A proposed forum cobbled together after USC canceled its gubernatorial debate fell apart as candidates of color excluded from the previous event were unable to show up in person, sources …
Court denies AG’s petition to block Republican sheriff’s investigation of 650,000 ballots
Chad Bianco, who is a leading Republican candidate for governor, seized more than 650,000 ballots cast in the election for Proposition 50, which temporarily redrew the state’s congressional districts to …
Four-story buildings allowed in some single-family zones under L.A.’s plan to delay SB 79
L.A. City Council voted Tuesday to adopt a strategy that will help the city delay SB 79 upzoning by adding light-density allowances to 55 areas across the city. Read full …
This rail line would get you to the Grove, the Beverly Center and Cedars-Sinai. Is it L.A.’s ‘missing link’?
The L.A. County Metro board will vote this week on a K Line extension that would connect West Hollywood, the Grove and Cedars-Sinai, creating a major north-south transit link. Read …
Brunch for group of women in L.A. led to a stabbing and broken-bottle brawl, police say
A 29-year-old woman stabbed at least two people, police said. The same assailant was struck by a bottle to the head. Read full story Author: Jasmine Mendez, Richard Winton
LAUSD to erase César Chávez’s name and image from its schools after unanimous board vote
Two LAUSD schools named after César Chávez are anticipated to have new names by next school year in response to sexual abuse allegations. There is no tally of how many …
USC cancels gubernatorial debate amid uproar over candidates of color being excluded
USC canceled its planned Tuesday gubernatorial debate, a stunning about-face that came after days of fiery criticism about excluding every prominent candidate of color from participating. Read full story Author: …
Arellano: Why I’m not taking down my César Chávez photo
L.A. Times columnist Gustavo Arellano on why he plans to keep a photograph of Cesar Chavez with Dolores Huerta Read full story Author: Gustavo Arellano
One Beverly Hills developer raises $4.3 billion to finish the massive luxury project
The developers of One Beverly Hills have secured $4.3 billion in financing to complete the project, another milestone for one of the largest real estate projects underway in the country. …
OpenAI will shut down its Sora tool
OpenAI said Tuesday it would shut down its Sora AI visualization tool. Disney had planned to invest $1 billion in the company to license its characters to the video platform. …
Taylor Frankie Paul says her daughter is forced to relive incident after video leaked
Reality TV star Taylor Frankie Paul says the fallout from a recently leaked video of a domestic dispute is impacting her daughter, who was there when the incident happened. Read …
Jay-Z tells GQ he felt ‘uncontrollable anger’ amid rape lawsuit: ‘The darkest moment’
Jay-Z has broken his silence about the lawsuit that accused him and fellow music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping a teenage girl more than two decades ago. Read full …
Santa Monica man arrested on suspicion of kidnapping 2 UCLA students, raping another woman
The UCLA Police Department arrested a Santa Monica man on suspicion of kidnapping two female UCLA students and raping a woman unaffiliated with the university in a separate incident. Read …
L.A. model lured victims through dating apps then stole from them, prosecutors say. Now she’s headed to trial
Between 2023 and 2025, Lavie allegedly used dating apps and built relationships to steal from wealthy older men and younger women in Westlake Village, West Hollywood, Los Angeles and Beverly …
NorCal woman wakes to find man biting and licking her toes. Suspect pleads guilty to stalking, breaking in
A man pleaded no contest to harassing, stalking and breaking into a woman’s home where prosecutors say he licked and bit the victim’s toes. Read full story Author: Cierra Morgan
Feud over transgender volleyball player escalates as feds threaten San José State’s funding
The federal Office of Civil Rights has given San José State a third 10-day deadline to comply with demands concerning a transgender player on the women’s volleyball team. Read full …
’13 Going On 30′ is getting a Netflix reboot: Here’s everything we know
Netflix is rebooting the classic rom-com ’13 Going On 30,’ and the new iteration will star Emily Bader and Logan Lerman. Read full story Author: Emily St. Martin
Democrats call for review of Paramount’s Middle Eastern financial backers
Middle Eastern royal families previously pledged $24 billion to help the Larry Ellison family buy Warner Bros. Discovery Read full story Author: Meg James
What happens to L.A.’s KNX and other stations when CBS News Radio goes away?
The end of CBS News Radio sends local outlets scrambling for a new national news source. Read full story Author: Stephen Battaglio
United States Said to Have Sent Iran a Plan to End the Middle East War
The 15-point plan was delivered via Pakistan, whose army chief has emerged as the key interlocutor between the United States and Iran, officials say. Go to Source Author: Adam Rasgon, …