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Newsom vetoes bipartisan bill requiring state to evaluate homelessness spending
(The Center Square) – Despite broad support, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state didn't need increased oversight on how tax dollars are spent on homelessness. Newsom vetoed an unopposed bill that would have required the state to evaluate the money it gives to cities and counties for homelessness programs, saying it would create “unnecessary ongoing workload” and that other actions already to increase oversight render the bill “redundant.” Earlier this year, a state audit found the state was not adequately tracking the outcomes for...
Council split on giving new crimefighting tech to Sheriff’s Department
West Hollywood City Council on Monday narrowly approved new technologies for the Sheriff’s Department including a drone-as-first-responder program, a real-time watch center and fixed real-time cameras throughout the city. The upgrades, long in discussion, were designed to bolster the city’s public safety profile in a manner similar to Beverly...
WATCH: First look at Wisconsin's pass rush in EA Sports College Football 25
Wisconsin football displayed starting inside linebacker Jake Chaney strip-sacking USC’s starting quarterback in the upcoming EA Sports College Football 25 video game on Tuesday. In the short clip, USC quarterback Miller Moss fakes a handoff before dropping back for a play-action look. The Trojans’ running back misses his assignment,...
Hit-and-Run Driver Leaves Pedestrian Fatally Injured on Street in Downtown Los Angeles
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, July 16 (KNN) — A traffic collision involving a hit-and-run driver left a pedestrian fatally injured on a Downtown Los Angeles street early Tuesday morning. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of a person down on 4th Street, just east of Wall Street, around...
Echo Park Multifamily Sells Midway Through Construction
Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale of 319 N, Westlake Ave., a fourteen-unit apartment property located in the Echo Park submarket of Los Angeles. The asset sold for $3.45 million, or $246,429 per unit and $210.35 per square foot. The property sold midway through construction and was one of the first partially complete apartment buildings to sell in this market cycle.
2024 SONA Warrior Awards Honorees
Songwriters of North America (SONA) has announced that Willie "Prophet" Stiggers, the legacy of late songwriter Andrea Martin, Thomas Scherer, RAYE, and Ross Golan will be honored at its fourth annual SONA Warrior Awards gala on October 6, at 7 p.m. at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, CA. Known...
HoodTrophy Bino Delivers Captivating New Album "HoodTrophy"
Los Angeles based rapper HoodTrophy Bino (Tadashi Sayres) creates empowering music about overcoming hardships and leveling up in life. Raised by a single mother in a house with fourteen brothers and sisters under one roof in Palmdale, California and later the crime ridden projects of South Central LA, HoodTrophy Bino (“Bino”) succumbed to the gang life that surrounded him. Finding an important outlet in music when violence surrounded him, Bino began rapping himself – first being exposed to freestyle through his older brother.
L.A.’s Broad Hosting J. Dilla Tribute With Moodymann; Flo Milli As Part of Summer Concerts Series
The Broad, Los Angeles’ acclaimed contemporary art museum, will host two consecutive days of phenomenal music programming this Friday and Saturday (July 18 & 19), as part of its “Summer Concerts at The Broad” series. On Friday, the museum will host “Dilla’s House,” a performance helmed by Detroit DJ extraordinaire Moodymann, which will pay tribute to the late-great and pivotal Motor City producer J. Dilla, (a.k.a. James Dewitt Yancey, a.k.a. Jay Dee, Feb. 7, 1974 – Feb. 10, 2006). And on Saturday, Flo Mili, along side Fousheé and METTE, will perform in conjunction with a special exhibition, “Mickalene Thomas: All About Love”. Both shows center on “empowerment, joy and Black creative voices.”
Woman Attacks Victim with Axe and Sets Cars Ablaze
HOLLYWOOD HILLS — On Saturday, July 13, a woman – whose identity has not been released – was arrested after torching two vehicles near Argyle and Franklin Avenues, attacking a woman with an axe and threatening bystanders with the weapon. At around 10:30 a.m, cell phone video...
Inmate conversations could prove Scott Peterson is innocent, LAIP says
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) — Scott Peterson’s attorneys with the Los Angeles Innocence Project told a judge on Tuesday that jail phone calls and conversations between inmates could potentially prove that Peterson is innocent. Tuesday marked Day 2 of a hearing for LAIP’s post-conviction discovery motions in the San Mateo County Hall of Justice. Peterson […]
Former Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo Among Top Contenders for Los Angeles Police Department Leadership
The Los Angeles Police Department's hunt for a new head honcho has intensified, with the candidate pool whittling down to just 10 finalists. Among them, former Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo surfaces as a strong contender, as reported by the Houston Chronicle. Should he clench the role, Acevedo would be making history as the first Latino chief of a department serving a city where more than half of its denizens identify as Latino.
RUMOR: Surprising Western Conference Team Emerges as Front-Runners to Sign Russell Westbrook Amid His Departure from the Clippers
Much uncertainty has surrounded Russell Westbrook’s potential future with the Los Angeles Clippers. After his 2023–24 season performance, many feel his time with the franchise could be running short, and the Clippers have no plans to use Westbrook next season. However, another Western Conference contender is reportedly eyeing the veteran point guard.
LA County Supervisors Seek Better Access to Subsidized Housing for Foster Youth Aging Out of the System
Volunteers for the 2024 census of unhoused people in Los Angeles County counted 3,718 youth ages 18-24 who were unhoused, including 370 transition-aged youth living unhoused with their own children. Half of the approximately 1,100 young adults who transition out of foster care in Los Angeles County each year experience...
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