• Wed. Sep 17th, 2025

The Pulse of Southern California

Birdie G’s, once called ‘Santa Monica’s hottest restaurant,’ set to close in December

Birdie G’s, the lauded Santa Monica restaurant where Midwestern meets Jewish meets Californian cuisine, will close at the end of the year. Chef-owner Jeremy Fox cites the restaurant’s location and…

Ex-Arsenal star denies rape and assault charges

Reuters Thomas Partey appeared at Southwark Crown Court for his plea hearing Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has denied raping two women and sexually assaulting a third woman. The Ghanaian…

Former KTVU anchor arrested following altercation with daughter

A former Bay Area news anchor was arrested this week on suspicion of assault with serious bodily injury after a physical altercation involving his daughter, according to a social media…

Pepper-balls, rifle rounds, drones: UC police get green light for military-grade weapons

SAN FRANCISCO — University of California police will be replenishing and increasing their stockpile of military-grade weapons and equipment — including drones, bullets and thousands of pepper ball rounds —…

NBA, U.K. government invest $13.7M to grow basketball in England – NBC Los Angeles

The U.K. government and NBA have teamed up to expand recreational basketball in England through an investment of 10 million pounds ($13.7 million) ahead of the possible launch of an…

Federal judge orders Alabama’s largest county to redraw racially gerrymandered districts

By KIM CHANDLER A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Alabama’s largest county to redraw county commission lines after ruling that the districts were unconstitutional because of racial gerrymandering. U.S. District…

‘Love Is Blind’ alum sues producers, alleging they exerted ‘complete domination’ over cast

Apparently, love is blind to a healthy work environment. That’s what’s alleged in a new class-action lawsuit filed this week. Stephen Richardson, a contestant on Season 7 of the Netflix…

Taking amenities from renters to build ADUs ‘isn’t housing justice’

Sept. 17, 2025 9 AM PT To the editor: Los Angeles renters are not just losing off-street parking — we are losing basic principles of democracy (“A Koreatown parking protest:…

Timor-Leste scraps plan to buy MPs free cars after protests

Timor-Leste has scrapped a plan to give its lawmakers free cars after thousands of people took to the streets to protest against it. On Tuesday, demonstrators burned tyres and set…

Trump says the Palisades is allowing affordable housing. Is that true?

Gov. Gavin Newsom has responded to a social media post from President Trump saying the state was nearing approval of low-income housing in Pacific Palisades following January’s firestorm, writing the…