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Parents opposed to LAUSD’s student vaccine mandate rally outside the district office in Los Angeles while the school board meets on enforcement of the mandate on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Parents opposed to LAUSD’s student vaccine mandate rally outside the district office in Los Angeles while the

Dozens of fans gathered in Hollywood to remember the iconic and beloved singer of regional Mexican music who was awarded three Grammys and nine Latin Grammys and inspired a new generation of performers, including his son Alejandro Fernández, who died on Sunday. He was 81 years old.

The same day that the Los Angeles Unified school board will discuss whether to postpone enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for students, elected officials are scheduled to vote on a proposal to expand both its staff and student vaccination mandates to include all district-authorized charter schools. L.A. Unified currently authorizes 277 charter schools, of

Within a day after Carson’s city clerk resigned after just hours on the job, the city’s director of human resources was fired and its city manager was placed on administrative leave last week. No one at City Hall would discuss Monday whether any of the actions were related, but the latest moves Thursday, Dec. 9,

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Local resident Mike Ziemkowski talks about bringing back the “Lights on Display” after a two-year break, Wednesday, Dec 8, 2021. Ziemkowski has put on a Hollywood-quality animated light and sound show since 2003, keeping up a family tradition. The location is 3901 Longview Valley Road, Sherman Oaks. There

A U.S. Air Force veteran was attacked by a woman he was trying to help last month. Santa Ana police released video Wednesday in hopes of identifying the suspect.

A bear in Monrovia was caught on camera ferociously attacking an inflatable reindeer as a larger stood behind it watching. 

Cars all deck out for during the Chatsworth Kiwanis Holiday Parade, Sunday, Dec 12,2021. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer)Cj Some of the many mascots wave to the crowd during the Chatsworth Kiwanis Holiday Parade, Sunday, Dec 12,2021. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) One of many custom cars cruising during the Chatsworth Kiwanis Holiday Parade, Sunday,

Three children were found dead Monday at a home in East Los Angeles, authorities said.

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,294 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,543,784, as of Friday, Dec. 10. The total number of cases represents 15.4% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 16 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since, for a total of 27,304 deaths since

Donate Life Rose Parade floats have proceeded down Colorado Boulevard for nearly 20 years, wowing crowds with 50-foot petal-and-seed sculptures and dazzling ornaments. But the floral finery pales in comparison to the courage, strength and compassion exhibited by those who ride on or march alongside the float on New Year’s Day. Heart transplants, weeks-long comas

A “Jazz Vespers” service is presented on Dec. 12 at Northridge United Methodist Church. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of religion events in the San Fernando Valley area. Dec. 11 Las Mañanitas musical tribute and Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe: The feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 12, gets an

The fate of two former Torrance police officers may rest Monday with a Superior Court judge who has been asked to throw out evidence that the officers shared racist and homophobic text messages. Judge Amy Carter will decide whether to suppress evidence from the personal cellphones of ex-officers Corey Weldin and Christopher Tomsic. Attorneys for

LAKE BALBOA — A woman was killed early Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash today in the Lake Balboa/Northridge area that injured two other people. Officers were sent to the 17300 block of Saticoy Street about 2:40 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the

Jeff Nguyen reports from Pacific Palisades where two armed suspects entered a home in the Palisades, while a party was being held in the backyard, and robbed two partygoers inside the home.

A Lyft driver was punched and spat at during a July trip in Torrance after the driver asked a passenger to put on a face covering, as required by Lyft.

A yearlong investigation into a San Bernardino street gang’s criminal activity has netted 180 arrests, shuttered 30 illegal gambling operations and resulted in the seizure of more than 100 assault weapons and handguns, authorities announced Thursday. San Bernardino police last year began investigating illegal firearms sales involving Westside Verdugo, a Latino street gang rooted in

Police said the victim, longtime Orange County Register editor Eugene Harbrecht, was turning onto Santa Clara Avenue from Bristol Street when two racing cars came toward him at about 11:45 a.m.

“Holidays in the Village, A European Marketplace,” takes place on Dec. 12 in Westlake Village. (Photo courtesy of Holidays in the Village) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Dec. 9-16. EVENTS Gem Faire in Santa Barbara: International gem and jewelry dealers show

Donald R. Gerth, a former president of Cal State Dominguez Hills and an influential figure in the CSU system for five decades, has died. He was 93. Gerth died Monday evening, Dec. 6, at his home in Carmichael, according to an obituary released by Cal State Dominguez Hills. No cause of death was given. Gerth,