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Missouri and California Men Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar Fake Concert Scam
A scheme designed to defraud music fans and investors involving counterfeit concerts and artist engagements has ended with the sentencing of two culprits. Terronce Morris was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison on charges of mail and wire fraud conspiracy, along with aggravated identity theft, according to a press release from the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.
Ahwatukee triple murder suspect had stints on probation in Arizona and California
PHOENIX — The lengthy criminal history of a triple murder suspect in Ahwatukee is coming into focus, including stints on probation in Arizona and California. 12News has uncovered some alarming circumstances where his criminal behavior continued while on state supervision. Chase Christman, 30, has been charged with three counts...
Kamala Harris’ backers say she understands Jews and Israel. Her critics fear her stance on Gaza.
(JTA) — WASHINGTON — Coming down the stairs in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City in 2017, Kamala Harris saw the Western Wall and knew what she had to do. Harris, then a California senator, reached into her pocket and pulled out a blue kippah and clips she had prepared for the occasion. She...
Metro ridership levels continued upward trend in June
For a 19th straight month, overall Metro ridership increased in June compared to the same period a year earlier – with the transit agency reporting almost 25.2 million boardings between buses and rails.
LAUSD to Appoint Task Force to Failure of AI Chatbot
(TNS) — Los Angeles schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho, who remains determined to bring artificial intelligence into district classrooms despite the collapse of the technology company leading the effort, will appoint a task force to examine what went wrong and how to move forward. The schools chief announced the task...
Metallica Announce Return of "Helping Hands" Benefit Concert
Metallica has announced that they will be hosting their fourth “Helping Hands” benefit concert in Los Angeles, CA this year, taking place at the YouTube Theater on December 13th, 2024. The concert will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The last Helping Hands show took place in December 2022,...
LA County Multifamily Vacancies Rise and Rents Reach New Highs
Strategic Investors Navigate Tight Credit Conditions and ULA Tax Challenges. In Q2 2024, the multifamily sector experienced another uptick in the vacancy rate, rising 20 basis points quarter-over-quarter and 40 basis points year-over-year to 5.1%. New construction was a key driver of this increase, with newly completed units contributing to a rise in the average asking rent per unit. Following an uptick in the first quarter, the average rent rose again by half a percentage point quarter-over-quarter and by seven-tenths of a percent year-over-year, reaching a record high of $2,207 per unit per month, with 3,715 newly completed units added to the market in Q2 – up 56.9% form Q1 2024.
Rutgers coach Greg Schiano discusses USC football game at Big Ten media days
The USC Trojans host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a Big Ten football game later this season. Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano was asked about the USC game at Big Ten media days on Tuesday in Indianapolis. Schiano said the Rutgers football program has “specialists” to “help with the plan”...
Check out La Bulla, L.A.'s largest lucha libre arts and music festival
La Bulla is celebrating all things lucha libre in August, bringing their festival back to Los Angeles for one night only. La Bulloa will feature an immersive art exhibit curated by legendary graffiti artist MAN ONE, with 150+ artists showcasing their artwork, including Emmy-nominated writer and two-time Pulitzer finalist and acclaimed cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz.
What to Do About the Academy Museum’s Pandering Problem
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has been a commercial hit and a critical misfire.Film Academy CEO Bill Kramer Re-Ups Through 2028 In an era of declining Oscar telecast ratings, the new institution’s robust ticket sales — there have been nearly 2 million visitors since it opened in September 2021 — have turned it into a major Los Angeles draw, bolstered the Academy’s coffers and prompted inaugural museum director Bill Kramer’s ascension to CEO of AMPAS, the parent organization. Yet except for Regeneration, its lauded deep-dive showcase of Black American filmmaking through the early 1970s, the exhibits have been discourse duds,...
US home sales fell in June to slowest pace since December amid rising mortgage rates, home prices
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in June for the fourth straight month as elevated mortgage rates and record-high prices kept many would-be homebuyers on the sidelines. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell 5.4% last month from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.89 million, the fourth consecutive month of declines, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. Existing home sales were also down 5.4% compared with June last year. Yet home prices climbed for the 12th month in a row. The national median sales price rose 4.1% from a year earlier to $426,900, an all-time high, and up 51% from five years ago.
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