Contamination fears drive push to remake state cannabis agency
Amid criticism of the California’s oversight of its legal cannabis industry, calls are now mounting to strip many responsibilities from the agency in charge.
They were hiking in Big Sur when they heard chanting. Firefighters were marching in
A Bay Area couple hoped to spend a few days camping near hot springs and redwoods. Then they heard a peculiar sound on the trail and their whole trip was turned upside down.
Light rain forecast for Sunday morning around Los Angeles; high winds expected
Light rain fell Sunday morning in parts of Los Angeles County, with the chance for thunderstorms later in the day.
Inglewood police seek suspects in death of man who tried to stop catalytic converter theft
Police said a man was shot dead in Inglewood as he tried to intervene in an attempted catalytic converter theft. Family have identified the man as Juan Sanchez, 48.
‘It’s a tale as old as time’: Huntington Park residents lambaste leaders over corruption probe
Huntington Park residents confront City Council members over the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office probe into a $24-million aquatic center that has not been built.
Newsom suspends landmark environmental laws to speed up wildfire prevention efforts
The governor suspended the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Coastal Act as the state prepares for the summer and fall fire season.
Hundreds protest Trump deportation policies in the Inland Empire. ‘We’re leaving fear behind’
The protest, promoted on social media as a “mass mobilization against mass deportation,” was led by the San Bernardino-based Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice.
National park layoffs assailed by off-duty rangers and community members in SoCal protests
National Park Service staffing cuts prompted off-duty rangers and residents to protest at national parks nationwide, including Joshua Tree and the Santa Monica Mountains.
Teenager fatally shot in Willowbrook, authorities say
The victim, identified only as a teenage male, was shot an unknown number of times in the 13100 block of Jarvis Avenue in South L.A.
LAFD did not alert DWP to more than 1,000 fire hydrants needing repair
According to city records and officials, the LAFD discovered the damage to the hydrants during inspections in the months prior to the Jan. 7 Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes.
