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Fire Near Westlake High
Several Westlake Village homes were evacuated Thursday afternoon after a brush fire burned 24 acres north of Westlake High School. The fire in the 500 block of Country Valley Road, drew about 5...
Arrests In Attack on Lady Gaga's dog walker
Five people have been arrested and charged for their alleged involvement in the February shooting and robbery of Lady Gaga's dog walker, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Three of the...
Cal Loses People, Builds More
Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff Writer According to the 2020 Census, there was a net loss of 500,000 people from California over the last decade. Half a million people left the state, half of them apparently from the Los Angeles area. California is los...
Governor Newsom to Face Recall
California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber Announces Threshold Hs been met to Trigger Recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. Signature Withdrawal Period. The valid signatures in the 10th report are...
Oil spill in Baldwin Hills
Someone left a valve open on a long-distance crude oil shipping pipeline at the Inglewood Oil Field and more than 1,600 gallons of oil spilled yesterday near the Kenneth Hahn Regional Park. The spill...
California Plans to Lift Most COVID Restrictions June 15
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the Golden State could lift most COVID-19 restrictions by June 15 if vaccine supply is sufficient for everyone over 16 and hospitalizations are...
LA County Library to Reopen 30 Out of its 85 Locations on April 19
he Los Angeles County library system will reopen 30 of its 85 locations for "select in-person service" this month following the county's move into the orange tier of the state's economic reopening...
California Eviction Moratorium Extended to June 30, 2021
By Observer Staff 4/2/21 – Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed legislation to extend the eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021. He said the law was intended to help "millions of Californians s...
L.A. County Goes Orange
By Alyssa Erdley LA County has met the threshold for the less restrictive orange tier in the State's Blueprint for a Safer Economy. A revised Los Angeles County Health Officer Order will go into effect on Monday, April 5 at 12:01 a.m. to reflect newl...
County Libraries Reopen
LA County Library announce it will reopen 30 of its 85 libraries for select in-person service beginning April 19. “With Los Angeles County entering the orange tier of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, libraries have been cleared to saf...
Water Main Break in Pacific Palisades
A water main break in Pacific Palisades Sunday night after 9 pm, flooded an apartment building's parking garage in Pacific Palisades. The breach on Sunset Blvd was centered across the street from Palisades Charter High School, from El Medio Drive to...
No Kill Shelters in LA
Los Angeles has officially become a no-kill shelter city, making it the largest city in the country to do so, according to Best Friends Animal Society, the organization that gives the ratings. LA's save rate is now up to 90.4%, which is over the 90%...
Misdemeanors to Receive Mental Health Care
The Board of Supervisors approved a policy that those accused of misdemeanors and who have been found “incompetent to stand trial,” will receive community-based restoration treatment instead of jail-based treatment. Sheila Keuhl, who represents LA...
LA Now Closing Echo Lake Park As Protests Disperse
3/25 Echo Park Lake was the scene of a confrontation Wednesday night, between about 100 LAPD officers, homeless rights advocates, and homeless people themselves. Los Angeles’ Echo Park Lake is being shut down today, as a homeless camp is cleared. T...
Meeting to Discuss the Agency's Fareless System Initiative
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will host a live interactive telephone town hall meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, to discuss Metro’s Fareless System Initiative. Metro is currently in the...
Cal. Quietly Okays Prison Vaccines
By Alyssa Erdley March 9, 2021 - The California Department of Corrections, which runs the state's prisons quietly began offering Covid-19 vaccines to the staff and also incarcerated individuals at the state's prisons on December 22, 2020....
UCLA: State Economy to Come Roaring Back
The U.S. and California economies will experience near-record growth this year thanks to widespread vaccinations for COVID-19 and massive federal relief for struggling workers and businesses, UCLA...
Gascon Recall Effort Launched
3/7/21: The organizers of an effort to recall George Gascon as Los Angeles County District Attorney, have announced that they have served him with legal papers announcing their intention to recall...
Repairs Begin on PCH Washout
A 150-foot piece of PCH that fell into the Pacific Ocean in early February 2021 is now under repair. Cal Trans hopes to reopen the road just south of Big Sur by the end of Summer. For now, travelers...
OC Students Sue Newsom
"I've been watching college volleyball for a while now and it's frustrating seeing them play cause we're not able to," Danet said. "We're not able to play the season and have the experience needed...
Wolf Prowls Yosemite for a Mate
By Jason Murdock A GPS-tracked gray wolf has been branded a "beacon of hope" after traveling far south into California from Oregon, likely in search of a mate. The gray wolf, a nearly two-year-old...
LA County Schools Reopen
Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health has cleared county elementary schools to fully re-open for the first time in nearly a year. The decision is due to dropping coronavirus rates, health officials confirmed Monday night. But it isn’t clear t...
Cal. State Prisoners Get iPads
By Amber Jackson, Inmate at Corona Institute for Women That's right.iJpay is out as the prisoner email provider! A brand new deal between CDCR and www.gtl.net is in place and signed. This will widely expand the tablet program, allowing the use of...
LA Kids Resume Contact Sports
As of Friday, updated State guidance allows for all outdoor youth and adult recreational sports, including moderate contact and high contact sports, to resume practice, training and competitions in co...
Dolphin Super Pod
These dolphins did not get the social distancing memo. A "super pod" or "mega pod" of dolphins was caught on camera on Saturday, with more than 1,000 dolphins, some soaring to the sky and all tightly...
