Los Angeles County – Page 11

Azusa Settles Gascon Chief of Staff Lawsuit

July 15, 2023 2:44 amJuly 15, 2023 2:45 am

The City of Azusa has filed a notice of settlement in the civil suit brought against it and one of its police officers by Joseph Iniguez, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s chief of staff. The notice does not detail...

Striking LA, Orange County Hotel Workers Return To Work, Vow To Strike Again Soon

July 6, 2023 6:15 pmJuly 6, 2023 6:15 pm

Hotel workers represented by the Unite Here union returned to work Wednesday following the three-day July 4th weekend strike at hotels in Orange County and Los Angeles County, with union officials saying that they are ready to strike again. Negotiations...

Hotel Workers Begin Strike At 65 Hotels In LA, Orange Counties

July 3, 2023 2:01 pmJuly 3, 2023 2:01 pm

The Unite Here Local 11 labor union representing 15,000 workers at 65 hotels in Los Angeles County and Orange County began their month-long planned strike on Sunday, walking out at the beginning of the busy July summer tourism season in...

Los Angeles Homelessness Jumps 9% in County to More than 75,500

June 30, 2023 2:30 amJune 30, 2023 2:31 am

A new study released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) on Thursday found that the number of homeless in the City of Los Angeles grew by 10% from last year, with the overall number in Los Angeles County...

AG Bonta Announces ‘Surge in Reported Hate Crimes’ 8 Weeks After Creation of ‘CA vs Hate’ Hotline

June 28, 2023 4:09 pmJune 28, 2023 6:08 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta just released the Hate Crime in California report Tuesday, prepared by the state Department of Justice. In early May the Globe reported on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s official launch of CA vs Hate, “a new...

Two LA City Council members & Assemblywoman Carrillo Arrested During Labor Protest Thursday

June 23, 2023 12:48 pmJune 23, 2023 12:48 pm

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez, as well as Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles), were among the nearly 200 arrested at a labor protest near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Thursday. All three were charged with...

Hotel Workers In LA, Orange Counties Authorize Strike Over Wanted Wage Increases

June 10, 2023 2:30 amJune 10, 2023 2:31 am

The Unite Here Local 11 union representing hotel workers in Los Angeles County and Orange County voted 96%-4% on Thursday to strike if a new contract with significant wage increases isn’t approved soon. Throughout the year, economic worries and cost-of-living...