SIERRA MADRE — Authorities say a mother bear slashed and bit a man in a Los Angeles suburb after the man's dog tried to attack the bear's cub and the bear went after the dog. Sierra Madre Police Chief Jim Hunt tells KTLA that the events unfolded Monday in a backyard of...
Walters: Los Angeles School Tax Flunks Out
The political leaders of Los Angeles, led by Mayor Eric Garcetti, were convinced they could persuade local voters to approve a very hefty tax increase for the city’s schools, especially since the burden would fall largely on large property owners. After all, they reasoned, a strike by Los Angeles Unified...
Late Spring Wintry Weather Brings More Snow to California
Late spring wintry weather has brought rain, wind and snow to California, including a dusting of white on Sierra peaks east of Fresno. Forecasts call for snow showers Monday night in the southern Sierra. Rain and snow will remain in the forecast off and on through the week. The latest...
How a California Couple Transformed Dead Land into a Farming Oasis
MOORPARK — John and Molly Chester, a filmmaker and a chef, had made a decision that many urbanites only fantasize about: They decided to leave their life in Los Angeles and start a farm that would function in harmony with nature. Their family and friends thought they were crazy, but...
Springsteen, Scorsese Talk Catholicism, Films and Creativity
LOS ANGELES — With a friendship going back to a fateful meeting at The Roxy in 1975, Bruce Springsteen and Martin Scorsese shared the stage in Los Angeles Sunday night for a wide-ranging conversation about everything from their Catholic upbringings and maturing faith to Flannery O'Connor, concert documentaries and the...
Money Games: Revised LA Olympics Budget Nearly $7 Billion
The price tag on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics is now $6.88 billion, a $1.36 billion increase that comes mainly because of accounting measures designed to better reflect inflation over the long lead-up to those games. Most key numbers the organizing committee released Tuesday are essentially the same as those...
Report: Requests from Politicians Hampered Wildfire Fight
LOS ANGELES — The battle against a devastating November wildfire in Los Angeles County was hampered by politicians asking firefighters to check on certain homes. The conclusion comes from an after-action review by the Los Angeles Fire Department, which joined Los Angeles and Ventura county departments in battling the November...
LA Universities Quarantine Over 1,000 After Measles Exposure
LOS ANGELES — More than 1000 students and staff members at two Los Angeles universities were quarantined on campus or sent home this week in one of the most sweeping efforts yet by public health authorities to contain the spread of measles in the U.S., where cases have reached a...
Firm Fined $3.3M for Worst California Oil Spill in 25 Years
SANTA BARBARA — A pipeline company was fined nearly $3.35 million on Thursday for causing the worst California coastal spill in 25 years. A judge issued a fine and penalties against Plains All American Pipeline for a 2015 spill that sent 140,000 gallons of crude oil gushing onto Refugio State...
Quarantines at UCLA, Cal State Amid US Measles Outbreak
LOS ANGELES — A quarantine at two Los Angeles universities affected more than 200 students and staff who may have been exposed to measles and either have not been vaccinated or cannot verify that they are immune. The order issued in connection with the University of California and Cal State...