Hate crimes in L.A. County ‘continue at record levels,’ report finds
Hate crimes in Los Angeles County remained near record-high levels in 2024, despite slight decreases in several types of violent incidents, according to a report released Thursday. The findings from…
Trump officials pressing for CDC to scrap hep B vaccine for newborns
A vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was poised to vote Friday on whether to scrap the recommended birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine,…
Trump administration adopts plan to pump more water in California
Acting on an order from President Trump, the federal government on Thursday announced plans to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a unilateral…
Supreme Court rules for Texas Republicans, allowing new election map to go into effect
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled for Texas and its GOP leaders on Thursday, clearing the way for the state to use a new election map in 2026 that is…
Federal investigation of Democratic consultants in Sacramento nets guilty plea
SACRAMENTO — A Sacramento lobbyist and former high-level staff member in the California Legislature on Thursday accepted a plea agreement tied to a criminal case that includes Gov. Gavin Newsom’s…
‘Kissing Club’ at private L.A. school leads to bullying and sexual assault, lawsuit claims
The parents of an 8-year-old girl are suing a Los Angeles-area private school for allegedly failing to take action against a “Kissing Club” that was started by older students who…
Issa to run in California rather than move to Texas
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa announced Thursday that he would run for reelection next year in his San Diego area district instead of moving to Texas to run in friendly GOP…
Wilmont Neighborhood Association Holds Annual Membership Meeting Dec. 6
The Wilmont Neighborhood Association will hold its annual general membership meeting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Montana Branch Library, 1704 Montana Ave. at 17th Street.…
The 25 best songs of 2025
Pop music was not at all safe this year from the encroachments of an AI industry determined to slop-ify everything it can. Yet the proliferation of great songs — written,…
L.A. hip-hop influencer lured rape victims to vacant Pacific Palisades home, police say
A hip hop artist and social media influencer accused of rape lured his victims to a vacant Pacific Palisades home damaged in January’s fires where he was pretending to live,…