Tag: Los Angeles

Expanded Hours at LA Ports Has Limited Effect on Supply Chain

Opening the Southern California ports 24 hours a day, seven days a week has not helped to ease the supply chain crisis, some port officials and dock workers say. In October 2021, a presidential task force asked the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to open around the clock to increase the hours and…


Los Angeles Business Owner Sets Out to Reform the City’s Charter

When Roozbeh Farahanipour was granted political asylum in the United States after being imprisoned by Islamic militants in Iran for his activism against the regime in 1999, he devoted himself to building the American dream for the next 20 years. And he did. Farahanipour became a prominent business leader and now sits as president and…


Former Head of LADWP Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case

LOS ANGELES—A former top executive of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power pleaded guilty on Jan. 25 to a federal bribery charge stemming from a probe of the city’s handling of the botched launch of a billing system used by the municipal utility. David H. Wright, 62, of Riverside, accepted bribes from a…


LA County Unemployment Rate Dips in December

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent in December, down from a revised 8.9 percent in November, according to figures released on Jan. 21 by the state Employment Development Department. The December unemployment rate was down from 12.6 percent in December 2020. In Orange County, where seasonally adjusted numbers were…


Lax Prosecution Contributing to LA Cargo Theft Surge, Experts Say

In recent weeks national attention became focused on photos and videos showing Union Pacific rail tracks littered with discarded cartons and boxes following organized looting just east of downtown Los Angeles. Many of the packages that had not been stolen or damaged would head towards Chicago or Canada before they finally reach the recipients’ doorsteps,…


LA Students Ordered to Wear Non-Cloth Masks at All Times on Campus

Los Angeles school students must now wear non-fabric masks at all times on campus, both indoors and outdoors, as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Effective Monday, students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) must wear “well-fitting, non-cloth masks with a nose wire” only, including during sports. The district announced…


Non-Cloth Masks Now Required on LAUSD Campuses

LOS ANGELES—Students at Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) are required to wear higher-grade, non-cloth masks starting Monday, Jan. 24. Students must now wear “well-fitting, non-cloth masks with a nose wire” at all times, indoors and outdoors. All employees were already required to wear surgical-grade masks. District officials said they will continue to provide masks…


Four Killed During Inglewood House Party Named

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—The coroner’s office confirmed on Jan. 24 the names of all four people killed in a shooting at a weekend house party in Inglewood that also left one person wounded. Breahna Stines was celebrating her 20th birthday at the party along with her sister Marneysha Hamilton, 25, and Teron Whittiker Jr., 21, and they…


AAA: LA Gas Price Hikes Likely Coming Soon

LOS ANGELES—Gas price increases are expected in a few weeks with the start of the traditional “spring spike” season that typically brings increases averaging 50 cents a gallon, according to an Automobile Club of Southern California spokesperson. The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County increased reached $4.67 on Jan….


Rams’ Win Means SoFi Stadium to Host NFC Title Game, Super Bowl

LOS ANGELES—SoFi Stadium will become the first stadium to host an NFL conference championship game and a Super Bowl in the same season after the Rams punched their ticket to next week’s NFC championship game with a dramatic 30-27 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Jan. 23 in Tampa, Florida. The NFC title game…