Santa Monica MODE Transit Expands Hours for Seniors, Disabled
Santa Monica’s on-demand transportation service for seniors and people with disabilities is expanding its operating hours starting in January, including the restoration of Sunday service that was suspended during the…
Ocean Safety Standards Lag Year After LA Fires
Rachael Gaudiosi, Special to the Daily Press It’s been more than a year since the Palisades and Eaton fires, and local nonprofit Heal the Bay is still working to build…
Federal funding cuts could slow L.A.’s booming defense industry
When former Space X engineer Josh Giegel launched his North Hollywood tech company Gambit in 2023, he had a vision for the battlefield of the future, one with fewer soldiers…
Photos: Iranian protest in downtown Los Angeles
Demonstrators in Los Angeles wave flags and chant slogans as they rally in solidarity with Iranian protesters, after a violent protest crackdown that killed thousands in Iran. Demonstrations in Iran,…
SoCal hiker went to search for lost friends. They were rescued; he was not
After a group of four hikers became lost Saturday in a remote, mountainous region of Riverside County, a fellow hiker in their group — fearing for their safety — struck…
Santa Barbara County officials crack down on unsanctioned Deltopia spring break rager
The future of Deltopia, an annual unsanctioned street party that draws thousands of college students and is often marked by chaos and arrests, is uncertain after Santa Barbara County supervisors…
Man killed wife, daughter, then himself in Lakewood shooting, authorities say
More details have emerged in a shooting that left three dead inside a Lakewood home on Thursday, with authorities saying a man allegedly killed his wife and youngest daughter before…
One dead and five injured in early Sunday morning crash near Griffith Park
A 25-year-old man was killed early Sunday morning in a five-car crash on the northbound 5 Freeway near Griffith Park, officials said. Five others were injured. The California Highway Patrol…
‘Abolish ICE’ messaging is back. Is it any more likely this time?
WASHINGTON — “Abolish ICE.” Democratic lawmakers and candidates for office around the country increasingly are returning to the phrase, popularized during the first Trump administration, as they react to this…
Amid rising costs, California and L.A. initiatives aim to tax the ultra-rich
California has billionaires on the brain. Last week union activists, hoisting giant cutouts of money bags and a cigar-smoking boss, announced a proposal to raise Los Angeles city taxes on…