Q: I have a dispute with a friend. I say that licensed lawyers in California can practice law (give legal advice) as an employee in a non-law firm. That is, a licensed lawyer can work as an employee at an architectural firm, engineering firm, etc., and provide legal advice. My friend says no. Who’s right? -J….
The two men who could determine whether Los Angeles teachers go on strike sound almost as if they inhabit different worlds. They don’t even agree on a set of basic facts, which makes negotiation difficult. L.A. schools Supt. Austin Beutner speaks of a school system teetering on insolvency and failing…
The Andrew Janz for Congress headquarters in an empty storefront on North Blackstone Avenue was supposed to be closed Monday, but I pushed on the glass door and it swung open. Inside, it was quiet. Like all campaign headquarters, it was messy with a temporary feel in the air. Folding chairs, folding…
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star jet rides a truck in the City of Burbank’s 67th birthday parade on San Fernando Road.
A man sped away from the drive-thru of a Buena Park McDonald’s after lifting a fistful of cash from the window clerk’s till on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 16. Buena Park Police released photos on the department Facebook page of a man reaching into the drive-thru window of the McDonald’s at 5900 Beach Blvd….
State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Huntington Park, Long Beach, discussed his ideas for expanding the role of the state Insurance Commissioner, a position he’s seeking on the November ballot, at a town hall Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Wilmington. Specifically, Lara talked about how technology will require the office to do more in the future. He also…
Tommy passes through a Van Nuys homeless encampment on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Tommy says he does not fear living on the streets because the time he spent in prison was more dangerous. Sixteen percent of all murder victims this year in the city of Los Angeles were homeless according to Los Angeles Police…
The prosecutor in the three trials of a man whose murder conviction was dismissed Monday based on DNA evidence said efforts to test a watch found at the scene of his girlfriend’s slaying and material from under her fingernails in the late 1990s brought no results. Horace Roberts, 60, was freed from prison several days…
Democrats running in California’s most competitive congressional districts are raising substantially more money than their Republican competitors — nearly five times more in the latest reporting period — as liberal donors push for the party to take control of the House of Representatives. From July through September, Democrats out-raised Republicans in each of the state’s…
TUSTIN — OC Animal Care has taken in 71 pets likely spooked by high winds over the last two days. Now, officials at the shelter are hoping to reunite those pets with their owners as soon as possible. On Monday, Oct. 15 and Tuesday, Oct. 16, 33 stray dogs and 38 stray cats were brought…
