LA Has No Shelter Space Left for Families
After Funding Cuts, LAHSA Can No Longer Enroll New Families into Shelter or Housing Programs, Leaving Thousands Homeless Funding cuts to homeless services and housing assistance programs in Los Angeles have resulted in resources for unhoused families in the area … Continue reading →
L.A. Built Tiny Home Villages to Solve Homelessness – Then the Police Calls Started
LOS ANGELES - For months, The Current has received growing reports from residents who say crime and drug activity have increased around neighborhoods near "Tiny Home" villages. During community meetings , residents often share troubling accounts of theft, fights, and narcotics activity they associate with the nearby...
Governor Newsom Appoints Steven Crass as Fresno County Superior Court Judge
On October 23, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of 12 new Superior Court Judges in California. The appointments include one judge each in Fresno, Mendocino, Orange, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Tulare counties. Los Angeles County will have three new judges, and Riverside County will have...
Reparations for African Americans: Basic Demands that Should Have Been Given Long Ago
In this article, African Americans from a diverse set of backgrounds, upbringings, and ages were asked one question: If African Americans collectively had the opportunity to demand reparations from the United States, what would you demand?. This question aimed to identify first-hand what reparations individuals feel...
‘He showed no mercy’: Gunman in Los Angeles disarmed, beaten by victim
An attempted armed robbery in West Hollywood went horribly wrong for a would-be thief who targeted a retired wrestler, according to one witness. The incident, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, occurred just before 1 p.m. in the 900 block of North Sweetzer Avenue. The victim, who did not...
End of an era: Orange County shoppers prepare to say goodbye to Westminster Mall
Once considered a community hub and popular shopping center, the Westminster Mall in Orange County will soon close its doors. Most of the shops in the mall will close on Oct. 29, when leases expire, Westminster City Manager Christine Cordon told the L.A. Times. The mall’s three largest stores —Best Buy, Target and...
Uber Driver-Turned-Pyromaniac Busted For Allegedly Igniting California’s Deadly Palisades Fire
Lawmen have busted an Uber driver they accuse of being the twisted firebug who ignited California’s deadly Palisades Fire that killed a dozen people, destroyed thousands of homes and left more than 23,000 acres in blackened cinders, according to People. Authorities identified the pernicious pyromaniac as Jonathan...
Carson nonprofit helps people in need across Southern California
The Carson-based nonprofit organization known as the F.O.U. Movement is working to reintegrate former inmates, provide services for vulnerable youth and help those living with substance abuse disorder. Recently, some of the members of F.O.U. distributed hot meals, hygiene packs, Narcan and more to a community of...
Police share name, images of suspected shooter in Southern California murder
Police have identified the suspected shooter in a March murder in the Westlake District. Isaac Davila, 21, is accused of shooting Edwin Mora, 30, near the intersection of West 2nd and Emerald streets the evening of March 27, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release. Mora, who suffered multiple...
$75K reward offered in unsolved South L.A. double murder
Los Angeles police investigators announced a renewed $75,000 reward Wednesday for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a 2008 shooting in South Los Angeles that left a young man and woman dead.
