Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a sweeping ordinance July 30 to restrict sleeping and homeless encampments in certain areas of […]
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City offers assistance for victims of explosion
By Sue Favor Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Victims of an explosion that rocked a South Los Angeles neighborhood June 30 can now receive […]
UCLA doctor quits task force saying city won’t accept facts
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer MANHATTAN BEACH — A member of the Bruce’s Beach Task Force, a group of residents tasked with researching and […]
Ed Buck convicted in deaths of two Black men
Jury deliberates only 4 ½ hours before verdict Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Community activists and friends and relatives of the victims celebrated […]
Jury deliberations to begin July 27 in Ed Buck trial
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Jury deliberations are expected to begin July 27 in the federal trial of former political donor Ed Buck, who […]
Prosecution begins winding down case against Ed Buck
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A man who said he lived with Ed Buck for five weeks alleged July 22 that the former political […]
State to investigate LAPD Hollywood shooting
Wave Staff and Wire Reports HOLLYWOOD — A man who was fatally shot by police in Hollywood July 15 was carrying a metallic butane lighter […]
Waters calls for federal probe of sheriff’s ‘gangs’
Wave Staff and Wire Reports WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters is calling for a federal probe into the reported existence of an alleged gang […]
$1 million fund created for victims of explosion
Councilman launches an emergency fund for victims of blast Wave Wire Services SOUTH LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Curren Price announced a $1 million emergency […]
Witness describes ‘party and play’ sessions with Buck
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A self-described crystal methamphetamine addict told a Los Angeles federal jury July 20 that he “felt death” creeping up […]