JUNIPER HILLS — An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert was still threatening homes on Monday, but officials said calmer winds could help crews corral the flames. At 165 square miles, the Bobcat Fire is one of the largest ever in...
LA To Furlough 15,000 Workers Because of Virus Losses
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council declared a fiscal emergency on Wednesday, paving the way to furlough about 15,000 employees as the city struggles with an economic body blow from the coronavirus pandemic. Another 1,280 employees would receive $80,000 in cash incentives as part of an early retirement...
New Video Shows Fatal Police Shooting of Black Man in LA
LOS ANGELES — A grainy video posted Wednesday shows the fatal shooting of a Black man by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after he was stopped on a bicycle for a traffic violation, but the video does not confirm the police allegation that he “made a motion" for a gun....
Deputies Fatally Shoot Black Man Who Dropped Gun From Bundle
LOS ANGELES — A Black man who deputies said was stopped for riding his bicycle in violation of vehicle codes was fatally shot when he dropped a bundle of items that included a gun, authorities said, setting of a protest march to a nearby sheriff's station in Los Angeles. Sheriff’s...
Police Investigate Possible Shot Fired at LA Trump Caravan
LOS ANGELES — Police searched apartment buildings for three men following reports that someone may have fired a shot at a car caravan of supporters of President Donald Trump that rolled through Los Angeles on Sunday, authorities said. Police responded to the sprawling complex shortly before noon after receiving reports...
Los Angeles Deputy Says Colleagues Are Part of Violent Gang
COMPTON — A violent gang of Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who call themselves “The Executioners” control a patrol station in Compton through force, threats, work slowdowns and acts of revenge against those who speak out, a deputy alleges in a legal claim. Austreberto Gonzalez, a former Marine and a...
3 Shot, 1 Fatally, During Large Party at Los Angeles Mansion
LOS ANGELES — Three people were shot, one fatally, early Tuesday during a party attended by hundreds of people at a Los Angeles mansion, authorities said. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 1 a.m. at the gated hillside home in the Beverly Crest neighborhood, Los Angeles Police Officer Mike...
Clint Eastwood Sues CBD Sellers Over Use of His Name, Image
LOS ANGELES — Clint Eastwood sued several companies that sell CBD supplements on Wednesday, alleging that they are falsely using his name and image to push products he would never agree to endorse. Two lawsuits filed in federal court in Los Angeles include allegations that companies have spread phony articles...
Can South LA Teach the US, or Fresno, for That Matter, How to Lead?
Can South Los Angeles teach America how to lead? That’s the promising question behind the news that Karen Bass is a top contender to be the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. Bass is best known as a consensus-building and uncommonly kind politician who has served South L.A. in the state Assembly and...
California Using Virus-Closed Classrooms for Child Care
While most California school districts are planning only virtual instruction to start the academic year, some are offering child care programs that will bring students into the same buildings that are off-limits for classroom instruction. In Glendale, education officials opted last week to move to online instruction due to a...