SAG-AFTRA, Studios to Set to Meet Again Wednesday

Negotiators for SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios are scheduled to meet for the second consecutive day Wednesday, the actors union announced following the first bargaining session between the two sides since Oct. 11. “Today, the CEOs came back to the table,” the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said in a statement released […]

Hotel Workers’ Union Planning Big March on Wednesday Amid Contract Talks

The union representing thousands of hotel workers in the Los Angeles area is planning a large march in downtown L.A. Wednesday, with workers from “dozens more” hotels joining workers already striking five hotels, a spokeswoman for the union said. Maria Hernandez, spokeswoman for Unite Here Local 11, told City News Service on Tuesday that the […]

Burbank Hospital Strike Continues; Pickets Criticized for Noise, Safety Issues

Striking health care workers at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center will hit the picket lines for a third straight day Wednesday in their planned five-day walkout, and will add a morning rally to their protests — which have drawn criticism from Providence management for what hospital officials said was excessive noise near patients. For a […]

Former Restaurant Chain CEO Drops Suit Over Bonus, Severance Disputes

A former president and CEO of the Black Angus restaurant chain — who alleges he was fired in 2021 for demanding a $1 million bonus owed him after the sale of the company, then denied nearly $450,000 in severance pay due him upon his termination — has dropped his lawsuit. Attorneys for plaintiff Christopher Ames […]

Shooting in Inglewood Leaves One Dead, One Wounded

Inglewood police Wednesday are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another wounded. The shooting was reported at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday and Inglewood Police Department officers responded to Venice Way and Victor Avenue where they found the two victims, KNBC 4 reported. One man was pronounced dead at the scene and the other […]

Average LA County Gas Price Drops for 26th Consecutive Day

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Wednesday for the 26th consecutive day, decreasing 3.8 cents to $5.508. The average price has dropped 80.7 cents over the past 26 days, including 2.9 cents Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The decreasing […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $137 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. The numbers drawn […]

Driver in Crash That Killed 4 Pepperdine Students Re-Arrested

The driver in the crash on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu that killed four Pepperdine University students was back in custody Wednesday after being re-arrested, this time on suspicion of murder, a week after his initial arrest at the scene of the crash. Fraser Michael Bohm, 22, of Malibu, was re-arrested Tuesday, with bail set […]

Richard Roundtree, Who Played Shaft in Movies and TV, Dies at Age 81

Richard Roundtree, who played the lead role in the movie series “Shaft,” has died from pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles, according to media reports Wednesday. He was 81. His manager Patrick McMinn told TMZ Roundtree died Monday. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two months ago and his family was with him […]

Prosecutors Expected to File Charges Against Man Accused in Sage Slaying

Felony charges are expected to be filed Wednesday against a 44-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a Sage woman and trying to kill a man at her property. David Gonzales Douglas of Lake Elsinore was arrested and booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta Sunday on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. Douglas is […]

One Year Ago Today (October 25, 2022)…Model Says She `Wanted to Die’ During Alleged Attack by Harvey Weinstein

One Year Ago Today (October 25, 2022)…A model-actress testified that she wanted to die” during an alleged sexual assault by former film producer Harvey Weinstein in her Los Angeles hotel room nearly a decade ago. The woman — identified in court only as “Jane Doe #1” — told the downtown Los Angeles jury hearing the […]