The owners of a downtown Los Angeles jewelry store pleaded guilty to federal charges on June 21 that they illegally imported and sold counterfeit designer costume jewelry, some of which tested positive for hazardous levels of lead. Three defendants included Il Keun Oh, 57, and his wife Jacqueline Oh, 55, the owners of Elegance Fashion [...] [...more]
A 44-year-old female suspect was charged on June 21 for the 2008 murder of an aspiring model and actress in Santa Monica. Deputy District Attorney Halim Dhanidina, of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office’s Major Crimes Division, said Kelly Soo Park has been charged with one count of murder. Park was arrested in Camarillo [...] [...more]
After two years of planning and debating, the city’s “sharrows” — traffic lanes marked for bicycles and cars — have finally been Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, 13th District, helped install the first sharrows last Friday. “By making it safer for cars and bicycles to share the road, sharrows encourage biking as a [...] [...more]
When Ronald Jason Palmieri first walked in the Los Angeles LGBT Pride parade, it was 1977, and Anita Bryant was pushing legislation across the country that legalized discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. “It was a much more dangerous time,” Palmieri said. “You could lose your job much more readily for coming out, or [...] [...more]
This fall, 42 trees will be uprooted on 3rd Street between Fairfax Avenue and La Cienega Bouelvard, while 98 new trees will be planted, as part of a beautification project sponsored by the West Third Street Business Association. The trees to be uprooted include a number of unhealthy fruitless olive trees the business association had [...] [...more]
While several medical marijuana dispensaries closed last week when the city’s permanent ordinance went into effect, 169 dispensaries have submitted applications to the city clerk’s office to be allowed to stay open. The applicants include a dozen dispensaries in the Hollywood and Wilshire area, including three on Melrose Avenue and four on La Brea Avenue. [...] [...more]
Work has started again on a development on La Brea Avenue known as The Madrone, after it sat unfinished for nearly two years while the property was in foreclosure. The project was acquired recently by Resmark Equity Partners, which plans to continue building the half-finished housing and retail development. Calls and e-mails to Resmark were [...] [...more]
The 2010 FIFA World Cup has focused millions of people’s attention all over the globe on South Africa, where the tournament is being held. On Saturday, Angelenos gathered at bars all over the city to watch the United States take on England in their first match of the tournament. The Americans came from behind to [...] [...more]
More than 1,000 people lined up at the Hollywood and Highland Center Monday afternoon to apply for 215 openings at the new Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood, which is scheduled to open on July 19. Although the number of applicants far outpaced the positions available, many people were optimistic as they endured the long wait and [...] [...more]
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted on June 8 to renew an offer of reward of up to $500,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension and arrest of Los Angeles’ only outstanding serial killer, known as the “Grim Sleeper”. “It is very important that we continue to offer a cash reward to provide [...] [...more]
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