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Boxer Ryan Garcia charged with vandalizing Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
Professional box Ryan Garcia has been charged with vandalizing the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, weeks after police said the hotel's management called authorities and asked for him to be arrested.Officers received reports of an "intoxicated person" at the luxury hotel on Wilshire Boulevard the evening of June 8, according to the Beverly Hills Police Department. Garcia was a registered guest there and managers of the property told officers he had damaged a room and a hallway of the hotel, police said. He was hospitalized for reasons police did not disclose before being arrested.On Thursday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's...
LA Public Library new art exhibit celebrates innovation, invention
“No Prior Art: Illustrations of Invention,” an ambitious forthcoming exhibition and program series from the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Public Library, draws from the LAPL’s patent and intellectual property resources and ultimately explores the broad nature of human creativity. The exhibition set to...
Dreamstate SoCal Reveals Complete Lineup For Festival This November
Your complete Dreamstate SoCal lineup is here! This year’s event, taking place November 22-23 Queen Mary Waterfront in Long Beach, CA be transformed into a trance-lover’s playground with four unique stages stages, cutting-edge audiovisual production, and of course all your favorite trance artists. Early Dreamstate lineup reveals last...
My Uterus: A Womb with a View
[NoHo Arts District, CA] – A NoHo Arts theatre interview with Dina Morrone on her show “My Uterus: A Womb with a View” that will have one performance July 21 at Theatre West. A few months ago I was thrilled to review Dina Morone’s “My Uterus: A...
46 Firefighters Quell East Hollywood House Fire in Under an Hour, No Injuries Reported
Early this morning, a blaze erupted in a one-story single-family home in East Hollywood. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) dispatched 46 firefighters to the scene at 618 N Juanita Av, where heavy flames were reported to be threatening adjacent buildings. According to LAFD's alert, crews took a defensive stance, fighting the fire from outside to prevent it from spreading. It took them 41 minutes to extinguish the fire. Fortunately, there were no injuries.
Robert Swerdlow named UCLA vice chancellor for legal affairs and chief campus counsel
Robert Swerdlow, a member of the campus’s legal affairs team since 2018, has been appointed UCLA’s vice chancellor for legal affairs and chief campus counsel. He begins his tenure Aug. 1. Swerdlow, who was selected after a national search, has been interim deputy campus counsel since July 2022...
Clean 15 program celebrates one year, 26K tons of debris removed
A cleanup program that began a year ago in the 15th City Council District has removed 26,503 tons, or 53 million pounds, of trash, debris and overgrown vegetation from streets, alleys and other public spaces.
Top 30 Most Important Trojans for 2024: No. 15
The Top 30 Countdown continues with a player who rarely came off the field for D'Anton Lynn last season at UCLA, cornerback John Humphrey. The Southern California native played the second most snaps of any Bruin defensive player last season with 614, which had to play a role in Humphrey choosing to follow Lynn to USC from Westwood.
Artists Get Creative to Protect Their Work from Generative AI
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The oil painting depicts a woman standing on a podium, her arm aloft as she grasps a laurel crown in her hand. A scarlet cloak drapes across her chest as she stares at the viewer. To the naked eye, the painting looks like a normal piece in an online portfolio. But the version of the painting uploaded online belies a hidden defense system — a tool called Glaze that masks the artist’s style and cloaks the art from use by generative AI. As image-generating AI continues to evolve, artists have increasingly fought against what they see as...
LA City Council member addresses junk-filled property in Sun Valley after police raid yard
LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Los Angeles City Council member Monica Rodriguez held a news conference on the effort to clean up a junk-filled property Wednesday, years after the first complaints were made. The press conference was scheduled after a large amount of law enforcement entered the property in...
NOW Art: Making art accessible
(Loving Living Local) – There was a time when the art world was limited to those with the educational background and disposable income to afford it. Whether the medium is visual, written, or performance, art has the power to change and enhance lives, and there are those whose mission is to democratize it, making it accessible to anyone, anywhere. Such is the mission of NOW Art, a Los Angeles-based company, led by owner and chief curator Carmen Zella.
USC Shoah Foundation Appoints New Senior Leadership Team
The USC Shoah Foundation has named two key members to its senior leadership team, Senior Director of Programs Catherine E. Clark and Director of Administration Jenna Leventhal. The appointments represent a pivotal restructuring under the leadership of Finci-Viterbi Executive Director Robert J. Williams as the organization marks its 30th anniversary amid a global rise in antisemitism.
LSU versus USC is a measurement of accountability
When you think about it, the LSU-USC football game in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season is a measurement of how accountable these two coaching staffs and rosters truly are. Both teams were not detail-oriented or generally responsible on defense last season. We have spoken a lot about this problem at USC. LSU and Brian Kelly are in the same position, as LSU Tigers Wire recently explained:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Names Dudamel Fellows For 2024/25 Season
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association today announced the conductors who have been selected to participate in the orchestra's prestigious Dudamel Fellowship Program for the 2024/25 season. Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, together with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, created the Dudamel Fellowship Program in 2009 to provide a unique opportunity...
Four-star 2026 linebacker will not go to USC
2026 four-star Cottage Hill Christian Academy (Louisiana) linebacker Shadarius Toodle named his top 10 schools. The USC Trojans did not make the cut as projected . Toodle also listed Auburn, Louisville, Michigan, Ohio State, Texas A&M LSU, Miami, Ole Miss, and South Carolina among his finalists. “These schools made my...
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