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Pandemic, snowy mountains draw avalanche of visitors to Angeles National Forest
A record number of people visited the Angeles National Forest recently, the onslaught fueled by 20 million Southern Californians who live within a short car ride of “L.A.’s backyard playground” itching...
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LGBTQ leaders reflect on Pride, from defiance and visibility to bridge-building
Dozens of pride celebrations in Southern California this month are undergirded by the celebrants’ steely defiance against recent anti-LGBTQ legislation, pointed rhetoric and protests at local schools....
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Gloria Molina cleared path for women of color, tapped Clinton to bail out LA...
Most describe Gloria Molina, who died from cancer at 74 on Mother’s Day, as the pioneering Chicana who served 32 years in elected office in Los Angeles, trounced her male opponents and fiercely stood...
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Gloria Molina cleared path for women of color, tapped Clinton to bail out LA...
Most describe Gloria Molina, who died from cancer at 74 on Mother’s Day, as the pioneering Chicana who served 32 years in elected office in Los Angeles, trounced her male opponents and fiercely stood...
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Downtown Regional Connector train opens after 10 years and $1.8 billion
In a ceremony punctuated by speeches, videos and streams of confetti, LA Metro opened its new 1.9-mile Regional Connector rail line on Friday, June 16, in hopes that its eighth train line will not only...
View ArticleLA County reaches settlement with ACLU over jail conditions
Los Angeles County and the American Civil Liberties Union have agreed to settle a lawsuit over inhumane conditions and overcrowding at Los Angeles County Jail’s Inmate Reception Center. The two sides...
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Light-rail track from Glendora to Pomona completed, as project moves closer...
With a few swings of his golden sledgehammer, construction worker Leo Avalos drove a steel clip into the last rail tie that completed the light-rail tracks that soon will extend the A Line train 9.1...
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Developer agrees to Commerce push to help out a favored business, gets fined...
A developer planning to build a large mixed-use project on a former landfill in Commerce was just trying to do the city a “favor” when it agreed to temporarily rent the site to a little-known company...
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No FasTrak device? No problem, as LA Metro allows all drivers to use freeway...
A decade of pay lanes on the 10 and 110 freeways in Los Angeles County have pleased millions of riders in a hurry, even as sticklers criticize the loss of “free” ways that are deemed a California...
View ArticleState clears Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall to accept 275 youth detainees from...
State regulators have approved Los Angeles County’s plan to consolidate 275 youth detainees at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall ahead of the state-imposed shutdown of the county’s two other juvenile halls...
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Angeles National Forest plagued by closures from storms, fires, funding gaps
The heavily-visited Angeles National Forest is reeling due to damage from past wildfires, heavy snowpack and torrential rainstorms that have closed visitor centers, day use areas, access roads,...
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Whether rain or a leaky pipe, water is the likely culprit in Rolling Hills...
Residents won’t know what triggered the landslide that destroyed 12 homes in Rolling Hills Estates until a geological engineering firm completes a probe slated to begin this week. But while there’s no...
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17 vacant homes in old 710 Freeway route to be bought by Pasadena, sold to...
For the first time in 60 years, a large group of vacant houses owned by the state of California within the path of the defunct 710 Freeway extension will be purchased by the city of Pasadena, then...
View ArticleEarly troubles plague newly reopened Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
Los Angeles County beat expectations when it managed to move 274 youth to the newly renovated Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey on a narrow two-month schedule, but now the county has an even more...
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6 arrested after shootings leave 3 dead at scenic overlooks over Rancho Palos...
The Pasadena Police Department has arrested six men and women suspected of carrying out robberies at scenic locations across Los Angeles County that led to the killings of one man in the Angeles...
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For Taylor Swift fans headed to SoFi, Metro will run some trains late, add 2...
It’s not like they are handing the mega pop star a 13th Grammy Award. Or providing her a key to the city. But LA Metro is giving Taylor Swift and her devoted followers, aka Swifties, a message backed...
View ArticleCharges expected Friday for suspects in Pasadena, Rancho Palos Verdes slayings
The identities of five men and a woman arrested in botched robberies that led to three killings in the Angeles National Forest and Rancho Palos Verdes will not be released until the cases are presented...
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Taylor Swift fans display fandom bordering on worship a day before her 6 SoFi...
The devotion was palpable, as thousands of Taylor Swift fans on Wednesday stood in long lines that snaked outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood just to buy the pop singer’s trademarked merchandise. Jamie...
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Calling 988 to talk to someone about suicide? The connection could be way off
Since July 2022, anyone experiencing emotional distress or suicidal thoughts can dial 988, a new national hotline that connects callers to local crisis centers. But the nationwide mental health phone...
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Can Taylor Swift, music festivals, football and soccer games save LA Metro?
The Taylor Swift effect on the Los Angeles County economy is well documented. Now you can add the singer’s impact on transit ridership during the six sold-out concerts held earlier this month at SoFi...
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