March, rally held in LA for International Migrants Day
A coalition of labor, faith, and immigrant rights groups marched through Koreatown and MacArthur Park to mark International Migrants Day. Organizers are calling for a boycott of Target and Home Depot, alleging the retailers have failed to oppose violence and immigration raids targeting marginalized communities. The...
Norovirus cases increase in Los Angeles County, health officials say
Over a 21-day period, norovirus in wastewater rose 154% in Los Angeles.
1 hospitalized after police shooting in Hollywood
An investigation is underway in Hollywood Thursday following a police shooting where at least one person was injured, the LAPD said. The shooting was reported around 3:44 p.m. while officers responded to a call of a suicidal subject near Fernwood Avenue and Bronson Avenue. LAPD says officers located the person...
Person taken to hospital after alleged ‘cutting’ in Westfield Topanga Mall
At least one person was taken to the hospital after an incident at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Canoga Park Thursday evening. Details are limited and it’s unclear what exactly occurred. Preliminary, though unconfirmed information, suggested that officers with the Los Angeles Police Department and crews with L.A....
As rent relief applications open, tenant advocates call for stronger protections
LOS ANGELES — For years, Magda Coronado supported herself by cooking and selling traditional Guatemalan food on the streets of Los Angeles, serving neighborhoods like Westlake and Echo Park. But when immigration enforcement intensified in June, she said her customers disappeared — many too afraid to leave their...
ER visits for heart attacks surged in aftermath of January’s LA County wildfires, study...
For the first time, researchers have been able to study the direct health effects the January wildfires had on Angelenos.
‘A horrible act’: Amazon bans driver accused of stealing California family’s cat
The company is working with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in its investigation.
Jamison accused of shutting out Section 8 renters across Los Angeles
Evidence has emerged suggesting that Jamison, the largest Korean American–owned real estate development firm, has denied housing to Section 8 voucher holders at multiple residential properties it owns. Section 8 is a federal housing assistance program for low-income households, under which tenants typically pay about...
More animals than ever are dying on Los Angeles streets
Subscribe to LA Public Press to get stories like this in your inbox every week. Abandoned pets, increased urban sprawl are causing roadkill numbers to spike.
Stolen plane crashes into building at Los Angeles airport; suspect arrested
A hijacked plane crashed at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles after a suspect reportedly broke into a flight school building. The FBI responded to the early morning incident.
