Travelers will no longer be required to wear masks at two major Southern California airports or on most of the region’s public transportation following a federal court decision voiding the COVID-19 mask mandate. Ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft announced April 19 that they have also dropped the requirement. Many airline passengers were eager to remove…
SoCal Airports, Public Transportation Drop Mask Mandate
April 19, 2022
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LA Community Colleges Will Spend $1.5 Million to House Homeless Students
The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) approved more than $1.5 million to fund a pilot program that helps provide housing for students experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity, the district announced on April 18. The Board of Trustees voted last week to dedicate more than $1,540,408 to house more than 100 students through a pilot…
Convict Gets 3 Life Terms for Murdering Jacqueline Avant in Beverly Hills
April 19, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A two-time convict who fatally shot Jacqueline Avant, the wife of celebrated music executive Clarence Avant, during a brazen burglary at the couple’s Trousdale Estates home in Beverly Hills and later laughed about the slaying while in jail was sentenced to 150 years on April 19 to life in prison for the murder. Aariel Maynor,…
Tourism in Los Angeles Results in Increased LAPD Presence in Venice Beach
April 18, 2022
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VENICE BEACH, Calif.—Amid an uptick in both citywide and countywide crime, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Pacific Division is increasing its presence temporarily in Venice Beach as tourists are expected to flock to the beach during the summer months. Residents in the area say the uptick in crime is largely due to homeless people…
Discover a Mountain Resort Town Close to Downtown Los Angeles
April 18, 2022
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“This looks like a resort,” a friend said as we drove past the town square in Sierra Madre, California. It was lined with umbrellaed tables, coffee shops, restaurants, an ice cream shop, a pub, boutiques and on a side street a cozy microbrewery. At the base of the San Gabriel Mountains below Angeles National Forest,…
Los Angeles Needs More Mayoral Debates, More Participants
Commentary I’m sure you remember the Democratic primary debates from the last presidential election. They started out featuring 20 candidates over June 26-27, 2019 in Miami. The same on July 30-21 in Detroit. Then it was cut to 10 or 12 candidates in three more debates; followed by five debates with six or seven candidates….
Garcetti Budgets for Homelessness, Climate Change in Final State of the City Address
April 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—In his final State of the City address at the Sixth Street Bridge, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti highlighted some of the programs and investments for the upcoming fiscal year—with a special focus on public safety, climate change, and housing shortage, plus a $1 billion investment into addressing homelessness. “My goal is to hand…
Middle- and Low-Income Families Pay the Price for High Inflation: Economist
April 14, 2022
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With the nation’s inflation rate at its highest in 40 years, an economist from UCLA says middle- and low-income families bear the brunt of the burden. Inflation in the Los Angeles area, which also includes Long Beach and Anaheim, rose 8.5 percent in the year through March—on par with the national rate—the Bureau of Labor…
Stadium Parking a Pain? Dodger Express Buses Return for 2022 Season
LOS ANGELES—Fans heading to Dodger Stadium but hoping to avoid parking headaches can again travel to the venue aboard an express bus from downtown’s Union Station or the South Bay’s Harbor Gateway Transit Center this season, beginning with Dodgers’ home opener on the evening of April 14. Metro’s Dodger Stadium Express bus will operate throughout…
30 Arrests Made in Operation Targeting Violent Crimes in Los Angeles
April 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A three-day joint federal, state, and local effort focused on suspects wanted for violent crimes in Los Angeles resulted in 30 arrests, including 10 for murder, police said on the evening of April 13. There were also nine arrests for attempted murder, four for great bodily injury to a child, three each for armed…
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