A bill heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk could direct hundreds of millions of state dollars to Los Angeles County’s troubled juvenile halls, but youth justice advocates and two county supervisors are pushing for a veto, arguing it would waste money on a “very broken system.” AB 695, introduced by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco, would give
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Saturday night that a deputy was “found in medical distress in front of the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station” about 6 p.m. and was transported to a nearby hospital. The department later said the deputy was shot in his patrol car, and despite the best efforts of medical personnel he
Exactly 10 years ago this week, I wrote a column on a remarkable woman named Hilda Lassalette. She had just published her first romance novel, and was four chapters into her second, in what she envisioned would be a trilogy. She had high aspirations for a woman who was about to celebrate her 97th birthday.
When most hear about an organized cleanup day in Southern California, they usually flock to the beaches or the banks of the L.A. River and fill up garbage bags with trash they’ve collected. But on Sept. 23, the mountains will get a little love during National Public Lands Day. Hikers take in a picturesque view
Nearly 60,000 Kaiser Permanente workers say they’re ready to launch a strike if they can’t reach a labor agreement with the healthcare giant by Sept. 30 when their contract expires. The California employees, represented by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, claim they’re understaffed, underpaid and facing a host of other challenges while negotiations drag on. The
In an eight-mile swath of a damaged creek in unincorporated Santa Clarita, the connections between humans, nature, water supplies and survival of a rare fish are frayed by climate change. “This is a story about climate resiliency,” summed up Kerjon Lee, spokesperson for Los Angeles County Public Works, the lead agency in a multi-faceted project
CicLAmini North Hollywood, a mini-version of the usual CicLAvia closed-streets event, invites the public to bike, run, roller skate, skateboard or walk on Sept. 17 in the NoHo Arts District on and off Lankershim Boulevard. In the file photo: People make their way along an empty Sherman Way during CicLAvia in Canoga Park, Sunday, Feb.
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is back in the political arena, this time as a candidate against two-term L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn. The combative ex-sheriff, who lost his bid for reelection in November to former Long Beach Police Department Chief Robert Luna 61.3% to 38.7%, announced his campaign on Wednesday, Sept. 13,
Another hurricane is raging in the Southern Pacific and heading northward, but unlike Hurricane Hilary a few weeks ago, it is not expected to have the major weather impacts that caused concern and damage when the resulting tropical storm reached Southern California. Hurricane Jova is staying away offshore and heading northwest, but there is still
In honor of National Pet Memorial Day on Sunday, September 10, we commemorate the pets we’ve loved and lost. Pictured are Moses (middle), the columnist’s beloved childhood German shepherd mix, and Pasadena Humane alums Wilbur (left) and Koby (right), all of whom will forever live on in the hearts of their guardians. (Middle photo courtesy
More public parking is coming San Pedro’s way. The new owners of the San Pedro Topaz Building, a 293,000-square-foot office tower at 226 W. Sixth St., have agreed to offer a “text to park” system for spaces in its parking garage to the public, a move that downtown supporters believe will help bolster restaurants and
Some of the most common rider complaints and transit-related social media rants are spurred by the long wait times for LA Metro subways and light-rail trains. Officials say that will be changing starting Sunday, Sept. 10, when Metro increases frequencies on the B (Red) and D (Purple) subway lines that run in central LA, Hollywood
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown on Sept. 15 and ends at sundown on Sept. 17. There are a variety of reasons for Jews to hear the blowing of a shofar, a ram’s horn, on Rosh Hashana. Reasons include that it’s a wake-up call to change behaviors from the negative to the
Francisco Braiotta arrived at Ellis Island in October of 1911 — a 16-year-old boy from Calabria, Italy sent to America by his mother on an impossible mission. Find your father. Tell him his family needs him. The boy couldn’t speak English, knew no one, and the only money he had was the change in his
People look at the cars on display during the remembering 9/11 – Patriots Day Car Show at the Higher Vision Church Saturday, Valencia CA. Sept 10, 2023. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) People look at the cars on display during the remembering 9/11 – Patriots Day Car Show at the Higher Vision Church Saturday, Valencia
A view from the San Fernando Valley: People enjoy the warm weather at Lake Balboa-Anthony C. Beilenson Park in Lake Balboa. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of events in the San Fernando Valley area. Sept. 11
More than 3.6 million Mexicans — nearly 75% of L.A. County’s total Latino American population — are proud to call Los Angeles home. Thousands gathered in East Los Angeles to celebrate Mexican Independence Day on Sunday, Sept. 10. Cheerleders from Garfield High School ride in the East Los Angeles Mexican Independence Parade. September 1, 2023.
In an effort to prevent disenfranchising ethnic voters during the 2024 presidential elections, Los Angeles County will pursue creation of additional in-person voting centers in non-English speaking communities, and will incentivize the hiring of bilingual polling workers. An initiative including a broad array of actions was ordered by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors on
Film director Jon Frenkel Garcia is screening his new film “The Reflection Of Francisca Newman” at the Burbank International Film Festival on Sunday, September 24th, 2023. “The Reflection Of Francisca Newman” synopsis: In this cinematic fairytale, Francisca Newman, a psychologically disturbed ballerina, fails at her life audition. Her perfectionism starts to take a noticeable toll
Yung Mae and GreatDaeg will be making a special guest appearance on the Stoner Jordan’s “Doinks and Diamonds” Tour on Sunday, September 10th, 2023 in Spring Valley, California. The “Doinks and Diamonds” tour is taking place at Bancroft Bar. Bancroft Bar 9143 Campo Road Spring Valley, CA 91977 Doors Open at 7 PM PT. Get
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