| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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Shutting Down Downtown Men’s Central Jail: ‘Dungeon’ May Close In 12 Months After LA County Supervisors Vote The Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles – a dungeon according to the sheriff – may shut down in 12 months after county supervisors voted unanimously to come up with road map to close the facility. The proposal to close the jail within one year drew fire Tuesday from residents worried about the public […]
Million-dollar Unemployment Benefits Fraud: Six Family Members Among Eight Nabbed In Three-Year Bogus Businesses Conspiracy Law enforcement officials arrested six members of the same Southern California family and two others Tuesday on federal charges alleging they claimed more than $1.1 million in unemployment benefits for purported employees of bogus businesses. The nine-count indictment alleges a three-year conspiracy to cheat California’s unemployment insurance program through the creation of bogus cleaning services […]
Ex-L.A. Councilman Mitch Englander Pleads Guilty in City Hall Bribery Probe Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch Englander pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal criminal charge for obstructing an investigation into whether he took cash, escort services and other gifts from a businessman involved in major real estate development projects in the city. Englander is among four defendants to agree to plead guilty in the continuing […]
O.C. Reports Another 1,010 New Cases of COVID-19, Three More Deaths Orange County Health Care Agency officials Tuesday reported 1,010 new coronavirus cases and three new deaths. The county’s cumulative case load is now 18,892 and the death toll has risen to 369. The case load reported Tuesday reflects specimen collections dating back two weeks, Orange County CEO Frank Kim said. The number of hospitalized patients […]
Coronavirus Positivity Rate Continues Climb As LA County Reports Record Cases Los Angeles County reported a record number of new coronavirus cases Tuesday, topping the 4,000 mark for the first time during the pandemic, although about half of the cases were attributed to a backlog of results from a single lab dating back to Thursday. More concerning, however, was the continued rise in the rate of […]
L.A. County Commits to $30 Million in New Funding for Jail Diversion Programs The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to find $30 million to expand jail diversion programs — possibly using funds previously set aside for repairs at Men’s Central Jail or raising proceeds from the sale of now-closed probation camps. In addition to a motion calling for the expansion of the Office of Diversion […]
Police Seek Man Suspected of Sexual Assault in Covina Laundromat Authorities Tuesday sought public help to find a man who allegedly masturbated and ejaculated on a woman inside a Covina laundromat. Officers were dispatched to Coin Laundry, at 314 N. Azusa Ave., at about 3:30 p.m. Monday, according to the Covina Police Department. The victim, a 20-year-old woman, told investigators the man was masturbating in […]
Southland Universities Weigh Impact of ICE Directive on International Students Southland university officials said Tuesday they are reviewing a directive from federal immigration authorities that could force thousands of international students out of the country if schools offer only online courses due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that international students cannot remain in the country if they are […]
The Laugh Factory’s Hollywood Venue Unveils BLM Mural The Laugh Factory sent a serious message Tuesday by unveiling a 148-foot-long mural as a tribute to Black Lives Matter. “This mural is an important avenue for Black artists to present societal challenges in a public and impactful way through the lens of their experiences,” club owner Jamie Masada said about the painting, which is […]
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