The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion on Tuesday. Dec.19, directing staffers to develop a work plan for the creation of an arts campus in the South Gate area. Supervisors voted unanimously to instruct the county CEO and representatives of the Departments of Public Works, Arts and Culture, and Parks and Recreation, … Read more
A man was found fatally injured after an apparent stabbing inside a Hermosa Beach apartment on Monday night, and authorities were sorting out the circumstances as the death was not being investigated as a homicide. Ambulance personnel and police were called Monday night to an apartment complex in the 400 block of 2nd Street in … Read more
Light showers will kick off a wet week across Southern California on Monday, Dec. 18, with a heavier, second round of rainfall to arrive around Wednesday and continue through the weekend. The first storm system was expected to arrive over the region early Monday, bringing with it light, scattered showers that will carry on through … Read more
A 36-year-old man who defrauded more than two dozen Orthodox Jewish investors out of $25 million in a Ponzi-like scheme to fund gambling and private jet flights was sentenced Friday, Dec. 15, to 6½ years in federal prison. Yossi Engel, who previously lived in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles before moving to Israel in … Read more
A group of roughly 100 protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza snarled traffic near LAX on Friday evening as a busy weekend of holiday travel got underway. A protest run by “an unaffiliated group of Palestinians, Jews, and Angelenos of conscience” that began around 3 p.m. at a park across from the Los Angeles … Read more
City Councilman Curren Price is set to be arraigned on Friday, Dec. 15, on criminal charges of theft by embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest for allegedly voting on projects involving developers tied to his wife’s consulting firm, then failing to report the connections. A judge is expected to hear the defense’s legal challenge involving … Read more
“I will not accept a homelessness crisis that afflicts more than 40,000 Angelenos and affects every one of us. It is a humanitarian crisis that takes the life of five people every day. … There will be no holding back on my watch.” So said Karen Bass one year ago, as she declared a local … Read more
Three men were arrested on suspicion of attempting to rob a jewelry store in Temecula on Sunday, with at least one suspect still being sought after leading deputies on a pursuit from Riverside County to Los Angeles County. Around 2:40 p.m., at least four people attempted to rob the store near Winchester and Margarita roads, … Read more
Humans tell stories about humans. It’s a basic rule of communication, and it’s worked pretty well for everybody from Shakespeare to Tony Morrison to Dr. Seuss. But when it comes to telling stories about lots of humans – particularly lots of humans who live in the same general area – a better narrator can be … Read more
It was a long courtship but he finally said, “Yes.” Shohei Ohtani is joining the Dodgers, agreeing to a reported 10-year deal worth $700 million on Saturday. It is the largest contract for any individual in North American sports history. Ohtani revealed his destination via Instagram. Ohtani’s contract included significant deferrals, which were his idea, … Read more
