Month: January 2020

A 5-year-old girl was taken to a hospital Wednesday evening after being shot in South Los Angeles, authorities said. The shooting occurred near 41st Place and Woodlawn Avenue. Officer Mike Lopez with the Los Angeles Police Department said detectives were at the scene trying to sort out what happened. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded…

Con Pane Rustric Breads and Cafe, a popular, longtime Point Loma business, announced Wednesday that it was closing after a federal immigration audit that the owner says found a number of unauthorized workers. In a Facebook post late in the day, the restaurant ownership called the closure a “heartbreaking loss,” but said it had no…

A federal lawsuit filed this week alleges that two Santa Ana employees left two federal detainees locked and chained inside a hot van for four hours after returning the pair from their court hearings. On April 8, Dongyuan Li, a 41-year-old Chinese citizen, and Romaldo Marchan Delgado, a 56-year-old Mexican citizen, were put in handcuffs,…

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, Jan. 16, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter If you are a woman who is so bold as to inhabit a vaguely public stage, chances are high that you will be called a lot of things that can’t…

Tell an actor that his work is Oscar-worthy, and he’ll graciously accept the kind words while silently damning you for potentially jinxing his chances. Tell an actor who’s never been nominated for an Oscar that this is finally going to be his year and, as was the case with Antonio Banderas a couple of months…

Prolific TV producer Ryan Murphy will be honored by GLAAD this year for making “a significant difference in accelerating LGBTQ acceptance.” The media watchdog announced Thursday that “The Politician” director will be this year’s recipient of its prestigious Vito Russo Award when the 31st GLAAD Media Awards take place in New York on March 19.…

A glimpse of the daily life of a sex worker is one way to look at “Jezebel,” multi-hyphenate Numa Perrier’s autobiographical micro-indie that toggles between a family’s cramped one-bedroom apartment and the offices of an online porn site. But a richer way to view this sincere, unexpected gem is as a portrait of blossoming agency…

Jeanine Cummins’ fourth book, “American Dirt,” is a surprising departure from her previous novels, which mined her Irish ancestry for substance and inspiration. (She’s also of Puerto Rican heritage.) “American Dirt,” according to the author’s note, was shaped by four years of research and a concern for the plight of undocumented immigrants. It charts the…

Each year, visitors to Yosemite National Park turn out to see a natural phenomenon that lasts just two weeks in February: the winter “firefall.” The waning light of winter days hits a waterfall on El Capitan’s granite walls at just the right angle to create a streak of orange resembling a lava flow. “Just before…

My sister is 18 months older than I, but I’m taller. It used to drive her crazy as we were growing up when people asked whether we were twins or, worse, whether I was older. I thought it was obvious. She was friendly, confident and funny. When I said she was older, I did so…