Christian Martinez
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California ban on 'toxic' food additives heads to Newsom's desk
The California Food Safety Act, the first of its kind in the country, aims to make foods in the state safer, banning additives found in some popular snacks. → Read More
Three former El Segundo water polo players accuse ex-coach of sexual abuse, harassment
In the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the unidentified students accused their former coach of using his position to harass and abuse them. → Read More
El Cajon man was on FaceTime when he was killed in tree-trimming accident
The 59-year-old man was on a video call with a family member when he was cutting branches from a tree and tragedy occurred. → Read More
Rapper 50 Cent is shaking his head at L.A.'s zero-bail policy
Rapper Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson said 'LA is finished' after the county ended the cash bail requirement for some suspects earlier this year. → Read More
Authorities arrest L.A. County man suspected of femicide in Tijuana
Bryant Rivera, 30, of Downey was arrested in connection with the death of one woman but is a suspect in two others, said the Baja California attorney general. → Read More
Kanye West's Donda Academy had electrical issues, no glass in windows, lawsuit claims
A former employee at Kanye West's Donda Academy has filed a lawsuit alleging students were around exposed wires and windows without glass. → Read More
Flier education: L.A. resident commutes by plane to attend UC Berkeley
Los Angeles resident Bill Zhou's typical door-to-door commute time was four to five hours each way, but the arduous travel schedule may have saved him thousands of dollars. → Read More
Fireworks and lunar glow: Supermoon to make appearance for Fourth of July
Fireworks will not be the only things lighting up the night sky this week, as the summer's first "supermoon" will rise Monday and stick around into the Fourth of July. → Read More
Fire erupts out at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank
Images on social media showed smoke rising from the studio, recognizable through its iconic water tower. → Read More
Amtrak train derails after striking truck in Moorpark
The crash occurred near Los Angeles Avenue and Gabbert Road in Moorpark in Ventura County and sparked a fire in the train's baggage car, according to fire radio calls. → Read More
San Francisco board member wants to mandate pharmacies carry naloxone as overdose cases grow
Between January and May of this year, 275 people have died of fentanyl overdoes, according to the San Francisco medical examiner's office. During the same period in 2022, the city reported 168 fatal fentanyl overdoses. → Read More
What the elusive kangaroo rat can tell researchers about the health of the Santa Cruz Mountains
The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, more closely related to chipmunks and gophers than kangaroos or rats, had not been spotted in the area since the 1940s. → Read More
L.A. City Council members, state assemblywoman arrested as hotel workers protest
Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Nithya Raman were arrested Thursday while participating in a protest organized by Unite Here Local 11. → Read More
2 arrested in robbery at South Los Angeles McDonald's caught on viral video
Footage of the robbery shows a group of approximately five people vandalizing the inside of a restaurant, throwing chairs, food and other items at workers. → Read More
Glendale school board meeting once again ground zero for dueling LGBTQ+ protests
Pro- and anti-LGBTQ+ activists are again expected to meet at the Glendale Unified School District office for the final board of education meeting of the year, two weeks after demonstrations at the district office broke out in violence. → Read More
Grad-parent: Mother and son graduate from UC Irvine on same day
When Faith Couts received her diploma on Friday, her son, Hunter Wetzel, (literally) followed in her footsteps and received his own bachelor's degree from the university. → Read More
L.A. County and ACLU reach agreement to address jail conditions
In the proposed settlement, the county agreed to limits on how long detainees can be held at the inmate reception center and handcuffed or tethered to chairs and benches there. → Read More
West Coast dockworkers, employers reach tentative contract agreement
Employers and the dockworkers union reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract amid fears of a fresh headache for the U.S. economy. → Read More
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says migrants transported to Los Angeles by bus
Texas Gov. Greg Abbot said Wednesday that migrants had been transported from Texas to Los Angeles and dropped off at Union Station. → Read More
Mutilation case tossed over Antioch police racist text scandal
Prosecutors have dismissed charges against two men accused of mutilating the body of Mykaella Sharlman, in the latest case fouled by the Antioch police racist text scandal. → Read More