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Lawsuit alleges that an affordable housing project in Venice Beach is being unlawfully blocked by city officials
A lawsuit filed on July 10, 2024 against the City of Los Angeles alleges closed-door sabotaging and unlawful blocking of Venice Dell, a fully-approved supportive and affordable housing project in Venice, California. Once completed, the project would provide 140 affordable apartments, 68 apartments for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, 34...
How Newsom's executive order on homeless encampments impacts Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new executive order urging cities and counties to clear homeless encampments in California. The directive, unveiled Monday, follows a Supreme Court ruling allowing governments to remove homeless camps from state property. Newsom has instructed state agencies to develop plans for these...
As Council formally opposes Promenade sign, its owner threatens legal action
The City Council again denounced a sign on the Third Street Promenade that criticizes local leaders over drug use and crime in the city. Property owner John Alle has installed a series of banners on his storefront over the past two years. The banners have consistently blamed drug use for problems in the city but have increasingly targeted specific individuals including the City Manager and Councilmembers over a needle distribution program operated by the County’s health department.
Santa Monica Conservancy launches Ocean Park neighborhood initiative
The Santa Monica Conservancy has announced a new initiative to engage the community in a program of events, neighborhood walks, garden tours, open houses events and community meetings. The aim is that these programs will spotlight local culture and history for neighbors and visitors to Ocean Park and beyond. This...
Santa Monica City Council Approves $3.8M Contract to Upgrade Permitting Process
Streamlining and simplification are coming to Santa Monica's building permit process, as the City Council has greenlit a new system aimed at easing the hurdles for businesses and property owners. Approval has been given to engage Speridian Technologies, LLC on a $3.8 million, five-year contract to implement the Clariti system, promising a more efficient path from application to approval, according to the city's official press release.
Theater Review: Substance of Fire
The Holocaust is a perennial subject for art, continuing to generate bestsellers, Academy Awards and museum exhibitions generations after World War II’s end. Of course, the trauma it induced continues to reverberate, its impact different on survivors, children and grandchildren of survivors, and millions of others affected in countless and unfathomable ways.
A Colorful Celebration: Festival of the Chariots returns to Santa Monica
The Festival of the Chariots is returning to Santa Monica. The 48th iteration of the event kicks off Sunday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. While the celebration has attracted crowds to the Westside for nearly five decades, Santa Monica’s Festival of the Chariots is based on a much more ancient tradition with roots in Jagannatha Puri, India.
Firefighters Respond To The Ramon Fire
A brush fire broke out near Canyon Country on Friday afternoon. The brush fire, named the Ramon Fire, was reported around 1:35 p.m. near Via Princessa and the 14 Freeway, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It’s about a quarter acre with two to three miles of winds per hour,” said ...
Photos: Trailer fire causes road closure
A trailer fire that broke out on Friday afternoon left commuters in traffic on the 24000 block of West Copper Hill Drive in Valencia. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department arrived on the scene of a fully engulfed truck at 1:13 p.m. after receiving reports of it a few minutes earlier, said Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesman with the agency.
Newsom set an ambitious goal to launch 500,000 Californians into new careers. Many are firefighters
In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.
South L.A. woman wants end to K-9 units after vicious attack
A South Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit and is demanding the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department disband its K-9 unit after she was attacked by one of their dogs. Rosa Ramirez, 45, suffered permanent injuries to her left hand — her dominant hand — during the attack, her attorneys said in a news […]
SCV Sheriff’s Foundation Celebrates Gloria Mercado-Fortine
Outgoing Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Foundation President Gloria Mercdo-Fortine recently received high praise for her tenure as president of the foundation for the past four years. SCV Sheriff’s Station Captain Justin Diez and the SCV Sheriff’s Foundation Board of Directors extended “heartfelt thanks” to Mercado-Fortine for her leadership as...
Person trapped in vehicle after collision on southbound 14
Someone was trapped in a vehicle after a traffic collision Friday morning on the southbound lanes of Highway 14, north of Placerita Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, a Los Angeles County Fire Department official said. The incident was reported at about 10:13 a.m. Friday morning, according to Geovanni Sanchez, spokesman...
Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascón Announces Charges Against Men for Murder of Long Beach Street Vendor
July 26, 2024 – LONG BEACH, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced on Thursday that Rahman. Abdallah and Raylon Akers have been charged with allegedly murdering a street corn vendor, Yener Ramirez, in the city of Long Beach on March 20. Another man, James Havlicheck, also was charged with accessory after the fact in the killing of Ramirez.
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