The Mountain. Touted as the city’s finest undeveloped piece of land, this 157-acre property in Beverly Hills was listed for a record $1 billion last year. On Tuesday,
it was sold for a mere $100,000 at a foreclosure auction.
Dismantling protections for immigrant youth. The Trump administration is
moving to dismantle decades-old protections for immigrant youth, rolling out new regulations that would give the government the ability to indefinitely detain minors and families with children. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that
California will join other states in filing a new lawsuit as early as next week that seeks to block the Trump administration’s efforts.
Limiting where the homeless can sleep? L.A. politicians are weighing a
new set of rules that could bar people from sitting or sleeping on the streets and sidewalks near schools, parks and daycare centers, and in a range of other prohibited areas — an idea that has drawn fire from homeless advocates.
Tyler Skaggs tribute. Every Angels player will be
wearing a uniform patch in memory of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs, this weekend. Other Major League Baseball players will also be paying tribute, with Players’ Weekend jersey nicknames.
Fullerton stabbing. A 57-year-old Cal State Fullerton employee was
killed Monday morning in a stabbing that left the campus community frightened and in mourning on the first day of the university’s academic year. On Thursday, police arrested
another CSUF employee, saying that it’s likely he targeted the victim.
Berkeley sculptures. For more than a decade, two massive sculptures have greeted visitors on both sides of Interstate 80 in west Berkeley. Now, the installation
faces deconstruction after the city’s arts commission voted to remove it.
Suppressed report. Federal officials suppressed a lengthy environmental document that details how
one of California’s unique salmon runs would be imperiled by Trump administration plans to deliver more water to Central Valley farms. The report obtained by The Times outlines how harm could come to several species protected by the Endangered Species Act.
Ethnic studies delay. The proposed law that would require all California high school students
take an ethnic studies course is on hold for at least a year after pro-Israel groups and other critics raised concerns about the curriculum.
Anti-vaccine assault. An anti-vaccine activist was cited
on suspicion of assault by the Sacramento Police Department on Wednesday after he livestreamed a physical confrontation with state Sen. Richard Pan, author of California legislation that restricts vaccine exemptions.
‘Hollywood Ripper’ verdict. A jury on Thursday
found Michael Gargiulo sane at the time of three knife attacks he carried out in the Los Angeles area, paving the way for prosecutors to pursue the death penalty.
O.C. Nazis? School officials in Orange County are reopening an investigation into a group of high school students
caught on video with their arms raised in a Sieg Heil salute while singing a Nazi marching song as additional racist images continue to surface. The incidents reflect the
tension in Orange County between a rapidly diversifying populace and racist elements deeply seated in its history.
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