What is the ‘Save Our Services’ campaign?
When Marni Lustig saw a flier for the Save Our Services campaign, she didn’t immediately grasp what she was reading. The flier appeared to be about Los Angeles’ budget crisis,…
L.A. woman killed as she walked to car. Suspect is free on bail
A suspect arrested in the fatal hit-and-run killing of a woman in Hollywood in late June had his arraignment pushed back months Tuesday morning and is free on bail. Davontay…
Federal cuts, benefit delays, errors derailing veterans’ education
At the start of the spring semester in January at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, a dozen military veterans waited for their GI Bill student benefit checks to…
How these Riverside kids are using civic knowledge to confront immigration
The scene at the dais in Riverside’s City Council chambers looked a bit different on a recent Monday morning: Instead of men and women in business attire, children wearing navy…
SoCal toddler found wandering barefoot on railroad tracks; parents arrested
Two parents have been arrested after police found their toddler wandering alone on the overpass of a railroad in Needles. Around 6 a.m. Sunday morning, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s…
Federal judge refuses to dismiss case against L.A. County deputy
A federal judge on Monday rejected U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli’s request to dismiss charges against a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who has already been convicted of a felony for…
Trump wants troops in D.C. But don’t expect him to stop there
Well, at least they’re not eating the cats and dogs. To hear President Trump tell it, Washington, D.C., has become a barbarous hellhole — worse even than Springfield, Ohio, it…
Man who overstayed his visa stole food aid from thousands of needy Californians, feds say
A man believed to have been a part of a Romanian criminal organization was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week after he stole tens of thousands of welfare…
Loose tire kills driver on Southern California freeway
A driver was killed on Monday morning following a crash on the 60 freeway in Pomona. A tire from a big rig came loose in traffic and smashed through the…
To tackle homelessness, Los Angeles moves to centralize its response
The request came in June. A staff member for Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath emailed the county’s newly established Emergency Centralized Response Center, asking for a cleanup of a…