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LAPD reviews scores of bomb threats a year. Did deputy mayor send one?
Read More: LAPD reviews scores of bomb threats a year. Did deputy mayor send one?At Los Angeles International Airport last spring, a dispatcher received an anonymous call suggesting that a Spirit Airlines flight to Las Vegas was “going to blow up.” In April, an employee at a legal clinic received a phone call from someone threatening to bring a grenade to the office if they didn’t receive a callback…
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California Assembly member is looking for ways to revive downtowns
Read More: California Assembly member is looking for ways to revive downtownsThe sidewalks of the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles were bustling. Silver-faced, tuxedoed mannequins tussled with crazy clowns and beaming Hello Kittys. Ball caps, Stetsons and sombreros, baby strollers, toasters and Crock-Pots, lucha libre masks, belts and shoes burst from open storefronts and vendors’ sidewalk card tables. Steam rose up from food trucks and…
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CPUC OKs plan that could close Aliso Canyon, but some say it’s too slow
Read More: CPUC OKs plan that could close Aliso Canyon, but some say it’s too slowRegulators voted Thursday to continue using the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility probably into the next decade, over the objection of local activists and residents who demanded a swifter closure of the site of the largest methane leak in U.S. history. The California Public Utilities Commission voted 4 to 0, with one abstention, in…
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Milpitas family found dead in apparent murder-suicide, authorities say
Read More: Milpitas family found dead in apparent murder-suicide, authorities sayFour family members whose bodies were found inside their Bay Area apartment home this week died in an apparent murder-suicide, according to authorities. Milpitas Police Department Lt. Tyler Jamison said during a televised news conference that all four individuals were found with a single gunshot wound. He said investigators suspect the husband, identified as 36-year-old…
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CPUC approves $723 million in costs to extend life of nuclear plant
Read More: CPUC approves $723 million in costs to extend life of nuclear plantThe California Public Utilities Commission has approved $722.6 million in ratepayer costs to cover the continued operation of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant — the state’s only functioning nuclear energy source. The plant was scheduled to begin shutting down in November, but its lifespan was extended in a last-minute legislative deal struck by Gov. Gavin…
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Police nab arson suspect in string of fires in Sherman Oaks
Read More: Police nab arson suspect in string of fires in Sherman OaksThe Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday the arrest of a man suspected of setting a series of fires in October to vehicles, dumpsters and a commercial building in Sherman Oaks. In a statement, the department identified the man as 42-year-old Ricardo Villanueva of Van Nuys. Villanueva, who was taken into custody Wednesday after a…
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Dozens of people get sick after L.A. Times 101 Best Restaurants event
Read More: Dozens of people get sick after L.A. Times 101 Best Restaurants eventHealth officials are investigating a possible norovirus outbreak after dozens of people became sick after eating raw oysters at the L.A. Times 101 Best Restaurants event. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed that more than 80 people who attended the annual event — which features some of the area’s most celebrated and…
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Series of atmospheric storms in California could affect holiday travel
Read More: Series of atmospheric storms in California could affect holiday travelA series of atmospheric river storms are expected to impact Northern California over the weekend, raising the likelihood of making holiday plans for many travelers more complicated. The first of the storm systems is expected to move into the Bay Area on Saturday morning, bringing about a quarter of an inch to a third of…
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Citations coming if you park within 20 feet of an L.A. crosswalk in 2025
Read More: Citations coming if you park within 20 feet of an L.A. crosswalk in 2025Starting Jan. 1 you could be cited for parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk even if there’s no warning sign or painted red curb under a statewide parking law that’s set to be enforced next year. Assembly Bill 413, or California’s “daylighting” law, went into effect in 2024 and prohibits drivers from stopping, standing…
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China planted agent in SoCal to influence local government, feds say
Read More: China planted agent in SoCal to influence local government, feds sayThe Chinese government allegedly used a Chino Hills man in an effort to advance policies favorable to the People’s Republic of China in Southern California local governments, according to a criminal complaint released Thursday. Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 64, was charged with acting as an illegal agent of a foreign power and conspiring with another man…
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Blake Lively accuses director, co-star of “It Ends with Us” of sexual harassment, smear campaign
Actress Blake Lively accused “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexually harassing her and seeking to smear her reputation after she spoke out about a “hostile work environment” that nearly derailed the film. In a legal complaint filed this week, Lively alleges she raised concerns about inappropriate behavior by Baldoni, who…
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Sacramento deputies arrest man on suspicion of beheading baby son
A Sacramento County father has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, sheriff’s officials said. Andrey Demskiy, 28, was arrested and booked Friday on felony charges of murder, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and corporal injury on a spouse in connection with the child’s death, according to…
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