2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (563+ words) For residents in some South Los Angeles neighborhoods, an abandoned car can become much more than an eyesore. Left sitting for weeks—or sometimes longer—an inoperable vehicle can take up desperately needed parking, become a magnet for trash and…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (849+ words) LOS ANGELES — Community frustration over years of delays at Destination Crenshaw has evolved into an organized campaign calling for the project's completion. "The Crenshaw Corridor community is angry, organized, and demands immediate action," Tavis Smiley, who moderated the town hall…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (594+ words) Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot on a Las Vegas street, the man prosecutors say helped set his murder in motion is finally going before a jury. Jury selection began this week at the Regional Justice Center in…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (304+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom has nominated three Black women — Justice Rashida Adams and Judges Denise Hippach and Juliet Macaulay — to serve on California Courts of Appeal. They are among eight appellate court nominees recently announced by Newsom. The governor also appointed…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (771+ words) A bill Assemblymember Sade Elhawary (D-Los Angeles) authored would make it illegal for law enforcement officers to deny or delay emergency medical care for people under their control when it is safe to provide treatment. Assembly Bill (AB) 2318, known as…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (480+ words) California voters will decide in November whether to amend the state Constitution to prohibit new taxes on retirement savings, personal assets and other forms of personal wealth while also banning retroactive taxation. Proposition (Prop) 42, titled the Prohibit New Taxes on…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (721+ words) LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge on Friday denied Councilmember Curren Price's bid to dismiss the public corruption case against him, concluding that while the prosecution's case may not be particularly strong, it contains enough circumstantial evidence for a jury…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (688+ words) A federal appeals court has upheld the corruption convictions of former Los Angeles City Councilmember and County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, closing another chapter in the high-profile case while leaving open the possibility of additional legal review. In a decision issued…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (219+ words) LA Focus House Resolution Seeks to Eliminate Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Nancy Mace’s resolution to bar congressional caucuses based on race or ethnicity could dismantle the Black, Hispanic and Asian Pacific American caucuses, drawing sharp Democratic opposition. Rep. Nancy Mace…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (346+ words) Chadwick Boseman’s Brothers Seek Removal of Widow as Estate Administrator LA Focus Chadwick Boseman’s Brothers Seek Removal of Widow as Estate Administrator Chadwick Boseman’s brothers want a court to remove his widow as estate administrator, alleging his parents have not…...