. Diana Ross will be at the Hollywood Bowl Friday and Saturday and Echo & The Bunnyman will […]

Sumner Redstone Granddaughter Sued by Man for Defamation, Emotional Distress

A man who says he was hired as a personal assistant to a granddaughter of the late media magnate Sumner Redstone is suing her, alleging she was under the influence of a drug that kept her from sleeping for days when she lied to police in 2021 that he stole money from her and threatened […]

Fire Scorches At Least 15 Acres in Hills Above Glendora

Firefighters Thursday were working to contain a brush fire burning in the hills above Glendora. The brusher — dubbed the East Fire by authorities — was first reported about 2:15 p.m. and was burning along Glendora Mountain Road and East Fork Road within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, according to the Angeles National Forest. […]

`90210′ Actor Joe Tata Dies at 85

Character actor Joe E. Tata, best known for playing Peach Pit owner Nat Bussichio on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” has died at age 85 after a battle with Alzheimer’s, one of the show’s stars announced Thursday. On his Instagram page, Ian Ziering broke the news, saying Tata was “truly an OG.” “I remember seeing him on […]

Kaiser: In-Home Cardiac Rehab More Effective Than Center-Based Rehab Care

Patients who participated in in-home cardiac rehabilitation had fewer hospitalizations over 12 months than patients who participated in center-based cardiac rehabilitation, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published Thursday. Cardiac rehabilitation in a hospital-based setting is a well-studied, effective way to improve health after cardiac issues such as heart attacks, cardiac surgery and stable angina. […]

Pair Arrested in Robbery of Three Men They Followed from Adult Club

Two Northern California men who allegedly robbed three other men after following them from an adult entertainment club in the Hollywood area in July were in custody Thursday. Michael Moore, 27, of Fairfield, and Amough Keyana Bonton, 21, of Sacramento, were arrested on Monday by members of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division Follow […]