Tag: Los Angeles

Over 100 Arrested in Los Angeles County Marijuana Grow Operation

LANCASTER, Calif.—The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday a joint operation to take down multiple illegal marijuana grows in the Antelope Valley resulted in more than 100 arrests and the destruction of several thousands of pounds of marijuana products. The Marijuana Eradication Team—which consists of the LA sheriff’s department, the California National Guard Counterdrug…


Los Angeles Officials Urge State Leaders to Protect Abortion Access, ‘Right to Privacy’

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week moved to urge state leaders to “enshrine the fundamental rights of privacy essential to personal liberty” in the state Constitution in terms of access to abortion and contraceptives. After a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion earlier this month that could potentially overturn…


Increased Enforcement Results in Fewer Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Sites: Sheriff

LOS ANGELES—An increase in law enforcement activity has resulted in a decrease in illegal marijuana cultivation sites in the county, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD). The LASD has been cracking down on illegal marijuana farms—also known as “grows”—in the Antelope Valley, amid concerns of water theft and criminal activity among residents in…


LA Unified’s Unvaccinated, Online Teachers Might Soon Lose Jobs Despite Exemptions

LOS ANGELES—A group of teachers and parents gathered in protest outside the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters in Los Angeles on May 16 after some online class teachers who are unvaccinated learned that they could soon lose their jobs if they don’t take the COVID-19 vaccines by June 10. Dozens of people held…


LA City Attorney Mike Feuer Drops Out of Mayoral Race, Supports Karen Bass

ENCINO, Calif.—Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer dropped out of the race for mayor on Tuesday, May 17, and announced his support for his former opponent, Rep. Karen Bass. Feuer joined Bass at a news conference in Encino to formally endorse her campaign. “I want to thank the city attorney for his endorsement today,” Bass…


Judge Rules Law Requiring More Women on Corporate Boards is Unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES—A California law requiring increased membership by women on corporate boards is unconstitutional and violates the right to equal treatment, a Los Angeles judge ruled. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis issued her ruling Friday, three months after she heard final arguments in a lengthy non-jury trial regarding Senate Bill (SB) 826 that…


Scarlet-Colored Moon Expected During Sunday’s Total Lunar Eclipse

LOS ANGELES—Weather permitting, the full moon will appear blood red tonight during a total lunar eclipse—and the Griffith Observatory will be open for on-site public viewing. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly and completely into the dark inner shadow, or umbra, cast by the Earth. During this activity, 100 percent of…


Police Search for Shooter Who Killed Man Outside Grand Central Market in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Police are searching for a man who shot another man to death outside the entrance to the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles, sending people inside running in fear and police on a hunt for the gunman. The shooting was reported at 3:56 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of South Hill Street,…


LA City Council Approves Recommendations to Curb Street Harassment

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council approved recommendations on May 13 from several city departments aimed at strengthening oversight and responding to street harassment on transit systems and public spaces in the city. Last June, Councilors—led by Council President Nury Martinez, Councilwomen Monica Rodriguez and Nithya Raman, and Councilmen Joe Buscaino, John Lee, and Mitch…


Garcetti’s Nomination Remains Uncertain After GOP Senator Lifted Hold on Consideration

LOS ANGELES—The fate of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s ambassadorial nomination remains uncertain after a hold on a confirmation vote by the Senate was lifted on May 10. The scheduling for a Senate floor vote on whether to confirm the nomination remains dragged out by allegations that Garcetti was aware of the incidents of sexual…