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In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom alleges the Trump administration broke a 19th Century law called the Posse Comitatus Act when it deployed military units to Los Angeles in June. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in …

It’s the summer of the burn-it-down ballot measure in Los Angeles. For the past three months, labor unions and business groups have been locked in a protracted fight over a law, approved by the City Council in May, hiking the minimum wage for hotel employees and workers at Los Angeles International Airport to $30 per hour by 2028. Both sides, …

Long before he relaxed on a $500 million yacht or launched into space, 10-year-old Jeff Bezos was sweating under the Texas sun, tightening barbed-wire fences on his grandfather’s 25,000 acre ranch. He worked tirelessly and now owns more land than L.A.  Luxurylaunches Source link

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains minor spoilers for “Freakier Friday,” which is now in theaters. “Freakier Friday” takes place in the same sun-kissed version of L.A. as the 2003 “Freaky Friday,” where a girl can ride her bike to the ocean for a quick pre-school surf session. But this time, director Nisha Ganatra and production designer Kay Lee (“Insecure”) wanted to …

Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images It’s hard to believe it’s taken this long, but it looks like someone committed a major Labubu theft. Early Wednesday morning, a band of thieves reportedly stole thousands of dollars’ worth of Labubus from a Los Angeles County shop. The store, One Stop Sales in La Puente, California, shared security footage of the heist, …

Firefighters Friday were trying to make progress after the Canyon fire exploded to nearly 5,000 acres, forcing residents in northern Los Angeles and Ventura counties to evacuate. “We’re trying to build a box around this fire and put it out before it gets into any of the potential communities that are currently under evacuation orders,” said Ventura County Fire Department …

Los Angeles just can’t get a break. The latest embarrassment is LA28 chair Casey Wasserman, the man tasked with making sure the 2028 Summer Olympics are a massive success. At a news conference this week announcing that President Trump will head a federal Olympics task force, Wasserman offered L.A. a giant whoopie cushion. With Wasserman at his left side, Trump …

The “non-binding” agreement between the NFL and ESPN will eventually bind ESPN to a significant expense. Via Ryan Glasspiegel of FrontOfficeSports.com, ESPN will assume the lease for NFL Network’s 75,000-square-foot studio near SoFi Stadium. The duration of the lease wasn’t disclosed. Neither was the rent. It’s hard not to wonder whether the lease included a term contemplating one rent level …

After a Lull, Agents Conduct a Big Immigration Raid in L.A.  The New York Times Federal agents use Penske rental truck as ‘Trojan Horse’ to raid Los Angeles Home Depot  Los Angeles Times L.A. officials, Penske trucks decry federal agents’ use of vehicle in immigration raid  KTLA Federal agents detain people at a Westlake Home Depot after jumping out of rented Penske moving …

Another sex toy was hurled from the stands toward WNBA players on Tuesday night, with the latest vulgar prank unfolding in Los Angeles during the Fever–Sparks game. The object landed on the Crypto.com Arena floor in Los Angeles, near the feet of Fever guard Sophie Cunningham as officials momentarily stopped the game. Sparks guard Kelsey Plum then kicked it off …