Transnational jewelry theft ring busted after investigation, LAPD says
The Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday it busted an organized crime group that targeted jewelry and retail businesses in the U.S. and abroad, including a theft in Los Angeles…
Trump administration calls 7 governors to Colorado River talks in D.C.
With Western states deadlocked in negotiations over how to cut water use along the Colorado River, the Trump administration has called in the governors of seven states to Washington to…
California to Texas pay phone sparks conversation across party lines
A rather peculiar red phone booth appeared outside of a San Francisco tattoo parlor this week urging residents in one of America’s most liberal cities to “call a Republican.” Its…
CSU faculty settle with university on disclosure of personal data to federal investigators
California State University has settled a lawsuit with its faculty union that restricts the university from divulging personal information to federal agencies investigating antisemitism on campus without the employee’s knowledge,…
LAPD captain deleted texts in Black Lives Matter lawsuit, judge finds
After the LAPD response to a 2020 protest outside the mayor’s mansion led to an excessive force lawsuit, attorneys representing the Police Department insisted they had turned over all relevant…
Falling enrollment. Budget uncertainty. LAUSD warns of layoffs and cuts
Los Angeles school officials warned this week of impending staff reductions — including likely layoffs — as they grapple with steadily falling enrollment and a three-year budget projection that ends…
VA promises hundreds of tiny homes on its West L.A. campus; veterans want something nicer
A plan by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to put up to 800 new tiny homes this year on its West Los Angeles campus drew an immediate rebuke from…
Orange County driver killed when pursuit suspect crashes into their vehicle
A police pursuit that started in Anaheim on Wednesday night ended with the suspect’s vehicle colliding with another car, killing the driver, officials said. A driver who fled a traffic…
Anduril to invest another $1 billion in California with new Long Beach campus
Anduril Industries, one of the leading defense companies in Southern California, will expand in Long Beach with a new $1-billion complex near the city’s airport. Anduril is developing new defense…
Rain in the forecast for Los Angeles. Here’s how long it will last
Drizzly conditions were on tap for the Los Angeles area Thursday morning. A band of showers was moving across western L.A. County as of 7:30 a.m., with rainfall totals amounting…