Kelly Berg’s “Ring of Fire,” acrylic on canvas, 2016, is part of the “Environmental Reflections: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation” art exhibit through Dec. 5 at Pepperdine University in Malibu. (Photo courtesy of Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art/Pepperdine University) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in
California
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,023 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,439,011 as of Thursday, Sept. 16. The total number of cases represents 14.4% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 28 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 25,775 deaths since tracking
An off-duty sheriff’s deputy died and his passenger injured when their car hit a street sign and a light pole near El Monte early Thursday morning, Sept. 16, a California Highway Patrol officer said. The coroner’s office identified him as Cameron Blaine Fish, 33, of Temple City. It happened just after 2 a.m. on Santa
Train service will come to a halt Thursday between south Orange County and Oceanside because of safety concerns over an unstable cliff in southern San Clemente. “Between the sea, the sand and the earth, there has been some movement of the railroad tracks, we will be working to make sure they are safe for all
Long Beach City Council members voted to begin negotiations to transfer control of Pier H and the Queen Mary over to the Harbor Department at their meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Now the city manager’s office and the Harbor Department will start to hammer out the details of how to transfer over the 40 acres
A resolution that would have allowed school police officers to be placed back on campuses was rejected by the Los Angeles Unified school board on Tuesday, Sept. 14, seven months after the majority of board members voted to permanently move them off campuses in the first place. The resolution, sponsored by board members George McKenna
TARZANA — Police are looking for the hit-and-run motorist responsible for fatally injuring a woman riding a skateboard early Tuesday morning in Tarzana. The woman, in her early 30s, died at the scene of her injury, which occurred about 12:30 a.m. at Tampa Avenue and Oxnard Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Her
Long Beach City College’s Liberal Arts campus was devoid of students and faculty on Monday afternoon, Sept. 13, and into the evening. Police barricades circled the school and blocked off a few nearby residential streets. Yet, in the hours before President Joe Biden and Gov. Gavin Newsom stepped on stage at City College in a
When the pandemic upended people’s daily lives, the beaches became a place where they sought space and relaxation. But sadly, many visitors left a trail of trash behind. California Coastal Cleanup Day is a way to give back to the beach, this year returning to its one-day volunteer format on Sept. 18, rather than a
A voice from the past called this week to say he had a story to tell. Did I remember him? Eric Braverman? Absolutely, I remembered him. A file photo of Eric Braverman with his son Adam. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) It had been 22 years since we last talked, and he
It has been a long intermission for L.A. Opera, fraught with unforeseen bumps in the road due to the Pandemic, but the beat goes on with this Saturday’s gala opening of Verdi’s hummable, old warhorse, ”Il Trovatore,” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The first glitch was the news that the ship from Monaco carrying the
West Valley Christian Church on Sherman Way, West Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of religious services in the San Fernando Valley area, Sept. 11-18. Love God, Love People: The Rev. Rob Denton explains the message, 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (indoors and online) on Sept. 12. West Valley Christian Church, 22450 Sherman
The strength and unity of Americans was on display on Saturday as cities across Los Angeles County commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Related: Listing of today’s ceremonies in L.A. County and memorial sites to visit The tributes began early, especially at LAX where a moment of silence was held at 5:46
Stacey Butler reports from from the City of Industry where the body of a woman was found inside a burning car in La Habra Heights. Police, however, are unclear on how exactly the woman died.
After 719 days, the smell of turkey legs and deep-fried Oreos returned to the Fairplex as a scaled-down version of the LA County Fair kicked off Friday, Sept. 10. After the fair’s cancellation in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced a smaller event for 2021, with fewer rides and no live music as
The Los Angeles Fire Department 9/11 Memorial is in honor of the 343 New York Firefighters killed in the World Trade Center collapse, and all who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America. The memorial is located at the LAFD Training Center in Elysian Park and features a large steel support that
The Los Angeles Unified School District has the support of the county’s highest public official for its recent decision to require the COVID-19 vaccine for all eligible students — and she encouraged other students to get inoculated too. Barbara Ferrer, the director of the LA County Public Health Department, lauded the move by LAUSD’s Board
Flags honoring people killed in the attacks on September 11, 2001 at Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA, Monday, September 8, 2020. The university honors those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, with its annual Waves of Flags display. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Here is
It is a beautiful-yet-solemn sight: Several thousand American flags waving in the ocean breeze on a Malibu hillside looking over the Pacific Ocean. The evocative scene sprung up recently on the lawn of Pepperdine University, as it does every September, to honor those who died in the 9/11 attacks — which was 20 years ago
A demonstration was held Wednesday night after a woman filmed two men putting up a “No Trespassing” sign after she sat down on a patch of grass outside of St. Paul First Lutheran Church in North Hollywood.