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…
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…
California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea will finally get street addresses
City Hall in Carmel-by-the-Sea soon could have this address: 662 Monte Verde St. Seems pretty standard, right? Not in this wealthy little town on the Monterey Peninsula that has never…
Measles resurgence puts the U.S. at risk of losing its ‘elimination’ status
One year ago this week, a case of measles was recorded in Gaines County, Texas. It was the start of an outbreak that killed two children and sickened at least…
Newsom, on world stage, accuses Trump of trying to suppress dissent
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday morning said he was not surprised the Trump administration blocked his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland the day before, saying…
This multibillion-dollar transit project could improve traffic across L.A. It goes to a vote today
The Sepulveda Transit Corridor project would connect the Westside to the San Fernando Valley in less than 30 minutes and ideally eliminate traffic congestion along one of the nation’s busiest…
Mt. Whitney hiker who forged on after friend turned back is found dead
Another hiker has died while attempting to summit the highest peak in the contiguous U.S., marking the third reported death on Mt. Whitney this season. The hiker was reported missing…