LOS ANGELES – Major reforms are needed to increase housing production in the city of Los Angeles to meet a goal of producing more than 450,000 units by 2029, according to a new report released Thursday by the Los Angeles Business Council. The report authored by UCLA and California State University Northridge examined how the long and complex housing development process has contributed to the city’s failure to keep pace with housing needs. According to California’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), the city must add approximately 456,643 units from 2021 to 2029, which is a five-fold increase over the 83,865…
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SANTA ANA – A Lyft driver was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl last month. Fredi Rojas, 30, of Orange, was arrested Wednesday and booked on suspicion of kidnapping and sexual assault, according to Santa Ana police Sgt. Maria Lopez. He was being held on $1 million bail, according to jail records. Rojas was accused of attacking the teen on April 13, Lopez said. The alleged victim saw Rojas driving by slowly and flagged him down to help charge her phone, Lopez said. Rojas stopped and offered to help and “forced” her into the car,…
LONG BEACH – Police Thursday continued their search for at least two suspects who fled in a vehicle following a shooting in Long Beach that left a 12-year-old boy dead and a 14-year-old girl wounded. Officers were sent to the 2200 block of Lewis Avenue, between Martin Luther King Jr. and Orange avenues, at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Eric Gregory Brown III of Long Beach died at a hospital, police said. The wounded girl was treated at a hospital for a non-life-threatening wound to her lower body, police said. Last night, a child’s…
POMONA – Beginning Saturday, Metrolink trains on the San Bernardino Line will make an extra stop at the Pomona Fairplex to accommodate people heading to the Los Angeles County Fair. A free shuttle will meet trains at the Fairplex stop to carry riders to the fair entrance. The service will be offered every weekend through the end of the fair’s run on Memorial Day. “I am happy that Metrolink continues to partner with our friends at the Fairplex to provide special weekend train service to and from the LA County Fair,” Metrolink CEO Darren Kettle said in a statement. “Metrolink…
SANTA ANA – A motorcyclist was injured Tuesday in a crash at the end of a police pursuit near the San Diego (405) and Costa Mesa (55) freeways. Santa Ana police were pursuing the motorcyclist on the southbound 405 when the cycle crashed into a white Mercedes about 1:30 p.m. just south of the 55, California Highway Patrol Officer Anselmo Templado said. The motorcyclist was taken to OC Global Medical Center in unknown condition, Templado said. The southbound lanes of the 55 transition to the 405 were shut down at 1:44 p.m. but reopened at 2:27 p.m., Templado said. The…
LOS ANGELES – Geffen Playhouse announced the full cast for The Mountaintop, written by Olivier Award winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Katori Hall (P-Valley, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical) and directed by Patricia McGregor (Light’s Out: Nat “King” Cole, Skeleton Crew). Photo by Phil Provencio Photo by Cibelle Levi The cast includes Jon Michael Hill (Superior Donuts, Elementary) as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Amanda Warren (Dickinson, Gossip Girl) as Camae. It’s April 3, 1968 and Martin Luther King, Jr. returns to the Lorraine Motel after delivering his history-altering “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech. When he orders room service, a young maid arrives with a revelation that calls Dr. King to…
Leading California Congressional Candidate Proposes Federal Legislation to Ban Guns at Polling Places Mike Feuer is proposing federal legislation to prohibit guns at polling places whenever there is a federal question on the ballot. “In any democracy worthy of the name, guns don’t belong at polling places. Americans have the right to be free from intimidation and the specter of gun violence when they exercise their right to vote,” said Feuer. “If Congress does not enact this legislation before I take office, I will introduce it myself,” Feuer continued, adding that he would make an exception for professional public law…
President Biden, the White House, Secretary Tom Vilsack, USDA Equity Czar Dr. Dewayne Goldman and Deputy Director Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Monica Rainge must take personal responsibility for the debacle that has American Farmers. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the President’s legacy – and has wreaked havoc on thousands of Black, Native American Hispanic, Asian and family farmers left out of the debt relief efforts enacted by Congress to save distressed borrowers from USDA Farm Foreclosures. John W. Boyd, Jr., President, National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) and Kara Brewer Boyd, President, Association of American Indian Farmers (AAIF) have repeatedly urged President Biden, Senate Majority…
LOS ANGELES – A detainee at a Los Angeles County juvenile hall died of an apparent overdose Tuesday. According to the county Probation Department, the unidentified “young adult was found dead this morning at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall” in Sylmar. “Our nursing staff immediately administered emergency services, including the use of (anti-overdose medication) Narcan,” according to a statement from Guillermo Viera Rosa, chief strategist for juvenile operations for the Probation Department. “We have notified the family and will cooperate fully with law enforcement on a thorough investigation of the incident. We have also dispatched peer support personnel and mental…
LOS ANGELES – One person was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing a vehicle and leading police on a brief chase that ended in a crash on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, forcing a shutdown of the westbound highway at the onset of the afternoon rush. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to the area near Eighth and Olive streets at 2:32 p.m. on reports of a stolen vehicle. A brief pursuit enused, ending less than five minutes later on the westbound freeway near Arlington Avenue. According to reports from the scene, the vehicle being pursued struck multiple…