PLAYA DEL REY, Calif.—Authorities continued their efforts Monday to find a hit-and-run motorist responsible for fatally injuring a woman who was crossing a Playa del Rey street with her 3-year-old son. Wendy Galdamez Palma, 33, was injured about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 8800 block of Vista Del Mar and died at the scene, according…
Ex-Industry City Manager Pleads Not Guilty to Misappropriating Public Funds
LOS ANGELES—A former Industry city manager charged along with three other people in an alleged corruption scheme pleaded not guilty today to a felony count of misappropriation of public funds. Paul Jule Philips, 70, is due back in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Sept. 22 for the start of what could be a two-month hearing…
Former Los Angeles Councilman Jose Huizar’s Attorneys File Motion to Dismiss Charges
Attorneys representing former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar have filed a defense motion of dismissal, arguing that his actions do not align with the charges against him outlined in the 41-count federal racketeering indictment. After being arrested in June 2020, Huizar was initially charged in a 34-count indictment that alleged a pay-to-play scheme to violate…
LA City Attorney: Hostel Operator Convicted For Illegal Building Use
LOS ANGELES—A man who illegally operated hostels out of two rent-stabilized apartments in Hollywood was convicted of unlawful use of a building and sentenced to probation, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Sept. 8. According to Feuer’s office, Ilya Shilov, who could not immediately be reached for comment, was operating a 33-bed hostel in…
LAUSD Board To Consider COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Students
LOS ANGELES—All eligible students aged 12 and over in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) would be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend in-person classes under a proposal going before the district’s Board of Education on Sept. 9. The board has called a special meeting for 2 p.m. Thursday to consider the…
Two Charged in City of Industry Corruption Case Make First Court Appearance
LOS ANGELES—A former state legislator and a La Jolla-based developer made their first court appearances today in connection with a case stemming from the alleged embezzlement and misappropriation of millions of dollars that was to be used to study whether a solar farm was suitable on land to be bought by the City of Industry….
El Segundo Residents Await Reimbursement, Improvements Months After Hyperion Sewage Spill
For years, the city of El Segundo has been lovingly dubbed “Smell Segundo” by residents for its proximity to a sewage reclamation plant, a Chevron refinery, and the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). “You put those three together and it’s not going to make for fresh clean, beautiful air, no goodness,” Resident Jo Franco told…
Los Angeles City Council Considers Developing Facilities for Homeless to Store Belongings
Homeless people in Los Angeles may soon be able to store their possessions in small-scale shipping storage facilities on city-owned properties such as parking lots and vacant parcels. The Los Angeles city council voted Aug. 31 to pursue a motion that directs city officials to look into options for funding the program, and for five different storage facility locations across the…
More Than 100 Los Angeles County Vote Centers Open for Sept. 14 Recall Election
Los Angeles County election officials have opened 108 vote centers where people can cast their ballots ahead of the Sept. 14 gubernatorial recall election. The centers will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for in-person voting, or to return a completed vote-by-mail ballot. All vote centers will follow current public health and safety guidelines, according to…
Dodgers Beat Giants 6-1, Move Into Tie for First in NL West
SAN FRANCISCO—Trea Turner and Corey Seager homered, Julio Urías won his seventh straight decision, and the Los Angeles Dodgers moved into a tie for first place with San Francisco atop the NL West Division with a 6-1 victory over the Giants on Saturday night. A day after his throwing error from second allowed the winning…
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