| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, September 20, 2024 |
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Welcome, Mr. President: Marqueece Harris-Dawson Assumes LA City Council Presidency Marqueece Harris-Dawson was sworn in as City Council president Friday, succeeding Paul Krekorian in a ceremony marked by a standing ovation and the passing of the gavel, as he leads the 15-member council in addressing homelessness, housing goals and policies affecting nearly 4 million Los Angeles residents. Harris-Dawson is expected to lead the council until […]
OC Reissues Emergency Declaration for Airport Fire Orange County’s Health Officer Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong Friday reissued an emergency declaration for the Airport Fire as crews continued to make progress in the battle against the flames. The emergency declaration will help keep state funding available to help with the costs of battling the blaze, which has blackened 23,519 acres and was 51% contained […]
4 OC Firefighters in Critical Condition After Crash A half-dozen members of an Orange County Fire Authority hand crew who were injured in a rollover crash while leaving the Airport Fire lines remained hospitalized Friday, at least four of them in critical condition. “We’ve got a tough road ahead,” OCFA Chief Brian Fennessy told reporters at a Friday morning briefing outside Orange County […]
Former Cashier with Lupus Sues Disney for Wrongful Termination A former cashier for the Walt Disney Co. is suing the entertainment giant, alleging she was wrongfully fired in 2023 for complaining that she was not properly accommodated for her lupus condition. Serena Pina-Walker’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit also states she has a cinnamon allergy and yet she was forced to work around the […]
LA Council Confirms Former Assm. John Pérez to Board of Harbor Commisioners The Los Angeles City Council Friday confirmed former state Assemblyman John Pérez to the Board of Harbor Commissioners, taking over the seat for commissioner Diane Middleton, a longtime resident of San Pedro. Council members voted unanimously to approve Pérez, who had been nominated by Mayor Karen Bass earlier this month. Bass decided not to reappoint […]
Inglewood Man Convicted of Triple Homicide An Inglewood man was facing the possibility of life in prison Friday following his conviction for murdering three people and trying to kill two others, including his pregnant girlfriend, in two separate shootings in Gardena and Lynwood on the same day. Selvin Fabian Salazar, 32, is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole […]
Car Thief Arrested in Cerritos A man driving an SUV that was reported stolen led authorities on a chase Friday from Wilmington to the Cerritos area, where he stopped the vehicle and tried to run away but was quickly taken into custody. The chase began about 12:15 p.m. when police tried to stop the vehicle near Alameda Street and Pacific […]
Body Found Near House Fire in Monrovia A man was found dead in Monrovia near the scene of a fire that destroyed a residence earlier this week, and an investigation was underway Friday. The body of the man, in his 50s, was discovered about 10:15 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of East Colorado Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Department […]
Kevin Hart’s Company Seeks Arbitration of Former Friend’s Claims Attorneys for Kevin Hart’s loan-out company are asking a judge to order a former friend of the comedian to arbitrate the plaintiff’s claims regarding the fallout from the actor’s former 2017 sex-tape controversy. The motion stems from the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit brought by Jonathan “J.T.” Jackson in which he alleged Hart did not […]
Ye Settles Autograph Dealer’s Assault, Battery Suit Ye has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by an autograph dealer who alleged the rapper formerly known as Kanye West punched him after he asked for an autograph near the Soho Warehouse social club in an industrial area of Los Angeles in 2022. The plaintiffs in the Los Angeles Superior Court case are […]
LACo Unemployment Reaches 5.6% Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5.6% in August, up from a revised 5.5% in July, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The 5.6% rate was above the rate of 5.1% from August 2023. Meanwhile, the August unemployment rate in Orange County was 4.5%, up from a […]
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