• Sat. Jul 5th, 2025

The Pulse of Southern California

Madre fire spreads to 70,800 acres in rural San Luis Obispo County

The largest wildfire in California this year has grown to 70,800 acres in San Luis Obispo County and poses an immediate threat to life, according to the California Department of…

Man dead after bloody shoot-out with sheriff’s deputies in East L.A.

A man was shot and killed in East L.A. during an alleged shoot-out with Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. On Friday at about 4:24 a.m., deputies responded to a call…

Trump was winning with Latinos. Now, his cruelty is derailing him

The Pew Research Center is one of the most trusted polling firms in the country, especially when it comes to Latinos. Last week, it published findings that should have been…

Los Angeles approves plan to spend nearly $425 million in ‘mansion tax’ money

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to spend nearly $425 million collected from Measure ULA, directing the money to a series of affordable housing and homelessness…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs not guilty of most serious charges but will remain in custody until sentencing

Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty Wednesday of transportation for prostitution but cleared of the most serious charges — racketeering and sex trafficking — following a weeks-long federal…

Commentary: Bass defends her turf: ‘Let me be clear: I won’t be intimidated’ by Trump

The president of the United States, who seems to enjoy nothing more than playing the bully, is picking on Los Angeles. But L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, not known as a…

7 missing after explosions at California fireworks warehouse

Seven people are missing after multiple explosions at a warehouse in Northern California that sent bright fireworks across the area and ignited a brush fire. The location is owned by…

Why feds failed to convict Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on biggest charges.

Federal prosecutors announced charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs with great fanfare last year. This was not just a case of a celebrity behaving badly, they said. It was about a…

Nine hospitalized after drug incident at L.A. juvenile hall

Nine people were hospitalized Wednesday morning because of possible drug exposure inside Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, officials said. Vicky Waters, the communications director for the L.A. County Probation…

Commentary: A tale of two parks: One was a ‘poor boy’s Disneyland,’ the other had a Cobra Woman who was really a man

Here’s a little story for summertime, a tale of two seaside amusement parks of days of olde: One eventually got itself a reputation as a rackety, unsavory hangout where you…