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One Year Ago Today (July 22, 2023)…Police Seek Man Suspected of Assaulting Multiple Women
One Year Ago Today (July 22, 2023)…Authorities continue to ask for the public’s help finding a 21-year-old man suspected of committing two sexual assaults and three other crimes in a six-day span. Sergio Andrew Garcia is suspected in the series of attacks that began around 8:35 a.m. July...
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass will be part of Paris Olympic delegation, Biden announces
President Joe Biden announced Monday that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will be part of the presidential delegation to Paris to attend the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games.
UCLA Football Fall Camp Preview 2024: Offensive Tackles
Fall camp is coming up in just a couple of weeks, so it's time to start out unit previews. Over the next two weeks, we'll give you all the updates we have on personnel and our assessment of the depth at each position group heading into the season. We'll continue...
Santa Ana Chicano Heritage Festival set for August 11
Celebrate the vibrant culture and heritage of the City of Santa Ana’s Chicano community at the 3rd annual Chicano Heritage Festival on Sunday, August 11, 2024 from 2-7 p.m. The whole community is invited to celebrate Chicano Heritage Month this year at Centennial Park with live music, traditional food, car cruise and show, kids zone, community art show and more! This free family-friendly event is a tribute to Santa Ana’s rich Mexican American heritage. In partnership with our Title Level Partner Project Kinship, we are excited to celebrate this special day filled with community and culture.
Notorious L.A. gang leader killed in prison by other inmates, CDCR says
The former leader of a Los Angeles street gang who made national headlines for ordering the murders of members of his own gang was killed in prison over the weekend. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 47-year-old Ezequiel Romo was stabbed multiple times by three fellow inmates at Centinela State Prison in […]
Metallica Return to Los Angeles for Helping Hands Concert: Get Details, Presale Code, Ticket Prices, More
Metallica has announced the return of their Helping Hands Concert & Auction in Los Angeles at the YouTube Theater on Friday, Dec. 13. Tickets for this very special Metallica concert will go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 26, at 10am PDT. However, fans can get presale tickets beginning Wednesday, July 24 at 10am PDT. There are two ways you can get presale tickets with a presale code. All tickets will be sold officially through Ticketmaster, and you can see the ticket listing now.
Exide contamination is top concern at community meeting on environmental justice
With pastries and cups of cafe de olla in hand, nearly three-dozen Boyle Heights community members took their seats at the Boyle Heights Beat office Saturday morning to learn more about some of the biggest environmental stressors affecting their daily lives on the Eastside. In partnership with Self Help Graphics...
East L.A. rental market is heating up!
Eastern Los Angeles has seen the largest year-over-year jump in rental competitiveness, soaring from 25th place to break the top 20 at the start of this rental season to rank ninth. This dramatic rise is primarily due to a sharp increase in lease renewals (from 42.1% one year ago to 52.7% now).
Guns N’ Roses’ Slash Reveals His Stepdaughter Died at 25 Years Old
Guns N’ Roses’ guitarist, Slash, revealed the death of his stepdaughter, Lucy Bleu-Knight, in a heartfelt announcement. She was 25 years old. The 58-year-old musician took to Instagram to share a statement on Sunday, July 21. “Lucy-Bleu Knight (December 6, 1998). Beloved daughter of Meegan Hodges and Mark...
Abbyson taps former Wayfair merchandising manager for its VP post
LOS ANGELES — Abbyson has named Cassidy Cobb as its new vice president of merchandising, reporting to Rodd Rafieha, chief sales officer. Previously, Cobb held leadership roles at Wayfair, most recently as senior manager of curated merchandising, and City Furniture, where she finished her tenure as director of merchandising. In her new role, she will focus on merchandising, product development and retail strategies.
Mystery company may buy, finish graffitied towers in downtown Los Angeles: WSJ
A local developer is in talks to purchase the graffitied Oceanwide Plaza towers in downtown Los Angeles with the intention of finishing construction. The unfinished project, which was abandoned in 2019, drew attention after taggers scaled the towers and created highly visible graffiti. The Chinese developer Oceanwide Holdings may now sell the project for about […]
Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: July 22
The editors at Eater LA dine out several times a week, if not per day, which means we’re always encountering standout dishes that deserve time in the limelight. Here’s the very best of everything the team has eaten this week. Bluefin tuna with tomato at Kato in the...
L.A. agrees to lift restrictions on street vendors and cancel fines to settle lawsuit
Thousands of street vendors can now sell their food and merchandise outside of Dodger Stadium, the Hollywood Walk of Fame and other popular destinations around Los Angeles without fear of being ticketed or harassed by law enforcement. Attorneys representing vendors announced Friday that a settlement has been reached in a...
Swift LAFD Response Douses Fire in Canoga Park, Vehicles Charred With No Injuries Reported
Early this morning, a fire broke out in Canoga Park, engrossing several vehicles in a detached garage next to an apartment building. According to a statement released by the Los Angeles Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to 7249 N Jordan Ave after reports of a structural fire. The LAFD arrived...
Cancer-causing contaminants rampant in L.A. tap water, nonprofit says
If you’re curious about what toxins may be in your tap water, a tool from the nonprofit Environmental Working Group will tell you, but you may not like what you find. EWG’s Tap Water Database breaks down detected contaminants by zip code and how much of each substance was found. As the Los Angeles Times […]
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