Child sexually assaulted inside Hollywood restaurant, D.A. says

A man has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl at a Hollywood restaurant, according to authorities.
First look: Inside California’s new $600-million casino that’s bigger than Caesars Palace
Hard Rock Casino Tejon brings industrial-strength Indian gaming — and some Hollywood pizzazz — to a territory better known for farmland and cowboy hats.
Pres. Trump signs funding bill to end record-setting government shutdown

President Trump signed a government funding package at the White House late Wednesday, formally ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. (per CBS News.) The President, surrounded by Republican members of Congress and some members of
House Democrats release new private Epstein emails referencing Trump

House Democrats on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday released newly obtained emails between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and author Michael Wolff, some of which reference President Trump. The
U.S. Catholic bishops oppose Trump’s ‘indiscriminate’ deportations in a rare statement
Bishops issued a statement supporting immigrants and opposing mass deportations. It was the first time since 2013 that they had collectively voiced concerns over an issue.
Major SoCal atmospheric river storm threatens flooding and mudslides but could snuff out fire risk

Evacuation warnings were issued across L.A. County as a storm approached Southern California, bringing the potential for an early end to the fire season as well as risks of flooding and mudslides.
Edison’s CEO vows swift payments to fire victims, saying utility’s equipment likely at fault in Eaton fire
Edison International Chief Executive Pedro Pizarro said Wednesday that the utility expects the first Eaton fire victims who have agreed not to sue the utility to get their settlement offers later this month.
Jesse Marquez, tireless defender of L.A. port communities, dies at 74

One of the Los Angeles region’s most important environmental justice advocates has died.
Chabria: Release the Epstein files, then get rid of the ‘Epstein class’
California Reps. Ro Khanna and Robert Garcia are leading the charge to make the Epstein files public, but both House members see something larger in the scandal than sex trafficking.