Los Angeles CA

You order expecting something quick and familiar. A bun, a sausage, maybe a topping or two. Then the first bite lands, and it’s immediately clear this isn’t the version you had in mind. Hot dogs across California have taken on a life of their own, shaped by regional...

LOS ANGELES — Beachgoers in Los Angeles County are being urged to avoid all water contact Monday, especially near discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers, due to potentially higher bacteria levels after Sunday's rainfall. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an Ocean Water Quality Rain Advisory...

THOUSAND OAKS, CA — April 8, 2026 – A retail theft in Thousand Oaks escalated into a brief vehicle pursuit on the afternoon of April. 3 ending with two Los Angeles County men in custody and a stolen handgun recovered. According to Ventura County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Det....

You’ve probably heard big promises before. Fast, sleek trains linking major cities, cutting travel time, and easing traffic. That was the idea behind California’s high-speed rail plan back in 2008. It sounded exciting and bold. But nearly two decades later, people are still waiting. The story, recently highlighted...

Yesterday, Payday Report's multimedia editor, Amos Wolf, and I flew out to LA as a result of a generous donation by reader of Payday Report. Currently, we are down at SEIU Local 99 headquarters, where 30,000 LA School Employees are preparing to meet with LA Mayor Karen Bass to avert a strike tomorrow.

A man was pronounced dead at the hospital after the California Highway Parol’s L.A. County Communications Center broadcasted a call of a vehicle facing sideways in the HOV lane on the southbound State Route 14 north of Via Princessa in the early hours of Monday morning, according to an official with the CHP Newhall-area Office.

A Simple Violation Sparks a Lengthy Dispute (Image Credits: Unsplash) Los Angeles – Paul Cook parked his car in Chinatown for a casual dim sum outing, only to find a $93 citation waiting. What followed was a grueling 16-month battle with city bureaucracy that saw the fine more than double despite a judge’s dismissal. The ... Read more The post Los Angeles Parking Ticket Ignored...

LOS ANGELES – A man who was chasing and threatening people with a knife in the San Fernando Valley overnight was taken into custody, police said. Officers responded to reports of a knife-wielding man chasing people in a Ralphs parking lot on the 7200 block of Woodman Avenue around 12:15 a.m. Monday, Los Angeles Police […]

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It’s illegal in California to intentionally fish for great white sharks. But on Saturday at Hermosa Beach Pier in Los Angeles County, five anglers reportedly hooked more than 20 juvenile white sharks, using mackerel as bait. According to the Easy Reader , the anglers said they believed they were hooking mako sharks, and that they cut the lines to free the sharks after reeling them...