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This Los Angeles Hospital Has Earned National Recognition For 37 Consecutive Years And Ranks Among California’s Best

Every patient room in this hospital can turn into an intensive care unit. That means a regular room can become a critical care space without moving anyone down the hall. The building was designed by the famous architect I.M. Pei and his son C.C. Pei. It was also built to...

Los Angeles Times

Arellano: Raman's victory was a resounding rebuke to L.A.'s Latino political establishment

Almost all the city's Latino power brokers — politicians, nonprofit leaders, union activists, celebrities — bet big on longtime ally Karen Bass, only to now find themselves on the outside looking in.

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Westside Current

Kevin Murray, Former State Senator and Weingart Center Leader, Dies at 66

LOS ANGELES - Kevin Murray, who served alongside his father in California's Assembly before rising to Senate leadership and later heading the Weingart Center's homelessness services organization, has died at 66. Murray died Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Sentinel reported, according to City News Service on Thursday. A cause of death was not disclosed.A Los Angeles Democrat, Murray spent 12 years in the Legislature. He represented the 47th Assembly District from 1994 to 1998, then served in the 26th Senate District from 1998 to 2006.His election to the Assembly brought a California first. Murray became the first member to serve alongside his father, Assemblyman Willard H. Murray Jr.Murray's legislative work included sponsoring a 1997 identity-theft law, among the nation's earliest measures aimed at protecting consumers from the crime.He chaired the Assembly Transportation Committee and later chaired the Senate Appropriations and Transportation committees. He also led the Senate Democratic Caucus and the California Legislative Black Caucus, roles documented in UC Berkeley's account of his legislative career .After his legislative career, Murray eventually became president and CEO of the Weingart Center Association, a Skid Row-based nonprofit providing housing and services for people experiencing homelessness.The organization's work

Los Angeles, CA · 6h

NBC Los Angeles

Mayor Bass speaks on election loss to Nithya Raman and what's next

Mayor Karen Bass spoke publicly for the first time since her election defeat one week ago when she visited the scene of an industrial business fire Tuesday in Vernon. Speaking at the site of a fire that started Monday in the southern Los Angeles County community and flared up Tuesday, Bass was asked about the election result that saw her become the first incumbent mayor of Los Angeles to be ousted by a challenger since Jim Hahn lost to Antonio Villaraigosa in 2005.

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KTLA

Booming L.A. techno concert heard miles away, angering Burbank residents

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from the promoter. A techno concert held in Atwater Village over the weekend was heard miles away in Burbank, angering residents and prompting numerous noise complaints late into the night, according to the Burbank Police Department. More than 100 Burbank residents took to Reddit […]

Burbank, CA · 2d

ABC7

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Pasadena woman fights to bring home mother she says was taken by caregiver

A woman is desperate to reunite with her mother and says a caregiver took her.

Pasadena, CA · 2d

wanderingcalifornia.com

Route 66 in California: Desert Towns & Mother Road Stops

Route 66 in California is the last stretch of the Mother Road, running about 345 miles from the Colorado River at Needles to the Pacific at Santa Monica, according to the National Park Service. It packs the whole Route 66 story into one state: empty desert highway, a neon-lit ghost town, a silver-mining boomtown, and a pier at the end. And 2026 is the road’s centennial year, a hundred years since U.S. Route 66 was designated on November 11, 1926.

California · 1d

demolitionforum.com

Boeing’s Demolition of a California Nuclear Testing Facility Has Nearby Families Worried About Cancer

The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District said local regulators do not require specific dust control measures as the buildings are torn down, despite the site’s troubled history and worries over radioactivity. .Boeing has almost completed the demolition of five buildings at its infamous Santa Susana Field Laboratory in...

Ventura County, CA · 3d

Los Angeles Times

L.A. sales taxes will go up, but the time it takes firefighters to respond may go down

L.A. voters approved Measure FD in last week's election, which will raise sales taxes to 10.75% next year. The extra revenue will go to beef up the city's fire department.

Los Angeles, CA · 18h

wehotimes.com

Op-Ed: Former West Hollywood Mayor John D’Amico Weighs in on 2026 City Election – ‘Working. People. First.’

On Election Day, a progressive tornado dropped a West Hollywood West single-family home on Heilman and the last of the city-as-a-business councilmembers — and, fittingly, it happened while Heilman was mayor. The era of more for them and less for the workers is over. The progressive revolution has arrived....

West Hollywood, CA · 1d

latination.com

California city changes the rules of relationships by allowing three or more adults to register together

West Hollywood sets a precedent across The United States by approving Ordinance 26-13, authorizing an official registry for polyamorous relationships involving three or more adults. The historic municipal regulation guarantees medical visitation rights in hospitals, access to jails, and key protections in lease agreements for multiple partnerships across the city.

West Hollywood, CA · 1d

wehoonline.com

West Hollywood’s Troubadour Named Landmark by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The Troubadour achieved icon status decades ago. Now the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is making it official, naming West Hollywood’s nearly 70-year-old nightclub a landmark in music history. The dedication ceremony was set for 3 p.m. Wednesday, November 11, at 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., just hours before...

West Hollywood, CA · 1d

Los Angeles Times

Fighting City Hall will get a lot more expensive under plan backed by L.A. council

The proposed change would increase the cost of appealing city land-use and zoning decisions from $229 to more than $1,000 for neighbors, and more than $2,000 for others.

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Black, Gay Doctor Loses Defamation Claim Against Los Angeles County

Attorneys for Los Angeles County are asking a judge to issue sanctions against a Black, gay orthopedic surgeon who maintains she was a victim of racial and disability discrimination, saying she has not answered written questions posed to her in the case. Dr. Melani Cargle’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit...

Los Angeles County, CA · 13h

Los Angeles Times

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 · 18h

KPBS

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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 · 13h

The Spun

Map Reveals America's Best Sports Cities, With Los Angeles Coming In At No. 1

A Wallethub review of the presence of every major sport in 399 cities across the county found they are well-distributed regionally

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

CBS LA

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Southern California rent to rise through 2029, USC forecast says

In their economic report for the next three years, USC researchers forecast that rents in Southern California will grow 1.4% to 2.4% between 2026 and 2029.

Los Angeles County, CA · 2d

NBC Los Angeles

Glendale residents voice concerns over proposed 53% increase in water bills

Glendale residents voiced concerns Tuesday evening over a proposed water rate increase that could raise bills by an average of 53% in the first year, with some warning that the additional financial burden could force them to move. More than 40 people spoke during a Glendale City Council meeting, with...

Glendale, CA · 1d

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