
A Los Angeles woman is turning to a crowdfunding campaign to fund her dream of opening up the city’s first “dog cafe.”
by Daniel Nussbaum29 Dec 2014, 4:05 AM PST0

Monday State Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, will introduce a bill to mandate that anyone convicted of driving under the influence will be forced to install an ignition interlock device in their vehicle.
by Robert Wilde28 Dec 2014, 5:42 PM PST0

Protests continued throughout the day in Los Angeles Saturday featuring DJ Mustard, rappers TYGA and The Game, and some rather antagonistic activists well into the night.
by Michelle Moons28 Dec 2014, 2:46 PM PST0

In Vallejo, CA, roughly 30 miles north of San Francisco, roughly 60 demonstrators rallied Saturday in support of their police officers, according to the Vallejo Times-Herald. The police supporters met in front of the Vallejo Police Department, holding signs emblazoned with messages such as “police lives matter.”
by William Bigelow28 Dec 2014, 2:34 PM PST0

In the old days, the West was plagued by horse thieves. In the 21st century, there are hearse thieves. And in South Park, a part of South Central Los Angeles, a man suspected of being mentally ill saw a hearse
by William Bigelow28 Dec 2014, 10:32 AM PST0

Demonstrators who joined the “after-party” of the “Millions March” in Los Angeles on Saturday burned a flag in the heart of Hollywood on Saturday evening as a protest against the death of black suspects at the hands of police.
by Joel B. Pollak28 Dec 2014, 6:47 AM PST0

Saturday’s protest at Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles was briefly monitored by a drone which was brought to the #MillionsMarchLA event by a concerned private citizen who gave his name as Pierre. “I just wanted to be able to capture everything from the sky’s perspective,” Pierre told Breitbart News.
by Adelle Nazarian28 Dec 2014, 6:26 AM PST0

LOS ANGELES, California — Protesters at a rally in Los Angeles on Saturday made race the central issue.
by Adelle Nazarian27 Dec 2014, 9:05 PM PST0

In a legal victory for hundreds of thousands of unlicensed immigrant drivers in Los Angeles, a state court ruled that the Los Angeles Police Department’s “Special Order 7” policy, which prevents law enforcement from impounding the vehicles of unlicensed drivers for 30 days, is legal and can be implemented.
by Daniel Nussbaum27 Dec 2014, 2:02 PM PST0

The Metro Orange Line in Los Angeles recently had the opportunity to test-drive the first-ever electric-articulated, zero-emissions bus in America, possibly in the world. The “Lancaster” eBus was named after the city in California where it was designed and manufactured for over two years.
by Adelle Nazarian27 Dec 2014, 12:43 PM PST0

After years of duping law enforcement officials by using fraudulent drivers licenses, many illegal immigrants are now wary of applying for a legal California license which will be available to them on January 2.
by Robert Wilde27 Dec 2014, 12:12 PM PST0

In response to an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit and the filing of a Freedom of Information Act request, on Christmas Eve, the National Security Agency (NSA) released 12 years of “compliance error” reports that detail its agency’s failures to comply with U.S. law since the 2001 start of the War on Terror. Although the reports are heavily redacted, the sheer volume of supposed “errors” is stunning
by Chriss W. Street27 Dec 2014, 8:04 AM PST0

On Dec. 26, Tesla previewed its next generation of Sports Roadster that will feature up to a 50% improvement in charge range. Tesla claims that design refinements and a 31% increase in energy storage will allow the Roadster 3.0 to drive easily from San Francisco to Los Angeles on a single charge. Tesla has not set a release date or pricing at this time.
by Chriss W. Street27 Dec 2014, 4:00 AM PST0

Five deaths have been reported out of 29 Listeria-related illnesses in the United States in a recent outbreak that has been linked to Happy Apple Brand Caramel Apples produced out of Orosi, California and Union, Missouri. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states, “Listeria can cause a serious, life-threatening illness.”
by Michelle Moons26 Dec 2014, 3:02 PM PST0

One group of “Black Lives Matter” protesters in the San Francisco Bay area has summarily dismissed efforts by three regional police unions to initiate “constructive dialogue.” Responding to Wednesday’s call from the Oakland Police Officers Association and police unions in
by William Bigelow26 Dec 2014, 2:57 PM PST0

A new investigative audit of state government in California details several incidents of embezzlement, false statements, and mismanagement among several of the state’s government agencies.
by Daniel Nussbaum26 Dec 2014, 12:53 PM PST0

North Oakland Community Charter School is trying to distance itself from the gun-stealing PSA filmed on its campus during this past summer. The only problem: neither the film company nor the producer behind the PSA will return phone calls or respond to emails.
by AWR Hawkins26 Dec 2014, 11:00 AM PST0

A 13-year-old Boston terrier that miraculously survived a 15-story fall and then landed in a jacuzzi, in one of Sacramento’s tallest high rises, was able to walk away with a few fractured ribs and a fractured pelvis. “Whenever I tell
by Adelle Nazarian26 Dec 2014, 10:32 AM PST0

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s The Interview debuted on Christmas Eve at number 1 on YouTube Movies, Google Play, and Microsoft’s Xbox Video. With horrible reviews, the movie would have been a financial dud if the Sony hack never happened. Sony will recover about half its investment by moving the first release of The Interview directly to Internet distribution. But the Google’s savvy move may revolutionize movie industry distribution and doom the theater chains that refused to screen the movie.
by Chriss W. Street26 Dec 2014, 7:34 AM PST0

Whether you agree or disagree with the policy itself, the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT)–which kept open gays and lesbians from serving in the U.S. military–was done the right way, unlike so much else President Barack Obama is doing. Then-Senator
by Joel B. Pollak26 Dec 2014, 6:00 AM PST0

The Oakland Police Officers Association has joined police unions in San Francisco and San Jose in condemning recent violence in anti-police protests across the Bay Area and the nation, singling out “politicians and media pundits” for their “vilification of front-line public servants.”
by Joel B. Pollak26 Dec 2014, 12:29 AM PST0

Demonstrators participating in a Christmas Day “Black Lives Matter” protest in Oakland against police smashed store windows, injured a journalist, and vandalized the city’s main Christmas tree in Jack London Square in the latest violence associated with the movement.
by Joel B. Pollak26 Dec 2014, 12:06 AM PST0

Investigators are looking in to a fatal Christmas Eve series of events that led to the death of a dangerous and combative male U.S. citizen attempting to enter the United States from Mexico near San Diego, California. The man first attempted
by Michelle Moons25 Dec 2014, 5:54 PM PST0

A new video from Youtuber JoshPalerLin is taking the Internet by storm.
Lin’s YouTube channel, which currently has over 700,000 subscribers, usually features pranks and other outlandish activities. For his latest video, Lin decided he would give a homeless man $100 and then follow him to see what he did with the money.
by Daniel Nussbaum25 Dec 2014, 12:50 PM PST0

California Governor Jerry Brown had a slight hitch issuing his traditional Christmas Eve pardons this year: he had to rescind one of the 105 pardons only hours after he issued it.
by William Bigelow25 Dec 2014, 12:02 PM PST0