Statue of Father Junipero Serra above visitors exploring Old Plaza.

Boris Kushnir is escorted out of a forum in Burbank Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Kushnir is a supporter of Mark Reed, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman in the November midterm election. (Photo by Kevin Modesti/Los Angeles Daily News) BURBANK — Congressmen Adam Schiff and Brad Sherman, two of the Los Angeles area’s leading critics…

A man believed to have been kayaking on Lake Elsinore remained missing Wednesday, Oct. 24, despite efforts to locate him that have included a Riverside County sheriff’s bloodhound and dive team. Samuel Selay, 34, of French Valley, was last seen Oct. 20. He may have entered the water at Elk Grove Beach on Lakeshore Drive in…

The FBI said a suspicious package addressed to Rep. Maxine Waters that was found at a South Los Angeles mail facility Wednesday is similar to packages sent to other critics of President Trump on the East Coast. On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles Police Department rendered the package safe and…

Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council. Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given…

Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council. Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given…

Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council. Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given…

Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council. Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given…

Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council. Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given…

James Karen, a veteran star of stage and screen whose films included “Poltergeist,” “The China Syndrome” and “The Pursuit of Happyness,” died Tuesday night at his Los Angeles home. He was 94. His death was confirmed by longtime friend and film critic Leonard Maltin. Karen began his extensive career…