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CEMA Announces 2025 Date for Spotlight Show
The California Entertainment Machine Association will hold their Annual Spotlight Show on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, at Captain’s Auction Warehouse and Showroom in Anaheim. The event brings together California operators and industry professionals together for a day of networking, education, access to state legislators and exploration of the latest products and services, CEMA reports.
California’s Most Urban County Gets a Farm Bureau as Local Agriculture Grows
California’s most urban county — San Francisco — is finally getting its own Farm Bureau, the agricultural support organization that has played a key role in the economies of rural counties across the state. State Treasurer Fiona Ma, who is running for lieutenant governor, announced Tuesday the...
How Central Valley melon farmers works to combat summer heat
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – We are in the peak of melon season and the farmworkers and their fruit are doing all they can to beat the heat. “We understand these hot spells, unfortunately, they seem to be hotter than, you know, in the past,” said California farmer Joe Del Bosque. Del Bosque works hard […]
1 dead after boarded-up house goes up in flames in Boyle Heights
A person died in a house fire in L.A.’s Boyle Heights neighborhood early Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed. An LAFD alert indicates the fire was first reported at 1:18 a.m. at a home located at 121 North Mathews Street. “Firefighters found a boarded-up one-story single-family residential structure with heavy smoke showing,” LAFD officials […]
Assault rifle used in robbery of San Fernando Valley 7-Eleven
Armed robbers used an AK-47 to rob a convenience store in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. when a red car parked in front of a 7-Eleven store in the 22800 block of Saticoy Street in the Canoga Park area and three masked suspects got out. Surveillance video […]
Port of Los Angeles sued by environmental organization
LOS ANGELES (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - The Port of Los Angeles is facing a lawsuit that claims it's polluting the water. The port is accused of violating the Clean Water Act, and the lawsuit claims the port continuously dumps untreated waste water, and discharges illegal levels of toxic copper and bacteria into the ocean.
Canoga Park 7-Eleven robbed at gunpoint
LOS ANGELES - The search is underway in Canoga Park on Wednesday for suspects who authorities believe are part of a criminal crew that has been targeting businesses in the San Fernando Valley. It was around 3:40 a.m. when four masked men in a red Hyundai are caught on surveillance...
Los Angeles Welcomes Highs of 93 with Gentle Breezes
The National Weather Service has painted a sunny portrait for the City of Angels, with an extended forecast that Los Angeles residents can look forward to. Today, expect nothing but clear skies and high temperatures, reaching nearly 93 degrees. A calm breeze will eventually settle from the west-southwest around 5 mph, offering a slight respite from the heat.
Classic horror show character stolen from Burbank museum
A museum in Los Angeles County is looking for whoever stole their Crypt Keeper, a statue of the famous character from “Tales from the Crypt.” The theft occurred on Sunday, according to an Instagram post by the Mystic Museum, a horror museum located on Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank. The museum shared a photo of […]
Sentencing Due for LA Man in Stolen Checks Scheme
A Los Angeles man faces sentencing Wednesday for his role in a scheme that defrauded banks and credit unions out of at least $2.7 million by depositing checks stolen from the mail into bank accounts belonging to accomplices recruited through Instagram. Jose Luis Edeza Jr., 31, of Sunland pleaded guilty...
Daily Digs: $145M College Athletic Facility, $2M Fieldhouse, and More!
St. Louis-based McCarthy, alongside Royal Oak, Michigan-based architect HED, will build a new athletic complex for East Los Angeles Community College, according to a July 2 news release from the contractor. The facility will cost $145 million, per HED.
Councilwoman Traci Park on L.A.'s Homelessness Crisis: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions
VENICE - In the five months since the Current’s last interview with Traci Park, there have been a number of important developments in the City’s struggle to contain its homelessness crisis. Late last month, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling – Grant’s Pass v. Johnson -- that...
Central Valley residents rally for right to know where toxic pesticides are applied
SHAFTER, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — More than 50 Central Valley residents who either live in a rural area or come from a background in farm work, rallied at the Shafter Youth Center to demand attention from the state. The concern goes towards toxic pesticides being released in areas such as...
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