Car Thefts, Break-Ins Increasing at LAX
LAX is seeing a rise in vehicle thefts and break-ins. Police are confirming 138 car theft-related cases at the airport so far this year. That’s up from 111 last year and 67 in 2023. Some of the commonly targeted vehicles include Dodge TRXs, GMC Yukons, GMC Denalis, Cadillac Escalades and Jeep Rubicons. Authorities...
Falling Concrete Forces Sudden Shutdown of LA’s Terminal Island Prison
The Hidden Danger That Couldn’t Wait (Image Credits: Unsplash) San Pedro, California – In the shadow of the harbor’s constant hum, a once-sturdy federal lockup now grapples with chunks of ceiling giving way, prompting a hasty evacuation. The Hidden Danger That Couldn’t Wait Picture this: prisoners and staff dodging...
Police: Son called 911 after mother shot in California domestic dispute
Police say a son called 911 Tuesday night to report that his mother had been shot during an apparent domestic dispute between his parents in the San Fernando Valley. The incident was reported around 10:15 p.m. in the 9800 block of Lanark Street in Los Angeles’ Shadow Hills neighborhood, according to a Los Angeles...
10 U.S. cities where homelessness remains high
Across America’s most iconic cities, a quiet emergency is escalating as homelessness surges despite booming economies and glittering skylines. The struggle for stable housing is a tale as old as time, yet its urgency feels particularly sharp in modern America. Many cities, once beacons of opportunity, are grappling...
The tax revolt is back! Save Prop 13, save our children’s future, reclaim voters’...
So much talk about affordable housing and when one has it, the government is taking it away through 2020 Proposition 19. In 1978, Howard Jarvis started a Tax Revolt by passing Prop 13 on the June 1978 ballot. In 1986, Prop 13 was extended to children through Prop 58 and later to grandchildren in 1996 through Prop...
LA nonprofit got over $100 million from taxpayers despite failing audit requirements
Weingart Center has been continuously out of compliance for nearly four years, according to an LAist review of records. Audits found multiple failures to properly account for taxpayer money.
D4vd investigated in teen’s death as L.A. medical examiner speaks out on secrecy order
Singer D4vd is under investigation in the death of 13-year-old Celeste Rivas-Hernandez.
Calls Mount for LA to Adopt a $30 Living Wage as Homelessness Rises
As Housing Costs Skyrocket, Voters and Advocates Demand Action to Keep Families Housed Advocates are calling on municipal leaders in Los Angeles to adopt a living wage of $30 an hour for some workers to help fight the rising tide … Continue reading →
El Super workers demand fair contract and immigration safeguards ahead of Thanksgiving rush
As one of the busiest grocery shopping weeks of the year approached, El Super workers across Southern California intensified their call for a fair contract, holding a large rally on Tuesday, November 25, outside an El Super store in Los Angeles. The demonstration came amid rising concerns over immigration raids in...
CHP to Deploy Extra Patrols Targeting Unsafe Drivers During Thanksgiving
California Highway Patrol officers Wednesday will ramp up operations in Los Angeles and Orange counties, and statewide, to snare drunken and drug-impaired drivers, continuing the campaign for the duration of the Thanksgiving holiday period.
