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U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter kicked off the hearing in November with a searing review of the city's "pattern of defiance of settlement agreement and the deadlines contained within it with performance or performative compliance only resulting in the wake of court hearings." Four days of testimony, spread over nearly two months, have produced a striking record of confusion and disagreement over the meaning of basic terms such as "homeless encampment" and "persons served,"

The Dodgers had long pursued Shohei Ohtani, dating back to his high school days in Japan. At the time, they hoped to sign him as a pitcher, but since then, he developed into a two-way superstar and decided to sign with the Los Angeles Angels when he made the jump to MLB. After six years with the Angels, Ohtani established himself as the best player in baseball, and then, the Dodgers finally landed their man, signing him to a historic 10-year, $700 million contract.

The "less is more" editorial model accounts for generous pay (roughly $2 to $5 per word) for contributors, said Woolley, a freelance writer and editor and former West Coast bureau chief for Forbes Magazine. Stories will typically range between 750 and 1,500 words, according to the L.A. Reported site. If my math is right, even shorter stories could pay between $1,500 and $3,750. Very generous, indeed!

I don't think there's really any benefit to me

Police are investigating an incident in which the driver of a U-Haul truck drove into several people during a protest in Westwood against the Iranian regime. Few details were immediately available. But video of the incident Sunday afternoon showed protesters pulling the driver out of the vehicle. Police appeared to have taken him into custody. The Los Angeles Fire Department evaluated two people at the scene, and they declined treatment.

Los Angeles police are searching for two suspects who they say opened fire on a line of people outside a Manchester Square restaurant on Sunday evening, leaving one man dead and four wounded. Four of the victims were rushed via ambulance to a nearby hospital, where one - a 36-year-old man whose name hasn't been released - was pronounced dead, according to an internal Los Angeles Police Department bulletin.

Registration will open Jan. 14 to be entered into the ticket draw for a randomly assigned time slot to purchase tickets. The schedule for the games, which will take place July 14 to July 30, 2028, has already been released. Some events, like baseball, basketball, hockey and water polo, will begin July 12. The 2028 Olympics will be the largest games in history, with more than 11,000 athletes across 51 sports.

Puka became PBU-ka. That's shorthand for Pass Breakup, and Nacua executed that beautifully on a soft, high pass from Matthew Stafford that sailed over Nacua's head and into the hands of leaping Panthers safety Nick Scott, who was falling back into the end zone. Nacua, who scored back-to-back touchdowns early in the game, suddenly became a defender and jarred the ball loose before Scott could secure it.

In some ways, it was just another campaign coffee: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Austin Beutner in a roomful of voters talking about his career and life accomplishments. But this was no ordinary meet-and-greet. Beutner was standing inside a partially rebuilt house - with no doors, no windows and no drywall - in an area leveled by the Palisades fire. In the living room, about a dozen people spoke about what they had been through, from the frantic evacuation to the sight of smoldering ruins to the battle to get rebuilding permits.

90 miles per hour The speed of predicted wind gusts in mountain areas, equivalent to 145 kilometers per hour. Red Flag warnings were issued Jan. 6 for severe wildfire danger as Southern California was buffeted by the region's notorious Santa Ana winds. Grass and brush were tinder dry after months with little or no rain. The National Weather Service warned it could be a life-threatening wind event. Firefighting assets were pre-positioned in areas deemed to be at especially high risk for fires.

About 50 gathered Sunday in Northridge for a candlelight vigil honoring Keith Porter Jr., shot by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year's Eve. The fatal shooting has conflicting accounts: ICE said Porter posed an "active threat," while a civil rights group said he was celebrating with gunfire. Black Lives Matter-LA, which Porter was a member of, organized the vigil and is demanding an independent investigation.

Slaughter's 18-month-old son was found after a 911 caller reported an attempted car theft in the 300 block of North Avenue 52 around 10 a.m. Sunday, police said. The victim said the male suspect fled the area on foot and that the toddler and dog were left behind in the vehicle. The Department of Child and Family Services took temporary custody of the child, while the dog was collected by Los Angeles Animal Services.

Around 10 a.m., a man with a 2-year-old boy and a dog tried to steal a car in the 300 block of North Avenue 52 before running off, leaving both the child and the pet behind, police said. The victim reported that an unidentified man tried to steal his vehicle but fled on foot. Officers searched the area for the suspect but didn't find anyone. The thief abandoned the boy inside the vehicle, officials said, and the dog was found outside.

LOS ANGELES -- As running back Omarion Hampton waltzed into the end zone in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Chargers' 34-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys, it put a bow on one of the Chargers' most impressive wins of the season. The Cowboys had nothing to play for -- eliminated from the playoffs a day before -- but they jumped on the Chargers' stout defense early.

The heaviest part of a storm system that pummeled the Los Angeles area and other parts of the southland subsided somewhat by Christmas morning, but showers are expected throughout the day, locally heavy at times, with continued risk of mudslides in the recent burn areas including from the Palisades and Eaton fires. The forecast and heavy rains prompted L.A. Mayor Karen Bass to issue a declaration of emergency.

The great truth of Los Angeles dining has, and I trust always will be, that $500 omakases and caviar-spackled tasting menus exist alongside tacos stands, noodle parlors, shawarma shops and sandwich specialists - the places, often mirroring the culture of their communities, that give the city its truest from-the-ground-up identity. This is the second year that columnist Jenn Harris and I have co-written the annual 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles,