The LA Local

Loyola Marymount University is cutting half a dozen sports, and its reasoning for doing so is being called into question. Plus, a former city councilman is sentenced for corruption: why the judge said his crimes stand alone in a sea of wrongdoing at City Hall. An L.A. socialite goes on trial, and a Real Housewife is suing Bravo. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

A verdict in the murder trial of the man who shot a six year old dead on the freeway in Orange County. Plus, train service between L.A. and San Diego is in jeopardy after another landslide. SAG-AFTRA defends Alec Baldwin, and weighs in on whether actors should be responsible for gun safety on set. And a big step forward for Burbank Airport. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

The outgoing LAPD chief is taking credit for a decline in homicides, but property crime is up. Is the city less safe, and does perception skew reality? Plus, six burned bodies turn up in a remote part of the desert...what happened? And should your car automatically keep you from speeding? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

With six weeks until California primary day, the first debate gave us a glimpse of how the race is shaping up. Plus, the layoffs at the L.A. Times come into focus, the Cal State strike ends quickly, and why the police are concerned about an annual rite of passage at a local high school. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

It's the first day of the spring semester, and for the first time, nearly 30,000 faculty members at Cal State have gone on strike at the same time. Plus, who will replace LAPD Chief Michel Moore? We asked Chief Moore himself. And you got to pick the name of a new light rail line in L.A. County...so what will it be? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

A grand jury has indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge. We dig into the implications for Hollywood productions going forward. L.A. Times workers walk off the job after word that 20% of them will be laid off. And the Aliso Viejo day spa bomber is going to prison for life. The L.A Local is sponsored by the L.A. Car Guy family of dealerships. 

The L.A. Innocence Project is taking on the case of Scott Peterson, saying there is newly discovered evidence that could prove Peterson innocent. Plus, thousands of people have complained about a horrific smell near Santa Clarita, so what's being done about it? More layoffs are coming at the L.A. Times. And another L.A. institution is up for sale. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

30 years ago today, the Northridge earthquake changed the face of Southern California. So what have we learned, and how much more prepared are we for a major earthquake? We hear from those who covered the disaster in real time, and those responsible for making us safer since. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the L.A. Car Guy family of dealerships. 

Will the next LAPD chief be a woman? Plus, Councilmember Kevin de León pledges $100,000 to help combat robberies in the Eagle Rock area, a driver was arrested for DUI after parking in the wrong driveway, and filming in the L.A. area is still down after the strikes. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

Crews at the California Science Center delicately placed a fuel tank in a vertical position as part of the process to get the space shuttle Endeavour in a launch-ready display. Plus, a new UC Berkeley poll on the state senate race, concerns over facial recognition technology, and more high tides in Southern California. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.