| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, September 25, 2023 |
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WGA, Studios Make Tentative Agreement Leaders of the Writers Guild of America Monday were pouring over details of a tentative labor agreement struck with Hollywood studios, a proposal that is expected to bring an end to the months-long strike by writers that was later joined by actors and brought TV and film production to a halt. The WGA announced the […]
LAX Peace Officers Association Approves Contract with City of LA The Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association announced Monday its members approved a labor contract with the city of Los Angeles that will provide “equitable salary and benefits” to its public safety officers. LAAPOA called the agreement a “landmark contract” for its majority-minority police force membership, which they say has historically been “underpaid and undervalued.” […]
Small Plane Crashes in the Wilmington Area; Both People Aboard Injured A single-engine plane crashed onto a soccer field in the Wilmington area Monday, critically injuring both people aboard the aircraft. The crash was reported in the 400 block of West Westmont Drive at 12:53 p.m., according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “The pilot was still in the plane upon LAFD arrival […]
Downtown Intersection Dedicated in Honor of Civil Rights Attorney The city of Los Angeles dedicated an intersection in downtown Monday in honor of attorney Willis O. Tyler, whose career included representing a Black police officer in a case challenging racially restrictive housing covenants. George C. Fatheree III and fellow attorney George Mallory joined City Councilman Kevin de Leon during the 8 a.m. ceremony at […]
LAPD: Death of Man Near 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills a Suicide The shooting death of a man who was found Monday in a vehicle near the Ventura (101) Freeway in Woodland Hills has been classified as a suicide, authorities said. California Highway Patrol officers were called at 1:18 a.m. to the westbound freeway and Winnetka Avenue where they found the victim inside a vehicle, CHP Officer […]
Angelenos Celebrate LA For All Week LA for All, an annual weeklong campaign in solidarity against hate and discrimination in the city of Los Angeles, starts Monday. “We are proud to be a city that embraces everybody, a city that does not tolerate hate, and I want to wish everyone a happy LA for All Week,” Mayor Karen Bass said about […]
LA County Proposes New Bid to Settle Homelessness Lawsuit Los Angeles County and the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights have reached a new proposed settlement of a lawsuit over local governments’ response to the homelessness crisis, and it appears to meet recent demands of the judge overseeing the case, according to court documents filed Monday. U.S. District Judge David Carter has rejected previous efforts […]
Sixteenth Bus of Migrants From Texas Arrives in Los Angeles Another bus carrying migrants from Texas arrived in downtown Los Angeles Monday, the 16th such arrival since June. On X, formerly known as Twitter, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights confirmed the arrival of the bus with 38 asylum seekers from Texas. The group includes 23 adults and 15 children from Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and […]
Woman Charged in Connection with Arson Fires in Reseda Area A woman suspected of starting a series of rubbish, debris and vegetation fires in the Reseda area was charged Monday with four felony counts of arson of property of another. Yoryett Salazar, 33, was arrested last Wednesday, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Salazar was arrested by investigators from the LAFD’s […]
Nearly 50,000 Evictions Filed Since February Nearly 50,000 eviction notices were filed with the Los Angeles Housing Department between February and August, City Controller Kenneth Mejia’s office announced Monday. The controller’s office conducted an analysis on eviction filings using data from the L.A. Housing Department, which stated nearly 40,000 eviction notices were filed with the city from February to July. The […]
LACo Board to Proclaim Edward James Olmos Day The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected Tuesday to declare “Edward James Olmos Day” in the county, honoring the actor best known for his Oscar-nominated turn in “Stand and Deliver” and in the crime series “Miami Vice.” “Edward James Olmos has achieved extraordinary success as an actor, director, and producer,” Supervisor Hilda Solis, […]
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