Bronze plaque stolen from Bruce's Beach just the latest in string of metal thefts
The plaque, which detailed the racially charged history of Bruce's Beach in Manhattan Beach, was installed early last year.
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The plaque, which detailed the racially charged history of Bruce's Beach in Manhattan Beach, was installed early last year.
The scene unfolded at around 10 p.m. near the Amigo Park in the 5700 block of Esperanza Avenue, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
A new report shows that on-location filming in LA saw a 36.4% decrease in the last quarter of 2023 due to the lengthy WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
A group of would-be thieves used a U-Haul Saturday morning during a failed break-in attempt at a downtown Los Angeles bicycle shop.
Students in the Santa Clarita Valley walked out of their classrooms to protest an upcoming school board meeting regarding a potential parental notification policy.
A Mid-City homeowner got into an intense shootout with a pair of intruders Saturday evening.
A California Superior Court judge delivered his decision on Chino Valley Unified School District's gender notification policy, adding a new wrinkle to the case.
A jarring robbery attempt was caught on camera aboard a Metro train on Wednesday, as a woman attempts to forcibly take a man's bag filled with baby formula while other passengers looked on.
Black musician David Ryan Harris says that he was accused of trafficking his own children by a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight two weeks ago.
A 50-year-old coach was arrested after he punched a 14-year-old football player on an opposing team after a game on Saturday in Murrieta.
A local grassroots effort by a few women in Concord are doing what they can to help by providing food and water every single day to their neighbors without a place to call home.
An East Bay toddler is recovering in the hospital after being hit by a commercial truck earlier this month while riding a bicycle in a crosswalk and his family was able to thank a bystander who sprung into action to help save the child's life.
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There are less than 300 total Master Sommeliers in the world, only four of those are Black. Chris Gaither has beaten the odds. Now just a few weeks into opening his new wine bar and restaurant in San Francisco, Gaither is giving a nod to a Napa-based organization that supported him to get there.
A downside to the incredible amount of rain from the winter storms -- and beautiful green growth that came after -- is the increased quantity of fuels for wildfires.