LOS ANGELES – Rallies and marches are planned for Monday in downtown Los Angeles, Little Tokyo and Boyle Heights to mark International Workers Day, also known as May Day, continuing a tradition dating back to the 19th century. A 5 a.m. rally is planned for Olympic Boulevard and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, organized by the Los Angeles May Day Coalition, which is also organizing a 5 p.m. march, also beginning at Olympic Boulevard and Broadway. The marchers will proceed to Pershing Square for a planned program. The march will then resume, continuing to Grand Park, in front of City…
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SYLMAR – A 21-year-old woman was in custody Friday for allegedly driving a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian in Sylmar a week ago. Mary Inez Mercado of Granada Hills was arrested on Thursday and booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. She was being held on $50,000 bail, police said. According to police, a man in his 40s was walking along the north side of Hubbard Street, pushing a shopping cart, when he was hit by a “dark- colored sedan” about 12:50 a.m. April 21 near Adelphia Avenue. The man was taken…
LOS ANGELES – A former Los Angeles Police Department officer suspected of forcibly raping a minor when he was a minor has been released from custody, the department confirmed Thursday. Diego Jose Miranda Lopez was arrested April 20, booked at Valley Jail and was being held without bail, police said last week. The department confirmed Thursday Lopez was no longer in custody. “The matter that you a referring to is a juvenile matter due to the age of the accused at the time of the alleged offense,” the District Attorney’s Office told City News Service. “As in all juvenile cases…
GARDENA – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a driver in Gardena Thursday evening. The Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters responded to Cerise and Rosecrans avenues at around 8:45 p.m. after receiving reports about a person struck by a vehicle, authorities said. Paramedics performed lifesaving measures, but the pedestrian was pronounced dead. The accident prompted street closures.
LOS ANGELES – A man who was escorted off a Metro B (Red) Line train for suspected possession of drug paraphernalia was arrested Thursday after he allegedly became combative and bit off a portion of a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant’s finger. According to the LAPD, officers were on routine patrol on the Red Line train around 10:15 a.m. when they spotted the male suspect in possession of drug paraphernalia. Police approached the suspect and escorted him off the train at the Vermont/Santa Monica Station. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Street People of Los Angeles (@streetpeopleoflosangeles)…
LOS ANGELES – Metro’s Board of Directors Thursday approved allocating $20 million to extend its GoPass fareless pilot program for students from kindergarten through community college through June 2024. The program provides a free transit pass for students with the aim of lowering educational costs and improving academic performance by giving students reliable means of transportation. The program has grown across the county to include more than 100 school districts and 1,400 schools. “We extended the GoPass pilot program because it provides a better quality of life and future job growth opportunities for the most disadvantaged students in our county,”…
VAN NUYS – Thirteen people were arrested at a Van Nuys-area motel for allegedly taking part in a fraud and identity theft ring that police said stole millions of dollars in state welfare funds, authorities said Thursday. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the arrests were made Tuesday at a motel in the 4700 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, where officers went in response to a tip from the community. The suspects were living at the motel, police said. During a search at the motel, officers found skimming devices, card readers, $36,062 in cash, and an array of false identification…
LOS ANGELES – The city of Los Angeles celebrated the grand opening of the Dolores Huerta Apartments Thursday, the first completed permanent supportive housing building funded by the $185 million SDS Supportive Housing Fund. Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Councilman Curren Price and Veronica Lewis, executive director of Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care Systems joined Deborah La Franchi, CEO and founder of SDS Capital Group, for the unveiling of the building. The 40-unit permanent supportive housing project at 5215 S. Figueroa St. was built with a $6.6 million investment from the SDS Supporive Housing Fund.…
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles city commission unanimously approved amendments to the city’s Site Plan Review Ordinance Thursday with the goal of streamlining and increasing affordable housing projects. A site plan review is a planning process that requires discretionary actions for certain types of developments, Jeanalee Obergfell, city planning associate, told the Planning Commission during Thursday’s meeting. The current review system can limit the number of dwelling units and projects due to the length and cost of the process, she added. For multi-family housing developments, site plan review is required for projects that create a net increase of 50…
WEST HOLLYWOOD – Authorities Thursday were investigating a robbery in West Hollywood involving two suspects and possibly an assault rifle. Courtesy of WeHoVille The crime occurred about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday at Santa Monica Boulevard and Orlando Avenue, near La Boheme restaurant, according to reports from the scene. A manager at La Boheme told KNX radio that the robbery took place in an alley behind the restaurant near the valet stand, and that the victims were customers leaving the establishment. Video footage posted by the news website Wehoville shows two suspects, one of whom appeared to be carrying a rifle, and…