Los Angeles mayor urges hiring of over 400 police officers
(The Center Square) – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sent a letter this week to city council members, urging them to pass a budget that would allow the Los Angeles Police Department to hire 410 new officers. In the Dec. 10 letter, Bass implored the council to approve $4.4 million in funding, without which the police...
Governor Newsom Tours Wildfire Recovery Efforts in Los Angeles: Altadena and Palisades
Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom swung through Los Angeles to peek in on the recovery and rebuilding projects in Altadena and the Palisades, less than a year since wildfires ravaged the area. According to the governor's office, Newsom's visit spotlighted initiatives funded through LA Rises, a program assisting in...
New LA County report shows ‘unprecedented’ hate crime levels
About a year ago, a Black woman driving in Long Beach was stopped at a left turn lane when a white woman pulled up nearby and began honking. As the Black woman made the left turn, the white woman stayed with her, then drove alongside. “[N-word] my family owned you,”...
Board Approves Motion to Aid Families Recovering Final Paychecks After Immigration Raids
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to explore an ordinance allowing families to recover an employee's last paycheck when the employee is unavailable, regardless of immigration status. The ordinance, if adopted, would apply only to small businesses in unincorporated areas of the...
Historic South LA Black Cultural District is first of its kind in the state
Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, who represents the South Los Angeles area, led the effort for the state to designate Historic South Los Angeles as a Black Cultural District.
L.A. County court system launches mobile effort to expunge records, educate public
Leaders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County on Friday rolled out a trailer that will be deployed to recruit new employees and offer self help resources and civics lessons.
Bass to appear at reelection campaign rally in downtown LA Saturday
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will formally begin her campaign for reelection with a rally in downtown Los Angeles.
Pedestrian dies after Central Long Beach crash, police say
Long Beach police say they’re investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car on East Anaheim Street near Rose Avenue Thursday morning. The pedestrian, identified only as a woman, was crossing Anaheim Street in an unmarked crosswalk around 6:18 a.m. when she was struck by a 2022 Honda Accord traveling...
LA County man charged with wife’s death extradited from Peru
The LA County man accused of killing his wife before fleeing the U.S. arrived at LAX after being extradited from Peru.
A young musician was gunned down in Northridge. Did childhood friends set her up?
Maria De La Rosa, 22, was killed when masked men opened fire on her Cadillac Escalade in Northridge. Detectives suspect her childhood friends set her up.
