So far in 2022, authorities in Los Angeles have seized 38 million doses of fentanyl, enough to kill almost half of California’s population. That number also accounts for 10 percent of the total illegal fentanyl confiscated nationwide, which is 379 million doses according to a recent press release published by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)….
Groups File Suit Against Los Angeles’s Property Transfer Tax for Affordable Housing
A taxpayer rights nonprofit and a landlord advocacy group filed a lawsuit Dec. 22 against a new real estate tax placed on large property sales to fund affordable housing and homeless services in Los Angeles. Initiative Ordinance ULA proposed enacting a 4 percent property sales tax on properties that are sold or transferred for more…
Los Angeles County Follows City, Extends Covid-Era Eviction Moratorium
Los Angeles officials have extended COVID-era eviction moratoriums in the city and county until the end of January, continuing some of the nation’s longest-lasting policies that allow low-income residents to delay paying rent. Following the city’s footsteps, the county Board of Supervisors approved the extension Dec. 20. The board is also considering another six-month extension…
Jury Finds Canadian Rapper Tory Lanez Guilty of Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Daystar Peterson, the Canadian rapper known as Tory Lanez, was found guilty by a Los Angeles jury on Friday of shooting fellow artist Megan Thee Stallion in both of her feet after an argument in 2020, prosecutors said. The jury found Lanez, 30, guilty of three felony counts: carrying a loaded and unregistered firearm in…
LA Mayor Karen Bass Launches ‘Inside Safe’ Initiative to Move Homeless Indoors Without Enforcement
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass launched an “Inside Safe” initiative Dec. 21 to place homeless individuals in hotels and motels, after declaring a state of emergency on the city’s homelessness when she took office last week. The program does not include a plan to clear encampments through anti-camping ordinances or enforcement but, rather, will encourage…
Kevin de León Announces $47.5 Million State Grant for Skid Row Infrastructure
LOS ANGELES—A bicycle connectivity and pedestrian safety program in Skid Row will benefit from $47.5 million in funding from a state grant, City Councilman Kevin de León announced Dec. 21. The funding is the largest infrastructure grant ever for Skid Row, according to de León’s office. The project includes over 2.4 miles of bicycle infrastructure,…
PREMIERING NOW: Ep. 97: WEF Chair Klaus Schwab Praised China as a ‘Role Model’ for Many Countries—Are You Kidding? | The Larry Elder Show
Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF) declared that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a “role model” for other nations in an interview with Chinese state media. “I respect China’s achievements, which are tremendous over the last over 40 years, since the opening and reform policy came into action. I think it’s…
Ep. 97: WEF Chair Klaus Schwab Praised China as a ‘Role Model’ for Many Countries—Are You Kidding? | The Larry Elder Show
Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF) declared that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a “role model” for other nations in an interview with Chinese state media. “I respect China’s achievements, which are tremendous over the last over 40 years, since the opening and reform policy came into action. I think it’s…
WEF Chair Klaus Schwab Praised China as a ‘Role Model’ for Many Countries—Are You Kidding? Ep. 97 | The Larry Elder Show
Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF) declared that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a “role model” for other nations in an interview with Chinese state media. “I respect China’s achievements, which are tremendous over the last over 40 years, since the opening and reform policy came into action. I think it’s…
Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of Rape in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES—Former film producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted Dec. 19 of sexually assaulting a woman in the Los Angeles area in 2013, but jurors acquitted him of charges relating to a second alleged victim and were unable to reach verdicts on charges relating to two other women. Weinstein, 70, was convicted of three of the…
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