Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement /Protesters stand on top of a burned LAPD cruiser.  /Protesters stand on top of a bus stop at the Los Angeles Civic Center to demonstrate for justice Wednesday night.   /Protestors turn on their cell phone flashlights at Los Angeles City Hall at 9 pm on Wednesday as part of a silent protest against the death of George Floyd.  /A protester confronts National Guardsmen as thousands of protesters march down Spring Street in Los Angeles to demonstrate for justice in the George Floyd murder by cop case Wednesday. ...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement /Protesters stand on top of a burned LAPD cruiser.  /Protesters stand on top of a bus stop at the Los Angeles Civic Center to demonstrate for justice Wednesday night.   /Protestors turn on their cell phone flashlights at Los Angeles City Hall at 9 pm on Wednesday as part of a silent protest against the death of George Floyd.  /A protester confronts National Guardsmen as thousands of protesters march down Spring Street in Los Angeles to demonstrate for justice in the George Floyd murder by cop case Wednesday. ...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement When the coronavirus began rapidly spreading in the spring, Los Angeles Apparel was one of many fashion brands that altered The company’s flamboyant founder, said in March that his 400 employees were trying to keep up with the desperate need for protection and that he hoped to eventually make 100,000 masks a week.But authorities now say a coronavirus outbreak has struck Los Angeles Apparel, with more than 300 infections and four virus-related deaths among the manufacturer’s workers.The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement When the coronavirus began rapidly spreading in the spring, Los Angeles Apparel was one of many fashion brands that altered The company’s flamboyant founder, said in March that his 400 employees were trying to keep up with the desperate need for protection and that he hoped to eventually make 100,000 masks a week.But authorities now say a coronavirus outbreak has struck Los Angeles Apparel, with more than 300 infections and four virus-related deaths among the manufacturer’s workers.The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announced Tuesday that, in light of financial constraints caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the department would stop using a controversial program that predicts where property crimes could occur throughout the city.Critics say the predictive-policing program, called Pred-Pol, has led to heavier policing of minority neighborhoods. Moore has said in the past that he disagrees with the view that the program unfairly .“That is a hard decision,” Moore said during a Police Commission meeting...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announced Tuesday that, in light of financial constraints caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the department would stop using a controversial program that predicts where property crimes could occur throughout the city.Critics say the predictive-policing program, called Pred-Pol, has led to heavier policing of minority neighborhoods. Moore has said in the past that he disagrees with the view that the program unfairly .“That is a hard decision,” Moore said during a Police Commission meeting...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide emergency in order to help California respond to the fires burning across the state amid an extreme heat wave that brought more warnings about power outages on Tuesday. More than 30 , including nearly a dozen that started in the last two days, according to officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and a Times analysis. While the containment of some fires is increasing, other blazes are being sparked and are growing amid a combination of and lightning from...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide emergency in order to help California respond to the fires burning across the state amid an extreme heat wave that brought more warnings about power outages on Tuesday. More than 30 , including nearly a dozen that started in the last two days, according to officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and a Times analysis. While the containment of some fires is increasing, other blazes are being sparked and are growing amid a combination of and lightning from...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for much of Southern California this weekend, forecasting that temperatures may near record highs throughout the area.Strong pressure pushing west into the Four Corners region over the coming days “will bring us our heat wave,” according to Todd Hall, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.“There’s a potential we can have some dangerous heat developing, with heat illness and heat stroke issues,” Hall said.The watch will be in effect Friday morning...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for much of Southern California this weekend, forecasting that temperatures may near record highs throughout the area.Strong pressure pushing west into the Four Corners region over the coming days “will bring us our heat wave,” according to Todd Hall, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.“There’s a potential we can have some dangerous heat developing, with heat illness and heat stroke issues,” Hall said.The watch will be in effect Friday morning...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement An investigation by the state’s political watchdog and a civil lawsuit have resulted in a pending settlement that would require Los Angeles County to pay $1.35 million to resolve claims that it failed to properly disclose its use of public funds to support a ballot measure that raised the sales tax to fund homeless services.The case revolves around the campaign for , a multimillion-dollar effort approved by voters in 2017 that was sponsored by businesses and labor groups, among others. Measure H received 69.3% of the vote, clearing...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement An investigation by the state’s political watchdog and a civil lawsuit have resulted in a pending settlement that would require Los Angeles County to pay $1.35 million to resolve claims that it failed to properly disclose its use of public funds to support a ballot measure that raised the sales tax to fund homeless services.The case revolves around the campaign for , a multimillion-dollar effort approved by voters in 2017 that was sponsored by businesses and labor groups, among others. Measure H received 69.3% of the vote, clearing...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The Los Angeles Police Department documented 15 hate crimes against Asian Americans in 2020, more than double the previous year, according to a new study by the agency.The findings were included in a report submitted to the Police Commission this week that analyzed hate crimes and hate incidents against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in L.A. last year. Seven hate crimes were reported against Asian Americans in 2019 and nine the previous year.The 15 hate crimes against Asian Americans last year accounted for 4.2% of...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The Los Angeles Police Department documented 15 hate crimes against Asian Americans in 2020, more than double the previous year, according to a new study by the agency.The findings were included in a report submitted to the Police Commission this week that analyzed hate crimes and hate incidents against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in L.A. last year. Seven hate crimes were reported against Asian Americans in 2019 and nine the previous year.The 15 hate crimes against Asian Americans last year accounted for 4.2% of...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The Cal State L.A. mass vaccination site will now turn away adults who don’t have a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, state officials said Thursday evening. The move comes a day after state officials briefly allowed any adult to line up for a COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment, including adults who aren’t otherwise eligible for the shot under state criteria. In recent days, thousands of vaccine appointment slots had gone unbooked, leaving excess capacity.But that all changed by Thursday morning, when many people showed up to the...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The Cal State L.A. mass vaccination site will now turn away adults who don’t have a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, state officials said Thursday evening. The move comes a day after state officials briefly allowed any adult to line up for a COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment, including adults who aren’t otherwise eligible for the shot under state criteria. In recent days, thousands of vaccine appointment slots had gone unbooked, leaving excess capacity.But that all changed by Thursday morning, when many people showed up to the...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement A pipeline leaked more than 1,600 gallons of oil this week in the Inglewood Oil Field near Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area when a valve was left open.Human error caused the spill, which occurred at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, according to a report from the state’s Office of Emergency Services.The report indicated that the spill had been contained and that E&B Natural Resources, the company that operates the pipeline, was handling the cleanup. In a statement, E&B spokesman Ted Cordova said that no injuries were reported and that the...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement A pipeline leaked more than 1,600 gallons of oil this week in the Inglewood Oil Field near Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area when a valve was left open.Human error caused the spill, which occurred at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, according to a report from the state’s Office of Emergency Services.The report indicated that the spill had been contained and that E&B Natural Resources, the company that operates the pipeline, was handling the cleanup. In a statement, E&B spokesman Ted Cordova said that no injuries were reported and that the...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News Advertisement The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has filed charges against a protester for allegedly attempting to wreck a train at the scene of a demonstration against the Sheriff’s Department — a case where the defendant’s attorneys have accused officials of gross exaggeration in retaliation for protest activity.Emanuel Padilla, a 34-year-old toy designer who lives in Hawthorne, was charged Monday with one felony count of a train wrecking attempt, which carries a maximum sentence of life without parole, and one...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Breaking News Advertisement The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has filed charges against a protester for allegedly attempting to wreck a train at the scene of a demonstration against the Sheriff’s Department — a case where the defendant’s attorneys have accused officials of gross exaggeration in retaliation for protest activity.Emanuel Padilla, a 34-year-old toy designer who lives in Hawthorne, was charged Monday with one felony count of a train wrecking attempt, which carries a maximum sentence of life without parole, and one...WW…