Mayor Bass Signs Executive Order to Create Unarmed Crisis Response Call Center
Mayor Karen Bass Friday signed a new executive order with the goal of strengthening and modernizing the city’s 911 emergency response system. Bass’ latest executive directive calls for relevant departments to establish a unified call center. The entity would streamline the diversion and dispatch of civilian crisis response teams, replacing two separate civilian call centers…
Appeals Court Rules Trump’s National Guard Deployment to LA Was Unlawful
A split federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Trump’s deployment of 4,000 members of the California National Guard to the Los Angeles area last year was an unlawful abuse of his authority. The 2-1 decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals follows precedent set by the U.S. Supreme…
Sheriff Wants County to Foot Cost of His Legal Fight with State
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is looking for the county to foot the cost of his legal contests stemming from state lawsuits over his investigation into alleged election fraud. According to published reports Friday, Bianco has filed a claim in Superior Court looking to obtain in excess of $10,000 to cover his court bills, though…
LA Judge Partly Grants Request to Block Suspicionless Stops by DHS
A Los Angeles federal judge Friday granted in part a restriction on alleged race-based suspicionless stops of supposed illegal immigrants by federal agents across the district. Federal agents have allegedly been carrying out an ongoing campaign of warrantless and discriminatory immigration enforcement stops in the region since the summer of 2025, according to the ACLU…
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Prosecution Set to Rest in Trial of Man Accused of 2003 Murder
The prosecution is likely to rest next week in the trial of a 44-year-old man accused of gunning down a one-time friend over money more than 20 years ago in the San Bernardino National Forest. James Robert Landi of San…
Cleanup, Recovery Efforts Ongoing in North Shore Following Storm Rachel
Cleanup and recovery efforts were ongoing Friday by Riverside County agencies and disaster-response partners in the community of North Shore, impacted by Tropical Storm Rachel. “Our recovery efforts continue every day, both on our roads and directly at the homes…
LA Hearing Set Tuesday in Government Push for Court Order in Voting Case
A Los Angeles federal court hearing was scheduled for Tuesday in the Trump administration’s expedited bid for a temporary restraining order seeking to purge more than 20,000 “likely non-citizens” from California’s voter rolls in the days before the midterm elections.…
Mayor Bass Signs Executive Order to Create Unarmed Crisis Response Call Center
Mayor Karen Bass Friday signed a new executive order with the goal of strengthening and modernizing the city’s 911 emergency response system. Bass’ latest executive directive calls for relevant departments to establish a unified call center. The entity would streamline…
Health Officials Extend Ocean Water Quality Advisory for All LACo Beaches
Los Angeles County health officials Friday extended an advisory urging beachgoers to avoid contact with ocean and bay waters at all county beaches through 8 a.m. Monday because of potentially elevated bacteria levels following rainfall. The advisory applies especially to areas near discharging storm drains, creeks and rivers, as well as runoff that may flow…
OC Supervisors Begin Special Meeting on Teamsters Strikes
The Orange County Board of Supervisors began a special closed-door meeting Friday to consider new proposals for a labor contract with the local union representing waste and public works employees. “We have kind of a side deal to reopen the landfills” in the meantime, Board Chairman Doug Chaffee told City News Service on Wednesday. Teamsters…
Historic Santa Monica Pier Sign Heads to Vegas for Restoration
The main portion of the historic Santa Monica Pier sign was removed Friday and will be shipped to Las Vegas for restoration. Removal of the 85-year-old landmark was originally scheduled for Thursday but was postponed because of extended pre-removal and pre-rigging preparations. Crews removed the sign’s upper crown Wednesday, a day after workers began dismantling…
Man Remains in Hospital After Allegedly Killing Teen Girlfriend, Attempting Suicide
A 20-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting his 15-year-old girlfriend at her home in Arcadia and who later attempted to take his own life in Pasadena remained hospitalized Friday. Paul Anthony Cruz was arrested after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound as police were preparing to contact him at about noon on Thursday at 845 S.…
84-Year-Old Man Suffering Memory Loss Goes Missing in La Puente
An 84-year-old man who suffers from memory loss was reported missing after being last seen Friday in La Puente. Jorge Villasenor was last seen around 10:30 a.m. Friday in the 14800 block of Las Vecinas Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Villasenor was described as a 5-foot-10-inch-tall man weighing 180 pounds with…
Police Shoot Allegedly Knife-Wielding Attempted Kidnap Suspect in East LA
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives Friday were investigating a shooting by Monterey Park Police in East Los Angeles that left an allegedly knife-wielding attempted kidnapping suspect wounded. Officers responded to the call of an attempted kidnap suspect armed with a knife about 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of South Atlantic Boulevard, north…
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