Family says squatters still plague property four months after devastating fire
Four months after a fire destroyed their home, the Galicia family says squatters and vandals continue breaking into the property. The family says they repeatedly warned the city about squatters at the abandoned property next door before the fire and believes the blaze started there. The Galicias are urging the...
Letter to the Editor: Sean Ahaus writes about the delayed opening of the California...
Santa Monica has spent years discussing economic recovery, support for local businesses, and revitalizing the Pier. Yet one of the Pier’s largest restaurant spaces continues to sit vacant while a project capable of creating more than 50 jobs remains at a standstill. My name is Sean Ahaus, founder of...
Boyle Heights warehouse cited for odors coming from rotting food
State and city leaders were at the Boyle Heights warehouse Tuesday for an oversight as air quality officials issued a violation against the Lineage Logistics cold storage facility. Neighbors continued to complain about the unbearable stench coming from rotting food inside the cold food warehouse as well flies and pest.
Montecito-Based Steakhouse Aiming To Expand To Beverly Hills
Lucky’s Steakhouse, which has existing Southern California locations in Montecito and Malibu, is eyeing growth this year in the Los Angeles market. It is planning to take over the Nerano location in Beverly Hills at 9960 S. Santa Monica Blvd, according to sources familiar with the plans. Nerano owners...
A long way from LA: CHP arrests driver of fake sheriff’s patrol car in...
Nothing says “something’s off” quite like an L.A. County sheriff’s patrol car cruising around Northern California. A man was arrested this month in San Joaquin County after California Highway Patrol officers said he was driving a vehicle disguised as a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department patrol car — while allegedl
Man Arrested After Climbing, Destroying Waymo Robotaxi on Sunset Boulevard
Waymo robotaxi vandalism hits Sunset Boulevard as a man smashed a windshield and yelled at the sensor before LAPD made an arrest.
Driver suffers medical emergency, dies after multi-vehicle crash near 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights
One person was killed Tuesday in a crash involving several vehicles that shut down a transition road on the northbound 5 Freeway in the Boyle Heights area.
Six Vehicle Crash on 5 Freeway Leaves One Dead
A fatal six-vehicle crash snarled traffic through a busy freeway interchange near downtown Los Angeles Tuesday. The crash was reported just after 8 a.m. Tuesday on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway near Soto Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and...
California city decides to ban drive-thrus entirely rather than approve new In-N-Out
Residents "were really, deeply concerned about this In-N-Out."
Poached lobsters found hidden in backpacks, baby stroller at Santa Monica Pier; 6 arrested
California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials announced Tuesday the arrest of six suspected lobster poachers in a recent operation at the Santa Monica Pier. CDFW said the suspects took “sophisticated measures” to conceal their activities, hiding lobsters in duffel bags, backpacks, vehicles and even a baby stroll

















