The LA Local

We talk exclusively with Gov. Newsom about the latest effort to recall him, and to the head of the group behind the effort. Plus, students walk out to protest alleged anti-Semitic incidents in Woodland Hills, and a string of retail break-ins on the westside. Plus, a big development in the merger talks between two huge Hollywood companies. 

We follow Los Angeles city officials to Sacramento, where they make a revelation about why the state seems to be so late in paying what it owes our region. Plus, a move to put the big grocery merger on ice, and 8th graders are caught with deepfake nudes in Beverly Hills. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy Family of Dealerships. 

A group opposing the proposed Dodger Stadium gondola has filed a lawsuit to halt the project. Plus, a new poll is out on the California Senate race, a man was killed after being pepper sprayed on an L.A. Metro bus, and things are looking up for the Sierra Nevada snowpack. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy Family of Dealerships. 

A nationwide outage for several cell service providers prevented people across the country from making calls and sending texts Thursday. Plus, landslide risks continue in Malibu, there are growing concerns about the price for Mayor Bass' Inside Safe program, and the plan a gondola to Dodger Stadium is getting another review from the Metro board. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy Family of Dealerships. 

A bomb threat caused a plane that was headed to LAX to be diverted to Chicago. Plus, PCH is closed in Malibu after mudslides blocked the road, the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council is calling on Gov. Newsom to declare a state of emergency for the city, and the jury hears closing arguments in the Rebecca Grossman murder trial. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy Family of Dealerships. 

Another atmospheric river pours down on Los Angeles and is expected to continue until Wednesday morning. Plus, soil is shifting in Rancho Palos Verdes, crews built berms to prevent homes from flooding in Long Beach, and Caltrans is working to repair a sinkhole on the I-405 freeway that's causing a headache for some drivers. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy Family of Dealerships. 

Hear the tense moments after a big rig exploded during the Thursday rush hour in L.A., and what firefighters can learn from the accident that critically injured several of their own. Plus, with more rain on the way, what's the risk for additional landslides? And as the deadline for the developer to do something approaches, the city considers its options to deal with the downtown graffiti towers. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy Family of Dealerships. 

We talk to billionaire developer Rick Caruso about what went wrong with the downtown mega-development that turned into a dangerous eyesore, and he reveals that he had the chance to buy the property. Plus, Uber and Lyft drivers walk out to make a statement on Valentine's Day; are drivers noticing? And we look into the future of Hollywood with our "Streaming Wars" town hall. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

First graffiti artists, now base jumpers are shooting videos from L.A.'s notorious abandoned downtown high-rises. Plus, four murders in less than four hours in L.A. County: how are they connected? And what you should know before you buy a certain something for a certain someone for Valentine's Day - the gift that's banned in a lot of places in SoCal. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

Did you feel it Friday? A lot of us did, but many report not receiving the alert on their phones about the 4.6 quake in the Santa Monica mountains near Malibu. We looked into why. Plus, a Super Bowl party shooting in the Hollywood Hills, and the L.A. County DA is looking into a shooting by a security guard at a Home Depot. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the L.A. Car Guy Family of Dealerships.