Long Beach says library fence cost $790K. Records show $418K in construction costs
A new fence surrounding an outdoor terrace at Long Beach’s Billie Jean King Main Library cost taxpayers nearly $790,000, according to the city. But public records obtained by NBC4 Investigates show the company hired to build the fence was paid significantly less. The records show Quality Fence Co. was...
Tanker Collides with Sedan on 14 Freeway in Agua Dulce
A tanker with up to 85,000 pounds of fuel on board and a sedan collided Friday in the unincorporated Agua Dulce area of Los Angeles County, shutting down all but one northbound lane of the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway with a potential to disrupt morning traffic. The crash was reported...
U.S. marshals arrest Los Angeles murder suspect in Chandler
A Los Angeles murder suspect was arrested in the East Valley last week following a joint effort by federal and local law enforcement, authorities announced. George Nunez, 26, was taken into custody in Chandler on Aug. 6 by the U.S. Marshals Service-led Arizona WANTED Violent Offender Task Force and the Pacific Southwes
New rent limits take effect in California
This story originally appeared in The Center Square. Landlords across the state of California face new limits in how much they can increase the rent of their tenants. Under Assembly Bill 1482, the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019, landlords are prohibited from increasing their rental rate more than 5% plus the
Taste of Downtown + KCRW Summer Nights bring the party to Pine Avenue
Taste of Downtown and KCRW Summer Nights have combined to create a free-to-enter, all-ages event celebrating Downtown Long Beach culture and community! This festival of local flavors, live music, and dancing is happening Saturday, Aug. 22 from 2 to 10 PM on Pine Avenue and The Promenade. Eighteen Downtown and...
Los Angeles Homeowner’s House Sits Two Feet From the Side Property Line — Then...
Photo credit: AI-generated image created using ChatGPT. Illustrative only. In a lot of older Los Angeles neighborhoods, houses don’t sit politely centered on their lots. They sit where they sit—sometimes so close to a side boundary that you can practically touch the fence from your window. That’s the backdrop for a hom
The Tragic, Unsolved Murder of Georgette Bauerdorf (82 Years Later)
On October 12, 1944, twenty-year-old socialite and oil heiress Georgette Elise Bauerdorf was found dead in her West Hollywood apartment. This is her story. Born in New York City to a wealthy family, Georgette Bauerdorf moved to Los Angeles, where she took an apartment at the Mediterranean-style El Palacio complex on Fo
Feds settle lawsuit with L.A. County Sheriff’s Department over concealed firearm permits
The U.S. Department of Justice claimed "a huge win for the residents of Los Angeles County and for the Second Amendment," announcing a settlement Thursday in a lawsuit filed against the Sheriff's Department over delays in processing applications for permits to carry concealed firearms.
Former LAPD detective freed from prison, arrested again, Ventura DA announces
Michael Douglas Brambles was originally sentenced to 102 years in prison for the crimes, leading Ventura County officials to dismiss their case regarding victim S.W., assuming he would never be released.
Ex-LAPD detective released from prison faces new charges in Ventura County
A former Los Angeles Police Department detective imprisoned in the 1990s for a robbery and sexual assault in the San Fernando Valley has been charged in a new criminal case in Ventura County. Investigators there accused Michael Brambles in an attack on a woman during a holdup more than 30...
