President Joe Biden will add nearly 106,000 acres to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on Thursday, May 2, expanding the monument designated 10 years ago by President Barack Obama by nearly one-third, according to the White House. Also, Biden will approve a 13,696-acre expansion of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in northern California’s …
When the state attached endangered species status to the iconic Southern California steelhead trout last week, it was like giving an aging Hollywood starlet new billing. But will the klieg lights bring attention, money and fame, or ready them for their final close-up? Known simply as Southern California steelhead, they once teemed in the tens …
The Los Angeles County Probation Department put four more probation officers on administrative leave following an internal review of additional incidents of youth-on-youth violence at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, the department announced Friday, April 26. The agency previously removed eight other officers from the juvenile hall in January for standing by during — and potentially …
The Angeles National Forest can be described as a collection of rugged mountains, sparkling streams, dark canyons and breathtaking vistas, along with piles of trash, too few rangers, frequent picnic area and campground closures and fragmented access. On Tuesday night, Caltrans began asking the public to weigh in on a forest access proposal that would …
Inglewood’s insurance provider will pay nearly $15.5 million to settle a series of lawsuits stemming from a 2019 crash in which a city-owned vehicle driven by Mayor James T. Butts Jr. allegedly went through a red light, collided with another car and was sent spinning into a parked motorcycle officer, according to a newly released …
The 10th annual Cherry Blossom Festival came to Columbia Park in Torrance this Sunday, March 26, 2023. The event had venders, food trucks, arts and crafts and music. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett) The 10th annual Cherry Blossom Festival came to Columbia Park in Torrance this Sunday, March 26, 2023. The event had venders, …
About 150 transit activists called on LA Metro Thursday, March 28 to scrap plans for an in-house police department and instead spend up to $100 million to hire more unarmed Transit Ambassadors. Members of groups who represent low-income, transit-dependent riders said Metro should augment safety patrols — not with armed officers but with more ambassadors, …
Teenage detainees at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall exploited the facility’s understaffing in November to execute a coordinated escape attempt, during which one youth managed to scale a wall and reach a waiting car before he was apprehended, according to a new report from the Los Angeles County Office of Inspector General. The escape attempt on …
Teens can no longer fly solo at the Del Amo Fashion Center — at least not after 3 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The Torrance shopping center, owned by Simon Property Group, began enforcing its new youth supervision policy on Friday, March 1. The policy, which Simon announced last week, requires minors to be accompanied …
The books of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority will be audited by the county’s top accountants and department heads as a result of a motion approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Feb. 27. “As Los Angeles County continues to combat the humanitarian crisis that is homelessness, every entity that …