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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a statement Tuesday announcing plans for some major changes to bring temporary relief for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers affected by skyrocketing utility bills amid multiple recent heat waves. There’s been a growing outrage and calls for investigation after some customers reported their bills tripling in […]

The first non-tropical storm of the rainy season is brewing in the Pacific and is expected to bring measurable rainfall and a chance of thunderstorms to Southern California this week. Southern California’s coastal communities are also bracing for the storm as they rush to prepare for increased surf and possible additional beach erosion. Storm timing […]

Customers stand in line at Porto’s Bakery and Cafe in West Covina, Calif.  (Jessi Torres/Special to SFGATE)Los Angeles-founded Cuban favorite Porto’s Bakery and Cafe, known for the lines of customers waiting to buy its cakes, potato balls and pastries packed up in the brand’s signature yellow and brown boxes, has traditionally taken a slow-growth approach to its business, expanding cautiously over its many decades — and almost never outside of Los Angeles County.Until now.The beloved 50-yea

LOS ANGELES (Diya TV) — Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto has called for a full accounting of public money paid to the nonprofit administering Stay Housed LA, an eviction-defense program championed by Councilmember and mayoral candidate Nithya Raman. The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles disputes the...

A senior employee in Los Angeles County's OEM has filed a lawsuit, alleging he faced retaliation after blowing the whistle on the county's response during the Eaton Fire.

A major canned seafood producer is preparing to shut down a California production facility, putting hundreds of manufacturing jobs at risk. The planned closure adds to the challenges facing the…

Residents on both sides of the L.A. River have raised concerns for months about the possibility of homeless encampments forming once the 6th Street Bridge park opens.

Get ready, a storm is headed our way. After last week’s hot temperatures and brutal Santa Ana winds, we’re now seeing a cooling trend, with rain coming soon. The National Weather Service predicts the storm will arrive around mid-week. Weather watchers say minor flooding is possible, especially near recent burn scars. Also, a chance of thunderstorms with lightning, heavy downpours at times, small hail, and maybe even waterspouts. So be aware of your surroundings and keep the umbrella handy.

Storm season in Southern California has a way of leaving more than physical damage behind. The financial fallout from flooding and structural loss can stretch on for months, and for many homeowners the property tax bill keeps arriving regardless of what the house looks like. Los Angeles County is now renewing a program designed to change that equation, and the threshold to qualify may be lower than most affected owners realize.

Rapper Blueface was reportedly detained by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in Santa Clarita after authorities responded to a report of a man with a gun at a local business, an incident that unfolded while the rapper was livestreaming. According to the watch commander at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, deputies responded to the […]