A woman who was sexually assaulted by two Los Angeles police officers will receive nearly $2 million from the city, according to an agreement filed in federal court on Monday. The settlement, which needs to be approved by the City Council, comes on top of nearly $1.8 million in payouts to three…
A controversial women’s jail project that has been in development for years is now facing serious opposition from key stakeholders who are demanding more therapeutic alternatives for women in Los Angeles County’s criminal justice system. The $215-million proposal to renovate an out-of-use detention…
Orange County will hold a special election on March 12 to select a replacement for former Supervisor Todd Spitzer, who left his board post on Monday to become the county’s district attorney. Several well-known local politicians already have declared their candidacies for the 3rd District board seat. On the Democrat side, the list is down…
Allowing the government to take control of the notorious Mongols motorcycle club’s prized patches would be a “death sentence” for the organization, an attorney for the outlaw club argued on Tuesday. Jurors who last month found the outlaw motorcycle club guilty of racketeering returned to the federal courthouse in Santa Ana on Tuesday morning, as…
The person found dead in the West Hollywood home of Democratic activist Ed Buck was a 55-year-old African American man, but authorities have not released his identity as the investigation continues. It marked the second time in two years that a black man has been found dead in Buck’s home under…
Novelist Brian Garfield, whose murderous vigilante classic “Death Wish” launched a film franchise starring Charles Bronson, has died at age 79. Garfield died at his home in Pasadena, literary agent Judy Coppage said Monday. A New York City native who grew up in Arizona, Garfield wrote dozens of…
A Los Angeles teachers’ strike could be just two days away. Or maybe six days? On Tuesday, lawyers for the teachers union and school district were set to face off in Los Angeles County Superior Court over arcane legal points that could affect the union’s strike date and the lives of 30,000 union…
The Laurel Avenue home of a prominent West Hollywood LGBTQ political activist has been the scene of two mysterious deaths in the last two years. In both cases, African American men were found dead inside the home of Ed Buck. The first death in 2017 involved drugs, and authorities said there was…
MALIBU — Pacific Coast Highway was open to traffic Tuesday morning after a weekend storm caused a mudslide that prompted the closure of a portion of the road between Malibu and Las Posas Road in Ventura County. Crews cleared away the mud and debris and reopened the road about 6:30 p.m. Monday, but lane closures…
A strong earthquake hit near southern Japan on Tuesday, shaking buildings, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. No tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck in the evening and had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3. It was centered 10 miles off the city of Nishinoomote…
