'No science, no data, no shutdown': Protest held outside LA County health director's home

About 50 people, mostly without masks, chanted and waved signs outside the Echo Park home of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer to protest the start of tighter COVID-19 restrictions.

California governor blocks release of Charles Manson follower

A California panel recommended parole in July for Van Houten, who has spent nearly five decades in prison.

Oldest toy store in Los Angeles fights to survive pandemic

Kip’s Toyland at the Original Farmers Market was supposed to have a celebration marking 75 years in business this October.  Instead, the oldest toy store in LA is struggling to survive. 

Salvation Army provides thousands of 'to-go' Thanksgiving meals

This year, volunteers could not help prepare the meal because of safety concerns and CDC guidelines around COVID-19. So, the nonprofit organization altered its 70-year tradition and partnered with a catering company instead.

Couple sends cardboard cut-out of themselves to grandkids for holidays

Missy and Barry Buchanan created life-sized cardboard cut-outs of themselves and sent them to their grandchildren in Texas and California ahead of the holidays.

CHP rescues hiker trapped by falling boulder

The California Highway Patrol rescued a hiker who had been pinned by a boulder in rugged terrain.

California can't ban vanity license plates it considers 'offensive,' judge rules

Plaintiffs included a gay man in Oakland who owns Queer Folks Records and wanted to use the word “QUEER” but was refused because the DMV said that might be considered insulting.

Californians urged to avoid Thanksgiving gatherings amid coronavirus surge

With California desperately battling an out-of-control coronavirus surge, the state’s health secretary is urging families to avoid gathering for Thanksgiving and Los Angeles County appeared on the brink of issuing a stay-home order to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.

2021 Los Angeles Marathon rescheduled for May

The 2021 Los Angeles Marathon has been rescheduled for May 23 and the LA Big 5K to May 22 because of the coronavirus pandemic, pending final approval of all city partners, applicable health departments and other governmental agencies, organizers announced.

Travelers to Los Angeles will have to sign quarantine form starting Wednesday

Travelers coming through Los Angeles International and Van Nuys airports and Union Station beginning Wednesday will be required to sign a form acknowledging California's recommended 14-day self-quarantine in response to rising coronavirus rates.  

In a 1st for office, San Francisco DA charges former rookie officer with manslaughter

DA Chesa Boudin said he is charging the former officer, Chris Samayoa, with manslaughter, assault and negligence of discharging a firearm, stemming from the 2017 death of Keita O'Neil, who was unarmed at the time.

One arrested after stabbing at San Jose church leaves 2 dead, 3 injured

The violence did not occur during a religious ceremony, the police said. Instead, the attack apparently involved people who were receiving shelter in the church.

Shipping containers in South Los Angeles becoming homes for the homeless

The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has led to an increasingly desperate situation for thousands of homeless people living on the streets. One organization believes it can be part of the solution — by turning shipping containers into homes.

Gavin Newsom and family in quarantine after COVID exposure

Gov. Newsom, his wife and children are in quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19 through a California Highway Patrol officer.