Q: I keep reading about Section 230, and heated arguments back and forth. Just what is going on there? -F.S., Los Angeles Ron Sokol A: Section 230 is a provision of the 1996 Communications Decency Act that protects companies that host user-created content from lawsuits over posts. It shields not just internet service providers (for
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Los Angeles County reported 9,927 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,024,190 according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health as of Monday, Jan. 18. The county reported 88 new fatalities linked to coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 13,936 since tracking began. Hospitalizations continue
SUN VALLEY — Firefighters extinguished a fire Sunday night inside one unit at a Sun Valley motel. The blaze inside the Mt. View Motel at 8065 San Fernando Road was reported at 9:17 p.m., said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange. Firefighters kept the flames confined to one unit, Prange said. The department dispatched
MALIBU — One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in connection with a second-alarm fire Sunday in Malibu that started out as a house fire and spread to nearby brush, charring a little under 4 acres. The house fire was reported at 3:34 a.m. in the 2100 block of Rambla Pacifico, according
A rare positive of the pandemic era has been the dramatic reduction in California’s infamous traffic congestion. That’s what recessions do. Fewer jobs, fewer commutes. Right? Well, 2020 was an economic oddity for many reasons. The stay-at-home mentality promoted to slowing the spread of coronavirus also impacted how many folks were on the road. And
Los Angeles County reached a grim milestone of 1 million total cases of people infected with the coronavirus as of Saturday, Jan. 16. The county reported 14,669 new cases bringing the total number of cases to 1,003,923 according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The county reported 253 new fatalities linked to
Reseda Church of Christ on Reseda Boulevard. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming services and events that are online, and some in-person, in the San Fernando Valley area. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles: The daily Masses are live streamed from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, 8 a.m. (in English);
The findings of an inquest into the death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado, who was killed near Gardena during a June encounter with two sheriff’s deputies, were released Friday evening. The four-page report, prepared by retired Justice Candace Cooper, who has served on the California Court of Appeals, does not offer any information not already known
SYLMAR — A fire engulfed a large outbuilding and at least one vehicle on a property in Sylmar Friday, but no one was hurt. Firefighters sent to the 13000 block of Fellows Avenue about 10:45 a.m. extinguished the flames in about an hour, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Arriving firefighters
Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools Debra Duardo, who has been quarantining since last week after contracting the coronavirus, gave a positive update about her recovery on Thursday, Jan. 14. “It’s been a difficult 10 days, but I’m happy to say that I am finally seeing major improvements in my health,” Duardo tweeted. “I have
Jorge Luis Santos’s “Gran naranja como una flor,” acrylic on canvas, is part of his “Manchas de Zapatos” exhibit at Lowell Ryan Projects. (Courtesy of Lowell Ryan Projects) Take a chance on cultural experiences, Jan. 14-21. EVENTS Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Togetherhood Celebration: The City of Glendale presents the 5th annual event — virtually
People paid their respects to Van Halen at his childhood home and other memorable sites.
More than a half-dozen educational and community organizations have joined in a campaign led by the Los Angeles Unified School District to apply pressure on the state to adopt a school reopening plan that would, in their opinion, better address the needs of the state’s most vulnerable students. Representatives from 28 organizations, including Partnership for
The LAPD officer charged for beating a man during a Boyle Heights trespassing call plead not guilty to one felony county of assault under color of authority on Thursday.
There is no live Kingdom Day Parade on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2021 but a special televised program is planned on Jan. 18 on ABC-7. The 35th Annual Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles celebrated the life and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with the theme “Equality for All Humanity,
LAPD Chief Michel Moore defended his department’s decision on Tuesday in not handing over an undocumented man suspected of domestic violence to immigration authorities in September. The man, Herbert Nixon Flores, 46, went on to become the primary suspect in the killing his ex-girlfriend, Karen Ruiz, who was shot in front of their 3-year-old daughter
California app-based drivers, rideshare consumers and labor unions filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging Proposition 22 violates the state’s constitution and should be struck down. The action filed in California Supreme Court alleges Prop. 22 — which defines app-based drivers as independent contractors rather than employees — excludes drivers from receiving workers’ compensation benefits. Drivers also claim
A 29-year-old San Clemente woman was sentenced Feb,. 27 to 51 years to life in prison for a DUI crash in Huntington Beach that killed three Las Vegas students visiting on spring break.
Flight 113 departed for Manila just after 11 a.m. and landed safely around noon after the aircraft was seen spewing flames from one its engines shortly after takeoff
NORTHRIDGE — Police Monday asked for help identifying the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man in Northridge. Police were called about 12:45 p.m. Saturday to reports of a shooting the 8600 block of Wystone Avenue, near Napa Street, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Arriving officers found the victim in the