Earthquakes strike along threatening fault in Southern California
South Los Angeles was rattled Thursday when a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Compton and along the threatening Newport-Inglewood Fault. The earthquake occurred about 1:32 p.m. about 2 miles south-southeast of Compton, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake north of Long Beach, and alo
197 Workers Laid Off as This California Seafood Facility Prepares to Shut Down
Bumble Bee Foods has filed a California WARN notice for 197 permanent layoffs at its Santa Fe Springs facility as the seafood processor prepares to wind down the site. The notice points to another significant reduction in California food manufacturing jobs later this year.
Inglewood’s development agreement with SoFi Stadium fell apart. Now what?
Mayor James Butts said the city isn’t sure what changes after the agreement was voided. Hollywood Park says its business as usual. The post Inglewood’s development agreement with SoFi Stadium fell apart. Now what? appeared first on LA Local .
BMW driver detained after fatal wheelchair hit-and-run on PCH
A driver in a BMW suspected of fleeing the scene after fatally striking a man in a wheelchair was caught by police in Long Beach early Friday morning. The hit-and-run crash was reported shortly after 12:30 a.m. near East 7th Street and Pacific Coast Highway, a Long Beach Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA
Activists demand Inglewood Mayor James Butts resign over groping allegation
INGLEWOOD, CA - Activists are calling for Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts to resign immediately, alleging he groped a high school student during a photo at a city hall community event on Tuesday. Activists allege Butts grabbed the student's buttocks while posing for a photo with her. Inglewood Commissioner Leonard...
Long Beach Pet Store Hit Twice by Same Burglar, Owner Offers $1,000 Reward
A person broke through the front door of Pet Partners #2 on East Broadway near Redondo Avenue in Long Beach at about 2:53 a.m. Sept. 9, remained inside for only a few minutes and left without taking anything. The incident followed a June 14 burglary at the store, and manager Edwin Jara believes the same person may have
From Chevron Oil Land to the Mall Nobody Fully Owns: The Invisible Lines Under...
Manhattan Village sits on Sepulveda Boulevard in Manhattan Beach, California, and was rebuilt between 2017 and 2022. It first opened its enclosed mall in 1981, beside an outdoor shopping area that had opened the year before. Fry's Electronics came in 1992 and occupied a separate corner site next to the...
Inside Skywalker Grill, the Lucas Museum’s rooftop restaurant that is already impossible to book
In "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' newly unveiled Lucas Museum, Skywalker Grill is a rooftop destination serving the filmmaker's favorite foods sourced directly from his ranch.
Woman linked to 14 Southern California beauty store thefts arrested
A woman suspected of stealing more than $15,000 worth of beauty products from stores across Southern California was taken into custody in a Tarzana parking lot, police said. Surveillance images of the suspect allegedly taking products during 14 separate incidents at 13 beauty supply stores in Orange, Los Angeles and Ve
Four Point Three Million Dollars Worth of Stolen Catalytic Converters Was Recovered Across Multiple...
Five suspects are facing grand theft and conspiracy charges after Orange County sheriff’s deputies broke up a catalytic converter theft ring and recovered roughly 2,400 suspected stolen units worth an estimated $4.3 million, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s own press release on the case. Key...
