Category: Los Angeles

Southern California Hit by More Rainfall Amid Growing Damages From Flooding

California was hit by another winter storm starting March 20—its 12th since December—adding to more closures and damage for the already water-logged state. In Southern California, a second sinkhole in the courtyard of the Coyote Village condo complex in La Habra, Orange County, continued to cause concern after soggy ground atop a storm channel covered with…


LIVE 6:30 PM ET: NTD Evening News (March 21): Trump Indictment Vote Delayed Pending Additional Witness Testimony; Putin, Xi Sign Economic Deal

Former President Donald Trump is not expected to be arraigned until next week over an alleged hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The Manhattan grand jury has another witness slated to testify on Wednesday, delaying a possible indictment. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine on March 21….


NTD Evening News (March 21): Trump Indictment Vote Delayed Pending Additional Witness Testimony; Putin, Xi Sign Economic Deal

Former President Donald Trump is not expected to be arraigned until next week over an alleged hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The Manhattan grand jury has another witness slated to testify on Wednesday, delaying a possible indictment. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine on March 21….


All Los Angeles Public Schools to Close for 3 Days as Union Strike Unavoidable

LOS ANGELES—With labor talks at a standstill and no new negotiations scheduled, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) campuses will be closed March 21, leaving more than 400,000 students without classes as service workers strike to demand improved wages and working conditions. The 30,000 workers represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 99—including cafeteria…


LA Marathon Draws in Thousands of Runners

Athletes from all over the world competed in the 38th annual Los Angeles Marathon March 19, with more than 20,000 participants undeterred by a light drizzle. Jemel Yimer, of Ethiopia, came in first for men at 2 hours, 13 minutes. “Everything is good. Thank you race organizers. Everything is good and I love America,” he…


Los Angeles Metro Station Blasts Classical Music to Deter Crime

In an approach to combating crime and homelessness, the Los Angeles Metro has taken to blasting classical music at one of its stations. The music at the Westlake/Macarthur Station on Metro’s Red Line, which runs from Downtown Los Angeles to North Hollywood, is part of a larger pilot program by the agency to deter criminal…


Los Angeles Metro Station Blasts Classical Music to Deter Homeless

In an approach to combating crime and homelessness, the Los Angeles Metro has taken to blasting classical music at one of its stations. The music at the Westlake/Macarthur Station on Metro’s Red Line, which runs from Downtown Los Angeles to North Hollywood, is part of a larger pilot program by the agency to deter criminal…


Sea Dragon Ride on Santa Monica Pier Swings Into Retirement

By Salvador Hernandez From Los Angeles Times Los Angeles—For nearly 27 years, the green Sea Dragon ride swung back and forth on the Santa Monica Pier, but on March 2, the 6,000-pound two-headed metal beast took its last ride 250 feet over the Pacific Ocean. The famed Sea Dragon ship at Pacific Park was retired…


UCLA Community Mourns Death of University’s Unofficial Mascot ‘Powell Cat’

Multiple generations of students, staff, and professors at UCLA are mourning the loss of its unofficial mascot following the feline’s unexpected death March 9. Known as “Powell Cat,” after the campus’s Powell Library where the stray was found in 2015, the beloved cat was discovered dead on campus late last week from unknown causes, according…


Los Angeles Apartment Group Files Lawsuit Against City Over Renter Laws

An apartment association is taking the City of Los Angeles to court over two of its renter protection laws, arguing that they are detrimental to rental housing providers and small mom-and-pop landlords. On March 3, the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court “to prohibit the City’s enforcement…