A state lawmaker is applying new pressure on coastal officials and Hollister Ranch owners to provide access to some of California’s most coveted beaches and surf breaks — a promise to the public that has been in limbo for decades as legal battles and stalemates dragged on. A bill unveiled Tuesday…
What exactly happened inside the apartment of Democratic donor and West Hollywood political activist Ed Buck? That has been a burning question since January, when Timothy Dean was found dead inside Buck’s home. Dean was the second African American man to die at Buck’s residence. Both deaths prompted…
Los Angeles has more than its share of “celebrity lawyers.” But few have achieved the status of Mark Geragos. Over five decades, Geragos has been at the center of some of the country’s most sensational cases, representing the likes of Winona Ryder, Michael Jackson, Chris Brown, Colin Kaepernick…
CAMP PENDLETON — Lance Cpl. Riley Schultz wasn’t where he was expected to be when his replacement came to relieve him of his guard duty, early morning on March 15, at this seaside base. A search by fellow Marines found him nearby, dead from a gunshot wound to the head. “All he wanted to do…
The apparent suicides over the past week of two teens who survived last year’s Parkland, Fla., high school shooting and the father of a child who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., have communities grieving all over again. They also have experts emphasizing the importance of ongoing counseling…
Picture it: I’m taking my morning walk and happened upon one of those speed indicator machines. You know, they flash wildly if you’re going above the posted speed limit. My thoughts raced faster than my legs could go, answering my first curious question — that walking speeds could not be monitored. Drat! That would have…
PASADENA — The owners of a family pet are demanding answers Tuesday after their dog died during a flight from Europe to Los Angeles. Bear, a 5-month-old purebred Central Asian Shepherd, was found dead in the cargo hold of a KLM jet a week ago, ABC7 reported. According to KLM Dutch Royal Airlines, the puppy…
Defendants in the sweeping college admissions cheating scandal began appearing in Boston court amid growing questions about how many would cooperate with authorities and which other parents could get swept up in the scandal. Some of the parents named in the charges are under pressure from federal…
Q: It has dawned on me it might not be a bad idea to take steps to protect our assets – to make them unavailable to others who might sue or make claim. Is there anything improper about doing so? -D.R., Tustin Ron Sokol A: Legitimate asset protection is legal, and may well be recommended…
Many have stories of Vicks VapoRub from childhood, but among many Latinos the gooey salve is close to legendary. There are poems, essays, video spoofs, rap songs, scenes in Latino-themed TV shows – tributes to what some consider the cure-all remedy.
