Approximately 100 protestors demonstrated outside the Kenneth Hahn Administration Building on Tuesday, calling for the Los Angeles Board of County Supervisors to reduce the county’s jail system population instead of expanding its facilities to accommodate for more inmates. According to county documents, the board has been looking to address overcrowding in the jails since at [...] [...more]
Detectives are still searching for suspects in the murder and dismemberment of a 66-year-old Hollywood resident whose head, hands and feet were found last week off a trail near the Hollywood sign. The victim, identified as Hervey Medellin, was reported missing eight days before his head was discovered on Jan. 17 by two women walking [...] [...more]
Representatives of Caruso Affiliated have confirmed that, as promised, developer Rick Caruso and former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre have partnered to submit a formal bid to buy the Dodgers. The deadline to submit bids was Monday, and several groups and individuals reportedly submitted proposals. Among them are Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, former [...] [...more]
What do coconuts and keyboards have in common? Answer: They both help make MusIQ. Gardner Street Elementary School on Monday unveiled its new music education program, MusIQ, which uses keyboards and interactive games to teach students how to read music. Available for students K-6, the program can differentiate between skill levels while guiding students toward [...] [...more]
The 24-year-old German national accused of setting almost 50 fires in Hollywood, West Hollywood and other parts of Los Angeles over the New Year’s weekend pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nearly 100 felony counts. Bail was also increased to $7.5 million for Harry Burkhart, who has been in custody since he was arrested on Jan. [...] [...more]
The West Hollywood Planning Commission approved plans for a new Walgreens at the corner of Santa Monica and Crescent Heights boulevards on Jan. 19. The drug store’s owner proposed building a retail and residential project at the site in 2005, but numerous design changes and the requirement that an environmental impact report be conducted delayed [...] [...more]
The City Attorney’s Office and the LAPD have had their hands tied when it comes to enforcing medical marijuana laws. On Jan. 18, the California Supreme Court essentially made the city of Los Angeles’ medical marijuana ordinance obsolete. The court will determine whether cities and counties can enact laws governing medical marijuana dispensaries, however, no [...] [...more]
The U.S. Senate last week opted to postpone the consideration of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), two pieces of controversial legislation that aimed to combat online piracy. The move follows an Internet blackout by several sites, most notably Wikipedia, to protest the bills on Jan. 18. On Jan. [...] [...more]
When it comes to anti-terrorism efforts in Los Angeles County, securing the Port of Los Angeles is major priority. According to police, an incident that would shut down the port could cost the U.S. economy as much as $2 billion per day. Therefore, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau, Homeland Security Division, [...] [...more]
AIDS activists praised city officials Tuesday for approving a new city ordinance requiring performers in adult films to wear condoms, a day after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed the ordinance into law. “At the end of the day, the idea that this was about worker protection and fairness prevailed,” said Michael Weinstein, president of AIDS Healthcare [...] [...more]
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