Tag: Los Angeles

Carson to Declare Dominguez Channel Stench ‘Public Nuisance’

The Carson City Council is set to declare the foul smell emanating from the Dominguez Channel a “public nuisance” Oct. 11 after Carson residents complained about the stench for weeks. Carson resident Leonor Gonzalez-Perez told The Epoch Times the smell in his neighborhood became so unbearable he had to stay with his family out of…


LA to Drop Father Junipero Serra’s Name From Downtown Park

LOS ANGELES—City officials announced today that Father Junipero Serra’s name will be removed from a downtown park near Union Station for Indigenous People’s Day. The City of Los Angeles replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day in 2017. Serra was a Catholic priest from Spain who established California’s mission system and sought to baptize Native…


Los Angeles to Drop Father Junipero Serra’s Name From Downtown Park

LOS ANGELES—City officials announced on Oct. 11 that Father Junipero Serra’s name will be removed from a downtown park near Union Station for Indigenous People’s Day. The City of Los Angeles replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day in 2017. Serra was a Catholic priest from Spain who established California’s mission system and sought to…


Los Angeles Drops Father Junipero Serra’s Name From Downtown Park

LOS ANGELES—City officials announced on Oct. 11 that Father Junipero Serra’s name would be removed from a downtown park near Union Station for Indigenous People’s Day. The City of Los Angeles replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day in 2017. Serra was a Catholic priest from Spain who established California’s mission system and sought to…


Amid Supply Chain Crunch, Analyst Warns ‘There Will Definitely Be Weeping Children’ During Christmas

The supply chain crunch is starting to threaten holiday shoppers’ wishlists, said financial experts this week. “There will definitely be weeping children this holiday season,” Joel Bines, the co-head of AlixPartners’ retail consulting practice, told the Financial Times. “Black Friday doesn’t exist; the holiday season doesn’t exist, not as it used to,” he said, adding that…


LA Presiding Judge Announces Another Deadline Extension in Criminal Cases

LOS ANGELES—Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the presiding judge of Los Angeles County’s court system announced today another extension of deadlines in criminal trials and hearings to determine if there is enough evidence for a defendant to stand trial. “The court is encouraged by the county’s improving COVID-19 trends and will continue its periodic…


Residents, City Officials Say They Don’t Want a Repeat of Echo Park Violence as They Prepare to Close MacArthur Park

Los Angeles Councilmember Gil Cedillo announced the city will close MacArthur Park on Oct. 15, where about 200 homeless Angelenos reside, for maintenance and repairs. “We want to provide a safe, clean and secure park for all people that come to MacArthur Park to play, relax and enjoy this precious open space that lies in…


Police Shoot Suspect After Standoff Near Downtown LA Encampment

LOS ANGELES—A woman allegedly armed with a handgun was shot and wounded by Los Angeles police after a standoff near a homeless encampment in the downtown Los Angeles area, authorities said Oct. 7. The standoff began about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday after Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers responded to a call regarding a female suspect…


LA County Approves $39.3 Billion Budget for 2021-22

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Oct. 5 approved an additional $2.8 billion in funding for initiatives ranging from revamping the county’s youth justice program to cracking down on illegal cannabis grows in the Antelope Valley, signing off on a final $39.3 billion budget for fiscal year 2021-22. That total will be supplemented…


LA Sheriff Criticizes Board of Supervisors’ $39.9 Billion Budget, ‘Care First, Jail Last’ Plan

L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva criticized the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ budget Oct. 6 for the 2021-2022 fiscal year—one day after the board’s approval—for containing several initiatives that mark a significant shift in the county’s approach to criminal justice. At $39.9 billion, this year’s budget is the largest in county history, and 7.8…