A new policy requiring that video from Los Angeles Police Department body cameras, drones and patrol cars be released to the public went into effect Thursday, officially reversing the department’s previous, longstanding position of withholding such material.
Read moreA class that purchased shares from an entertainment provider sued in Los Angeles federal court Wednesday over claims that stock prices plummeted when the provider failed to adhere to an antitrust agreement with the Department of Justice.
Read moreBillionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk wants to help Los Angeles motorists stuck in traffic not by launching them into the sky, but by putting them underground.
Read moreThe Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday requiring contractors doing business with the city to disclose all bids, contracts, and proposals tied to construction of President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico.
Read moreStreet vendors asked the city of Los Angeles Monday to quickly pass a law that would legalize their industry, while brick-and-mortar businesses called for strict oversight of vendors who create public safety issues near their properties.
Read moreMayor Eric Garcetti said during his State of the City address Monday that Los Angeles hopes to eradicate homelessness with an ambitious plan that includes expanding emergency shelter space, building 10,000 affordable housing units and hiring an army of outreach workers to meet with people living on the streets.
Read moreThe Los Angeles Times will leave its downtown headquarters later this summer for a temporary location in El Segundo southwest of LA, the newspaper’s incoming owner said at an employee meeting on Friday.
Read moreA federal judge in California ruled Wednesday that the Justice Department cannot withhold grant funding from cities and counties that do not comply with its immigration policies, and imposed a nationwide injunction on the feds’ actions.
Read moreMayors from California’s 11 largest cities voiced their support in the state capitol Wednesday for a bill to spend $1.5 billion on housing developments and rental assistance for the state’s growing homeless population.
Read moreA group of ticket brokers say the Los Angeles Dodgers spurned them when they cancelled thousands of ticket sales during a consolidation deal, according to a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court this week.
Read moreWhen the underground Expo/Crenshaw rail line opens in Los Angeles’ Southside next year, it will offer residents a quick and safe connection to LAX. But accompanying development plans have people concerned about the impact on an area “already strained by gentrification.”
Read moreThe California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges owe their students safety and protection from foreseeable violence in the classroom, reversing an appeals court’s finding that UCLA did not have a duty to protect a student who was attacked with a knife by a classmate in a chemistry lab.
Read moreThe film company co-founded by disgraced former producer Harvey Weinstein filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday.
Read moreAfter several years of back and forth between multiple cities vying to host the George Lucas museum, Los Angeles leaders and the creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones broke ground in south Los Angeles on a proposed campus that will showcase pop art and narrative storytelling.
Read moreThe Los Angeles Rams won the latest round in an ongoing legal battle against former St. Louis season ticket holders after a federal judge declined Tuesday to decide the case in favor of fans who bought personal seat licenses.
Read moreThe city of Los Angeles will convert a city-owned parking lot into a temporary homeless shelter in response to the growing homeless crisis across the region, but city officials also agreed Wednesday to update existing construction and review standards to speed up the construction of long-term supportive housing.
Read morePorn star Stormy Daniels sued Donald Trump on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming their $130,000 “hush money” contract is invalid because Trump did not sign it.
Read moreDonald Trump and his attorney sought to aggressively silence adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 after it was revealed she was going to share details of their sexual relationship with the media, but a hush agreement between the two was never signed by then candidate Trump, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday.
Read moreLos Angeles Unified School District board members on Tuesday called on legislators to enact more stringent gun laws, a day after the city attorney announced the formation of a blue-ribbon panel to explore safety in local schools.
Read moreWhile the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra remains a family-oriented community, many residents believe it’s only a matter of time before the development boom transforming much of Southern California changes their city – and not necessarily for good.
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