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Los líderes de la ciudad han anunciado el primer paso hacia la eliminación de vehículos en un peque?o tramo de una de las calles más emblemáticas de Los ?ngeles.
Two measures were approved Friday by the Los Angeles City Council to enforce existing parking laws for RVs and other vehicles that homeless people use for shelter
![Los Angeles, CA - May 19: Carlos Vargas, left, and Paulina Rubio, members of the harm reduction team from Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care Systems [HOPICS], a leading homeless services and housing agency, look for drug addicts to help and pass out supplies at a homeless RV encampment along 77th St. in South Los Angeles Friday, May 19, 2023. The team hands out syringes, fentanyl test strips, overdose reversal nose spray and medication to prevent overdoses, infection and disease transmission, including the HIV virus. Fenanyl is particularly insidious because it can be found in all other drugs, especially meth and heroin. The handouts are also meant to reduce infection through broken pipes, which can cut users mouths and open them to infection. . (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0830358/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2600+0+39/resize/840x560!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2F77%2F4b8bd35d4881a3edec6b945b143b%2F1298639-me-soaring-fentanyl-deaths-24-1-ajs.jpg)
L.A. City Council looks at restricting RV parking. A refuge for some and bane for others. Tenants in the worst encampments dump trash and sewage on the street.
![Irvine, CA - July 16: Gina Osborn, shown at her home, is the former head of Metro security is suing the agency for firing her after she filed a claim with the Inspector General. Photo taken at her home Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gina Osborn, a former FBI agent who was the agency's first chief safety officer, "was summarily terminated by [Chief Executive] Stephanie Wiggins," said her attorney, Marc R. Greenberg. Osborn says in claims that she butted heads with Metro's CEO over security as the agency was trying to put a good face on its efforts to clean up crime and loitering. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a82db8a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F46%2F07%2Fa88ac0b7466895ee4e137839d93c%2F1467168-me-former-metro-security-chief-18-ajs.jpg)
‘This bus just got hijacked.’ Fight to make L.A. transit safer embroiled in infighting, lawsuit says
As ridership slumped and drug use became rampant, tensions rose between Metro’s CEO and head of security, a new lawsuit alleges.
Gov. Gavin Newsom issues an executive order requiring state agencies to remove homeless encampments in their jurisdictions and urging California’s cities to follow suit.
The software issue was part of an update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, which protects computers for many of the biggest companies in the world.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday announced a $77-million infusion of cash to pay for more electric buses.
The lawmaker argues an elevated people mover — once touted as a marquee piece for the 2028 Olympic Games — won’t help those living in the community.
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City leaders have announced the first step toward eliminating vehicles on a small stretch of one of L.A.’s most iconic streets.
Firefighters began to gain control of the Basin fire, which has burned over 13,000 acres near giant sequoias. But a serious heat wave spells trouble for the state.
![Los Angeles, CA - May 19: Carlos Vargas, left, and Paulina Rubio, members of the harm reduction team from Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care Systems [HOPICS], a leading homeless services and housing agency, look for drug addicts to help and pass out supplies at a homeless RV encampment along 77th St. in South Los Angeles Friday, May 19, 2023. The team hands out syringes, fentanyl test strips, overdose reversal nose spray and medication to prevent overdoses, infection and disease transmission, including the HIV virus. Fenanyl is particularly insidious because it can be found in all other drugs, especially meth and heroin. The handouts are also meant to reduce infection through broken pipes, which can cut users mouths and open them to infection. . (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9f52073/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2600+0+39/resize/840x560!/format/webp/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2F77%2F4b8bd35d4881a3edec6b945b143b%2F1298639-me-soaring-fentanyl-deaths-24-1-ajs.jpg)
![Irvine, CA - July 16: Gina Osborn, shown at her home, is the former head of Metro security is suing the agency for firing her after she filed a claim with the Inspector General. Photo taken at her home Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gina Osborn, a former FBI agent who was the agency's first chief safety officer, "was summarily terminated by [Chief Executive] Stephanie Wiggins," said her attorney, Marc R. Greenberg. Osborn says in claims that she butted heads with Metro's CEO over security as the agency was trying to put a good face on its efforts to clean up crime and loitering. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b6457f2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/840x560!/format/webp/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F46%2F07%2Fa88ac0b7466895ee4e137839d93c%2F1467168-me-former-metro-security-chief-18-ajs.jpg)
