The state's vehicle code currently requires that cities and counties sell impounded vehicles that are worth more than $500 at auction. AB 630, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in October, increased the financial threshold for L.A. and Alameda counties, allowing them to dismantle vehicles worth up to $4,000. That, in turn, spares those jurisdictions from going through the more cumbersome process of auctioning off the vehicles, backers of the bill said.
"This was a monstrous act of cruelty that shattered an entire family," Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said. "Two innocent children were brutally murdered, and their young brothers were left to live through unimaginable horror."
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.
Hotels in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County will need to prepare for more than guests checking in when the County's Hotel Worker Protections Ordinance (HWPO) takes effect on April 1, 2026. The County joins Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood in requiring safety measures for covered hotel employees, workload and overtime limitations, and mandatory training. Who's Covered? The HWPO broadly applies to all hotels in the unincorporated areas of the County with two limited exceptions:
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) An abrupt change in the forecast means Los Angeles County now faces a chance of thunderstorms, strong winds that could topple treesand heavy rain that could bring flash flooding and mudslides in recently burned areas. There will likely be thunderstorms this afternoon and evening as the storm pushes through Los Angeles County. There's growing confidence of higher rains from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service says.
A flood advisory remained in effect across the Los Angeles region as "intense bursts" of rain were expected to continue through Sunday morning, extending the area's weekend soaking from a large atmospheric river storm, according to the National Weather Service. The flood advisory will be in effect until 2:45 p.m. Sunday, with the National Weather Service predicting excessive rain to cause urban and other small streams to flood, and water to pool in low-lying and poor drainage areas across L.A. County.
The pomegranates, squash and apples were in season, pink guavas were so ripe you could smell their heady scent from a distance, and nutrient-packed yams were ready for the holidays. But with federal funding in limbo for the 1.5 million people in Los Angeles County who depend on food aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - or SNAP - the church parking lot hosting the market was largely devoid of customers.
A large fire has broken out at Chevron's El Segundo refinery in Los Angeles county in California, according to US media reports. The blaze began on Thursday night, after emergency services received reports of an explosion at the site, according to CBS news. The cause is unclear. Footage soon emerged showing a bright ball of orange flame against the night sky, followed by plumes of smoke.
A 749-foot-tall skyscraper in the heart of Los Angeles could be at risk of collapsing if a historic earthquake eventually strikes the city as many fear. The 52-story Gas Co Company is at the epicenter of controversy after Los Angeles County officials refused to release seismic reports which detail the building's ability to survive the long-feared 'Big One.' The county purchased the skyscraper last year with the intention of moving hundreds of their staff into Los Angeles' fifth tallest building.
County supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a , introduced by Supervisor Hilda Solis, to beef up oversight of data gathered by law enforcement devices known as automated license plate readers. It's already illegal in California for local law enforcement agencies to share information gleaned from license plate readers with federal agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement without a warrant.
Two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were taken to the hospital Sunday after their patrol car was struck by another motorist, who attempted to flee the scene, authorities said. The collision occurred about 9:10 p.m. in the Westmont neighborhood of South L.A., according to Deputy Tracy Koerner, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Department. Koerner said the two deputies were traveling northbound on South Vermont Avenue when another vehicle traveling eastbound struck them near the intersection with West 98th Street.
Temperatures will be on the rise in Los Angeles County throughout Labor Day weekend, prompting officials to warn of potentially hazardous temperatures. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory that will be in effect from 10 a.m. Monday, Labor Day, until 6 p.m. Tuesday for the Santa Clarita Valley and Los Angeles County inland coast, with temperatures up to 100 degrees expected in some places.
The device that exploded last week at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department facility and killed three detectives was a grenade, confirmed by ABC News sources.
Authorities have warned visitors to avoid beach activities involving water at eight beaches due to excessive bacterial levels attributed to increased street runoff, raising health concerns.
