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With the contentious issues of automated cargo handling, wages and benefits, few thought this year’s contract talks between dockworkers and employers would be quick or easy. But it now appears it could be several more months before a contract is signed as negotiations have paused over a jurisdictional dispute at a terminal in the Port

Hanna Lykke is a crime and public safety reporter covering Southern California. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley, where she studied English and journalism. While attending Cal, she worked at Berkeley’s paper of record, The Daily Californian, covering city and campus issues. She also served as the paper’s first-ever sports copy chief. Driven to

Firefighters doused a fire at the former Lamplighter restaurant at the abandoned Valley Plaza shopping center in North Hollywood early Wednesday morning, Oct. 26, as arson investigators looked into a cause for that blaze and other, smaller ones reported nearby at around the same time. The larger fire began at the one-time restaurant, at 6261

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 928 more cases of the coronavirus since Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,483,444 as of Wednesday, Oct. 26. Officials reported 11 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Tuesday for a total of 33,936 deaths since tracking began. There were seven fewer patients since Tuesday,

“Nights of the Jack” walk-through experience of Halloween lights and jack o’ lanterns runs through Oct. 31 at King Gillette Ranch In Calabasas. (Photo courtesy of “Nights of the Jack”) Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Oct. 27-Nov. 3. EVENTS Dine LA: The special

Just a day after Adidas dropped its partnership with Ye, also known as Kanye West, for recent anti-Semitic remarks, the rapper showed up uninvited at the Manhattan Beach headquarters of lifestyle and performance footwear company Skechers. It’s unclear what the purpose of his visit to the company’s corporate headquarters was, but Skechers, in a statement,

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority may review one of its longstanding policies — which requires passengers to deboard from the A Line (formerly the Blue Line) when the last train arrives at the Downtown Long Beach station — after that city submitted a request for the agency to do so, citing concerns that it

From left to right: Salia Baligh of Alverno Heights Academy, Sahanna Rajinikanthan of Arcadia High School, Bella Ballard, Zoë Denoncourt of Marshall Fundamental School, Michelle Cortez-Peralta of Pasadena High School, Uma Wittenberg of La Cañada High School and Adrian Crick of Sequoyah School during the coronation ceremony of the 104th Rose Queen and her court

They’re back. After more than two years juggling Zoom proceedings during the coronavirus pandemic, the LA and Long Beach harbor commissions have announced they will head back to their public meeting rooms beginning with their next sessions. Long Beach commissioners will gather at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, for their next regular meeting at the

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,598 more cases of the coronavirus since Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,481,103 as of Monday, Oct. 24. Officials reported 28 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Friday for a total of 33,915 deaths since tracking began. Hospitalizations numbers are Pending information from the

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, at Cal State Northridge, held a BikeFest for students and the public on Sunday, Oct. 23, on the campus. The free inaugural event included bike demos, safety tips for riding bicycles in traffic, various vendors, spin classes and a job fair — plus music and food trucks. Yan

Best Friends Animal Society held a fundraising dog walk  — called “Strut You Mutt” — on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Warner Park in Woodland Hills. The event included contests for dogs for the best costume, best kisser and best trick. Participants were able to visit the “Pooch Pavilion” to ask a question from a veterinarian

Two women have filed lawsuits alleging their husbands died from negligence at Inland Empire hospitals after doctors prescribed  remdesivir to treat COVID-19 and then failed to tell them about dangerous side effects of the anti-viral drug. The lawsuits, filed last month in state court against Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center and Redlands Community Hospital and several

Southern California Edison alerted thousands of customers on Saturday, Oct. 22, of possible public safety power shutoffs later in the weekend to prevent wildfires. Don’t let clouds and recent rains lull you into complacency. #SantaAna winds are on the way; now is the time to think about your #wildfire preparedness. Visit https://t.co/xfUve5DwrU for tips and

The Historic Formula 1 Challenge — which dominated the downtown streets in the 1970s and ’80s — will make its return to the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach next year, officials announced on Friday, Oct. 21. The 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach — slated to run from April 14 to 16 —

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,017 more cases of the coronavirus since Thursday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,476,928 as of Friday, Oct. 21. Officials reported 14 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Thursday for a total of 33,889 deaths since tracking began. There were 10 fewer hospitalization since Thursday,

A groundbreaking for the new Italian Piazza, part of San Pedro’s Little Italy district took place Thursday October 20, 2022 in downtown San Pedro. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer) A groundbreaking for the new Italian Piazza, part of San Pedro’s Little Italy district took place Thursday October 20, 2022 in downtown San Pedro. Council

The war against fentanyl is ramping up in the Inland Empire, with Riverside and San Bernardino counties both announcing public awareness campaigns or health advisories this week and collaborations with partner agenies to attack the deadly epidemic from all fronts. During a news conference Thursday, Oct. 20, outside the Riverside County Administrative Center, officials rolled

With statewide ballot measure ads bombarding voters, a controversial but lesser known measure that gives the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors the power to remove voter-elected sheriffs awaits a decision by voters on Nov. 8. If approved by a majority of L.A. County voters, the unprecedented Measure A grants power to the L.A. County

Authorities Wednesday seized thousands of fentanyl pills hidden inside bags and boxes of candy that a suspect attempted to smuggle through TSA screening at LAX. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Drug Enforcement Agency units at LAX seized the roughly 12,000 pills about 7:30 a.m., after the suspect went through TSA screening with the drugs