Tag: Los Angeles

Suspect Arrested in SoFi Stadium Assault That Left 49ers Fan in Coma

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—A suspect wanted in connection with a fight outside SoFi Stadium that left a San Francisco 49ers fan in a medically induced coma was in police custody on Feb. 4. Inglewood police were tight-lipped about the circumstances of the arrest, with Lt. Geoffrey Meeks telling City News Service only that officials “are currently in…


Assault of 49ers Fan Outside of SoFi Stadium Under Investigation

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Law enforcement is investigating the apparent assault of a San Francisco 49ers fan outside of Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium after the Jan. 30 playoff game of the National Football Conference (NFC). Oakland resident Daniel Luna, 40, was found outside of SoFi Stadium with assault wounds to his face and torso, law enforcement officials reported on Feb….


49ers Fan Assault Outside of SoFi Stadium Under Investigation

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Law enforcement is investigating the apparent assault of a San Francisco 49ers fan outside of Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium after the Jan. 30 playoff game of the National Football Conference (NFC). Oakland resident Daniel Luna, 40, was found outside of SoFi Stadium with assault wounds to his face and torso, law enforcement officials reported on Feb….


Petition Approved to Have LA Repeal Vaccination Requirement for Indoor Spaces

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles city clerk approved a petition for circulation on Feb. 3 that aims to have the city council repeal its requirement that people show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 before entering certain indoor public spaces and outdoor mega-events. According to the Los Angeles city charter, the petition needs 15 percent of the…


Armed Conflict at ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ Cast Member’s Home Ends in Arrest

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A 33-year-old felon was behind bars Feb. 2 for allegedly assaulting a former “The Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member inside her Newport Beach home, leaving the woman “traumatized.” Ryan Matthew Geraghty of Los Angeles was being held without bail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, extortion, and being…


Man Charged in Alleged Attack on Former ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ Star

NEWPORT BEACH—A 33-year-old Los Angeles man was charged Feb. 3 with several felonies related to an alleged attack on a former “Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member in her Newport Beach home. Ryan Matthew Geraghty was charged with single counts each of extortion, assault with a firearm, criminal threats, corporal injury on a spouse…


Massive Venice Beach Affordable Housing Project Back up for a Vote After Council Rescinds Its Approval

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Los Angeles city officials are pushing to expand affordable housing projects amid a homelessness crisis gripping the state’s neighborhoods and coastal towns, but some of them are being countered with lawsuits and outcries from residents who say affordable housing will only attract more homeless. A handful of Venice Beach residents called into a…


LA City Council to Speed Up Sidewalk Repair Programs

Los Angeles moved to speed up its sidewalk repair program after the city’s controller reported only a fraction have been repaired in the six years since the city settled a $1.37 billion lawsuit with disability groups to repair sidewalks. On Feb. 2, the LA City Council unanimously approved a motion to instruct the city’s bureaus…


Republicans’ Last Hope for LA Mayor Could Be a Democrat

Commentary Rick Caruso is a billionaire real estate developer in Los Angeles. It is expected he will soon announce his candidacy for mayor. He just changed his party registration from “no preference” to Democrat. Before he was no preference, he was a Republican. New York’s new mayor Eric Adams is also a former Republican who…


Los Angeles Faces a Bus Driver Shortage

LOS ANGELES—With bus operators leaving Metro at higher rates than they’re being hired, the transit agency will temporarily reduce bus service beginning Feb. 20 to avoid more unexpected cancellations. The Metro Board of Directors voted last Thursday to reduce service due to a bus operator shortage. Between Dec. 13 and Jan. 12, several bus lines…