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LA City Council Approves Evaluation of Creating a Department Of Homelessness

May 2, 2024 2:45 amMay 2, 2024 2:46 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously 13-0 to begin evaluating the creation of a Department of Homelessness on Tuesday, to better centralize overseeing homeless initiatives in the city. In recent years, the homeless situation in LA and LA County...

15 Injured, 1 Hospitalized Following More Gaza Protests At UCLA

May 1, 2024 4:36 pmMay 1, 2024 5:58 pm

15 protesters were injured, and one was sent to the hospital late on Tuesday and early in the morning Wednesday, as both Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli protestors clashed once again on campus. While protests against the Gaza war have been raging...

Support For, Opposition Against Los Angeles’ Proposed Cashless Store Ban Grows

April 30, 2024 7:34 pmApril 30, 2024 7:34 pm

Three Los Angeles City Council members backed a motion on Tuesday that would ban cashless businesses in Los Angeles, arguing that many residents don’t have bank accounts and that digital transactions could be easily traced by people after those who...

More Details Emerge From Weekend Break-In of L.A. Mayor’s House

April 25, 2024 2:45 amApril 25, 2024 2:46 am

More details in the Sunday break-in of a criminal into the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass were unveiled on Tuesday and Wednesday, showing that she herself had been targeted by the criminal who broke in, and that LAPD...

California’s Red Ink is Negatively Impacting Municipalities Large and Small

April 23, 2024 11:03 amApril 23, 2024 11:03 am

The State of California is hemorrhaging red ink with a massive budget shortfall. The non-partisan Legislative Analyst Office estimates the deficit at $73 billion; Governor Gavin Newsom claims to be optimistic and pegs the shortfall at $38 billion. A gap of $30...

Brightline West Project Has Groundbreaking Ceremony In Las Vegas

April 23, 2024 2:45 amApril 23, 2024 2:46 am

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and other lawmakers officially broke ground on the Brightline West high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga, intending for the line to open in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los...

Kidnapper, Attempted Murderer Charged With Break-In at Home of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass

April 22, 2024 4:45 pmApril 22, 2024 4:45 pm

A man previously charged with kidnapping and attempted murder was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Sunday for breaking in to Mayor Karen Bass’ house while she was at home, with Bass emerging un touched. In recent...