An entire truckload of furniture was unloaded on Skid Row in Downtown Los Angeles early Wednesday. Video from the scene near 6th and San Pedro streets showed men inside a VIP Moving Company van handing out furniture to a group of unhoused individuals just after midnight. A moving van full of furniture is unloaded on […]
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Family of man, 28, slain in L.A.’s MacArthur Park speak out
The devastated family of a 28-year-old single father discovered dead, floating face down in the lake at Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park are speaking out after two men were arrested in connection with his death. The victim, Kyle Sherwood, was discovered in the lake just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Medical personnel with the Los Angeles Fire […]
Karen Bass aims to reverse L.A.’s — and the nation’s — decadeslong struggle with homelessness
Karen Bass’ first act after taking the oath of office as Los Angeles’ mayor in December 2022 was to declare a state of emergency on homelessness. Now, Bass, the first woman to lead the City of Angels, has also set her sights on tackling homelessness at the national level as chair of the U.S. Conference […]
In one of L.A.’s largest cash heists, burglars steal as much as $30 million. Mystery surrounds case
In one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history, thieves made off with as much as $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a San Fernando Valley money storage facility, an L.A. police official revealed Wednesday. The burglary occurred Sunday night at an unnamed facility in Sylmar where cash from businesses across […]
Street vendors in L.A.’s El Salvador Corridor seek help after mass eviction
Street vendors along the famed El Salvador Corridor in L.A.’s Pico-Union neighborhood said they’re being denied the right to earn a living after being evicted. The vendors typically set up stalls in the parking lot of Two Guys Plaza in the El Salvador Corridor on Vermont Avenue, a bustling area filled with markets, businesses and […]