TikTok star and Skid Row homeless activist "Ms. Shirley," dies at 58
Shirley Raines, a social media creator known for feeding and caring for homeless people, has died at 58, according to her organization Beauty 2 The Streetz.
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Shirley Raines, a social media creator known for feeding and caring for homeless people, has died at 58, according to her organization Beauty 2 The Streetz.
CBS News California analyzed a decade of state audits and found that lawmakers failed to enact three out of every four state audit recommendations. Year after year, the auditor tracks the same problems, the same risks, and the same inaction, costing California billions.
President Trump is hinting at further federal police action in D.C., teasing a press conference on Monday aimed at "ending the Crime, Murder, and Death."
KCAL News Anchor Pat Harvey launches a new series where she dives into various topics and issues with her guests in a more intimate and unfiltered setting. This week, Pat sits down with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to discuss the major issues facing the city, including the fires, immigration raids, homeless crisis, etc.
A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles' infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more lenient approach to drug use and addiction.
The state is releasing a model ordinance that cities can use as a basis for their own local anti-encampment ordinances.
The new U.S. attorney for Los Angeles and surrounding areas says he will investigate potential fraud and corruption involving funds intended to alleviate homelessness in Southern California.
As Los Angeles looks to recover from historic wildfires, previously unsheltered and chronically homeless people are facing even greater instability.
Gov. Newsom launched a new state website Monday offering Californians a way to track county progress on the homeless crisis.
Fentanyl took her life. Frustrated with the legislature, Matt Capelouto took matters into his own hands and attempted to get Alexandra's Law on the ballot so that the public could vote on it themselves.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state is awarding 18 communities with nearly $131 million to clear homeless encampments while also providing shelter and support.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new action to address homelessness and expand affordable housing Thursday morning as he signed multiple pieces of legislation at a press event in San Francisco's Mission District.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has a message to local governments: clear homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year.
In 2018 a federal appeals court decided that Boise, Idaho's camping ban – used to deter the homeless from sleeping on the streets – was "cruel and unusual punishment." Grants Pass, Oregon, has now challenged that argument before the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court considered whether efforts to address homelessness in Grants Pass, Oregon, violated the Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
"I don't feel homeless, but I am legally homeless," said one of the dozens of students at Cal Poly Humboldt who call an RV or other vehicle home.
California voters have approved a measure that Gov. Gavin Newson says he needs to tackle the state's homelessness crisis.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will weigh whether a city's enforcement of rules prohibiting homeless residents from camping on public property violates the Constitution's protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
The lawyer representing the veterans said the more disabilities a wounded warrior has the less likely they are to get housing.
This comes after Los Angeles officials reported Friday that they are seeking a suspected serial killer in the murders of three homeless people this week.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes it easier for authorities to compel treatment for people with mental illness or addiction issues.
Under CARE Court, judges can order people to get help, with counties required to provide aid. Critics argue the California mental health care program is costly and could strip people of their rights.
Authorities said many homeless people had moved into the building in Johannesburg, the nation's largest city, making it hard to search the structure.
The most powerful federal appeals court in the western United States once again refused to let cities and towns force the homeless off of the streets unless communities provide shelter for them.
Despite permanently housing more people in 2022 than ever before, 556 people were experiencing homelessness — a 9% increase from last year. According to Pasadena, 18% of the unhoused are seniors compared to 14% last year.
The Riverside County Department of Animal Services rescued more than 60 dogs from a house fire near eastern Hemet on Thursday.
The recent warm weather has kicked off Orange County's rattlesnake season a little earlier this year.
With forecasts predicting a high of 84 degrees on Sunday, organizers will offer medals to runners who complete 18 miles of the Los Angeles Marathon.
Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul and other co-conspirators would hold immigrants in one of the stash houses on James M. Wood Boulevard in the Westlake district until their fee was paid. If payment was not made, they would be held against their will.
The marathon will kick off at Dodger Stadium at 7 a.m. and end at Santa Monica Boulevard and the Avenue of Stars in Century City.
The Riverside County Department of Animal Services rescued more than 60 dogs from a house fire near eastern Hemet on Thursday.
The recent warm weather has kicked off Orange County's rattlesnake season a little earlier this year.
With forecasts predicting a high of 84 degrees on Sunday, organizers will offer medals to runners who complete 18 miles of the Los Angeles Marathon.
Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul and other co-conspirators would hold immigrants in one of the stash houses on James M. Wood Boulevard in the Westlake district until their fee was paid. If payment was not made, they would be held against their will.
The marathon will kick off at Dodger Stadium at 7 a.m. and end at Santa Monica Boulevard and the Avenue of Stars in Century City.
The recent warm weather has kicked off Orange County's rattlesnake season a little earlier this year.
With forecasts predicting a high of 84 degrees on Sunday, organizers will offer medals to runners who complete 18 miles of the Los Angeles Marathon.
Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul and other co-conspirators would hold immigrants in one of the stash houses on James M. Wood Boulevard in the Westlake district until their fee was paid. If payment was not made, they would be held against their will.
The marathon will kick off at Dodger Stadium at 7 a.m. and end at Santa Monica Boulevard and the Avenue of Stars in Century City.
"She has injuries. We'll have to wait for the coroner to determine the nature of those injuries. There were several dogs on the property, so it could be anything from an assault to a potential dog bite," LASD Lt. Steve Dejong said earlier.
The recent warm weather has kicked off Orange County's rattlesnake season a little earlier this year.
Officers said the man jumped out of some bushes to try to kidnap a mother and daughter while also threatening to sexually assault them.
Without security or fencing, an Orange County man said the abandoned train tracks in his neighborhood have turned into a camping site for trespassers and criminals.
A Yorba Linda father who allegedly helped his 12-year-old son illegally modify his e-bike, which he was riding when he was critically injured in a crash, has been charged with felony child endangerment, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
Anaheim police have arrested four people in connection with a gang-related shooting that wounded four people at a baby shower over the weekend.
The Riverside County Department of Animal Services rescued more than 60 dogs from a house fire near eastern Hemet on Thursday.
A BJ's Restaurant in Menifee has been banned from selling alcohol after state investigators found that its staff served a minor alcoholic drinks before a violent crash in 2023.
Police arrested a 49-year-old man accused of peeping on people, including two UC Riverside students.
The Empire Strykers are honoring a 12-year-old boy who died during soccer practice in San Bernardino.
The Moreno Valley Mall was temporarily closed after inspectors red-tagged it because of "unresolved, life-threatening fire code violations."
The time change known as daylight savings is set to start for 2026, meaning most Americans will lose an hour of sleep when they "spring forward" on Sunday, March 8.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and former player Damon Jones are among 31 people charged in the federal case. They have pleaded not guilty.
Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 12-0 national title-winning season in 1988.
Google is accused in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who committed suicide in October, allegedly at the direction of the tech giant's AI chatbot, Gemini.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
The measure, which would have blocked President Trump from continuing military force against Iran, fell short of the simple majority needed to advance.
In the days after the U.S. and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iran, killing their supreme leader and starting what could be more than a month of military action in the Middle East, some Los Angeles-area families are struggling to find their way home.
California Democrats are showing signs of division as the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom grows increasingly crowded ahead of the June primary.
Several days of ongoing U.S. military operations in Iran have evoked old fears for some families of service members who lost their loved ones in Afghanistan.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
With the help of her daughter and her 5th-grade class, CBS News California (KCAL) Investigative reporter Julie Watts investigates "Sephora Kids" concerns.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Riverside County health officials have reported the second and third measles cases of the year, which they say could be connected to the county's first case that was reported last week.
Health officials say that an unvaccinated minor visited the Walmart Supercenter in Ontario on Jan. 29.
Health officials said that the traveler arrived at LAX's Tom Bradley International Airport Terminal on a Viva Aerobus Flight on Jan. 26.
A nonprofit that booked a Social Agent said it's a lot cheaper than hiring someone to do their social media full-time. A typical job runs about $200, with same-day delivery, and if clients already have footage, they can upload it and get a finished piece.
A California judge has tentatively stopped the state from canceling commercial licenses for more than 20,000 immigrant truck drivers.
The Fremont factory will still manufacture Model 3 and Y, but the space where Model S and X are made will instead focus on mass production of Tesla's Gen 3 Optimus robots.
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
The DMV said it is giving Tesla Motors 60 days to address its misleading use of "autopilot," or it could have its dealer license temporarily suspended.
Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points, Bennedict Mathurin scored 23 on 8-for-11-shooting, and the Los Angeles Clippers won their third in a row, 130-107 over the Indiana Pacers.
Washington rolls past Southern California 91-72 behind big nights from Zoom Diallo and Hannes Steinbach.
Cutter Gauthier scored twice in a span of just over three minutes in the first period, backup Ville Husso stopped 42 shots and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Islanders 5-1.
The Los Angeles Chargers have released guard Mekhi Becton and tight end Will Dissly as they reshape the roster a week before the NFL's new league year begins.
NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and former player Damon Jones are among 31 people charged in the federal case. They have pleaded not guilty.
Along with the "True Lies" co-stars, the California Hall of Fame's new inductees will include Olympians Carl Lewis and Janet Evans and Mariachi Reyna de Los Ángeles.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Shia LaBeouf, who was charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
In 2026, USC will celebrate the 65th anniversary of their beloved mascot Traveler. But last year, owner and trainer Joanne Asmen was the victim of a hit and run accident, leaving her without her truck needed to transport Traveler. She's received a lot of love from the Trojan family and sat down with Jill Painter Lopez to share her story.
As the U.S-Israeli War with Iran intensifies, many Americans have found themselves stranded in the Middle East. CBS LA's Joy Benedict spoke with LAX travelers who managed to find a way home.
From Altadena to the Palisades, we know rebuilding after the fires has been a painstaking experience, but it's been especially difficult in Malibu. CBS LA's Luzdelia Caballero finds out why the permit process in Malibu is taking much longer.
The latest round of Santa Ana winds is sparking some allergy concerns in the Inland Empire. Zach Boetto reports.
The recent warm weather has kicked off Orange County's rattlesnake season a little earlier this year. Michele Gile reports.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
