LOS ANGELES—A nationwide wave of flight cancellations during the Memorial Day weekend has had a minor effect at Southland airports, with some scrapped flights reported today at Los Angeles International Airport. According to the tracking site FlightAware.com, 13 flights were canceled at LAX during a 24-hour period that ended at 9:50 a.m. Sunday. Earlier, 32…
LA County Buys $750K Worth of Baby Formula to Fight Shortage
May 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County has purchased $750,000 worth of baby formula to fight the current shortage, Supervisor Hilda L. Solis announced. “I know many parents and caregivers have been worried and anxious due to the shortage of baby formula,” Solis said in a statement on Friday, May 27. “As the county government, it is our…
LA City Council Takes Step to Force Purchase of Chinatown Building to Freeze Rent
May 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council voted on Friday, May 27, to try to buy a 124-unit housing development in Chinatown by exercising the power of eminent domain, in an effort to keep some of the tenants housed amid rent increases by their landlord, who does not want to sell the building to the city. Councilman…
160 School Bus Catalytic Converters Stolen in LA Unified This Year
May 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—School buses in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) have become the most recent target for catalytic converter thefts, rekindling a debate over whether the district should increase its budget for school police patrols. Catalytic converters—a device that mitigates toxic exhaust emission—have been stolen from about 160 LAUSD school buses since January, costing…
Los Angeles Sheriff to Increase Department Presence on Metro, Beaches to Deter Crime
LOS ANGELES—Sheriff Alex Villanueva pledged to make local public transportation and coastal beaches safer this week by increasing patrol presence and enforcement amid a rise in crime in the county’s hot spots. Villanueva said the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) will be cracking down on homeless people living on the trains after a string of…
Witnesses Testify in Investigation Into LA Deputy Gangs
May 25, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Witnesses testified May 24 that so-called “deputy gangs” are still active in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) during an LA County Civilian Oversight Commission special hearing. But LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva quickly condemned on social media the proceeding as “wildly unconstitutional and bizarre theatrics.” The special hearing opened with witness testimony alleging that…
Los Angeles Sheriff Deputies Testify in Investigation Into Deputy Gangs
May 25, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Witnesses testified May 24 that so-called “deputy gangs” are still active in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) during an LA County Civilian Oversight Commission special hearing May 24. But LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva quickly condemned the proceeding as “wildly unconstitutional and bizarre theatrics.” The special hearing opened with witness testimony alleging that deputies…
LA Homeless Agency: Workers Throw Food Away to Protect Homeless
May 24, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Responding to a broadcast report, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) said on May 24 that its employees throw uneaten food in dumpsters “to protect the health and safety of the people they serve.” CBSLA said Monday its investigative team monitored LAHSA teams for months as they were tasked with picking up food…
1 Killed, 3 Hurt in 300-Foot Fall From Cliff in Palos Verdes
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif.—One person was killed and three were injured May 23 when they fell about 300 feet from a cliff in Palos Verdes Estates. The fall was reported at 4:42 a.m. in the 1400 block of Paseo Del Mar, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel. Fire department helicopters were…
Once-Trampled (And Secret) Grove of Titans Redwood Stand in Northern California Reopens
By Melody Gutierrez From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — After the once-secret location of a famed grove of ancient redwoods in Northern California was made public, visitors flocking to see the towering trees caused significant damage looking for the off-trail behemoths. Now, a new 1,300-foot boardwalk through the Grove of Titans will give visitors…
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