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November 11, 2021
Breaking News
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- Chargers Thwart Divisional Foe on Thursday Night
- No. 18 UCLA Men’s Basketball Defeats Prairie View A&M 111-75
- Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
local government
Fast-Food Workers Strike in Support of Assembly Bill
November 10, 2021
Fast-food workers held a statewide strike today, staging rallies outside McDonald’s locations in Monterey Park, South Los Angeles and Hollywood as part of a protest against allegedly unsafe working conditions and to demand passage of Assembly Bill 257.
LA City Council Advances Draft Redistricting Map Ahead of Public Hearing
November 10, 2021
The Los Angeles City Council today advanced a draft map of proposed new borders for its 15 districts, ahead of the first of two state-required public hearings on the map tomorrow.
Free COVID-19 Testing Site Returns To Dodger Stadium
November 10, 2021
Health-care startup Curative has re-launched its COVID-19 testing site at Dodger Stadium, the company announced today.
DTLA Federal Jail Guard Pleads Guilty to Lying to Investigators
November 10, 2021
A correctional officer at the federal jail in downtown Los Angeles pleaded guilty today to a felony charge of lying to investigators about his sexual activity with an inmate. Abel Concho, 53, of East Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Ex-Con Gets Life Sentence in Murder of Former College Football Player
November 2, 2021
An ex-con was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering a former Long Beach City College football player during a robbery outside a fast-food restaurant just over three years ago.
Villanueva Steps Up Attack on LA County COVID Vaccine Mandate
November 2, 2021
Sheriff Alex Villanueva was continuing today to assail Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which he calls an imminent threat to public safety that could prompt a mass exodus from a department he says is already woefully understaffed.
More Than 1,300 LAPD Employees Have Not Reported Vaccination Status
November 2, 2021
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said today 1,357 department employees had not submitted their vaccination status as of Friday, and each commander has received a list of their names to begin enforcement of the city’s vaccination and testing mandate.
Tenants, Landlords Urged to Take Advantage of Emergency Rental Assistance
November 2, 2021
Supervisor Hilda Solis today urged tenants and landlords to take advantage of state rental assistance dollars on offer, saying participation is low in certain areas of Los Angeles County.
LADOT On-Demand Transit Services Returns On Westside With Free Rides For Month
November 1, 2021
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s on-demand, micro-transit service LAnow returned today with free rides throughout November in Del Rey, Venice, Mar Vista and Palms.
Ground Broken on Affordable Housing Apartment Complex in Long Beach
November 1, 2021
Ground was officially broken today on an affordable- housing apartment complex in Long Beach’s Cambodia Town neighborhood.
Former Employee Conditionally Settles Suit Over Pandemic Concerns
November 1, 2021
A businesswoman and one of her former employees have reached a tentative settlement of the ex-worker’s lawsuit alleging her onetime boss — who runs her company out of Caitlyn Jenner’s Malibu guesthouse — fired her in 2020 in retaliation for advocating that the marketing team work from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Effort Begins to Relocate Homeless in `Veterans Row’ Encampment near Brentwood
November 1, 2021
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, called the announcement “the exact kind of leadership needed to get folks in homes.” “This crisis is not going to go away overnight, it’s going to take concerted efforts at all levels of government in collaboration with outside groups to get this done,” Bass said. “Addressing this crisis cannot wait.”
Reseda Veteran Faces Sentencing for Terror Plot to Bomb Long Beach Rally
November 1, 2021
Prosecutors are recommending that an Army veteran from Reseda is sentenced to life imprisonment today for attempting to bomb a Long Beach white supremacist rally.
Caltrans Set to Host Career Fair Wednesday in Downtown LA
November 1, 2021
Caltrans’ local district office will hold a career fair Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles in hopes of filling current and future positions. The event by Caltrans District 7 will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the plaza in front of the Caltrans building at 100 S. Main Street.