Category: Government

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Several people were shot when gunfire rang out on the campus of Santa Monica College today, and the suspect was apparently wounded.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The 43rd annual three-day Los Angeles LGBT Pride Celebration, Southern California’s largest LGBT community gathering, starts in West Hollywood today with events celebrating lesbian culture and the transgender community.

ROSEMEAD, Calif. — Southern California Edison’s parent company announced today it is shutting down the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in northern San Diego County near the Orange County line, the latest chapter of a saga that began with a small leak of radioactive steam.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez — who spent more than 23 years on death row for murdering 13 people during a 14-month crime spree that terrorized the Southland in the mid-1980s — died early today, state prison officials said.

Arthur T. Leahy, CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Agency, excited that the MTA board had finally authored a resolution to fund both the Leimert Park Village Station and Florence/Hindry Station in Inglewood, called to assure that the two Crenshaw Line projects would be done.

The winds of political change have swept through Compton once again, and based on unofficial election results from Tuesday, Councilwoman Lillie Dobson was in danger of being toppled from office by newcomer Isaac Galvan, and neophyte Aja Brown has denied former mayor Omar Bradley an opportunity to retake the city’s top elected spot.

A contingent of local truck drivers made a passionate plea at Tuesday’s Carson City Council meeting, demanding better working conditions and fair pay.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 today to support a bill that would enable noncitizens to apply for driver’s licenses.

COMPTON, Calif. — Urban planner/activist Aja Brown defeated former Mayor Omar Bradley in the race to be mayor of Compton today.