LOS ANGELES—A man was found guilty by a judge June 13 of federal criminal charges stemming from his abduction of a 68-year-old woman with dementia at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Johnny Ray Gasca, 53, of Bronx, New York, was found guilty of one count of kidnapping, two counts of attempted obstruction…

LOS ANGELES—The Barrington Plaza Tenants Association June 12 filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the mass eviction of tenants at the 712-unit, rent-controlled apartment complex in West Los Angeles. The suit follows an announcement by owners last month that the complex—which has been the scene of two fires over the past decade, including one that…

LOS ANGELES—Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was involved in a traffic crash with a female bicyclist Feb. 5 in West Los Angeles. The crash took place around 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of San Vicente Boulevard and Burlingame Avenue, according to Officer Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department. Schwarzenegger was not…

LOS ANGELES—A West Los Angeles pharmacy owner was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Feb. 7 for running a scheme in which millions of dollars in reimbursements for compounded drugs were generated through illegal kickbacks and fraudulent co-payments. Navid Vahedi, 42, of Brentwood, pleaded guilty a year ago to one federal count of…

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Crews broke ground July 7 on a Proposition HHH-funded permanent supportive housing project in West Los Angeles to house seniors and senior veterans experiencing homelessness. The 51-unit, five-story building at 11010 Santa Monica Blvd. is expected to be ready for occupancy in December 2022, according to Councilman Paul Koretz’ office. It will include…