SoCal man once stole a billionaire’s identity, then he set his sights on surfers, prosecutors say
A convicted bank robber awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in a nearly $1-million fraud scheme that targeted Southern California surfers.
Hollywood Burbank Airport at risk of a midair collision, top U.S. transportation official says
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, speaking just before the first anniversary of a catastrophic crash that claimed 67 lives outside Washington, D.C., said “people are raising red flags” about Burbank Airport.
Suspected L.A. copper wire thief goes into a manhole and refuses to come out
An alleged copper wire thief evaded police for nearly four hours by hiding in a manhole in Chatsworth.
Comment about Chinese espionage triggers ‘tangible safety concern’ at California flight school
A flight school in Redding posted a photo on Facebook of students around an airplane. A city councilman suggested they were Chinese spies.
Charter Reform Commission, L.A. City Council look to impose transparency rules
The L.A. City Council and charter reform commissions adopted similar proposals that would increase transparency when officials talk to each other.
After Minneapolis shootings, California moves forward bill allowing lawsuits against federal agents
The California Senate advanced legislation that would allow Californians to sue federal immigration agents over constitutional violations such as excessive force and unlawful searches.
LAFD Foundation says $65,000 went to celebrity PR firm
The foundation addressed the controversy in an email blast to supporters after The Times disclosed that charitable donations were used to pay the Lede Company.
L.A. council puts off yet another attempt to rewrite the city’s ‘mansion tax’
Councilmember Nithya Raman backed a plan to ask voters to rewrite Measure ULA, saying it’s holding back housing production. The council asked for more review instead.
Palisades High reopens after year of instability: ‘So much has changed for all of us’
Palisades Charter High School students were welcomed back to their main campus by community members more than a year after the Palisades fire ravaged the campus.
California population flattens amid Trump immigration crackdown
California’s population stalled in 2024 and growth across the county slowed amid widespread immigration raids in the first year of the new Trump administration, U.S. Census Bureau data shows.