Flash Mob Task Force Arrests 11 More Suspects In Southern California Retail Robberies

A bill that wouldmake striking workers in California eligible to receive unemployment benefits was approved on Wednesday by a 4-1 vote of the state Senate’sLabor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee. Senate Bill 799, which has already been passed by the state Assembly, now goes to a vote of the full Senate. If approved there, it will be up to Governor Gavin Newsom to either sign it into law or veto it. Last year, he vetoed 169 bills while signing nearly 1,000.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Southern California Public Radio president/CEO Herb Scannell has announced his plans to retire after four years at the organization, which operates KPCC-FM (“LAist 89.3”), LAist.com and LAist Studios. Scannell, the Nickelodeon vet who later ran BBC Worldwide North America and Mitú, will remain in the role until a new successor is named. The SCPR board has started a search for Scannell’s replacement.

EXCLUSIVE: Sustainable network EarthxTV has renewed upcoming series Kamp Solutions before the debut of Season 1 on Sunday.

This is Day 129 of the WGA strike and Day 56 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Stagecoach Country Music Festival is returning to Indio, CA’s Empire Polo Field from April 26-28, 2024.And, as always, they’re bringing out the big guns.Just a few of this year’s top headliners include Morgan Wallen, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson and Jelly Roll.Other icons set to take the stage include Elle King, Dwight Yoakam, Bailey Zimmerman, Hardy and Clint Black.Plus, Post Malone will be there performing a special set of country covers.But that’s not all!Non-country stars The Beach Boys, Nickelback, Diplo, Wiz Khalifa and Leon Bridges are also on the bill.Need tickets now?Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Sept.

The Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA will rally on Thursday at Amazon Studio in Culver City to highlight their push a bill that would provide unemployment insurance to striking workers in California. Striking writers and actors in New York and New Jersey are already eligible to receive unemployment benefits after 14 days on the picket line, but not in California.

The 79-year-old actor allegedly left the scene after rear-ending a car.

In an unexpected turn of events, a California pup has become the toast of the metal world after slyly infiltrating a Metallica concert.

Glen Powell teamed up with his “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Devotion” co-stars on Wednesday as they hit the picket lines outside Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California in support of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

California Treasurer Fiona Ma has sent letters to the CEOs of seven Hollywood studios urging a return to the bargaining table with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA to end a months-long double strike that’s shut down much of the entertainment industry and is taking a major toll on the California economy.

In the latest flash mob thefts to strike retailers in Los Angeles County, a nine-man robbery crew struck a Macy’s department store in Sherman Oaks, Calif. on Thursday afternoon.

Polo G has been arrested in California due to an incident allegedly involving his younger brother, the rapper Trench Baby.According to a spokesperson from the Los Angeles Police Department, at 8:30am on Wednesday, August 24, four robbery suspects were detained at a home in Chatsworth, California that was listed as the rapper’s current home address (via PEOPLE).The LAPD spokesperson said police had arrived at the property with a search warrant.

Dave Grohl, Chad Smith and Shane Hawkins have come together to play a series of rock classics at a pizza bar in California. Check out fan-captured footage of the moment below.The intimate, star-studded set took place at the Rock N Roll Pizza Bar in Simi Valley, California on Monday evening (August 21), and was part of a set by famous covers band Chevy Metal.The band was formed by late drummer Taylor Hawkins, who often performed with the side project in his time away from his Foo Fighters commitments.

The Entertainment Community Fund has raised more than $7 million and distributed $4.7 million-plus to more than 2,300 film and TV workers as of Friday during the strikes by the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA. The WGA’s strike began May 2 and SAG-AFTRA’s started July 14.

Punishing downpours continued to slam Southern California on Monday after Tropical Storm Hilary – the weakened-but-still-potent remains of what had been a hurricane – made landfall Sunday in Southern California, prompting downpours and flooding. According to the National Weather Service in Los Angeles, “all rainfall daily records have been broken.”

Southern California was hit by Tropical Storm Hilary on Sunday which brought heavy rain to the west coast with some parts experiencing flooding.

Earthquakes aren’t exactly rare in southern California, but the most recent one wasn’t what anyone was expecting.

Hurricane Hilary has weakened into a Category 1 storm and is expected to be downgraded into a Tropical Storm by the time it hits the Los Angeles area later today.

Todd Longwell This year’s batch of Emmy-nominated series is rich with visually arresting locations that subtly buttress dramatic themes and flesh out the lives of its leading men, from the Altadena Craftsman that serves as the home of grieving therapist Jimmy (Jason Segal) in Apple TV+’s “Shrinking” to the California prisons (the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi and the Stark Youth Training Facility in Chino) that house Bill Hader’s title character in HBO’s “Barry” to the downtown L.A. high rise where covert-agent-on-the-lam Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges) lives when he’s posing as a wealthy investor in FX’s “The Old Man.” And, it turns out, choosing a location is not dissimilar to casting an actor, with looks, price, and personality all factoring into the decision.

Sophia Scorziello editor As Hurricane Hilary nears landfall in Los Angeles, weekend events from concerts to sports games are being postponed until further notice. The L.A. Galaxy vs.