Northern California Small jet bursts into flames while taking off in Northern California airport; all 10 on board escape injuryLos Angeles Times - Associated PressAll 10 people aboard a small jet escaped injury Wednesday after the aircraft aborted its takeoff at a small Northern California airport, went off the runway and burst into flames, officials said. The of
Endangered Species Environmentalists file suit in California over Endangered Species Act rollbacksLos Angeles Times - Associated PressSeven environmental and animal protection groups teamed up Wednesday to file the first lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of the Endangered Species Act. The environmental law nonprofit
Beaches Disgruntled cook threatened mass shooting at Long Beach hotelLos Angeles Times - Alex WigglesworthPolice in Long Beach thwarted a possible mass shooting this week when they arrested a disgruntled hotel cook they say threatened to carry out violence at his workplace. Rodolfo Montoya, 37, who worked
Otters California governor's first pet? An otter, he tells 2nd-gradersLos Angeles Times - Taryn LunaFor a group of second-graders in Paradise, Calif., the rural community still on the mend after last year’s devastating fires, it was hard to know what was more interesting on Wednesday: A visit from California’s
Play buttonEric Garcetti Possible sniper opens fire at Lancaster sheriff's station, wounding one deputyLos Angeles Times - Maya LauA gunman opened fire at the Lancaster station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, leaving one deputy wounded. Someone fired into the station’s helipad area and hit a deputy in the shoulder,
Bennett Anti-vaccine activist assaults California vaccine law author, police sayLos Angeles Times - Melody GutierrezAn anti-vaccine activist was cited for assault by the Sacramento Police Department on Wednesday after he livestreamed a physical confrontation with state Sen. Richard Pan, author of legislation to restrict
Los Angeles Fire Department To prevent wildfires, L.A. wants to make it easier to clear homeless encampmentsLos Angeles Times - Benjamin OreskesWith wildfire season underway, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday announced a plan to make it easier for authorities to clear homeless encampments in severe fire zones. The proposed ordinance,
Housing He kept watch over L.A.’s $1.2-billion homeless housing bond. Now he is stepping downLos Angeles Times - Doug SmithFor years, Miguel Santana has been a gently scolding figure on homeless issues at L.A. City Hall. In his job as city administrative officer, Santana helped draft the $1.2-billion homeless housing bond
Lobster Lobster, wine: Fair workers grossly misused taxpayer money, audit showsLos Angeles Times - Colleen ShalbyA state audit has found that California fair workers mismanaged hundreds of thousands of dollars in state resources and taxpayer money, often for personal expenses such as airfare, fine wine, and a lobster
Discrimination LAPD officer wins more than $1 million in disability discrimination lawsuitLos Angeles Times - City News ServiceA Los Angeles police officer who alleged he was discriminated against because of a work-related injury was awarded nearly $1 million by a jury in the fourth trial of his case. The Los Angeles Superior
Velazquez Childhood friends killed in South L.A. drive-by. Today, a suspect is arrestedLos Angeles Times - Alejandra Reyes-VelardeA man suspected of killing two childhood friends in a drive-by shooting last week has been arrested in connection with the deaths, sheriff’s officials announced Wednesday morning. Jonathan Charles Johnson,
Ontario Mom suspected in deaths of 2 daughters had left suicide note in house, police sayLos Angeles Times - Hannah FryA mother found unresponsive in an Ontario home where the bodies of her two daughters were discovered Tuesday has been named as a suspect in their deaths, police said Wednesday. Investigators launched homicide
20th Century From the Archives: Oscar Bayer, 1925 shootout heroLos Angeles Times - Scott HarrisonAt 10 a.m. on Aug. 22, 1925, Los Angeles police motorcycle Officer Oscar Bayer was peacefully watching traffic at 8th Street and Santa Fe Avenue. At that moment, one block away at 9th Street and Santa
Man tries to fix flat tires with gauze and Band-Aids. Deputies take him to jailLos Angeles Times - Alex WigglesworthA 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs Tuesday morning after sheriff’s deputies found him trying to patch the tires of a minivan using gauze and Band-Aids, authorities
Schools After Nazi salute video, more racist videos roil O.C. schoolLos Angeles Times - Hannah FrySchool officials in Orange County are reopening an investigation into a group of high school students caught on video with their arms raised in a Sieg Heil salute while singing a Nazi marching song as
San Jose State University Racist fliers found at San Jose State as classes beginLos Angeles Times - Alejandra Reyes-VelardeFliers containing racist and anti-immigrant content were found plastered across the campus of San Jose State, university officials announced Tuesday, a day before classes began. In a blog post Tuesday,
South Los Angeles Column: Immigration stories you won't hear from President TrumpLos Angeles Times - Steve LopezThis is a big week for Ozzie Vazquez, the young whiz kid and Chinatown resident who hit the books hard in both Mexico and Los Angeles. He is packing for college. “I leave Thursday,” said Ozzie, whose years
Race & Ethnicity Will changes to California ethnic studies curriculum weaken it?Los Angeles Times - Alex WigglesworthA broad coalition of educators and student groups is defending California’s draft ethnic studies curriculum and expressed concern that substantial revisions could weaken the integrity of the academic State
Students L.A. Unified schools regain full control of programs for their 64,500 disabled studentsLos Angeles Times - Howard BlumeThe Los Angeles Unified School District, which educates about 64,500 students with disabilities, will regain full control over programs that serve their special needs, after decades of costly court-ordered
Northern California Hundreds of guns come in to California from Nevada. Lawmakers want to stop itLos Angeles Times - Patrick McGreevyAlarmed that the gun used in a mass shooting in Gilroy was bought legally in Nevada, two dozen California legislators on Wednesday asked their counterparts in the neighboring state to meet this fall to
Business 'I’m not even 30, and I’m flying my own jet' — Silicon Beach elites take a seat in the cockpitLos Angeles Times - Sonja SharpBy the time her Tesla screeched to a stop outside the terminal, Jessica Mah was already 20 minutes late for her flight to San Francisco. The 29-year-old tech entrepreneur breezed past the check-in desk
Earthquakes Earthquake early-warning sensors being expanded to high-risk areas in California and NevadaLos Angeles Times - Rong-Gong Lin IIAn infusion of federal funding will help expand or strengthen the U.S. Geological Survey’s earthquake early-warning system around Lake Tahoe, Death Valley, Mammoth and Bishop. The University of Nevada,
Earthquakes Newsletter: Unprecedented insight into how earthquakes start, via new researchLos Angeles Times - Julia WickGood morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Wednesday, Aug. 21, and I’m writing from Lodi. It is almost surprising, given the near infinite amount of things that you can bet
California Highway Patrol Memorial held for CHP officer slain by gunmanLos Angeles Times - Associated PressHundreds of law enforcement colleagues joined family and friends Tuesday in mourning a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer who was gunned down during a traffic stop last week. The throng filled
Robotics Vandalized robot in Hayward may solve mystery of its own attackLos Angeles Times - Associated PressA 400-pound security robot that was knocked over by a vandal last month in Hayward, Calif., may help bring its attacker to justice. The Hayward Police Department on Tuesday released images of the suspect
Ontario Police find two children dead in Ontario homeLos Angeles Times - Jaclyn CosgroveTwo children were found dead Tuesday afternoon and their mother was taken to a hospital after police went to an Ontario home to investigate a suspicious death. Ontario Police Sgt. Bill Russell said preliminary
Protected Areas California cracks down on fishing in protected areas, but anglers slip under the radarLos Angeles Times - Joshua Emerson SmithCory Pukini wasn’t surprised when he spotted a pair of kayakers on a recent Friday morning illegally fishing inside a marine protected area off La Jolla Cove. He’s been working with the nonprofit Wildcoast
California Air Resources Board Newsom calls Trump's effort to scuttle California's auto emission standards 'pathetic'Los Angeles Times - Phil WillonCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday accused President Trump of trying to scuttle California’s strict car emissions standards to help the oil industry, calling it a “pathetic” decision disguised as
Schools New school year brings new commitment to help L.A.'s studentsLos Angeles Times - Howard BlumeNearly half a million Los Angeles children and teenagers streamed into more than 1,000 public campuses for a new school year Tuesday, many carrying burdens from the world outside through the schoolyard
