HOLLYWOOD – Authorities Thursday identified a security guard who was fatally shot at an illegal gambling establishment on Cahuenga Pass during an attempted robbery, and detectives continued their efforts to find the suspects. The shooting occurred about 3:40 a.m. Wednesday in the 3300 block of Cahuenga Boulevard, near Oakshire Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Anthony Rivas, 32, of North Hollywood died at the scene, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported. According to police, two armed male suspects wearing ski masks entered the rear of the building with the intention to commit a robbery. The security guard…
Author: City News Service
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing will be $262 million. There were four tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, including one at a supermarket in Bonita in San Diego County which is worth $1,036,009, the California Lottery announced. The others were sold in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio and are each worth $1 million. Tickets with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, sold in other states are worth either $1 million or $2 million,…
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 $64 million. A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a supermarket in San Diego and is worth $45,846, the California Lottery announced. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 1, 17, 21, 23, 30 and the Mega number was 25. The jackpot was $63 million. The drawing was the 57th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold. The odds of matching all five numbers…
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced an addition to her office Wednesday with the appointment of Solomon Rivera as deputy chief of staff for strategy. Over the past two decades, the mayor said in a statement, she has worked with Rivera in her different capacities — “as a community organizer, as Speaker of the state Assembly and as a member of Congress.” The mayor said she looks forward to working with Rivera “now in City Hall to move our city forward.” As deputy chief of staff, Rivera will develop and oversee the community engagement component of the…
LOS ANGELES – A judge Wednesday granted a motion by the Los Angeles Dodgers LLC to delay until 2024 the trial of a woman who sued the team for injuries suffered when she was struck by a foul ball hit by former Dodger Manny Machado while she was seated in the stands during a 2018 game. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa R. Jaskol rescheduled the start of trial of 54-year-old plaintiff Lauren Magnanimo’s negligence suit from Oct. 2 to March 4, 2024. Dodger attorneys requested the delay because they have not yet obtained the medical records and other discovery…
LOS ANGELES – Authorities Wednesday identified a man who was fatally shot — allegedly by an 83-year-old man — in the parking lot of a grocery store in Westchester. The shooting occurred about 4 p.m. Tuesday outside the Amazon Fresh store in the 6800 block of La Cienega Boulevard near the Ladera Heights area. YanCarlos Santiago, 31, died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Richard Strickland was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He was being held in lieu of $3 million bail, the Los Angeles County…
LOS ANGELES – A man who spent 33 years in prison for a Baldwin Park shooting was proclaimed innocent Thursday by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, who said the man was wrongfully convicted of attempted murder. Daniel Saldana was convicted in 1990 for an Oct. 27, 1989 shooting that targeted six high school students who were driving after a football game. According to prosecutors, the suspects mistook the group for gang members and opened fire, injuring two of them. Saldana, who was 22 at the time, was charged along with two other people with six counts of attempted…
LOS ANGELES – Metro’s Board of Directors approved the agency’s $9 billion budget for fiscal year 2024 Thursday, representing a $232.4 million, or 2.6%, increase over the current year. The Board of Directors voted 10-1 on the budget, with Horvath abstaining and county Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Janice Hahn both absent from Thursday’s meeting. The budget will make investments in service frequency and reliability, cleaning and public safety, Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggans said. “All these investments focus on one thing: putting people first,” Wiggins wrote in her budget letter. “Metro’s budget must reflect that we are here to serve our…
CULVER CITY – A man was robbed of his cell phone at knifepoint in Culver City Thursday, and police sought the public’s help to find the suspect. Officers went to the 10600 Block of Virginia Avenue, between Jefferson Boulevard and Overland Avenue, about 9:15 a.m. on a report that a person was injured and bleeding, the Culver City Police Department reported. “Officers met with the victim, who advised them that he was walking on Cota Street when he was approached by the suspect,” police said. “The suspect was armed with a knife and attempted to stab the victim. The victim…
STUDIO CITY – A Starbucks location in Studio City has removed all of its indoor seating due to unspecified “safety concerns.” The sign was posted on the window of the coffee shop at Vineland Avenue and Ventura Boulevard notified customers that seating was “temporarily unavailable,” citing “safety concerns for our customers and partners.” No specific reason for the move was given. Starbucks officials released a statement which also did not include any specific reasoning for the change, but said local store operators are “empowered to use the many resources at their disposal to modify store operations and create the best…