Council approves boost in LAPD hiring, despite budget concerns
For eight months, the Los Angeles City Council and Mayor Karen Bass have butted heads over police hiring amid a budget crisis. The conflict began last spring when the council…
World enters the era of global ‘water bankruptcy,’ UN scientists warn
Dozens of the world’s major rivers are so heavily tapped, they often run dry before reaching the sea. More than half of all large lakes are shrinking, and most of…
How’s Newsom doing at Davos? Just ask Trump
What’s the absolute best way to give Gov. Gavin Newsom free publicity and a worldwide audience? Freeze him out at Davos, where the rich and powerful are meeting in the…
Man charged in ‘largest jewelry heist in U.S. history,’ avoids trial by getting deported
A man facing federal charges in what authorities have called the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history was deported to Ecuador late last month, bringing the case against him to…
Saugus Cafe closed, fans mourned; it reopened amid angry dispute
After the longest-operating cafe in L.A. County announced in late December that it would shut down after 139 years, customers of the Original Saugus Cafe began buying up its branded…
L.A. mayoral candidate Austin Beutner’s daughter dies at 22; no cause released
The daughter of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Austin Beutner died earlier this month and authorities have not yet released the cause. Emily Beutner, 22, died at a hospital on Jan.…
‘Disturbing’ video of dog being dragged away by Corona animal control officers sparks outrage
Some residents and animal activists are outraged after Corona Animal Services officers were filmed dragging away a dog. The Animal Rescue Mission in Corona posted a video on social media…
An effort to save local journalism in California is foundering
California has a problem. It’s not homelessness, a lack of housing or the state’s increasing unaffordability, all of which have been documented at length. It’s truth decay. If you believe…
Celebrity PR firm helped LAFD shape messaging after Palisades fire
In the months after the Palisades fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation raked in millions of dollars in charitable donations to pay for training and equipment for firefighters, as…
Copper thefts turned these upscale L.A. streets dark. Residents fought back
It’s been months since a swath of Hancock Park lost its streetlights — and it’ll be several more long months of what residents say are “pitch black” streets and roaming…