Tom Osborne likes to think about the years he spent at Old Man’s beach in San Onofre riding waves on his vintage longboard. But there’s something the 77-year-old from Laguna Beach says he loves even more: clean oceans, breathable air and a bright future for his two young grandchildren. So Osborne sold his treasured Phil…
A lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department claims his supervisors retaliated against him for trying to warn the public before a killing in a popular state park outside Los Angeles, according to his lawsuit. James Royal says he repeatedly pleaded with his superiors to warn people…
Former Lennox School District Supt. Kent Taylor, 54, was found dead Sunday at his home in San Bernardino County two months after stepping down amid questions over his management of the school system, officials confirmed Monday. His oversight of the South Bay-area school district, which faces possible…
In a city where property values and rents are soaring in anticipation of the opening of an NFL stadium, Inglewood plans to impose a rent-control ordinance Tuesday that would cap increases at 8% annually. The proposed ordinance, which will be considered by the City Council at 2 p.m. at City Hall, 1 W. Manchester Blvd.,…
I am constantly getting requests to write about the late Mickey Dora, also known as “The Black Knight” of surfing. I have written about him before, but it was mostly many years ago and probably most of you have not read me back that far. So, I will revisit Mickey today. The dude was definitely…
ARCADIA — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has joined the California Horse Racing Board in calling for Santa Anita to immediately suspend the remainder of its meet after the deaths of two more horses last weekend. A total of 29 horses have now died since the track opened for the season in December. The current meet…
Homebuying in Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel and San Clemente fell 13.4% in what was Orange County’s slowest nine months of home purchases since 2012. For nine consecutive months through April, CoreLogic housing stats show countywide sales failing to top the year-ago period. We wanted to see how these lethargic sales trends played out…
Firefighters are trying to put out a blaze that broke out in a row of businesses in North Hollywood early Monday morning, authorities said. The commercial buildings in the 5200 block of North Lankershim Boulevard, including Tokyo Delve’s Sushi Bar, erupted with heavy flames before 5:33 a.m. and…
Two years ago, Los Angeles began testing an alternative to homeless shelters called safe parking, giving people living in their cars a secure spot to sleep at night. The first site was quickly deemed a success, so the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority agreed to fund nine more lots in the…
By LINDA DEUTSCH LOS ANGELES — After 25 years living under the shadow of one of the nation’s most notorious murder cases, O.J. Simpson says his life has entered a phase he calls the “no negative zone.” In a telephone interview, Simpson told The Associated Press he is healthy and happy living in Las Vegas….
