SAG-AFTRA, Studios Set to Meet Again Thursday

Negotiators representing the striking actors’ union and studios are expected to meet again Thursday, one day after they met for more than three hours in a session the entertainment trade newspaper Variety described as productive. A source close to the studios who was not authorized to comment told the Los Angeles Times that the entertainment […]

Homeless Man Fatally Shot in Harvard Heights Identified

A homeless man who was fatally shot in the Harvard Heights area of Los Angeles was identified Thursday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified Deshawan Greenfield, 35, as the victim of the shooting. Officers went to the 3100 block of West Pico Boulevard about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday on a report of […]

Highland Park Hillside Fire Extinguished

An approximately 1.5-acre, slow-moving brush fire in steep terrain was contained and extinguished Thursday in Highland Park. Fire crews were called at 3:23 a.m. to 291 S. Ave. 52, west of Arroyo Seco Parkway, where they surrounded the burning vegetation with hose lines and fire breaks, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange. It […]

Man Armed With a Machete Shot, Killed by Police in Calabasas

Police Thursday are continuing their investigation of the fatal shooting of a machete-wielding man who was shot during a confrontation with Los Angeles Police Department officers in Calabasas. Police were called at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday to 23400 block of West Calabasas Road and Mulholland Drive regarding an assault with a deadly weapon, LAPD Officer Norma […]

Man Found Shot to Death in University Park

A man was fatally shot in the University Park area and police Thursday are searching for possible suspects. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division responded to a shots fired call at Ellendale Place and 23rd Street, south of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway around 11:26 p.m. Wednesday. Upon their arrival, they found […]

Highland Fire Remains at Nearly 2,500 Acres; Containment Rises to 20%

Fire crews in Riverside County are working Thursday to keep the Highland Fire, which has grown to nearly 2,500 acres and is 20% contained, within its perimeter. The Highland Fire erupted about 12:40 p.m. Monday in the area of Highlands and Aguanga Ranchos roads, near the junction of Highways 79 and 371, and burned 2,487 […]

City of Los Angeles to Host Municipal Career Fair

As the city of Los Angeles continues a series of career fairs as it looks to fill vacancies in more than 30 classifications, attendees Thursday can meet with representatives of city departments, receive assistance with online applications and learn about civil service. “The city of Los Angeles is hiring and this career fair is open […]

Palm Springs Pride Week to Get Underway with Latin Pride Fiesta Thursday

Palm Springs Pride Week is set to get underway Thursday with the free inaugural Latin Pride Fiesta in the Arenas District. The celebration, which will be hosted by Chichi Fuera, will begin at 5 p.m. on Arenas Road between Indian Canyon Drive and Calle Encilia until 10 p.m. Thursday, according Greater Palm Springs Pride CEO […]

Water Recycling Plant to be Renamed for Rep. Napolitano

Rep. Grace Napolitano is known as a champion for the environment and water recycling, and Thursday the Metropolitan Water District plans to rename the Pure Water Southern California demonstration plant after her. Napolitano, D-El Monte, who is retiring at the end of her term, will be on hand at the ceremony. The plant will be […]

Average Riverside County Gas Price Drops for 34th Consecutive Day

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Thursday for the 34th consecutive day, decreasing 2.7 cents to $5.163. The average price has dropped 98.8 cents over the past 34 days, including 3 cents Wednesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The streak follows […]

One Year Ago Today (November 2, 2022)…NY Prosecutors: LAPD Captain Abetted Cover-Up of Moonves Harassment Claims

One Year Ago Today (November 2, 2022)…CBS and former president/CEO Les Moonves will pay $30.5 million for conspiring to conceal sexual assault allegations against Moonves from investors, regulators and the public — an effort that was abetted by a Los Angeles police captain, the New York Attorney General’s Office announced. The bulk of the money […]