LOS ANGELES—An additional 522 vote centers opened throughout Los Angeles County during the second weekend of early voting for Tuesday’s primary, officials said. A total of 642 vote centers are now open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for safe in-person voting, or to return a completed vote-by-mail ballot, County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan…
Hundreds of Vote Centers Open for Tuesday’s Primary in Los Angeles County
Court Rejects Los Angeles DA Gascón’s Directives
June 3, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A California appellate court ruled this week that Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón can’t reject charging three-strike allegations and sentencing enhancements. A three-judge panel of the California Second District Court of Appeal upheld June 2 in a 71-page injunction that “voters and the Legislature created a duty, enforceable in mandamus, that requires prosecutors…
Los Angeles to Ban Flavored Tobacco, With Exception of Hookah
June 3, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council on June 1 banned the sale of flavored tobacco in the city, with an exception for hookah lounges that meet certain conditions. The ordinance will go into effect on Jan. 1. It does not ban the possession or use of flavored tobacco for people over the age of 21….
LA Unified Combats Cannabis Dispensaries Near Schools
June 2, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is working with local authorities to crack down on cannabis dispensaries near school campuses, according to officials. “Since I arrived in Los Angeles, I have heard reports about dispensaries that are located across the street from some of our schools,” Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho said in a…
Gascón Recall Surpasses 500,000 Signatures, Raises $6.5 Million
June 2, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—With a little over a month left until the Los Angeles County registrar’s deadline, the Recall George Gascón campaign has surpassed 500,000 petition signatures and raised $6.5 million in donations as of May 31. To trigger a recall election, the campaign needs signatures from 10 percent of registered county voters—or 566,857 signatures—by July 6…
Los Angeles Restricts Outdoor Watering to 2 Days Per Week
June 2, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) customers can only water their yards twice a week, after the utility implemented stricter water conservation rules June 1 to combat the state’s drought. “We want our customers to dig deeper and save water wherever possible, to help get us through the summer without having to…
Oklahoma Man Accused of Making Bomb Threats to Los Angeles Schools
LOS ANGELES—An Oklahoma man who grew up in Los Angeles was arrested on June 1 on federal charges alleging that he telephoned bomb threats to five Los Angeles schools, including two elementary schools, and also threatened to shoot the children as they exited one of the elementary schools. Marcus James Buchanan, 44, of Blackwell, Oklahoma,…
LA Mayor’s Office Employee Fatally Strikes Pedestrian on 170 Freeway
June 1, 2022
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—The director of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Crisis Response Team fatally struck a pedestrian on the Hollywood (170) Freeway in North Hollywood, the mayor’s office confirmed on June 1. The pedestrian, who has not been identified, was struck around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday on the northbound freeway at Victory Boulevard, California Highway…
Los Angeles Backs Homeless Encampment Ban Within 500 Feet of Schools
May 31, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council on May 31 backed a proposal by five council members to amend the city’s law against homeless encampments in certain areas of the city to extend to within 500 feet of all schools and daycare facilities. The ordinance already restricts sleeping and encampments within 500 feet of schools and…
Los Angeles Beach Lifeguards Getting Big Bucks, Plush Retirement Benefits
Los Angeles lifeguard captain Daniel Douglas was paid $510,283 in 2021, including base pay of $150,054, and $246,000 in overtime. But wait, there’s more! Douglas also received $28,661 in “Other Pay” and benefits valued at $85,508. Douglas was the top earner among 98 Los Angeles area beach lifeguards found by Open the Books, who “earned…
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