Author: Emilie St. John

A downtown Los Angeles law firm is being accused of paying people to file sex abuse claims against Los Angeles County that resulted in a landmark $4 billion settlement. Downtown L.A. Law Group, who represented close to a quarter of the 11,000 victims covered in the settlement vehemently denies the allegations. We do not pay our clients to file lawsuits, and we strongly oppose such actions. If we ever became aware that anyone associated with us, in any capacity, did such a thing — we would end our relationship with them immediately. We want justice for real victims.”Downtown L.A. Law…

California voters will head to the polls on Nov. 4 and will be asked a tricky question: do we sacrifice now for the greater good? The greater good being a counter to President Donald Trump’s attempts to create more Republican districts, or do we keep things “as is” and hope voters get it right next year? That’s a tough ask. The last two major elections – in 2020 and 2024 – show a dramatic shift in political ideology in the great Blue state of California. In fact, 10 out of California’s 58 counties flipped to red and voted for Trump.…

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $195 million. One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was sold in Georgia, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. It is worth $1 million. The numbers drawn on Wednesday were 8, 17, 22, 28, 55, and the Powerball number was 14. The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.

INGLEWOOD – No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $48 million. Three tickets were sold matching five numbers and are worth $13,836 each, according to the California Lottery. One ticket was sold at a Corona Del Mar gas station in the 2500 block of San Joaquin Hills Road, another in Pasadena at a market in the 1800 block of Colorado Blvd., and in Scotts Valley at a liquor store in the 4700 block of Scotts Valley Road. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 4, 12,…

INGLEWOOD – The Inglewood City Council agreed to pushback a scheduled public hearing that wasn’t properly agendized on the September 30 city council agenda. The City scheduled two public hearings for September 30 on changing the density and zoning for parcels formerly known as Morningside High School, Clyde Woodworth Elementary School and vacant land adjacent to Monroe Middle School. The agenda noted the public hearing would be changed to October 7 but a last minute switcheroo pushed the public hearings back further to October 28. Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. appeared slightly confused that the agenda was not accurate.…

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Councilman Curren Price Jr. passed out during a live press conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center early Wednesday morning. The pressure from being indicted on multiple counts of public corruption appears to be taking a toll on the 74-year-old politician. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPRs4BxjnIy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has filed two new public corruption charges against Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price after uncovering evidence that the city’s housing authority and LA Metro paid Price’s wife more than $800,000 total at the same time Price voted to award the agencies multimillion-dollar contracts. “Embezzling public…

SAN GABRIEL – A man was killed after being hit by a driver early Wednesday morning. California Highway Patrol officers responded to reports of a traffic collision at the intersection of Rosemead Boulevard and Huntington Drive around 1:55 a.m. Upon arrival, they located an unconscious male on the roof of a Hyundai Ioniq sedan. The man was pronounced deceased at the scene. Witnesses indicate the man was running across the lanes when he was struck. The woman driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with authorities. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.…

NORTH HOLLYWOOD – A body was discovered inside a burned tunnel under the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood late Monday night. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to a tunnel under the freeway near Huston Street and Tujunga Ave. around 10:20 p.m. After extinguishing the fire, a body was discovered and the person was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.

INGLEWOOD – The Inglewood Police Department (IPD) is continuing its search of two hawks that were stolen from SoFi Stadium during the Los Angeles Rams game held on September 28. According to IPD, the two hawks were inside of cages in the back of an unattended UTV with keys in the ignition. The UTV was located five miles away in South Los Angeles near the intersection of Century Blvd. and Avalon Blvd. The two hawks were nowhere to be found but two dead quails were located inside the two-seater Kawasaki Mule utility task vehicle. The quails are used to feed…

INGLEWOOD – Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is in a generous mood as he is offering exclusive one-day discount tickets for the upcoming 2025-2026 season. City of Inglewood Senior Assistant City Manager Jose Cortes emailed all City employees about the offer that includes special offers for dates at the Intuit Dome. “This special offer is only available today, so don’t miss the chance to secure your seats early,” wrote Cortes. The offer comes at a rather peculiar time as Ballmer has filed a lawsuit against the City over a digital billboard agreement the Inglewood City Council entered into earlier this…