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Should LA Metro create it own police department? That question will be put to a vote at the mega transit agency’s board meeting on Thursday, June 22, when its board will decide whether to move ahead with a plan to launch an in-house Metro Police Department. The board’s options are to listen to the pros

More than 300 people, including parents, supporters of LGBTQ+ groups, and those who oppose them gathered outside Glendale Unified School District headquarters on Tuesday, June 20, as protests intensified over the issue of teaching children about same-sex parents and queer issues, both locally and nationwide. On June 6, the school board voted in favor of

Imagining the Los Angeles of 1870 takes some mental gymnastics. The city then had a population of 5,728, and transportation consisted of horse-drawn vehicles operating on dirt roads. It was far from the sprawling metropolis it would become even 30 short years later, when its population topped 100,000. Even with that in mind, I still

A shooting in Valley Glen on Monday evening, June 19, left two males dead and a third injured, authorities said. The LAPD responded to a call for a shooting in a parking lot near the intersection of Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Victory Boulevard at around 10:05 p.m. Officers arrived and found that three males had

By Melissa Heckscher, contributing writer It takes talent and imagination to turn COVID into cookies, but Rolling Hills Estates teen Storey Kuo has both. The Chadwick School tenth grader recently wrote, illustrated and published a children’s book called, “The Magical Arguing Cookies,” a story she thought up after losing hearing in her left ear due

First United Methodist Church of North Hollywood on Tujunga Avenue. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. June 17 Cars We Love to Drive Car Show: Attend and/or register your classic car for the show, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Event includes children’s activities, music and food

Jack after carving pumpkin during treatment.(Photo courtesy of Hagemeister family) Jack Hagemeister with his mother and father, Grand and Cara Hagemeister. (Photo courtesy of Hagemeister family) Students and teachers and administrators at Adams Middle School spelling out, “We got your back, Jack!” when Jack Hagemeister got diagnosed with leukemia. (Photo courtesy of Hagemeister family) Jack

He’s a 42-year-old first time dad busy assembling two cribs a few days before Father’s Day, and now all he’s waiting for are the twins to put in them. They should be here any day now. It was a year ago last May that Robel Neway asked co-worker Christina Yousefi to marry him. They both

Justin “Brick” Howze has a saying: “You can’t be it, if you can’t see it.” “Just seeing Black people at the beach, surfing on waves, encourages others to enjoy the ocean,” Howze said. The majority of surfers in the United States are white males, but a recently released study that tracks the sport’s participation highlights

Vice President Kamala Harris returned to Los Angeles Friday night, June 16. Air Force Two arrived at the Los Angeles International Airport at 6:33 p.m. She disembarked and waved at a friendly, cheering crowd. About 400 people were on the tarmac, including friends, family and community organizations. Douglas Emhoff, her husband, made his way along

The growing move toward unionization at USC continued this week when the school’s housing workers voted to join SEIU Local 721. The workers made the move to help them secure higher wages, better benefits and a stronger voice on the job. Angel Moreno, a general maintenance worker at the school, expects the latest union victory

Nearly 600 people have now alleged in a series of lawsuits filed by one firm that they were sexually abused and harassed while in custody at Los Angeles County’s juvenile facilities. Attorney Doug Rochen has filed four lawsuits since December on behalf of hundreds of former detainees. The latest suit, filed Monday, June 12, includes

Dozens of participants in an online town hall Wednesday were largely enthusiastic about LA Metro’s plans for the 14.8-mile-long, southern segment of a proposed light-rail system that would go from Artesia to the existing A Line Slauson Station. The $8.5 billion project — a first-of-its-kind transit project serving lower income communities in southeast Los Angeles

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to the last enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. It marks the formal end of slavery after the Civil War. Black Americans have celebrated Juneteenth for generations, but it became more

Allstate has received California’s blessing to raise homeowner insurance premiums 4%, but the state’s fifth largest home insurer said it has no plans to reverse its decision last fall to stop writing new policies. That will mean higher bills for Allstate’s existing customers, and no relief for other homeowners in the state who are losing

Supporters of a beloved Whittier softball coach have started a fundraiser on GoFundMe with hopes of defraying some of the costs to treat his ALS. Coach Jason Ramirez, head varsity softball coach at California High School, was recently was diagnosed with ALS, which — also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — is a neurodegenerative condition

Former President Donald showed up in federal court in Miami on Tuesday for his first appearance in a historic criminal case against him. With a large contingent of supporters outside, Trump pleaded not guilty to each of the 37 counts in the federal indictment that charged he hoarded classified documents detailing sensitive military secrets and

While tensions between the longshore union and employers remain high this week, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka is set to provide his monthly update on issues facing the nation’s busiest shipping hub on Tuesday, June 13. The lagging labor neogiations, though, are not the only issue dominating the supply chain. Cargo in

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Dogs will enjoy the new hydration stations planned for the renovation of Laurel Grove Park in North Hollywood. The project includes a new playground, new landscaping, along with new trash receptacles, benches and tables. A groundbreaking ceremony was held, Monday, May 15, 2023. (Photo by David Crane, Los

Officials gather with young golfers at an event to announce the launch of a campaign to create a community legacy for underserved youth on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at Maggie Hathaway Golf Course in South Los Angeles. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer) Young golfers cheer and applaud at an event to announce the launch