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Residents of landslide-stricken city in California to get financial help
As much as $10,000 will be distributed to some residents of a peninsula on the edge of Los Angeles where worsening landslides have damaged homes and led to utility shutoffs. The Rancho Palos Verdes City Council on Tuesday allocated $2.8 million — more than half of a $5 million grant from LA County — for direct relief to families in the Portuguese Bend neighborhood facing landslide damage or a loss of power and gas services, the Los Angeles Times reported. “These emergency grants will deliver long-overdue immediate assistance to those whose lives have been upended by land movement...
As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses
For more than two decades, the low rent on Marina Maalouf’s apartment in a blocky affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Chinatown was a saving grace for her family, including a granddaughter who has autism.But that grace had an expiration date. For Maalouf and her family it arrived in 2020.The landlord, no longer legally obligated to keep the building affordable, hiked rent from $1,100 to $2,660 in 2021 — out of reach for Maalouf and her family. Maalouf's nights are haunted by fears her yearslong eviction battle will end in sleeping bags on a friend's floor or worse.While...
The Los Angeles County D.A.'s Office Says a Retrial for the Menendez Brothers Is Possible
Ryan Murphy's polarizing series about the Menendez brothers has pushed their case into the public eye in a way that it hasn't been since Erik and Lyle Menendez were arrested in March 1990. The brothers murdered their parents in August 1989 and were eventually convicted of first-degree murder in 1996. Since then their story has been told in all manner of mediums, with one man leading the charge.Journalist Robert Rand covered the trial for the Miami Herald and subsequently wrote the definitive book about their crimes. Titled The Menendez Murders, it was originally released in September 2018. Since then, Rand...
Menendez Brothers' Lawyer Thinks Recall of Sentence Is 'Easiest Solution'
Lyle and Erik Menendez's lawyer is feeling confident after the L.A. County District Attorney's Office announced they're reviewing new evidence ... which could potentially result in the brothers' release from prison.
Extreme heat, ocean water bacteria prompt LA County health warnings
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Friday warned the public about extreme heat and unsafe levels of bacteria in ocean water at area beaches. The county health officer issued an excessive heat warning Saturday-Monday for:. • West San Fernando Valley;. • West Santa Monica Mountains;. • East...
LAX Airport Filming Moratorium to Begin Sooner This Year
An annual holiday season moratorium on TV and movie shoots at Los Angeles International Airport is going into effect sooner than usual this year, the city’s permitting office stated in a production alert this week.Reality TV Filming Plummets in Los Angeles in Major Production Slowdown LAX won’t host feature, TV or commercial shoots between Oct. 25, 2024, and Jan. 2, 2025, FilmLA wrote in the note. The LAX Film office’s website notes that, traditionally, “Filming takes place at LAX each day throughout the year with the exception of the week of Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas and New Year.” When asked...
Bridge, Airport wildfires in Southern California near full containment
The two large Southern California wildfires burning since last month were nearly fully contained Friday, fire officials said. The Bridge Fire in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties remained at 54,878 acres with 98% containment “due to the dangerous steep terrain along the fire perimeter,” according to a statement Friday morning from the Angeles National Forest.
Where To Go Shopping In Los Angeles, From Santee Alley To Melrose
Where is your go-to spot for shopping in Los Angeles? L.A. has a scene for every kind of shopper, from bargain hunters and vintage queens to lovers of high-end fashion. Depending on who you ask, you could get a ton of different answers, like the DTLA Fashion District or the city’s biggest malls. Here we’ve accumulated a balanced variety of shopping streets, commercial centers, and boutique havens to visit next time you need a little retail therapy. This walkable one-mile stretch of storefronts in Venice is one of L.A.’s most essential shopping destinations. The eclectic boulevard houses an exciting mix of...
Los Angeles County residents to receive ballots for Nov. 5 election
Residents across Los Angeles County can soon expect their ballots for the Nov. 5 election in their mailbox, and are encouraged not to wait to turn them in, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk said.More than 5.7 million ballots are on their way to registered voters, according to Mike Sanchez, spokesman for the Registrar-Recorder. Some residents may see their ballots this weekend, while others can expect to receive them throughout next week, he added.Voters can track their ballots using the free subscription tool, "Where's My Ballot," which can be viewed here. Sanchez encouraged residents to sign up...
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