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.
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.
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.
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.
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 was officially broken today on an affordable- housing apartment complex in Long Beach’s Cambodia Town neighborhood.
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.
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.”
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’ 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.
The bodies of two women and a man were found inside a Balboa Island home in Newport Beach today, and another man at the home was rushed to a hospital.
City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas was suspended from office by a divided Los Angeles City Council today, hours before he entered a not-guilty plea to federal bribery and conspiracy charges stemming from his time serving on the county Board of Supervisors. Ridley-Thomas did not attend the downtown Los Angeles arraignment hearing in person, but entered his plea via video. A status conference in his case was set for Nov. 1, and a tentative trial date of Dec. 14. In a statement, the councilman’s attorney, Michael Proctor, said, “Today marks Day One of due process for Mark Ridley-Thomas.” “While some have rushed
Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas said, “I have no intention of resigning my seat on the City Council or neglecting my duties.” Fellow Councilmembers plan to vote on his suspension.
“I am humbled by the support of my colleagues who did not rush to judgment and disappointed in those who did. 11 members of this Council have stripped the constituents of the 10th District of their representation, of their voice and of their right to the services that they deserve. “
Every man is supposed to be afforded the right to be considered innocent until proven guilty. Today the Los Angeles City Council is considering a motion to suspend 10th District Council Member Mark Ridley-Thomas before he has been afforded the right to defend himself or even face his accusers.