LA County Launches $500K in Small Business Grants
The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity has opened applications for nearly $500,000 in grants designed to help 100 entrepreneurs and small businesses launch commercial operations. The Small Business…
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake recorded off Oregon
A large earthquake was reported at 7:25 p.m. Thursday off the Oregon coast. The magnitude 6.0 quake occurred 183 miles from Bandon, Ore., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The…
LA County Approves ICE-Free Zones Ordinance Development
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisors Lindsey P. Horvath and Chair Hilda L. Solis initiating development of an ordinance to establish ICE-Free Zones…
Man, woman and 17-year-old girl, believed to be family, are fatally shot in Lakewood
Three people were shot and killed in Lakewood on Thursday. Authorities received a call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon in the 5800 block of Lorelei Avenue at 7:53…
LA County Chair Solis Honors Immigration Enforcement Victims
Los Angeles County Board Chair Hilda Solis led a moment of silence honoring victims of federal immigration enforcement violence, including Renee Nicole Good and others shot by ICE agents across…
Trump administration sues California over law keeping oil wells from homes, schools
California communities and environmental justice groups worked for years to win a law to prevent new oil and gas wells from being drilled near where people live, work and gather.…
How to Stay Sane in Today’s News Cycle
Believe it or not, we’re only two weeks into the new year. It should be a time of rejuvenation and optimism, but, instead, it feels like we’re slogging through a…
L.A. firefighter union launches new sales tax initiative
One year after a deadly blaze ripped through the Pacific Palisades and destroyed thousands of homes, the union representing Los Angeles firefighters has launched a ballot initiative that would raise…
Santa Monica Gallery Presents ‘Typeland’ by Lorenzo Marini
Bruce Lurie Gallery presents “Typeland,” a solo exhibition by Lorenzo Marini curated by Sen Fu, on view from Jan. 17 through Feb. 17. Internationally recognized as a pioneer of the…
Santa Anita adds slot machine-like terminals sure to spark fight
The fight over horse racing tracks’ right to legally install slot-machine-like terminals in their facilities to allow betting on past races hit the boiling point on Thursday when Santa Anita…