Johnson Valley, CA Municipal and More

Johnson Valley

See all locations

Customize your news

Sunny

58°F

Johnson Valley, CA · Municipal

Los Angeles Times

partner publisher · 778.8K followers

Inside the $40-million renovation of an Art Deco gem in bustling Leimert Park

After five phases of renovations over 20 years, totaling $40 million, the Vision Theatre in Leimert Park will reopen with 'A Proud Family Wizmas.'

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

westsidetoday.com

website

Controller Kenneth Mejia audit exposes $1.03 billion in Los Angeles liability payouts since 2019

Report faults the City Administrative Officer for lax oversight and notes the City Attorney’s Office refused to cooperate. Systemic gaps in citywide risk oversight have cost Los Angeles taxpayers $1.03 billion in legal and liability payouts over a six-year period, according to a performance audit released by City Controller Kenneth Mejia.

Los Angeles, CA · 2d

Yahoo!

website

Even business-friendly Vernon is souring on data centers

There is only one place new data centers are being built in the greater Los Angeles area: the city of Vernon. Just south of downtown L.A., it's a city made up almost exclusively of companies. About 50,000 people commute every day into Vernon to work, but only about 300 actually live there, and the city government is famous for its friendliness to heavy industry.

Vernon, CA · 1d

beverlypress.com

website

‘Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living’ to open at LACMA

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will open “Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living” on Nov. 15 in the Resnick Pavilion, examining the architect’s contributions to Southern California through projects ranging from public housing to the Beverly Hills Hotel. The exhibition runs through May 31, 2027.

Los Angeles, CA · 2d

beachcomber.news

website

Mayor Raman Is Taking Over LA28

Councilmember Nithya Raman won the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election over incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, securing approximately 54.5% of the vote. The race was called after Bass conceded on November 5, with Raman holding a lead of nearly 95,000 votes as election officials processed the final ballots. The outcome marks...

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

wehoonline.com

website

Lauren Meister Takes One Last Shot at Fixing WeHo’s Empty Storefronts

Councilmember Lauren Meister has spent nearly 12 years on the West Hollywood City Council, and she’s going out with one last push to try and get a handle on all those empty storefronts. You know, the ones that make WeHo look more busted than bougie. At her final Council...

West Hollywood, CA · 1d

CBS LA

partner publisher · 287.1K followers

MacArthur Park fencing project worrying some in Westlake District

A controversial fencing project to make MacArthur Park safer is worrying some Westlake District neighbors.

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

beverlypress.com

website

Feuerman sculptures unveiled on Rodeo Drive

Ten monumental sculptures by American artist Carole A. Feuerman were unveiled on Rodeo Drive on Nov. 9, marking the superrealist sculptor’s first major public outdoor exhibition on the West Coast. The exhibition, “Carole Feuerman: Monuments of Stillness,” features Feuerman’s signature swimmers and contemplative human figures displayed along Rodeo Drive....

Beverly Hills, CA · 2d

valleynewsgroup.com

website

Barri Worth Girvan Wins Council Seat

Official results were finally posted this week in the race for City Council in the Third District to replace termed-out Bob Blumenfield. Results posed by the City of Los Angeles had political aide Barri Worth Girvan winning the seat with 51.7%, with businessman Tim Gaspar gaining 48.3%. Upon claiming victory...

Los Angeles, CA · 2d

hoodline.com

website

La Crescenta Housing Plan Faces Fire Evacuation Scrutiny

A proposed affordable apartment complex at Briggs Avenue and Foothill Boulevard would replace an 80-year-old motel in La Crescenta, and residents want Los Angeles County to look harder at wildfire evacuation before more people are added to the site. The neighborhood sits in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone,...

Los Angeles County, CA · 1d

hoodline.com

website

Montebello Council Fires Longtime City Attorney in 3-1 Vote, Blocks Mayor Pro Tem's Reply

Montebello’s City Council voted 3-1 at a special meeting Friday to cut ties with Alvarez-Glasman & Colvin, ending the law firm’s 18-year run as the city’s attorney. The decision, announced after a closed session, split the room between residents who cheered the move and others who voiced disappointment that a near two-decade relationship was over.

Montebello, CA · 3d

Los Angeles Times

partner publisher · 778.8K followers

Democrats flock to Denver for a post-midterms introspection-turned-celebration

The two-day What's Next conference, hosted by a new group called Majority Democrats, was put on politicos' calendars months ago as another stepping stone as the party charted its way out of its post-2024 political wilderness.

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

Santa Monica Daily Press

website

Metro fills vacancies on taxpayer oversight committees

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Nov. 10 that it has appointed four members to its taxpayer oversight committees for Measures M and R and Propositions A and C. The appointments bring all three committees, which oversee voter-approved transportation sales tax revenues, to full membership. Retired Caltrans Deputy...

Los Angeles County, CA · 1d

Los Angeles Times

partner publisher · 778.8K followers

Who will fill Raman's council seat? Community groups brace for a fight

With Nithya Raman becoming mayor next month, some in her district fear the City Council will skip a special election and appoint someone as her two-year replacement.

Los Angeles, CA · 2d

Trains.com

partner publisher · 1.9K followers

Regulators allow operator transition at ports of LA, Long Beach to proceed

WASHINGTON — Alameda Belt Line can take over rail operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, federal regulators have ruled. The decision today (Thursday, Nov. 12) by the Surface Transportation Board ends the board’s postponement of the transfer and denies a request for a “housekeeping stay” by Pacific Harbor Line, the current [...] Read More...

Long Beach, CA · 2d

culvercitycrossroads.com

website

Sepulveda Connects Gets City Approval – Dedicated Bus Lanes, Protected Bike Lanes on a North-South Corridor

Culver City has approved the Sepulveda Connects infrastructure redesign, creating bus-only transit corridors and protected bike routes along Sepulveda Boulevard. The transportation project was given the ‘go-ahead’ at the Culver City council meeting on Nov. 9, 2026. The project will extend along Sepulveda Boulevard between Venice Boulevard and Slauson Avenue. This will create a much-needed north-south connection for cyclists, and ease bus timelines by creating a dedicated lane for public transit.

Culver City, CA · 2d

hoodline.com

website

Culver City Wraps a Ficus in 56-Foot Metal Frame as Public Art

A towering metal frame is rising around a mature ficus tree at the intersection of Washington and National boulevards in Culver City, part of a public-art installation that began last month and is expected to continue through the end of the year. The piece, called A Frame for a Tree, is the work of Los Angeles-based artist Charles Gaines and measures roughly 56 feet by 98 feet, wrapping a rectangular metal structure around the living tree rather than replacing it.

Culver City, CA · 2d

hoodline.com

website

West Hollywood Tracks Vacancy Rates, Not Which Storefronts Sit Empty

West Hollywood can tell you its office vacancy rate ticked up and its retail rate ticked down. What its own paperwork still could not do, as of an October 2025 council item, was name the vacant units, say how long they had sat empty, or explain why. That gap is...

West Hollywood, CA · 1d

hoodline.com

website

Nashua Army Veteran's Portrait Heads to Rose Parade After Organ Donation Saved Lives

A floragraph portrait of Danno Decoteau, a Nashua Army veteran who died suddenly in 2021 at age 39, is headed to Pasadena, California, where it will appear on the OneLegacy Donate Life float at the 2027 Tournament of Roses Parade. Decoteau's family finished the portrait on Oct. 23, ahead of the parade's New Year's Day roll down Colorado Boulevard.

Nashua, NH · 3d

KPBS

website

State awards $1 million for Pacific Surfliner planning

The agency that oversees Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner service said Wednesday it received $1 million in state funding to update a plan aimed at making passenger rail service more reliable between San Diego, Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. The Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency, known as LOSSAN,...

San Diego, CA · 2d