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Part of the Twin Towers jail in Los Angeles will be used to treat inmates with severe mental illness, a way to provide emergency care and evaluate those who may be a danger to themselves or others, according to an action approved Tuesday, May 16, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The board’s

By Max Reyes | Bloomberg The fastest pace of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve in decades combined with negative social media sentiment contributed to the failure of SVB Financial Group’s Silicon Valley Bank, said Greg Becker, former chief executive officer of the company. “The messaging from the Federal Reserve was that interest rates would

Most describe Gloria Molina, who died from cancer at 74 on Mother’s Day, as the pioneering Chicana who served 32 years in elected office in Los Angeles, trounced her male opponents and fiercely stood up for her constituents. They called her tough as nails, fearless, salty and a role model for women and especially women

Feeding flamingos and caring for koalas may not seem like your typical first period class, but the North Hollywood High School Zoo Magnet is not your typical school. It is one of just six schools across the nation to partner with a working zoo, and it was recently named the number one magnet school in

Visitors to the L.A. County Fair who enter the Millard Sheets Art Center always get a surprise or two — usually pleasant, but not always — when they see the exhibition. This year, the surprises start on the outside. For the first time, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the West’s largest art museum,

First of three parts Law enforcement agencies throughout Southern California are still scrambling to rebuild their rank-and-file staffs three years after a national reckoning on policing triggered a wave of officer retirements and resignations. As police agencies mark the first day of National Police Week on Sunday, May 14, officials throughout the region insist an

It was a heartfelt meeting, as San Jose resident Chuck Woo met the 15-year-old with blood cancer whose life he saved. Woo met Darrian Lu for the first time Thursday in downtown Los Angeles. Lu, an Alameda teen on the autism spectrum, had been battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia for two years. Woo was his blood

She got Spencer the day he was born almost three years ago — right after the young woman who had carried him to birth left the hospital without him. Safe surrender, they call it. I’ll take him, Shadonna Bell said, when the phone call came from her foster care social worker. I’ll give him all

Newly appointed members to the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners, Michael Muñoz, left, and Lee Williams, in San Pedro on Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles addresses the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners, including the three newly appointed members, in

About 200 Marines from Camp Pendleton’s 1st Marine Division will be among 1,500 troops sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to work with Customs and Border Protection as pandemic restrictions expire and a surge of migrants arrive. The Camp Pendleton Marines will join about 350 Marines from the 2nd Division at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and will

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a plane that crashed in the ocean near San Clemente Island on Wednesday, May 10 with three people on board, authorities said. A Phoenix Learjet contracted by the United States Navy crashed around a mile southwest of the island at 7:53 a.m. after taking off from

“Cosmogony,” a dance projected from a dance studio in Geneva, Switzerland, in real-time on LED screens, 7 p.m. May 12, at the Jerry Moss Plaza at the Music Center in Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of the Music Center) Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area,

As part of a public hearing Wednesday, May 10, on Los Angeles County’s proposed $43 billion budget, Sheriff Robert Luna asked for enough funding to recruit 1,100 deputies, double up on captains at problem Sheriff’s Stations, purchase a jail management system and supply new Tasers to deputies on patrol. The requests appear to be over

Sen. Dianne Feinstein headed back to Washington on Tuesday, after being sidelined for months by a bout of shingles and facing mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to get back to work soon or resign. Feinstein’s press secretary, Adam Russell, confirmed Tuesday she was traveling back to Washington to resume her Senate duties but had no

The state of California has agreed to pay $24 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a man in the California Highway Patrol’s custody in an Altadena parking lot after a DUI stop, his family’s lawyer said Tuesday. The man died just months before the death of George Floyd ignited national anguish and

Car enthusiasts view vehicles of all types displayed during the 40th Annual Classic Car Show at the Rancho San Antonio Boys Home Sunday, May 7, 2023. The event, which was presented by Classic Chevys of Southern California, benefits the Chatsworth facility.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Model kits were available for purchase during the the

Carson opera-lovers, and those in the South Bay generally, will have an alternative way to enjoy the music and drama later this week — without needing to travel to a concert venue far from their homes. Rather, LA Opera will present a free live transmission of its opening night production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Otello” at

A former West Covina fire chief who sued the city for wrongful termination was awarded $4.1 million Friday, May 5, by a Los Angeles County jury. Larry Whithorn, a nearly 30-year veteran of the West Covina Fire Department, argued he was fired in April 2019 due to age discrimination and retaliation for reporting a hostile

Musicians perform during the 2nd Annual Valley Asian Cultural Festival Saturday at Pierce College. The event included art, dance, food, music, performances, shopping and children’s activities.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) A youngster learns origami during the 2nd Annual Valley Asian Cultural Festival Saturday at Pierce College. The event included art, dance, food, music, performances,

A labyrinth in Grace Cathedral, in the Episcopal Diocese of California, in San Francisco. World Labyrinth Day, May 6, has a focus on meditating for world peace as one walks and also as an introduction to walking a labyrinth for beginners. (Photo by Marlith/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported) Here is a sampling of upcoming