Pink and white balloons festooned the ceiling and a red carpet showed the way past tables where servers in white aprons stood behind steam trays at the Anaheim White House. The VIPs arriving Thursday, April 11, wore T shirts and sneakers, but were treated as politely as restaurant patrons would be. Volunteer Mickey Sharples serves…
A small altar bloomed in the shadow of the Watts Towers, beneath a large butcher-paper sign painted with the words “From Watts with love: RIP Ermias Nipsey Hussle Asghedom.” Kneeling on the pavement, a little girl with a fluorescent green bow in her hair delicately burned a smudge stick around…
Mylar balloons that popped when they hit electrical wires scared some fans of slain rapper Nipsey Hussle waiting outside a South Los Angeles strip mall on Thursday, sparking a small stampede that appeared to leave some with minor injuries. Several hundred fans started running north on Slauson Avenue at the sounds of the balloons exploding….
The funeral procession for Nipsey Hussle is a scene the likes of which L.A. hasn’t quite seen. Life in parts of South L.A. has come to a halt has ten of thousands line the streets — in addition to standing on roofs and hanging from traffic light poles — to bid farewell. Someone in one…
The last time Nipsey Hussle was at Staples Center, he was headlining the BET Experience concert in June. On Thursday, the slain rapper’s image — bathed in shades of blue — was projected on a screen outside the venue as thousands of fans arrived to celebrate his life. Lights inside were dimmed as…
At a meeting of the Watts Gang Task Force on Monday, Capt. Louis Paglialonga of the LAPD’s Southeast Division described a recent surge in shootings in Watts that may be a back-and-forth between rival gangs. The beginning of the year had been quiet, Paglialonga said, with no homicides in Southeast…
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Thursday afternoon eight miles from Gilroy, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:11 p.m. PST at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was nine miles from Morgan Hill, Calif., and 18 miles…
LOS ANGELES — Wayne Messam, the mayor of Miramar, Florida, is scheduled to begin his first visit to California as a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday by speaking to the USC College Democrats. Messam is set to speak to the Black Los Angeles Young Democrats on Friday. Messam announced his candidacy March 28,…
Homeowners in Los Angeles and Orange counties face selling expenses 121% above what a typical deal costs nationwide, according to one study. Zillow, the real estate analyst that’s become a property buyer recently, studied the costs of home selling in 35 big U.S. markets — estimating both transaction costs (such as commissions and state transfer…
A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck the San Bernardino area at 6:05 a.m. Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered southwest of San Bernardino, the USGS reported. There were no reports of damage immediately following the temblor but the shaker was felt in Devore, Redlands, Riverside and Fontana, according to some social media…
