L.A. passed a $30 hotel minimum wage. Then came the ballot measure fight
It’s the summer of the burn-it-down ballot measure in Los Angeles. For the past three months, labor unions and business groups have been locked in a protracted fight over a…
SpaceX hopes to nearly double the rocket launches off the California coast; a state panel likely to object
SpaceX wants to nearly double the number of rocket launches into space from the California coast, with plans for almost 100 a year from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The plan…
Bay Area man used aliases and ‘dummy books’ to steal rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA, feds say
A Bay Area man has been charged with stealing rare Chinese manuscripts valued at $216,000 from the UCLA library in an alleged scheme involving fake aliases and replacement books. Jeffrey…
Walmart to pay $5.6 million to settle allegations of overcharging
Walmart has agreed to pay $5.6 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the retail giant charged California customers prices that were higher than advertised, officials said. “When someone brings…
Accused gunman ‘disconnected from reality’ after L.A. Target shooting
Salvador Villa was working as an armed security guard at a Target store in downtown Los Angeles late last December when he confronted a suspected shoplifter. The man was spotted…
Someone keeps stealing, flying, fixing and returning this California man’s plane. But why?
While Jason Hong was celebrating his 75th birthday, he suddenly found himself thinking about his 1958 Cessna Skyhawk, a white and red single-engine beauty with colorful stripes that he calls…
California EV drivers are losing carpool lane privileges
For the last two decades, more than a million motorists who have slapped “clean air vehicle” decals on their electric and hybrid cars have been free to cruise in carpool…
Canyon fire explodes to nearly 5,000 acres; thousands evacuated in L.A., Ventura counties
Firefighters Friday were trying to make progress after the Canyon fire exploded to nearly 5,000 acres, forcing residents in northern Los Angeles and Ventura counties to evacuate. “We’re trying to…
Masked robber put L.A. family in boarded-up closet. He was no stranger
Lara Starr had just walked in through the door when she saw a masked man holding a gun inside her Woodland Hills home. Starr assumed this was part of a…
Law firm in L.A. homeless case bills $1.8 million for two weeks’ work
A high-profile law firm representing the city of Los Angeles in a sweeping homelessness case submitted an $1.8-million invoice for two weeks of work in May, according to records reviewed…