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Civil rights attorneys across Southern California on Monday, June 26, applauded a state Supreme Court decision holding police more accountable for alleged misconduct, while law enforcement officials said it will undoubtedly result in more lawsuits challenging police actions. “It sounds like it’s going to increase liability for us, and it may have some implications for

Filipino Americans across Southern California celebrated Philippine Independence Day in June, with events promoting unity and patriotism. In Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown, a lively festival Sunday was organized by community groups and the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles. It was the first time the event was officially held in Historic Filipinotown — a neighborhood

By Dr. Jennifer Liu, Guest columnist Prostate health is an important issue in aging men. Major health complications can arise from prostate issues, including prostate cancer, decreased quality of life because of urinary symptoms, and even bladder infections that can cause hospitalizations and the inability to urinate. The average age of diagnosis for prostate cancer

On those rare days when things were just not jelling and he needed a break to clear his mind, Bud Brown would take a ride out to Sunland to see his friends at Tierra del Sol. They never failed to lift his spirits with their laughter as he walked around the campus greeting them by

In the 1950s and 60s, a 24-hour donut shop on the corner of 2nd and Main streets in downtown Los Angeles was regarded as a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ and gender non-conforming community. The now-shuttered shop was called Cooper Do-nuts — and that street intersection, in what was once known as “The Run,” a

With a few swings of his golden sledgehammer, construction worker Leo Avalos drove a steel clip into the last rail tie that completed the light-rail tracks that soon will extend the A Line train 9.1 miles from Glendora to Pomona. The historic milestone was marked on a blustery Saturday, June 24, on the fresh tracks

The international president of the longshore union praised the Biden administration’s acting labor secretary for helping dockworkers and their employers reach a tentative labor deal, and discussed the ratification process in a 10-minute video interview with the Port of Long Beach’s CEO on Thursday, June 22. Willie Adams, the head of the International Longshore and

By Mia Gindis and Jo Constantz | Bloomberg Companies are getting serious about returning to the office despite opposition from workers set on keeping their flexible hours. In one of the latest moves, Citigroup Inc. said this week it is requiring stricter office attendance compliance. Amid mounting layoffs and signs of a softening economy, a

Emily Holshouser is a Los Angeles-based reporter who came to California from North Carolina in 2018. Emily began her career at the Cal State Northridge Daily Sundial, where she covered cops, protests, and utilities. She previously worked at ABC7 as an assignment desk editor and video journalist. In her time as a reporter, Emily has

LA Metro’s board of directors voted on Thursday, June 22 to pursue the creation of an in-house transit police department that would replace contracts with its current law enforcement agencies. Board members emphasized the vote does not set in concrete a 180-degree change in law enforcement tactics and the personnel who patrol L.A. County’s system

A view from the San Fernando Valley: The Sepulveda Basin near the 405 and 101 freeways has become fields of gold as wild mustard, a non-native plant, has completely taken over the the wild fields, on May 11, 2023. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of

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