LOS ANGELES – Averting a possible strike, the Dodgers and the union representing about 450 Dodger Stadium workers announced Tuesday they have reached an agreement on new five-year contracts. The contracts cover workers including ushers, security officers, ticket-takers, ticket-sellers, groundskeepers and hospitality workers. According to a joint statement by the team and the Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West, the lowest-paid workers at the stadium will receive salary hikes of 45% to 50% over the life of the contracts. “We are happy to have reached an agreement with SEIU-USWW,” Dodger President and CEO Stan Kasten. “These new contracts confirm…
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LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing will be $300 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in Texas and is worth $3 million because the player utilized the Megaplier option, where for an additional $1 any non-jackpot prize is multiplied by the Megaplier number drawn, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The numbers drawn Friday were 4, 24, 34, 45, 57 and the Mega number was 19.…
LOS ANGELES – A state appeals court panel Friday upheld a former Long Beach police detective’s conviction for conspiring to obstruct justice for leaking details of two investigations, including a murder probe, to a reputed gang member. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected Yvonne Dionne Robinson’s claim that there were errors in her trial in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom. Robinson was sentenced in August 2021 to 80 hours of community service and two years probation. At Robinson’s sentencing, Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench said, “This case just saddens me.” The judge noted that a…
By PAUL ANDERSON SANTA ANA – A retired Orange County pastor was sentenced Friday to 186 years to life in prison for sexually abusing two young girls with whom he is related. Jose Andres Lopez, 70, of Mission Viejo, was convicted March 22 of 18 felony sexual assault charges dating as far back as 1991 through 2020. Lopez is a retired Orange County pastor, but jurors did not hear that fact during the trial because it was not deemed relevant to the allegations. Lopez told Orange County Superior Court Judge Gary Paer that he should get a new trial because the…
LOS ANGELES- A 43-year-old man was arrested for allegedly pursuing a sexual relationship with an underage female student at a Watts high school where he once worked as a dean, and police Thursday urged other potential victims to come forward. Roger Scott was arrested and booked last Thursday on suspicion of contacting a minor with knowledge and intent to commit specific sexual offenses, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. His bail was set at $25,000, which he posted the same day, according to jail records. Detectives received a report from a female student alleging that Scott continuously sent her…
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is $68 million. There were four tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, including one each at a gas station in South Gate, a market in Anaheim, another gas station in San Bruno, and a market in Chico. They are each worth $11,896, the California Lottery announced. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 2, 14, 24, 44, 47 and the Mega number was 7. The jackpot was $67 million. Photo source: Depositphotos
LOS ANGELES – Police Thursday were investigating an armed robbery of a taco stand in the South Los Angeles area, the latest in a recent series of similar crimes. No injuries were reported in the robbery that occurred about 10:25 p.m. Wednesday at Manchester and Towne Avenues, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Two men armed with handguns robbed the business and fled on foot, police said. Both were described as Hispanic, in their 20s, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and wearing dark clothing. According to Fox11, this was the second time the taco stand had been robbed…
SANTA ANA – A Newport Beach attorney who boasted of providing loans to wealthy and famous clients has agreed to plead guilty to a fraud scheme that bankrolled a gambling habit and a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors said Tuesday. Sara Jacqueline King, 39, agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in an agreement filed Monday, federal prosecutors said. King is expected to make her initial court appearance in the case June 20. King was also sued in federal court earlier this year in a claim alleging she defrauded a lender out of about $10.2 million. Federal prosecutors allege…
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is scheduled to speak at the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth’s annual Foster Youth Shadow Day event Wednesday on Capitol Hill, highlighting the needs of the young people in the nation’s child welfare system. Bass founded the caucus in 2011, her first year in the House, and was a co-chair throughout her congressional career. The caucus has hosted a Foster Youth Shadow Day on Capitol Hill since 2012. Bass’ successor in the House, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Los Angeles, is among the caucus’ six co-chairs. Bass is scheduled to be back in Los…
NEWPORT BEACH – Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is scheduled to conduct her third fundraiser in three days Tuesday on her first trip to Southern California since declaring her candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The $1,000 per person fundraiser will be held in Newport Beach, according to an invitation obtained by City News Service. Haley also conducted fundraisers Sunday in Palos Verdes Estates and Monday in West Hollywood. The flurry of fundraisers comes as the year’s second quarter nears its end. Campaigns are required to file their fundraising totals by July 15, a test of the viability…