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January 24, 2024

Los Angeles recruits up to 6K volunteers to count city's homeless population as crisis worsens

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is recruiting up to 6,000 volunteers for a street tally in Los Angeles County to count the city's homeless population.

January 23, 2024

Former California Democrat shreds 'fake actor' Katie Porter in plea to voters: 'She's no better than a bully'

A former Democrat congressman wrote a scathing op-ed shredding his former peer Rep. Katie Porter as privileged and phony and urged voters to reject her Senate bid.

January 23, 2024

Democrats clash over calls for Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire at California Senate debate

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., was the only Democrat during Monday night's Senate debate to reject calls for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire, with Reps. Barbara Lee and Katie Porter to his left.

January 23, 2024

Google engineer accused in wife's murder sat ‘quiet and staring blankly’ before brutal beating: court docs

Google engineer Liren Chen allegedly beat his wife to death with his fist in their home after behaving oddly at dinner with guests over the night before.

January 23, 2024

Adam Schiff among California Democrats ‘concerned’ about struggling Los Angeles Times' looming layoffs

California Democrats penned a letter expressing the desire to save the struggling Los Angeles Times because "preserving democracy is contingent upon a free and robust press."

January 23, 2024

LA Times editor implores ex-Californians to stop insulting the state on their way out

As thousands flee the blue state for greener pastures, an L.A. Times editor pleads with former residents to stop bashing California on their way out.

January 23, 2024

California Senate candidates gang up on lone Republican on stage during debate: 'Always a Dodger'

The three Democrat candidates for U.S. Senate from California took aim at the lone Republican on stage during the debate, accusing the former baseball star of dodging questions.

January 23, 2024

On this day in history, January 23, 1957, Wham-O produces first Frisbees, reshaping leisure, sport

Wham-O Manufacturing Co. of California produced its first Frisbees on this day in history, Jan. 23, 1957. The beach toy began as a 19th-century campus activity and is now a worldwide sport.

January 22, 2024

LA Times endorses Gascón for re-election, claims backlash to crime policies is a MAGA 'fairy tale'

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has earned an endorsement from the Los Angeles Times, with the paper defending his record on crime.

January 22, 2024

Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., dead at 62

Dexter Scott King, 62, died Monday at his home in California after a battle with prostate cancer, the King Center announced.