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With the NBA in full swing and the brand new Intuit Dome opening for business, the Los Angeles Clippers have unveiled their City Edition uniforms for the new season. The new design represents the story and work of Los Angeles-based artist Jonas Wood, and celebrates the “love of basketball that defines our city, our culture, and our organization,” according to the team. The 2024-25 Los Angeles Clippers City Edition uniform celebrates the work of LA artist Jonas Wood. (Los Angeles Clippers) The team said the jerseys and pants will be “Pacific Blue,” a nod to the Clippers’ nautical roots. The…

Fire officials said the plane crashed into a field near Highway 405 shortly after takeoff from Van Nuys Airport Thursday morning, and two people were “very lucky” to walk away from the forced landing. The Los Angeles Fire Department said in a news bulletin that the two occupants, identified only as a man and a woman, safely exited the aircraft after the 1968 Cessna crashed around 7 a.m. near the 15300 block of West Burbank Boulevard. . “We found it upside down in this muddy area. Luckily there was no fire and no rescue was required,” LAFD Capt. Eric Scott…

Police on Thursday asked for information about a woman who was arrested for impersonating a nurse at multiple hospitals in Los Angeles County. After investigating a May 2024 report about a woman allegedly posing as a registered nurse at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Burbank police arrested Amanda Leanne Porter, of Virginia, on Nov. 44 years old) was arrested. “Hospital staff soon discovered that Porter was masquerading as a genuine registered nurse who lived out of state,” the Burbank Police Department said. Authorities said Porter did not have a nursing license and was already on federal probation for a fraud…

Despite growing concerns about safety on subways and stations, one police department plans to remove police presence from public transport early next year. Los Angeles Metro confirmed in a statement to KTLA that its contract with the Long Beach Police Department will end on December 30th, ending the partnership between the two departments. “We value our partnership with the Long Beach Police Department, one of three contract law enforcement agencies serving Metro,” the statement reads. “We will continue to work closely with the Long Beach Police Department to ensure the safety of our stations.” We will work with our other…

A garbage fire was reported at a homeless encampment in Van Nuys, where business owners and neighbors said they were fed up with the unsanitary and dangerous conditions. The fire was reported at 5 a.m. Thursday near Oxnard Street and Sepulveda Boulevard and was extinguished within 30 minutes by firefighters. Black smoke billowing from the Van Nuys encampment could be seen in many parts of the San Fernando Valley Thursday morning. “Not only is it an eyesore, it’s not safe,” said Christopher McNair, a senior manager at Electro Rent Corporation in the area, adding Thursday’s fire was one of a…

A new program to help fund energy-efficient home renovations was announced Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Energy Commission (CEC). Interested parties can submit an application for Phase 1 of the Home Appliances and Appliances Rebate (HEAR or HEEHRA in California). Funded by the Inflation Control Act (IRA), this program provides $80 million to low- to moderate-income homeowners to retrofit their homes with efficient electrification systems. In California, homeowners whose household income is between 80% and 150% of Area Median Income (AMI) can receive up to $4,000, and those below 80% of AMI can receive up to $8,000.…

Los Angeles police announced Thursday that they have arrested a man who attempted at least three carjackings Saturday in Lincoln Heights and Boyle Heights. Maurice LaTorre is accused of approaching a woman at a gas station in the 3200 block of North Broadway around 10:40 a.m. Saturday and attempting to force her into her car. Police said the man then made similar attempts on two other women around 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. The 49-year-old man was admitted to Los Angeles General Medical Center. But after police circulated video footage of the attempted carjacking, a nurse at the hospital recognized…

Los Angeles County got a gift from voters. Measure A would pass a half-cent sales tax on the dollar that would provide $1 billion annually to provide services and housing to homeless people. Providing homeless people with the help they need is a difficult, time-consuming and expensive task, but residents clearly still believe in the mission. But we can probably expect visible progress in the near future, especially considering this is the second tax measure county voters have passed for this purpose. The first was 2017’s Measure H, which now repeals the quarter-cent sales tax and replaces it with Measure…

The City of Los Angeles will soon begin construction on a $740 million project in the San Fernando Valley to turn wastewater into purified drinking water, expanding the city’s local water supply to prepare for droughts made worse by climate change. It’s planned.The city plans to break ground next month to begin construction of a new facility at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys. Once completed, the facility will purify treated wastewater and produce 20 million gallons of drinking water per day, enough to supply approximately 250,000 people.The potable water produced by the plant will be…

Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Jennifer Grasso’s 10-year track record of breaking down doors and apprehending armed suspects in SWAT makes her a strong candidate to lead this year’s tactical unit. Grasso, the department’s first female SWAT officer, said she gained more confidence after receiving the blessings of her outgoing boss.But Grasso instead handed her over as an “officer in charge” when her superiors learned that she and others had agreed to cooperate in denouncing a deep-rooted culture of violence, secrecy and cover-up. , he claimed.Grasso and several other SWAT members are scheduled to testify at the civil trial, which…