Los Angeles hospital searches for identity of unknown patient
Health officials are asking the public for help identifying a man who has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for more than a week. The unidentified patient arrived at Los Angeles General Medical Center last Wednesday, and hospital staff have been unable to locate any friends or family who can identify him. According to the L.A. […]
LAFD Firefighters Grapple with Culture of Silence and Retaliation Fears
Concerns Raised but Quickly Dropped (Image Credits: Unsplash) Los Angeles — During testimony in a lawsuit over the devastating Palisides fire, multiple Los Angeles Fire Department members described raising concerns about lingering hot spots at the earlier Lachman incident. Yet they stopped short of pressing superiors further, citing a departmental norm against challenging authority. That ... Read more The post LAFD Firefighters Grapple with Culture of...
More rain is on the way for Los Angeles this weekend
Los Angeles could be in for some light rain this weekend. A storm system could bring intermittent showers to most areas from late morning Saturday through the evening and overnight, with rainfall totals expected to be under a quarter-inch and probably one-tenth of an inch or less, said Mike Wofford, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. With rainfall rates projected...
LACAHSA Grant to PATH Keeps Hundreds from Becoming Unhoused at Fraction of The Cost
The Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) announced on April 15 a $2.7 million award to PATH and its partners to help 187 households avoid homelessness — approximately 500 people. The investment is a targeted, front-end strategy to prevent displacement before it occurs. The math makes the...
2 sought in armed robbery at South Los Angeles gas station
Police are searching for two men accused of robbing a South Los Angeles gas station at gunpoint.
California is ground zero for the growing battery backlash
The US is in the midst of a battery boom critical to keeping the lights on amid heat waves, winter storms and surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence. But developers are increasingly encountering an implacable foe: communities afraid that large lithium-ion storage farms could spontaneously burst into flames. As installations...
Shoppers shift food spend to c-stores
New Tillster data shows consumers are visiting c-stores more often for food as restaurant loyalty declines and value, convenience and speed take priority.
Massive homeless encampment draws concerns
A massive homeless encampment spanning roughly half a mile is drawing renewed concern after neighbors say calls to the county went unanswered for months.
LA County hospitals have a new policy to expand immigrant patient rights. Hardly anyone...
Implemented by the LA County Department of Health Services, the policy has been described as a “new gold standard of care” meant to safeguard patient rights as hospitals navigate an influx of federal immigration raids. The post LA County hospitals have a new policy to expand immigrant patient rights. Hardly anyone knows about it appeared first on LA Local .
Two contract employees at LAX arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - Two contract workers at Los Angeles International Airport who were arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling were scheduled to make their initial appearance in court today. The arrested suspects were identified by the U.S. Attorney's Office as Alejandro Medina Beltran, 23, of Compton, and Luis Armando...
