LOS ANGELES — A weather system out of the Pacific will generate widespread rainfall in the Southland Thursday, and there’s a slight chance of thunderstorms accompanied by brief but intense downpours and small hail, National Weather Service forecasters said. The storm could produce roadway flooding, flooding near small streams, downed tree limbs and power lines,…
A California cafe is brewing up what it calls the world’s most expensive coffee — at $75 a cup. Klatch Coffee is serving the exclusive brew, the Elida Natural Geisha 803, at its branches in Southern California and San Francisco. The 803 in the coffee’s name refers to the record-breaking $803 per…
Jackie Goldberg began her first day after winning election to the L.A. school board making an appearance with schools Supt. Austin Beutner, all smiles and talking about a unified vision to fix the troubled school district. But the camaraderie belied what could be a rocky road ahead: They are two…
It’s hard to imagine how some people stave off loneliness in Los Angeles. Nearly a third of the city’s households consist of one person, according to the latest census numbers. They include young and old, rich and poor, and some particularly isolated modern city dwellers: Those who work from home….
SANTA ANA — A 38-year-old convicted drunken driver pleaded guilty Wednesday, May 15, to an alcohol-fueled hit-and-run collision that killed a homeless woman in April. Alberto Solano Diaz of Santa Ana admitted a felony count of hit-and-run with permanent and serious injury and one misdemeanor count each of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence and driving…
LAGUNA NIGUEL — Officials say a mother has been banned from a Southern California school after she threatened a classroom full of students over the alleged bullying of her daughter. Cellphone video aired Wednesday by KCBS-TV shows a woman confronting a class at Niguel Hills Middle School. Look closely at the tickets left in a…
Once, an extra $10 a month on government assistance checks kept nearly half a million poor Californians from being eligible for the federal program that puts food on people’s tables in other parts of the country. But starting June 1, changes in a state law that dates back to 1974 will allow California recipients of…
Kris Singh, CEO Holtec International (Courtesy Holtec) Douglas R. Bauder (Courtesy Southern California Edison) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds David Victor, UCSD professor and chair of San Onofre Community Engagement Panel (Courtesy UCSD) The Holtec Hi-Storm Umax dry storage system for spent fuel at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Courtesy Southern California Edison. This…
Even before the Angels came along, Long Beach had big plans for the 13-acre waterfront parking lot where a Major League Baseball stadium is now being proposed. Among a trove of documents that Long Beach released on Monday, May 13, was a five-part presentation on the array of possibilities the so-called “elephant lot” just east…
Anyone with keyboard skills who doesn’t mind playing for strangers can help make traveling a little more pleasant at John Wayne Airport, where the “Play Me! Piano” program launched this month. Inspired by “Play Me, I’m Yours,” a project of British artist Luke Jerram that has placed street pianos in more than 60 cities worldwide,…
