Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delivered the first of two planned State of the City addresses Monday from the EXPO Center in Exposition Park, and also from somewhere in a parallel universe. In that world, everything is fine. She’s solving homelessness and housing affordability by “accelerating” 30,000 new units and implementing “expanded tenant rights and…
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Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro’s 28-year Disney career started at Disneyland in 1998 and in six weeks will culminate in his ascent to the helm of the Burbank-based entertainment giant built by Walt Disney. D’Amaro will succeed Disney CEO Bob Iger on March 18 during the company’s annual meeting. Sign up for our Park Life…
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5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita, Santa Susana Mountains, Western San Gabriel Mountains/Highway 14 Corridor and Eastern San Gabriel Mountains are included in a wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 1:27 p.m. The advisory is valid for Wednesday, Feb. 4 between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard…
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It’s understandable why many local theaters over past decade have taken spirited tries at recreating the 2007 independent surprise hit film “Once.” On Broadway, the musical adaptation ran for three years and won eight Tony Awards. What intimate stage could resist presenting this show’s zestful Gaelic musical flourishes, with guitars, violins, mandolins and handheld percussion…
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general announced plans Tuesday to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state. The initiative will send observers, who will wear purple safety vests, to areas of reported immigration enforcement activity to collect information “that may inform future legal action,” according to Attorney General…
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MILAN — LA28 and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Games officials on Tuesday sought to reassure International Olympic Committee members amid rising concerns about the Trump administration’s foreign policy and impact on the 2028 Games, promising that the world’s athletes would be welcome into a “safe and secure environment” in Los Angeles. USOPC chairman Gene Sykes…
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Seven of the 11 leading candidates for California governor will face off for a debate this evening in San Francisco before a live audience that will be televised in the state’s two largest media markets, the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Here’s what you need to know: When and where is the debate? The debate…
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By SAMY MAGDY, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAM METZ KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Many hoped the reopening of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza would bring relief to the war-battered territory, but for the first few Palestinians allowed to cross, it proved more harrowing than a homecoming. Three women who entered Gaza on…
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By MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won’t be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1. Related Articles 1-acre Crystal Cove estate behind two guarded gates seeks $46.5 million Walmart’s new CEO asks workers to air complaints…
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR, AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Change is coming to the Olympic program of sports and events and it is going to be uncomfortable for some, IOC president Kirsty Coventry cautioned on Tuesday. In a keynote speech before her first Olympic Games as its first female leader in its 130-year history, Coventry…
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