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Mother and son safely evacuated from Boyle Heights house fire
Firefighters rescued a mother and her son from a fire that erupted at a home in Boyle Heights early Wednesday morning, according to authorities and local news reports. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) received a call reporting smoke rising from a nearby house around 5:07 a.m., and dispatched 46 firefighters to 412 Lorena St., the LAFD said.
California pledged $500 million to help tenants preserve affordable housing. They didn’t get a dime.
California allotted half a billion dollars to help community land trusts across the state. But budget cuts and bureaucracy have land trust advocates back where they were in 2020: seeking state aid to preserve affordable housing.
"Pillowcase Rapist" will move to LA's Antelope Valley despite community objections
Over the objections of residents and government officials, a convicted serial rapist dubbed the "Pillowcase Rapist" by prosecutors can now move to a rural community in Los Angeles County's Antelope Valley after a court decision Monday. LA County Superior Court Judge Robert S. Harrison wrote in a court order that Christopher Hubbart can move to the area upon his conditional release. "That two other sexually violent predators have been released to nearby areas is not relevant to the evaluation of the proposed property, and no alternative placements were suggested by any agency," Harrison wrote in the order.Hubbart, 63, has been imprisoned...
Lighting and furniture store to pay $4.1M in ‘deceptive’ pricing lawsuit
A lighting and furniture company based in California will pay more than $4 million to settle a civil lawsuit that accused the corporation of deceptive pricing and false advertising. Lamps Plus, Inc. and its affiliates will pay millions to settle the suit, which was filed last month in Riverside County by several Southern California district […]
LAPD seeks help in tracking down driver in fatal hit-and-run
A man was killed in a hit-and-run in North Hollywood last month, and the Los Angeles Police Department is looking for the driver. At about 1:50 a.m. on Sept. 13, a man crossing Victory Boulevard outside of a crosswalk got hit by a dark vehicle headed east on Victory, police said in a news release. […]
ACLU SoCal Demands LAPD Officers Stop Obstructing L.A. TACO Reporter From Filming Homeless ‘Sweeps’
On Tuesday, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union SoCal (ACLU SoCal) and First Amendment Coalition sent a letter to LAPD Interim Chief Dominic Choi on behalf of L.A. TACO Investigative Reporter Lexis-Olivier Ray, demanding that Choi order his officers to not obstruct Ray’s access to documenting homeless encampment cleanups.
Anaheim Bolsters Anti-Camping Laws, Clears Out Parks
A crackdown on homeless encampments has kicked off in Anaheim with police officers clearing out parks and railways as city officials bolster anti-camping laws. City officials stress that police and city staff are simultaneously offering services to homeless people they encounter before clearing out public spaces so residents can use them safely.
Dozens of Los Angeles firefighters in Florida helping with Hurricane Milton response efforts
As thousands of people brace for Hurricane Milton, dozens of Los Angeles firefighters have traveled to Florida to help with response efforts.About 144 firefighters from different agencies, including the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles County Fire Department, made their way to the Gulf Coast the past few days.The Los Angeles City Fire Department sent 43 members after FEMA activated the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System to request nationwide mutual aid.This group of firefighters from FEMA California Task Force 1 are swift water rescue specialists who will offer technical assistance to the recovery efforts, the fire...
Man injured in explosion suffered severe burns, wife says
The man injured in an explosion on Monday had taken the day off from work to recover from a father-daughter cycling marathon the day before, his wife said. The post Man injured in explosion suffered severe burns, wife says appeared first on Long Beach Post.
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