L.A DIGEST: Mall to host Winter Wonderland

WaveNewspapers.com (West Edition) 12/13 12:44P posted by Wave Staff

Wave Staff Report BALDWIN HILLS — City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson and the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza will host the annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Celebration from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 15, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, 3650 W....

CHEERS!

WaveNewspapers.com (West Edition) 12/13 12:34P posted by Wave Staff

Wave Staff Report Emmy-winning hairstylist Robert Stevenson will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild at their annual awards ceremony Feb. 16 at the...

150+ Beds Coming to Westside Homeless Shelter in Venice

WestSideToday.com 12/13 11:24A Sam Catanzaro

Los Angeles City Council approves bridge housing project in Venice.  By Sam Catanzaro  The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a plan Tuesday to build a bridge housing shelter at the old Metro Transit Authority (MTA) lot on Main Street...

Police have no leads on vandalized mural

WaveNewspapers.com (West Edition) 12/13 10:54A posted by Wave Staff

By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — Officers from the Southwest Community Police Station faced a crowd of approximately 300 at a town hall meeting held Dec. 7 at the Kaiser Conference Room where police delivered updates on the...

Destination Crenshaw project unveiled in South L.A.

WaveNewspapers.com (West Edition) 12/13 10:37A posted by Wave Staff

By Dennis J. Freeman Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — Residents were given a preview of what a new and revitalized Crenshaw Boulevard will look like once the Crenshaw Rail Line construction is completed...

Bill calls for two years of free tuition at community colleges

WaveNewspapers.com (West Edition) 12/13 6:00A Pluria

LOS ANGELES — Under a proposed California law, first-time community-college students attending full-time could be given two years of free tuition. Assembly Bill 2 was introduced on Dec. 4 at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. It is intended as...

Mentally ill inmates may have a new path forward

OurWeekly.com (News) 12/12 8:00P City News Service

Los Angeles County has agreed to new policies ensuring that all mentally ill jail..

Dalila Moreno Sentenced In Immigration Scam

Canyon News 12/12 3:27P Donald

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office revealed on Friday, December 7 that Dalia Moreno, 64, of East Los Angeles was sentenced to 9 years in county jail for defrauding over 30 people via her home-based immigration services...

Attempted Hot Prowl Burglary On Campus

Canyon News 12/12 12:30P Staff

WESTWOOD—Officers from the UCLA Police Department are searching for the suspect who attempted to break into a woman’s apartment on November 30. According to a UCPD Crime Alert, at about 1:00 a.m., an unknown suspect attempted to enter the...

Attorney Ronald D. Wilton Hosts Donation Drive for Operation Warm

Los Angeles BubbleLife iReporter 12/12 11:36A J. Stevenson

Los Angeles attorney Ronald D. Wilton, of Wilton Law & Mediation, spearheads donation drive for Operation Warm to help supply new winter coats to children in need. Wilton  will be collecting funds from December 1, 2018, to January 15, 2019, for...

Karen Bass to serve as chair of Congressional Black Caucus

WaveNewspapers.com (West Edition) 12/12 11:22A Pluria

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will prioritize highlighting activities of Congressional Black Caucus members as the new caucus chair for the incoming 116th Congress. “One of my primary goals is to lift up the accomplishments of individual...

Family Of Beaten Artist Sues Sheriff’s Department

Canyon News 12/12 6:52A Staff

MALIBU—The family of a local Malibu artist who was severely beaten on July 4, filed a f lawsuit against Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department, claiming that the officials ignored the medical needs of the victim. At 10:30 p.m. on July 4,...

LAPD Searching For Los Feliz Hit-And-Run Driver

Canyon News 12/12 6:08A Emily Loudermilk

LOS FELIZ—A driver who severely injured four people and critically injured one person in a hit-and-run crash in Los Feliz on December 5 is still on the loose. The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public s help to locate the...

Driver Who Killed Robert Meurer Sentenced

Canyon News 12/12 5:45A Emily Loudermilk

STUDIO CITY—George Ronald Nicoletti, 55, who killed Robert Meurer, 65, in a hit-and-run accident was sentenced on Monday, December 10 to three years of formal probation. Nicoletti previously pled no contest to the hit-and-run on September 23,...

School Officer Found Dead At Elementary School

Canyon News 12/12 3:16A Emily Loudermilk

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—On Sunday, December 9, Douglas Campbell, 46, a Los Angeles School Police Department employee, was found dead at Valley View Elementary School in Hollywood Hills. Campbell s body was discovered on the grounds of the school, which...