Writers Guild Rallies in Mid-City as Strike Continues
With the Writers Guild of America strike now in its eighth week and no end in sight, thousands of union members and supporters marched Wednesday from Pan Pacific Park to the La Brea Tar Pits, where they held a boisterous rally looking to stir support for picketers. Representatives from the WGA West, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, the […]
LACo Fire Captain Alleges Favorable Treatment Given Female Recruit
A jury will soon begin deliberating the case of a Los Angeles County fire captain who maintains he was subjected to retaliation after he criticized a supervisor for allegedly violating the county’s policy of equity in giving preferential treatment to a female recruit at the department’s 148th training academy. Captain Michael Cash maintains in his […]
Antelope Valley Man Convicted of Illegally Importing Antiquity
A Palmdale man was found guilty Wednesday of illegally importing a 2,000-pound ancient mosaic depicting the Roman god Hercules dating from the era of the Roman Empire by using fraudulent documents in hopes of avoiding import duties. Yassin Alcharihi, 56, was convicted of one federal count of entry of falsely classified goods. U.S. District Judge […]
Authorities Seek Help Finding Missing 69-Year-Old Woman With Dementia
Authorities sought the public’s help Wednesday to find a 69-year-old woman diagnosed with dementia who went missing from Hacienda Heights. Leslie Ann McCarthy was last seen around 10 a.m. Tuesday in the 17100 block of Ridge Park Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s officials said she could be heading toward the […]
LA City Council Takes Steps to Open 25 New Parks by 2025
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved a motion calling for the opening of 25 community school parks by the end of 2025, with sites selected in consultation with the Los Angeles Unified School District. The motion, introduced by Councilwoman Nithya Raman, instructs the city’s Department of Recreation and Parks to negotiate a new contract […]
Police Seek Public Help Finding Culver City Shooting Suspect
Police sought the public’s help Wednesday to find the person responsible for a non-injury shooting in Culver City. Officers responded around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday to the 10700 block of Jefferson Boulevard on a report of shots being fired in the parking lot of Raintree Plaza, according to the Culver City Police Department. Investigators discovered several […]
Curren Price Says He Should Remain on LA City Council
Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price called on his colleagues Wednesday to allow him to remain on the council while he fights criminal charges, ahead of Friday’s decision by a council committee on his possible suspension. “I have lived my entire life in public service honorably and with no other focus than the best interests […]
Watts Metal Salvage Yard Near High School Charged with Illegal Waste Handling
A metal salvage and recycling yard adjacent to Jordan High School in Watts was charged with 24 criminal counts for alleged illegal disposal of hazardous waste, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. and its owners, Gary and Matthew Weisenberg, were charged with 21 felony counts of […]
LA City Council Approves Extending Therapeutic Van Program
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday extended a contract with L.A. County for continued use of therapeutic vans to provide rapid support and care to people undergoing mental health crises. The program involves the county Department of Mental Health’s therapeutic transport response, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Fire Department’s dispatch system. In an 11-0 […]
San Gabriel Woman Acquitted of Sex Trafficking Charges
A woman who operated massage parlors in El Monte was acquitted at retrial of federal charges alleging she sex-trafficked immigrant women and forced them into engaging in prostitution, according to court papers obtained Wednesday. Mei Xing, 62, of San Gabriel, was found not guilty Tuesday of three counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or […]
Homeless Man Stabbed in Burbank; Suspect Sought
A homeless man was stabbed in Burbank, and an investigation was underway Wednesday, police said. Officers were sent to the 1500 block of North Victory Place about 11 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Burbank Police Department. “An employee of Wendy’s … called the Burbank Police (Department) to report a man standing in the drive-through lane […]
