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Fontana and state Attorney General Rob Bonta have settled a lawsuit filed last summer challenging the city’s approval of a 206,000-square-foot warehouse at Slover and Oleander avenues adjacent to Jurupa Hills High School. At a news conference Monday, April 18, in downtown Los Angeles, Bonta called the settlement “innovative” in how it addresses environmental injustices

Some 55,000 nurses, medical personnel and other Los Angeles County workers are set to begin strike authorization votes this week as they bargain for cost-of-living raises, continued full healthcare coverage and an end to job outsourcing. The employees, represented by the SEIU 721, will begin with in-person voting at LAC+USC Medical Center in Boyle Heights

SYLMAR — No injuries were reported Monday morning from a well-involved Sylmar house fire. The fire was reported at 3:19 a.m. on the 13900 block of Almetz Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Brian Humphrey. First-arriving firefighters reported the single-story house was well-involved with flames that also threatened a nearby structure, Humphrey said.

Parishioners attend the 73rd Easter Sunrise Service at Green Hills Memorial Park, hosted by San Pedro’s Pastors Fellowship and the Alive worship band, in Rancho Palos Verdes on Sunday, April 17, 2022.(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) The holiest day on the Christian calendar was a greeted with uplifting celebrations for rebirth and redemption around

For many of them, it’s their first Easter away from their kids. The first time they won’t be home to help them dye the eggs and put the finishing touches on their Easter baskets before they wake up. They’re halfway around the world in Poland right now on deployment with their California Army National Guard

Angela “Romee” Romero — who launched a one-woman mission to share San Pedro’s history, spurred the ongoing effort to build a heritage museum dedicated to the port town and launched a campaign to erect a statue of iconic local writer Charles Bukowski — has died. She was 43. Romero died earlier this month of complications

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church holds a Holy Saturday service on April 16 and Easter services on April 17 in Studio City. (Google Street View) April 16 Great Vigil of Easter at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church: 7:30 p.m. Location, 3646 Coldwater Canyon Ave., Studio City. 818-763-9193. Email: mail@stmikessc.org. Easter services

Rachel Robinson is three months shy of her 100th birthday. It has been 75 years since her husband, Jackie, played his first regular season game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking a ban on Black players that had persisted since the 19th century. What he told her that morning – “I’ll be number 42, just in

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,214 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,849,185 as of Thursday, April 14. Officials reported 12 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,839 deaths since tracking began. There 17 fewer hospitalizations reported since Wednesday, bringing the total count

The Port of Los Angeles is projected to bring in $632 million in operating revenue next fiscal year, with expenses expected to increase 6.5% to $326 million, based on the port’s proposed 2022-23 budget, which officials rolled out late Thursday, April 14. The budget discussion, during Thursday’s Los Angeles harbor commission meeting, came two days

Grande Experiences’ “Street Art Alive,” an interactive art installation, opens April 22 at Lume Los Angeles. (Photo by Ryan Lautenbacher/Grande Experiences) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, April 14-21. EVENTS Spring Egg Hunt at Victory Vineland Recreation Center: Arts and crafts,

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 973 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,848,030 as of Wednesday, April 13. Officials reported 11 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,830 deaths since tracking began. There 14 fewer hospitalizations reported since Tuesday, bringing the total count

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 795 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,847,097 as of Tuesday, April 12. Officials reported 13 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,819 deaths since tracking began. There was five more hospitalizations reported since Monday, bringing the total

When Raul Porto Jr. showed up at the Porto’s Bakery & Cafe in Northridge early Tuesday, April 12, long before the new site opened, he spotted about 50 guests waiting outside. By the time the bakery opened its doors at 9 a.m., the president and son of the founder of Porto’s Bakery & Cafe, counted

A free mobile dental clinic launched on Monday, April 11, was expected to provide as many as 100 homeless and at-risk veterans with comprehensive dental care this week. Dental student Vage Markaryan observes as Dr. Nineli Zadourian provides dental services to Alan Burch, 63, who served in the Marine Corps, has his third and final

Nearly three years after the FBI raided the offices of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as part of a corruption investigation, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday, April 11, announced the hiring of an inspector general to lead an office that will investigate and audit the department’s activities. Starting May 9,

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Construction on single family homes in Porter Ranch, CA. on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of  meetings in the San Fernando Valley. April 11 Wings

LONG BEACH — The 47th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach ended under caution but winner Josef Newgarden was happy to celebrate his first NTT Indy Car Series victory in the streets of downtown Long Beach on Sunday. Newgarden said a big part of his win was navigating turn 8 on Pine Avenue. Josef Newgarden

Roughly two-thirds of the 70 million gallons of sewage spilled in Los Angeles County since 2007 ended up in a storm drain or a river connected to the Pacific Ocean, according to analysis of 15 years of data maintained by the county Public Health Department. Of that total, the vast majority of the sewage that

The temperatures cooled on Saturday, April 9 — but the energy did not. Enthusiasm remained high during the second day of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach as fans relished the combined smells of greasy stunt food and burnt rubber, eager to continue the city’s biggest party on the penultimate day of three-day event.