LA County CEO paints bleak financial picture; public hospital closure a possibility
Federal funding cuts, fire-related costs and continuing liabilities from child sexual abuse cases at juvenile facilities are placing the county in a pinch.
Report: L.A. County Has Almost No Money for Disaster Response
Los Angeles County has almost no money for disaster response — despite the frequency of natural disasters in the most populous county in America, and despite the presence of a large and valuable property tax base. The Washington Post reported Tuesday:. Documents that include a fiscal year 2024 budget...
5 suspects arrested in connection with attempted armed robbery of DTLA dispensary
LOS ANGELES – At least five armed robbery suspects are in custody on Tuesday after a botched robbery followed by a standoff with police at a cannabis dispensary near downtown Los Angeles. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at approximately 4:40 p.m. Monday regarding a robbery...
Group of men vandalize food truck in South LA
A group of men terrorized employees and customers of a food truck on Sunday in a disturbing on-camera attack that’s under investigation by police. Tacos Los Poblanos said its Florence location on Avalon Boulevard will be closed until further notice after a large group of men vandalized its food truck and equipment...
Police: Man shot to death near L.A.’s MacArthur Park
A man was found shot to death near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles early Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department says. An LAPD spokesperson told KTLA just after 6 a.m. that officers were dispatched to Wilshire Boulevard and Westlake Avenue around 3 a.m. for a shooting call. The location provided by authorities is a...
Rupert Murdoch’s new tabloid to bring New York Post attitude to California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"Headless body in topless bar"-type headlines made famous by the iconic New York Post tabloid could soon greet Californians as Rupert Murdoch's News Corp prepares to expand to the West Coast with its biggest U.S. daily newspaper launch in nearly 15 years.
Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass Declare NIMBY Martial Law To Stop Duplexes in the Palisades
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include:. A California homeowner files yet another challenge to a local "inclusionary zoning" program. Oregon passes what might just be the most radical YIMBY reform yet. A federal judge sides with fair housing groups claiming that the...
Great White Sharks in SoCal, HARD Summer Impact & Cali’s Unemployment Rate
Great White Sharks in SoCal, the HARD Summer Impact & Cali’s Unemployment Rate
Out-of-control driver plows into 4 vehicles in Southern California; 2 dead, 4 injured
Two people are dead and at least four others were injured in what authorities are describing as a high-speed multi-vehicle collision in Santa Ana Monday night. Officers with the Santa Ana Police Department responded to reports of the violent crash on Main Street just north of Warner Avenue at around 6:35 p.m.,...
Health officials investigate unusual outbreak in Long Beach
Health officials in Long Beach are urging residents to take steps to reduce flea exposure and protect public health after confirming a higher than average number of flea-borne typhus infections so far this year. As of July 31, 2025, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services has reported 20 confirmed...
