After Years Vacant, Work Begins at Former Ramada Inn to Create Permanent Housing for...
LOS ANGELES - Five years after it was purchased by People Assisting the Homeless (with an $11 million mortgage from the city, financed with Project Homekey funds), and three years after it was vacated after serving as interim homeless housing for about 14 months, work is set to begin this week at 3130 West Washington...
LAHSA opens seasonal winter shelter beds through March 2026
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced Wednesday the start of its seasonal Winter Shelter Program, which is expected to provide interim beds through March 31, 2026. According to LAHSA, the program formally began Saturday with the opening of 61 beds, with more set to come...
California warns residents, tap water unsafe after wildfires
For many California residents recovering from wildfires, clean tap water has become an unexpected concern. Officials warn that in parts of Los Angeles County, including Pacific Palisades, the water flowing from household taps is unsafe to drink, forcing many families to depend entirely on bottled water for daily use....
Gunfire erupts at Indoor Valley Swap Meet in Panorama City; at least 1 person...
At least one person was reportedly shot during a robbery Monday at the Valley Indoor Swap Meet in Panorama City, officials confirmed to KTLA. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of the robbery at Tobias Avenue and Parthenia Street just after 2 p.m. Details are limited and at least...
LAUSD tries to quash lawsuit alleging the district defrauded taxpayers
A lawsuit filed against the LAUSD and Superintendent Alberto Carvalho claims they defrauded taxpayers out of millions of dollars in funding.
Shots fired during home invasion robbery in Sherman Oaks; suspects sought
A shooting occurred during a home invasion robbery in Sherman Oaks, prompting a search for the suspects after they fled the scene.
Immigrant groups denounce arrest of man and infant at Cypress Park
The Los Angeles Rapid Response Network (LARRN), a coalition of more than 50 organizations, groups, and more than 1,500 volunteers throughout the Los Angeles County region, denounced the arrest of a man and an infant at a Home Depot in Cypress Park. An LARRN first responder shot a video of...
Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in $54M Medicare Fraud
A Los Angeles woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare out of more than $54 million via hospice and diagnostic testing services that were never provided. Sophia Shaklian, 38, of the Larchmont neighborhood, entered a plea to a single count of health care fraud,...
NoHo Police Arrest Man for Alleged Domestic Violence
Police arrested a man Wednesday on suspicion of committing domestic violence and then trying to escape in North Hollywood. Los Angeles Police Department officers from the department’s North Hollywood Division were called at 12:51 a.m. Wednesday to the 12100 block of Hart Street and Laurel Canyon Boulevard regarding a...
Lost hiker makes ‘one final call for help’ just before phone dies in California
A hiker who became lost on her descent from a California mountain made a desperate call for help moments before her cellphone died, rescuers say. After the hiker made her way to Mount Lukens in the San Gabriel Mountains from Haines Canyon Debris Basin, she became disoriented on the trek down the peak, the Los Angeles...

















