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Name Change for Father Serra Park in LA Finalized

October 15, 2021 3:33 pm

Plans were further finalized on Friday to rename a part of a Los Angeles Park honoring Father Junipero Serra to another name friendlier to Native Americans. While there had been some measures to replace the statue of Father Serra in...

Robert Durst Receives Life Sentence in LA Superior Court Ruling

October 15, 2021 11:54 am

One of Los Angeles’ longest running courtroom sagas came to a close on Thursday when Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Windham sentenced real estate heir Robert Durst to life in prison with no parole for the murder of...

The Long, Controversial History of LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas

October 15, 2021 2:13 amOctober 14, 2021 9:14 pm

Los Angeles City Councilman and fixture of California politics for 30 years Mark Ridley-Thomas was indicted on multiple corruption charges on Thursday, as the Globe reported Thursday. While the indictment was in the works for awhile, stemming from his time...

Monterey County Fracking Ban Overturned By State Appellate Court

October 14, 2021 4:18 pmOctober 18, 2021 7:25 pm

A panel for the Sixth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals unanimously ruled on Wednesday that Monterey County’s Measure Z, which banned oil and gas extraction such as fracking, was breaking state law and thus will still be...

Superior Court Judge Issues Order Halting Prison Guard Vaccine Mandate

October 14, 2021 12:14 pm

Kern County Superior Court Judge Bernard Barmann issued a temporary restraining order against a vaccination mandate for state prison guards and other workers on Wednesday, less than 48 hours before it was to become active. A mandate requiring prison workers...

SEIU Labor Union Leader Resigns Following Embezzlement, Tax Fraud Charges

October 14, 2021 2:17 amApril 3, 2022 7:58 am

On Wednesday, Alma Hernandez, the Executive Director for Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the largest labor union in California resigned after her and her husband, Jose Moscoso, were charged by California Attorney General Rob Bonta on numerous embezzlement and tax...

Hollywood Stage Employees Union Set Strike Date For October 18th

October 13, 2021 4:01 pmOctober 13, 2021 4:02 pm

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union President Matthew Loeb announced on Wednesday that the union would go on strike Monday unless a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers (AMPTP) in the next five days. The...