UCLA officials announced all classes Wednesday morning would be canceled hours after law enforcement was sent to the campus to restore order following attacks on a pro-Palestinian encampment that has been in place at the university since last Thursday. “Due to the distress caused by the violence that took place on Royce Quad late last night and early this morning, all classes are cancelled today. Please avoid the Royce Quad area,” UCLA posted on X, formerly Twitter, shortly before 8:30 a.m. The violence erupted shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday when the group of about 50 counterprotestors...…UCLA officials announced all classes Wednesday morning would be canceled hours after law enforcement was sent to the campus to restore order following attacks on a pro-Palestinian encampment that has been in place at the university since last Thursday. “Due to the distress caused by the violence that took place on Royce Quad late last night and early this morning, all classes are cancelled today. Please avoid the Royce Quad area,” UCLA posted on X, formerly Twitter, shortly before 8:30 a.m. The violence erupted shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday when the group of about 50 counterprotestors...WW…

Posted: May 26, 2020 / 10:02 AM PDTUpdated: May 26, 2020 / 11:12 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Los Angeles County will reopen places of worship, drive-in movie theaters and some pools and allow in-store shopping, setting the stage for officials to apply for a variance from the state to be able to reopen spaces faster, Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced Tuesday.All newly reopened areas will be under strict restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus.The...…Posted: May 26, 2020 / 10:02 AM PDTUpdated: May 26, 2020 / 11:12 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Los Angeles County will reopen places of worship, drive-in movie theaters and some pools and allow in-store shopping, setting the stage for officials to apply for a variance from the state to be able to reopen spaces faster, Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced Tuesday.All newly reopened areas will be under strict restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus.The...WW…

Posted: Apr 20, 2021 / 01:55 PM PDTUpdated: Apr 21, 2021 / 10:24 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.A federal judge overseeing a sweeping lawsuit about homelessness in Los Angeles on Tuesday ordered the city and county to find shelter for all unhoused residents of Skid Row within 180 days and audit any spending related to the out-of-control crisis of people living on the streets.In a fiery 110-page order, Judge David O. Carter slammed officials’ inability to restrain...…Posted: Apr 20, 2021 / 01:55 PM PDTUpdated: Apr 21, 2021 / 10:24 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.A federal judge overseeing a sweeping lawsuit about homelessness in Los Angeles on Tuesday ordered the city and county to find shelter for all unhoused residents of Skid Row within 180 days and audit any spending related to the out-of-control crisis of people living on the streets.In a fiery 110-page order, Judge David O. Carter slammed officials’ inability to restrain...WW…

Posted: Dec 31, 2020 / 09:49 AM PSTUpdated: Dec 31, 2020 / 10:14 AM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Another minimum wage increase is set to kick in on Jan. 1 in California as a number of business and labor laws go into effect for 2021 in the Golden State.The minimum wage rises to $14 an hour under another existing law that will bring it to $15 an hour for all employees by 2023.Employers with 25 or fewer workers must pay at least $13 an hour.California has been...…Posted: Dec 31, 2020 / 09:49 AM PSTUpdated: Dec 31, 2020 / 10:14 AM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Another minimum wage increase is set to kick in on Jan. 1 in California as a number of business and labor laws go into effect for 2021 in the Golden State.The minimum wage rises to $14 an hour under another existing law that will bring it to $15 an hour for all employees by 2023.Employers with 25 or fewer workers must pay at least $13 an hour.California has been...WW…

Posted: Aug 7, 2020 / 03:49 AM PDTUpdated: Aug 7, 2020 / 06:51 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Negotiations over the next stimulus package intended to bolster the economy and help struggling Americans pay their bills have stalled on Capitol Hill with Democrats and Trump administration officials walking away after talks broke down on Friday and devolved into partisan finger-pointing.At a hastily scheduled news conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club...…Posted: Aug 7, 2020 / 03:49 AM PDTUpdated: Aug 7, 2020 / 06:51 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Negotiations over the next stimulus package intended to bolster the economy and help struggling Americans pay their bills have stalled on Capitol Hill with Democrats and Trump administration officials walking away after talks broke down on Friday and devolved into partisan finger-pointing.At a hastily scheduled news conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club...WW…

Posted: Jan 14, 2021 / 08:57 AM PSTUpdated: Jan 14, 2021 / 03:37 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.One in three Los Angeles County residents  with the coronavirus, according to new estimates by county scientists, an astonishing sign of how rapidly the virus is The estimate, based on scientific modeling, means officials believe more than 3 million of L.A. County’s 10 million residents have been infected with , including nearly 13,000 who have...…Posted: Jan 14, 2021 / 08:57 AM PSTUpdated: Jan 14, 2021 / 03:37 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.One in three Los Angeles County residents  with the coronavirus, according to new estimates by county scientists, an astonishing sign of how rapidly the virus is The estimate, based on scientific modeling, means officials believe more than 3 million of L.A. County’s 10 million residents have been infected with , including nearly 13,000 who have...WW…

Distribution hiccups and logistical challenges have slowed the initial coronavirus vaccine rollout in California, setting a pace that’s “not good enough,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said.The state is trying to execute the massive immunization campaign “with a sense of urgency that is required of this moment and the urgency that people demand,” but so far only about 1% of California’s 40 million residents have been vaccinated, the Democratic governor said.The 454,000 doses of vaccine that have been administered in California represent just a third of the more than nearly 1.3 million received in the...…Distribution hiccups and logistical challenges have slowed the initial coronavirus vaccine rollout in California, setting a pace that’s “not good enough,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said.The state is trying to execute the massive immunization campaign “with a sense of urgency that is required of this moment and the urgency that people demand,” but so far only about 1% of California’s 40 million residents have been vaccinated, the Democratic governor said.The 454,000 doses of vaccine that have been administered in California represent just a third of the more than nearly 1.3 million received in the...WW…

Posted: Dec 8, 2020 / 08:05 AM PSTUpdated: Dec 9, 2020 / 12:51 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.In announcing the arrest of nearly 160 people at a “massive underground party” in Palmdale over the weekend, Sheriff Alex Villanueva asked L.A. County officials to support his department’s efforts to stop “superspreader” events instead of focusing on restrictions on businesses.In a news conference Tuesday, Villanueva said a 17-year-old put together a party in the 6300...…Posted: Dec 8, 2020 / 08:05 AM PSTUpdated: Dec 9, 2020 / 12:51 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.In announcing the arrest of nearly 160 people at a “massive underground party” in Palmdale over the weekend, Sheriff Alex Villanueva asked L.A. County officials to support his department’s efforts to stop “superspreader” events instead of focusing on restrictions on businesses.In a news conference Tuesday, Villanueva said a 17-year-old put together a party in the 6300...WW…

Los Angeles campuses will shut down completely beginning Thursday for all in-person tutoring and special services, as prospects for fully reopening the nation’s second-largest school district recede further into 2021 amid a dangerous coronavirus surge, Supt. Austin Beutner announced Monday.The move immediately affects some 4,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade and . Beutner’s emergency order comes on the first day of a sweeping  across much of California and as Los Angeles County’s coronavirus rates reach .“My commitment has been throughout to protect the...…Los Angeles campuses will shut down completely beginning Thursday for all in-person tutoring and special services, as prospects for fully reopening the nation’s second-largest school district recede further into 2021 amid a dangerous coronavirus surge, Supt. Austin Beutner announced Monday.The move immediately affects some 4,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade and . Beutner’s emergency order comes on the first day of a sweeping  across much of California and as Los Angeles County’s coronavirus rates reach .“My commitment has been throughout to protect the...WW…

Posted: Sep 30, 2020 / 09:40 AM PDTUpdated: Sep 30, 2020 / 10:11 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.A suspect is in custody in the ambush shooting of two Los Angeles County deputies in Compton earlier in September, Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Wednesday.Described by Villanueva as a “coward,” the suspect was identified during a 10 a.m. news conference as 36-year-old Deonte Lee Murray of Compton.Murray has been charged with premeditated attempted murder of a peace...…Posted: Sep 30, 2020 / 09:40 AM PDTUpdated: Sep 30, 2020 / 10:11 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.A suspect is in custody in the ambush shooting of two Los Angeles County deputies in Compton earlier in September, Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Wednesday.Described by Villanueva as a “coward,” the suspect was identified during a 10 a.m. news conference as 36-year-old Deonte Lee Murray of Compton.Murray has been charged with premeditated attempted murder of a peace...WW…