Beth Howland dies at 74; played diner waitress Vera on ‘Alice’
Beth Howland, the actress best known for her role as a ditzy waitress on the 1970s and ’80s CBS sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 74.
Her husband, actor Charles Kimbrough, told the Associated Press that Howland died Dec. 31 of lung cancer in Santa Monica, and there was no announcement, funeral…
L.A.’s homelessness math is a bit off – totals are the same but increases are smaller
When the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released the 2016 homeless count earlier this month, the takeaway was grim.
Homelessness was up 5.7% across the county. In the city of Los Angeles the change was even greater: a year-over-year increase of 11%
The numbers suggested that the homeless…
California’s teacher tenure battle is reignited by Vergara appeal and a new bill
The fight over teacher tenure in California continues.
On Tuesday, former students who sued over the issue asked the state Supreme Court to hear their appeal of the judicially whipsawed Vergara v. California case.
Meanwhile lawmakers have introduced legislation that one opponent has labeled “Vergara…
Could anger over Donald Trump’s rhetoric reinvigorate the push for immigration reform? Advocates hope so
A decade ago, Anabel Garcia Romo, then a 17-year-old attending Garfield High School, took part in the epic May Day march through the streets of downtown Los Angeles.
She was drawn to the protest because she had friends and family who were in the country illegally and she opposed a proposal in Congress…
Earnest UC Irvine student seeks to shake up the Republican Party
The party hats and confetti have turned to dust in the California GOP’s pantry.
The last Republican elected to the U.S. Senate was Pete Wilson, in 1988. No Republican has held statewide office since former muscle man Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sneaked out of Sacramento in 2011 with the ratings…
Burt Kwouk dies at 85; played Clouseau’s ‘Pink Panther’ manservant Cato
Burt Kwouk, an actor who played martial arts expert Cato in the comic “Pink Panther” films, has died. He was 85.
Kwouk’s agent, Jean Diamond, said in a statement that he “passed peacefully” on Tuesday. She didn’t give a cause of death.
Born in northwest England in 1930 and raised in Shanghai,…
Four men arrested on drug and weapons violations at suspected motorcycle gang meet
Four men were arrested on suspicion of weapons and narcotics-related violations at an event attended by outlaw motorcycles gangs, Santa Barbara sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.
Robert Miller, 32, of Bakersfield was arrested Saturday on suspicion of possessing anabolic steroids for sale and for…
Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Holtville, Calif.
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon two miles from Holtville, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 3:38 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 8.7 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was eight miles from El Centro, Calif., eight…
Earthquake: 3.3 quake strikes near Cayucos
A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon eight miles from Cayucos, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 12:15 p.m. PDT at a depth of 2.5 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 11 miles from Morro Bay, 14 miles from Los Osos and…
What’s behind all the bear sightings in Southern California?
There was the cub roaming near a Duarte bike path in April. The next day, a bear climbed a palm tree in a Sylmar backyard. And last week, a Rancho Cucamonga junior high school went on lockdown after a bear was sighted near campus.
On Monday, another one was spotted near the Eaton Canyon Park Golf…
Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Red Bluff, Calif.
A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Tuesday morning 27 miles southwest of Red Bluff, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:46 a.m. PDT at a depth of 6.2 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 44 miles from Redding and 47 miles from Chico,…
Earthquake: 3.5 quake strikes near San Antonio Heights, Calif.
A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Monday evening one mile from San Antonio Heights, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 7:28 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 6.2 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was four miles from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.,…
William T. Broadous dies at 71; San Fernando Valley church leader and advocate
The Rev. William T. Broadous, scion of an influential San Fernando Valley family of ministers and longtime senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Pacoima, died of a heart attack May 3 in a hospital in the Santa Clarita Valley, said his sister, the Rev. Pamela Broadous. He was 71.
Broadous was…
100 firefighters battling wind-whipped blaze in Lake View Terrace
Los Angeles Fire Department officials were battling a wind-whipped brush fire Monday in the Lake View Terrace area.
The blaze was moving uphill around Wheatland Avenue, according to the LAFD. No structures were threatened, but power lines were in the area.
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Horse owners in the San Fernando Valley feel trod on by bullet train
Dale Gibson grimly shook his head, his white cowboy hat blocking out the bright afternoon sun.
“How about this mess,” he said, walking through his Sunland ranch in the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Gibson, a rodeo cowboy and stuntman who has performed in more than five dozen films, was pondering the…
Uber across the border into Mexico? A new service fails to live up to its hype
I was standing on the sidewalk outside La Bodega, a bustling grocery store on West Olive Avenue, awaiting my Uber driver. I could see from the app that Alejandro and his white Nissan Sentra were four minutes away. He would whisk me across the border into Mexico.
On the other side of San Ysidro…
As Obama tours Hiroshima, bombing survivors in Little Tokyo hope for ‘more than words’
As President Obama prepares to become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima since World War II, bombing survivors who gathered Sunday in Little Tokyo struggled to describe the carnage they witnessed on Aug. 6, 1945.
The bomb, they remember, fell from a sky so vibrantly blue that…
Torrance police investigating shooting of man in car set ablaze
Torrance police are investigating the shooting of a man who was one of five occupants in a car destroyed by fire, authorities said.
Police responded to a call of shots fired in the 3700 block of Artesia Boulevard in Torrance at about 2:30 a.m., authorities said.
A short time later police received…
Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza collapses on stage in L.A. and dies
Nick Menza, former drummer for the influential metal band Megadeth, died after collapsing on stage during a performance of his progressive jazz trio in Los Angeles, a family spokesman said Sunday.
Menza’s latest band, OHM, was three songs into a semi-regular set at the Baked Potato in Studio City…
San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus angry over silencing during national anthem at Padres game
The San Diego Padres issued an apology on Sunday amid criticism by a gay men’s chorus over the way members were treated during the national anthem for Saturday night’s game against the Dodgers. There were 100 members of the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus on the field to sing the anthem, but a woman’s…
San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus angry over silencing during national anthem at Padres game
The San Diego Padres issued an apology on Sunday amid criticism by a gay men’s chorus over the way members were treated during the national anthem for Saturday night’s game against the Dodgers.
There were 100 members of the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus on the field to sing the anthem, but a woman’s…
‘Heartless’ mob attack by teenagers in San Francisco leaves man in coma
San Francisco police are looking for numerous people, mostly teenagers, who attacked a man in the South of Market district.
Authorities told local media that the assailants drove up in cars early Friday morning and beat the man and hit him with bottles. He was in a coma in critical condition.
“Glass…
Yorba Linda legal fight turns nasty as residents seek to overturn water rate hike
With its tract homes, expansive lots and rural soul, Yorba Linda exemplifies the sort of sleepy suburb that would coin the motto “Land of Gracious Living.”
Recently, though, this upscale Orange County city of 66,000 has been anything but.
Longtime residents are engaged in a legal brawl with their…
Public space: Shuttle tank delights big crowds during its ride through Los Angeles
As the space shuttle external tank called ET-94 rolled toward them on Inglewood’s Arbor Vitae Street on Saturday afternoon, 6-year-olds Jonah Levy and Christopher Urbano offered a play-by-play of the slow-moving action.
“It’s getting closer!”
“Whoa! That’s so giant!”
“Look, everyone! That’s ginormous!”
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Little Saigon is abuzz hours before Obama’s visit to Vietnam
The idea of an American president meeting with leaders of Vietnam’s Communist government once would have sparked outrage among the immigrant diaspora in Orange County’s Little Saigon.
Anti-communist feelings have always run strong in the district, where thousands resettled during the late 1970s….
Tired of homelessness? Here are some opportunities to take action
The mayor of Los Angeles was chatting up folks at the drop-in center behind Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood on Wednesday morning when a homeless guy approached.
“Hey, what are you doing next Tuesday?” Brian Rabon asked in a familiar way, as if they were pals.
“What am I doing next Tuesday?…
A year after a violent and costly strike, Baja farm laborers see uneven gains
One year ago, a farm labor strike in this tranquil valley erupted in violence, with police and strawberry pickers clashing in a series of running battles that left government buildings torched, laborers bloodied and dozens of people arrested.
When the hail of rocks and rubber-bullets ceased, negotiations…
LA Pride has sold out and become ‘gay Coachella,’ critics say
In the beginning, Los Angeles’ gay pride parade was a daring political statement. The first parade in 1970 was so controversial that the city’s police commission tried to stop it, citing the possibility that those who participated would be attacked.
The march down Hollywood Boulevard to boos and…
Alan Young dies at 96; star of TV’s ‘Mister Ed’
Alan Young, the amiable comedic actor who became a TV icon in the early 1960s starring opposite a talking horse named Mister Ed, died Thursday. He was 96.
Young, whose later career included doing the voices for Scrooge McDuck and other cartoon characters, died of natural causes at the Motion Picture…
Once-sedate L.A. Police Commission meetings upended by protesters set on disrupting business as usual
The Police Commission meeting had devolved into chaos.
Activists yelled at the five-person board as the commission’s president pounded a gavel, calling for calm. One commissioner looked close to tears. Another, Steve Soboroff, told a member of the audience to “shut up.”
“You can run, but you can’t…
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