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Police pursuit ends with driver slamming into Americana at Brand
GLENDALE, Calif. – An early morning police pursuit ended with a driver slamming his vehicle into a building at the Americana at Brand Saturday morning. Glendale police officers were in pursuit of a driver around 3:00 a.m. which lasted less than 10 minutes. The suspect then crashed into a...
Santa Monica Approves $9.7M Loan for Affordable Housing Development
Berkeley Station to serve transition-age youth and low-income families, designed with NEST Toolkit by Brooks + Scarpa. The City of Santa Monica has recently announced a construction loan worth $9.7 million for a proposed affordable housing development aimed at serving low-income families and transition-age youth. The funding commitment includes an...
Gun violence: Shooting reports this past week in Los Angeles area
In addition to a fatal police shooting that closed the 10 Freeway in the City Terrace neighborhood of Los Angeles, multiple other shooting-related incidents took place in LA County over the last seven days. One killed, one wounded in Van Nuys shooting. A gunman shot a 50-year-old man to death...
California high schools are adding hundreds of ethnic studies classes. Are teachers prepared?
Under a new state law, high schools must begin offering ethnic studies courses in the 2025-26 school year. Now, universities are grappling with how to best prepare the next generation of teachers. The post California high schools are adding hundreds of ethnic studies classes. Are teachers prepared? appeared first on Long Beach Post.
San Vicente Bungalows Inches Closer to Santa Monica Expansion With Ocean Boulevard Property
In September, Sunset Tower maître d’ Gabé Doppelt informed the staff that with hotelier Jeff Klein’s blessing, she would soon be departing her post at the industry power spot in favor of a new gig at Klein’s members-only club, San Vicente Bungalows. PR Firm DKC Opens Flagship Office in Century City The job change comes as Klein pushes forward with expansion plans for SVB, first in Santa Monica and later in New York City, with Doppelt on board to help navigate the two new outposts. Per two sources, Klein and company are close to finalizing an address for their Westside location....
L.A. County Covid State Of Emergency Ends After 3 Years
More than three years after it began, Los Angeles County’s local emergency declaration due to Covid-19 was lifted at the end of the final day of March In a statement posted to Twitter, County officials noted that at 1,122 days, this was the longest state of emergency in L.A. County history. In the last three ...
Man who allegedly stole CHP cruiser ID’d
LANCASTER – A 32-year-old man who allegedly stole a California Highway Patrol vehicle and led officers on a chase that ended when he jumped from the speeding cruiser in the Lancaster area and suffered fatal injuries, has been identified. He was John Figueroa Jr., according to the Los Angeles...
Man fatally shot outside 7-Eleven in Culver City
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Culver City Thursday night. The unidentified man was found at about 10:45 p.m. inside a vehicle in the 5900 block of West Washington Boulevard, according to the Culver City Police Department. He was suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest, and he was taken […]
Letter: Historic Downtown
Would it be possible to take a part of DTSM and create a Historic Santa Monica area? In this part of the city the height and facades of all the buildings and other structures could never be changed. The functions of the buildings could be changed. The area surrounding this in DTSM would not have any height restrictions at all to permit the new housing we are required to permit to be built. In a hundred years the new buildings that are in the area now would be historic early 23 century era buildings.
Dog adoption fees reduced to $25 this weekend at SPCALA
Dog adoption fees will be reduced to $25 Saturday and Sunday during the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles March Madness Adoption Special. The special fee will be available for all qualified adopters at SPCALA’s Pet Adoption Centers, but excludes dogs 3 months old or younger.
Woman arrested for chaotic carjacking that was caught on video
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) - A California woman has been arrested after a violent caught-on-camera carjacking. Screams for help could be heard and complete panic was felt during the incident, witnesses claim. Rose Mercer says she just parked next to the car where a woman was trying to steal from...
Which hospitals will still require masks? With new guidance starting Monday, the policies vary
'We do want to see each other — it has been three long years, and I do think everybody wants to get back to some sense of normalcy,' a Scripps official said.
Lucky Lottery Ticket Leads to $426M Payout, Major Bel Air Upgrade for LA Resident
Kristine Wellenstein uses Mega Millions lottery winnings to purchase a luxurious $6M home in Bel Air. A lucky lottery ticket has led to a major upgrade for Kristine Wellenstein. Last year, Wellenstein purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a Chevron gas station in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, which ended up being worth an astounding $426 million, making her one of the wealthiest lottery winners in history.
El Sereno scooter rider shot dead
El Sereno -- A 25-year-old man riding a scooter was struck by gunfire and killed early this morning, police said. The victim was riding in the street in the 5400 block of Valley Boulevard when he was shot at about 3:20 am, said LAPD spokesman Drake Madison. 190 Monthly Reader...
Man run over while trying to stop catalytic converter theft in Lynwood
A man was injured Friday afternoon when he was run over by a pair of thieves attempting to steal a catalytic converter from under a vehicle in his neighborhood. Los Angeles County Fire Department crews were dispatched to the 10700 block of San Jose Avenue at around 5:30 p.m., after learning of a hit-and-run in the area. Deputies with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department were also dispatched around the same time, learning that the victim was possibly targeted in a catalytic converter theft. They learned that he attempted to interrupt the theft, causing the suspects to flee from the area, at which...
House party shooting in Lancaster kills 1, wounds another
A shooting at a house party in Lancaster early Saturday morning left one man dead and another in critical condition. The shooting at a home in the 44000 block of Cerisa Street unfolded at about 1:30 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. When deputies arrived, they found two men […]
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