California
Pro-Palestinian protesters rallied outside the Brentwood home of UC Regent Jonathan “Jay” Sures on Wednesday morning, hanging banners on his hedges and leaving handprints smeared in red on his walls, according to local reports and photos shared on social media.
For the second time in just over a month, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s computer dispatch system crashed on Wednesday evening.
San Clemente city officials are working with border patrol agents to install and monitor cameras along its beach and pier to curb illegal panga landings.
Five men were arrested in L.A. on suspicion of using counterfeit EBT cards to withdraw funds intended to provide food and aid to low-income families, the Department of Justice says.
USC has named its general counsel, Beong-Soo Kim, as the incoming interim president after Carol Folt’s resignation. He will temporarily oversee a campus grappling with budget cuts and threats to higher education by the Trump administration.
The Los Angeles City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Committee rejected a proposal for a rent freeze, but advanced a series of eviction protections for people economically affected by the fires. The motion now heads to the full council.
State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire’s staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month positions.
A parking lot at Will Rogers State Beach will be used as a staging area for potentially hazardous household waste removed from the Palisades fire zone, officials announced.