| | | | | The news for Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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UCLA Survey: Dissatisfaction Remains High for LA County Residents Inflation, the homelessness crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts and rising housing costs are contributing to the woes of Los Angeles County residents who recently expressed nearly historic levels of dissatisfaction with their quality of life, according to a new UCLA survey released Wednesday. The latest edition of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs’ quality […]
Suspect in Over 30 Gas Station Store Robberies Facing Federal Charges A detention hearing is scheduled for Thursday in Santa Ana federal court for a 23-year-old man accused of committing 31 robberies or attempted robberies in Los Angeles and Orange counties in a 3 1/2-week period. Namir Malik Ali Greene was arrested Monday following a chase that began in Ontario, according to Ciaran McEvoy, the public […]
Bass to Attend African American Mayors Association Conference in Washington Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is in Washington, D.C. Wednesday for the three-day African American Mayors Association Conference. Bass is scheduled to participate in what is being billed as the “Big 4 Fireside Chat” with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Friday, the conference’s final […]
Hearing Set in Case Involving Conditions at LA’s Inmate Reception Center A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday in the American Civil Liberties Union’s request that Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors and Sheriff Robert Luna be held in contempt of court for “failures to comply” with court orders to address “abysmal” conditions at the jail system’s booking center. ACLU attorneys contend in a motion […]
Average Gas Prices Drop in LA, Orange Counties The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped one-tenth of a cent Wednesday to $4.949, a day after it was unchanged. The average price is 1.1 cents more than one week ago and 7 cents higher than one month ago, but 85.1 cents less than one year ago, […]
Indio’s Free Local Chella Festival Starts Wednesday Sandwiched between the two weekends of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Indio’s free local Chella festival celebrating the community starts Wednesday. Production company Goldenvoice will partner with the city for the small local music festival, which will feature food trucks, live performances and a DJ in the downtown area from 5 to 10 p.m., […]
Mega Millions Ticket With All Six Numbers Again Sold in New York A ticket with all six numbers in Tuesday evening’s multi-state Mega Millions draw was sold in New York and the ticket holder will have the choice between receiving the estimated $20 million jackpot in 30 graduated payments over 29 years or a lump sum payment of $10.5 million. The numbers drawn Tuesday were 7, 9, […]
Megan Thee Stallion Tells of `Public Humiliation’ After Testifying at Trial Megan Thee Stallion broke her silence Tuesday about the Los Angeles trial in which rapper Tory Lanez was found guilty of shooting her in the foot, saying she survived being shot by someone she trusted and overcame the “public humiliation of having my name and reputation dragged through the mud.” In an essay published on […]
Homeless Programs, More Cops: Bass Unveils $13 Billion City Budget Proposal Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Tuesday unveiled a $13 billion proposed city budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which she said reflects the city’s values and invests in its most critical needs, including homelessness, public safety and funding a “new L.A.” “There is a difference between spending and investing,” Bass said at a news conference […]
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Fatal Drive-by Shooting in Santa Ana A 25-year-old man borrowed his sister’s car to seek out a rival gang member and gunned down a 20-year-old man in a drive-by shooting in Santa Ana, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday as the defendant’s attorney said police failed to do a complete investigation and prosecutors lack enough evidence to prove his client guilty. Edgar […]
One Year Ago Today (April 19, 2022)…Police: Alleged Sexual Assailant May Have Targeted Other Children One Year Ago Today (April 19, 2022)…A 67-year-old Riverside man accused of sexually abusing two girls more than a decade ago could have targeted other children because of his involvement in youth athletics, prompting police to ask anyone who might have information to come forward. Kenneth Donald Callahan was arrested last week following a two-month […]
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