Militia group Oath Keepers planning protest at Maxine Waters office

abc7.com (KABC) 7/18 11:02P

The militia group Oath Keepers is planning a protest Thursday outside the Los Angeles offices of Congresswoman Maxine Waters.

Regina Scott new deputy chief

OurWeekly.com (News) 7/18 9:00P City News Service

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore has introduced Regina Scott as the first Black..

LA Community College District will have no Black trustees

OurWeekly.com (News) 7/18 9:00P Merdies Hayes Editor In Chief

Protesters assailed recently the Los Angeles Community College District trustees for selecting a..

Hate crimes against Blacks are increasing in LA County

OurWeekly.com (News) 7/18 9:00P City News Service

Pointing to a rising level of hate crimes and concerns about under-reporting, the Los Angeles..

Police seeking LA armed robbery suspect, getaway driver

abc7.com (KABC) 7/18 6:44P

The Los Angeles Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying an armed robbery suspect and the driver of his getaway vehicle, which was captured on surveillance video.

At least 1 killed in Echo Park multi-vehicle crash

abc7.com (KABC) 7/18 5:50P

At least one person is dead following a three-vehicle crash under the 101 Freeway overpass in Echo Park, Los Angeles police say.

2 arrested in robbery, fatal shooting of clerk at Mid-City gas station

abc7.com (KABC) 7/18 3:24P

Two people have been arrested in the fatal shooting of a clerk during a robbery at a Mid-City gas station earlier this month, Los Angeles police announced Wednesday.

A Place for All Film Lovers: The Academy Museum’s New Home and Contemporary Art Pedigree

LA Weekly 7/18 10:39A Jonathan Kendall

Something incredible is unfolding at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax. Through the force of dollar signs, and the indomitable will of Hollywood’s glitterati, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is taking shape, glistening in the Los Angeles...

Cracking Down on Vacation Rentals

WestSideToday.com 7/18 7:30A Jennifer Eden

The City of Santa Monica announced Tuesday, July 10, that their prosecution of a local vacation rental business operator was not in vain, a California Appellate Court affirming a trial court decision finding 35 counts of illegal vacation rental...

Insatiable demand for creative space on Westside pushes Class B office rents past high-rises

LATimes.com (Business) 7/18 7:30A Roger Vincent

Office rents in Los Angeles County moved up in the second quarter on strong leasing among growing firms in technology and other creative fields such as entertainment and media. The Westside saw the most rent growth, with landlords asking for...

Colleges’ faculty members concerned about diversity at Los Angeles universities

OurWeekly.com (News) 7/18 7:22A Carol Ozemhoya | OW Contributor

Some faculty members at the community colleges in the Los Angeles are concerned..

Kathy Griffin: From the D-List to the Blacklist to the A-List

LA Weekly 7/18 3:54A Michele Raphael

Kicked out of Hollywood and put under investigation by the government and on no-fly lists meant for terrorists after posting a photo on Twitter last year with a "bloody" Trump mask in her hand, comedian Kathy Griffin has recovered amazingly...

Data shows declining Airbnb listings as city cracks down

Santa Monica Daily Press 7/18 2:05A Kate Cagle

The number of Airbnb listings in Santa Monica has decreased by 17 percent in the past year, following a city-wide enforcement effort and recent judge’s ruling intended to crack down on illegal listings, according to data from AirDNA, a...

School Board to debate new community-specific bonds

Santa Monica Daily Press 7/18 2:00A Angel Carreras

After the creation of separate School Facilities Improvement Districts for the Santa Monica and Malibu communities, the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District will now seek an election in both communities to seek approval of bonds to improve...

Homegirl Cafe offers ‘platos’ by ex-gang members with hope

Santa Monica Daily Press 7/18 1:59A RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Pr

In a different time, at another place, and under other circumstances, you might have run away from Latisha Valenzuela and Glenda Alvarenga. But at Homegirl Cafe, a Los Angeles breakfast and lunch spot with a Latino twist, the two waitresses...