Man lying in Van Nuys parking lot killed by semi truck, authorities say
A 55-year-old man who was lying on the ground in a Van Nuys parking lot was killed Thursday by a semi truck, according to law enforcement authorities. A report of…
Chamber Music Palisades Premieres New Work Feb 4
Chamber Music Palisades presents the world premiere of ‘Due Voci’ by Grammy-winning composer Lolita Ritmanis on Feb. 4 at Brentwood Presbyterian Church. The program also features works by Beethoven, with…
Newsom vows crackdown on corporate homebuying in California
In his final State of the State speech, Gov. Gavin Newsom took aim at a group that some say contribute to California’s housing affordability crisis: corporate landlords. Newsom vowed to…
Santa Monica College Planetarium Shows Explore Space This Winter
The Santa Monica College Planetarium will present live-hosted shows on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons in January and February featuring tours of the solar system and explorations of black holes.…
Anaheim man accused of threatening to place pipe bombs at Disneyland ahead of JD Vance’s visit
An Anaheim man is facing federal charges that he falsely claimed to have placed pipe bombs inside Disneyland before Vice President JD Vance visited the park with his family last…
LA County Supervisors Protect Youth Gender-Affirming Care
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a motion aimed at protecting access to gender-affirming health care for transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming young people, pushing back against federal…
Another place where Newsom and Trump differ: Making MLK Day free to enter parks
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California State Parks will be free to enter on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday, after the Trump administration ordered national parks…
Wildfire victims decry state law protecting utilities from cost of disasters they cause
A year after the Eaton fire, survivors and the state’s electric utilities are clashing over whether state law should continue to protect the companies from the cost of disastrous wildfires…
Litigation over homelessness devolves into a battle of definitions
If a bed in a homeless shelter has been taken, is that bed still “available?” The plaintiffs in a five-year-old lawsuit alleging the City of Los Angeles failed to address…
Leaked memo reveals California debated cutting wildfire soil testing before disaster chief’s exit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s disaster chief quietly retired in late December amid criticism over the state’s indecisive stance on whether soil testing was necessary to protect survivors of the Eaton…