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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to adopt the Los Angeles Police Department’s military equipment-use policy in accordance with state legislation intended to increase the accountability and transparency of law enforcement. The ordinance, which will be held over for a second vote next week, passed 10-3 on Tuesday with Council Members

Aviation enthusiasts were thrilled by the aerobatics on Saturday during the Wings Over Camarillo air show. The theme for this year’s show was “Women in Aviation.” The Ventura County Chapter of the Ninety-Nines International Organization of Women Pilots curated an exhibit on “Notable Women in Aviation” that included information on trailblazing pilots Florence “Pancho” Barnes,

An excessive heat warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Antelope Valley for Tuesday, Aug. 23, while the inland valleys of Los Angeles County also will be hot. The heat warning will take effect on Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. and end around 10 p.m. Lancaster and Palmdale are expected to

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Is this squirrel “splooting” to beat the heat? A squirrel hangs out on a cool slab of concrete at the Lake Balboa Sports Complex on Thursday, August 4, 2022. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable

Steve Scauzillo has been a journalist for more than 40 years, has worked as a beat reporter, assistant city editor, Opinion Pages Editor, general assignment and transportation/environment writer. Steve loves to explore the outdoors by hiking the Angeles National Forest and is an amateur bird watcher. Steve is on the board of the San Gabriel

With Propositions 26 and 27 both related to tribal gaming, we look at the history of Native Americans and their casinos. The Rincon Band of Mission Indians, located in San Diego County, made the first attempt to open a tribal casino in California in 1970. The San Diego County sheriff shut it down and the

Bishop Brenda Bos, Southwest California Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is the guest speaker on Aug. 21 at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Woodland Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Aug. 20 Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church: The church holds a

The Wishing Tree Park will soon open in an area known as West Carson in Unincorporated Los Angeles County, once construction is complete on Thursday, August 18, 2022. A street of homes were demolished at the Del Amo site and the 8.5 acres languished for over 25 years. It will be opening later this year

LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Bob Blumenfield is seeking to expand protections for street vendors after an attack earlier this week in Woodland Hills, according to a motion filed Friday. A man was seen on video striking a street vendor’s cart with an ax on Sunday at the intersection of Canoga Avenue and Dumetz Road.

A five-mile backup greeted commuters Thursday on both the eastbound and westbound 210 Freeway during the second, five-day semi-closure in the past month to allow Caltrans to perform major roadwork on the bridge over the San Gabriel River. In the morning, westbound vehicles were backed up about five miles to Grand Avenue in Glendora, adding

A T-34 airplane taxis at Camarillo Airport during the Wings Over Camarillo media day, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, to promote the airshow, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 20 and 21 at Camarillo Airport. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer) Judy Phelps will pilot her Pitts Special Biplane at the Wings Over Camarillo airshow,

The Port of Los Angeles had its best-ever July, officials announced on Wednesday, Aug. 17, outpacing the same month last year, which was the previous record, by 5%. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 935,345 twenty-foot equivalent units, the industry’s measuring standard, in July, good enough for yet another record-breaking month — a regular occurrence since

Vaccines helped neutralize the global threat of polio, a dreaded scourge that can cause paralysis and death, but that life-saving drug may have led unintentionally to the virus’ reappearance this year in the U.S. and other countries. A form of the vaccine taken by mouth that uses a weakened live version of the poliovirus is believed

Students piled off the G Line (formerly Orange Line) bus at the Balboa Boulevard station early Tuesday morning, backpacks swaying, chitchat lingering in the air, as they made the short walk to Birmingham Community Charter High School in Lake Balboa. The students are part of an expanding L.A. Metro program offering K-12 and community college

The 80th annual Nisei Week Grand Parade on Sunday included taiko drum performers, participants from local community groups and high schools, elected officials and representatives, and the newly crowned 2022 Nisei Week queen and court. Little Tokyo capped off its 80th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival celebration with a parade in Los Angeles on Sunday,

In January, a record 109 ships awaited entry into the combined ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, often stretching to south Orange County. It marked a peak in the supply chain congestion that has bedeviled the nation’s two busiest ports during much of the pandemic. On Thursday, Aug. 11, that number stood at nine

A view from the San Fernando Valley: A cyclist pedals under cloudy skies along Hansen Dam in Lake View Terrace, CA Monday, August 1, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of  meetings and charity/volunteer events in

If you’re wondering how much protection you have from COVID, researchers at two local powerhouse universities say they’ve created new tests that will help determine antibody levels. MIT scientists on Tuesday announced they’ve developed a blood test that may predict COVID immunity. The announcement came a day after Harvard researchers said they’ve built a saliva

PASADENA — Staying cool during the summer was easy at Summer Skate Camp. Some even wore gloves it’s so cold. Audrey Wu, 8, works on her spins during Summer Skate Camp at Pasadena Ice Skating Center on Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Ice skaters work on a performance

The Veterans Home of California – West Los Angeles will host a career fair on Monday, Aug. 15 to fill hundreds of positions. The event, at 11500 Nimitz Ave., will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., highlighting openings for food service workers, nursing assistants, graduate student assistants and pharmacy services managers, among other jobs.