LOS ANGELES—A housing project in Skid Row that officials say will be the largest homeless housing development in Los Angeles history broke ground Sept. 28. The Weingart Towers, which will include a 19-story high-rise at 555-561 S. Crocker St. and a 12-story high-rise at 554-562 S. San Pedro St., will offer a total of 382…
LA’s Largest Expected Homeless Housing Development Breaks Ground in Skid Row
Orange County DA: Fentanyl Deaths ‘Skyrocketing’
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer warned Sept. 27 of the rise in fentanyl-related deaths in the county, which has been occurring on an average daily basis. “The number of fentanyl-related deaths in Orange County is skyrocketing,” Spitzer wrote Sept. 27 on Twitter. “Fentanyl is very cheap to produce, and its extreme potency allows dealers…
Los Angeles Schools’ Enrollment Falls By 27,216 Students in 2021
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has seen a nearly 6 percent drop in enrollment this year, it was reported Sept. 28. The district has 439,013 students in preschool through 12th grade, compared to 466,229 last year at this time, according to the Los Angeles Times, which cited an annual count known as…
Los Angeles to Invest $30 Million to Reach 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2035
The City of Los Angeles announced on Sept. 27 that it will invest $30 million to help achieve its goal of 100 percent renewable energy by the year 2035. The funds will go toward a program that will create solar energy and storage options in city-owned buildings across Los Angeles. This year’s city budget allotted…
Gascón to Dismiss Nearly 60,000 Cannabis Convictions
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Sept. 27 that his office has identified nearly 60,000 cannabis convictions, some going back three decades, that will be dismissed as part of what he calls an effort “to reverse the injustices of drug laws.” “Dismissing these convictions means the possibility of a better future to thousands…
LA County Seeing Improvement in COVID Metrics as Hospitalizations Fall
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The number of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals dropped for the 25th time in the past 27 days, declining from 947 to 907, according to the latest data released by the state. The number of those patients in intensive care remained at 278. Hospitalizations due to the virus had…
Rep. Karen Bass Running for Los Angeles Mayor
September 27, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Rep. Karen Bass (D-Long Beach) made it official Sept. 27, announcing her candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles in 2022. “Our city is facing a public health, safety and economic crisis in homelessness that has evolved into a humanitarian emergency,” Bass said in a statement announcing her candidacy. “I’ve spent my entire life bringing groups…
Widow of Man Who Died After She Infected Him Sues Her Employer
LOS ANGELES—A longtime employee of See’s Candy Shops Inc. is suing the company, alleging that poor coronavirus protocol in the packaging warehouse in Carson, Calif., caused her to contract the disease in 2020 and later infect her husband and one of her daughters, ultimately causing her spouse’s death at age 69. Maria Saucillo of Upland,…
Los Angeles County Gas Price Rises to 2021 High
LOS ANGELES—The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose to its 2021 high on Sept. 26, increasing four-tenths of a cent to $4.408. The previous high was $4.407, set Sept. 13, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. The average price of gas…
Disney Sues in Los Angeles to Protect Marvel Superhero Franchises
LOS ANGELES—The Walt Disney Company Sept. 24 filed lawsuits in Los Angeles and New York seeking to stop the heirs to Marvel Comics artists and writers from reclaiming rights to characters such as Iron Man, Thor, and Spider-Man, which their relatives helped create. Disney-owned Marvel is aiming to invalidate copyright termination notices served against the…
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