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En 2022 Fher Olvera, líder vocal de la banda Maná, le dijo a Los Angeles Times en Español que durante la administración de Barack Obama tuvieron la oportunidad de reunirse con él para abogar por latinos inmigrantes en este país, pero luego del cambio de poder se distanciaron porque no estaban de acuerdo con las políticas radicales del siguiente gobierno. “Desde que estaba Obama, estuvimos (reunidos) cuatro o cinco veces y no tuvimos más oportunidad porque nos desmarcamos con el siguiente presidente porque nos pareció sumamente racista, una postura muy radical”, dijo en una conversación antes de iniciar su residencia en el Forum de Los Ángeles. Olvera, quien ha sido desde siempre un fiel luchador de los derechos de los latinos dijo convencido que nuestra comunidad latina ha sido factor fundamental en la política de este país y eso se demostró en las pasadas elecciones. “Ya movimos la plataforma, la política se vio en las pasadas elecciones, hemos agarrado un ‘power’ (poder) muy interesante. Obviamente la ecología y otras cosas que hemos hecho son importantes, pero los derechos humanos los abrazamos con gran pasión”, señaló.

Two small earthquakes struck north of Malibu on Monday morning, just four days after a magnitude 4.7 quake was reported in the same area along the Pacific Coast. The first earthquake Monday, a magnitude 3.7 temblor, was reported at 4:22 a.m. about one mile north of Malibu just west of Kanan Dume Road, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The second quake occurred at 7:05 a.m. in roughly the same area, just east of Kana Dume Road, and registered a magnitude 2.8. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department said the department did not receive any calls for service in response to the earthquakes. In the past 10 days, there have been eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. Thursday’s Malibu earthquake was part of the 14th seismic sequence with at least one magnitude 4 or higher earthquake this year in Southern California, said seismologist Lucy Jones, a Caltech research associate. An average of five earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.0 and 4.0 occur per year in the Greater Los Angeles area, according to a recent three-year data sample. Monday’s first earthquake

Tito Jackson, one of the original members of the seminal Motown group the Jackson 5, has died. He was 70. Jackson’s death was announced late Sunday by his three sons. They did not disclose a cause of death for the late guitarist and background singer, but said they were “shocked, saddened and heartbroken.” Representatives for Jackson did not immediately respond Monday to The Times’ requests for comment. “Our father was an incredible man who cared about everyone and their well-being,” sons Taj, Taryll and TJ said in a statement posted on Instagram. “Some of you may know him as Tito Jackson from the legendary Jackson 5, some may know him as ‘Coach Tito’ or some know him as ‘Poppa T.’ Nevertheless, he will be missed tremendously. It will forever be ‘Tito Time’ for us. Please remember to do what our father always preached and that is ‘Love One Another.’ We love you Pops.” Jackson, born Oct. 15, 1953, as Toriano Adaryll Jackson, was one of seven siblings to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, and of superstar Janet Jackson. He was among the founding

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Palmdale station announced it will be closed Monday in honor of fallen Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer. “Today, September 16, 2024, marks the one year anniversary of our fallen brother, Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer’s passing,” the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station posted on Instagram. In honor of Clinkunbroomer, the Sheriff’s Station closed its lobby doors so its personnel could stand watch in front of the station. “We will not be open to provide our residents with vehicle/repo releases, copies of reports or other inquiries until 12:01 AM on September 17, 2024,” the post read. Clinkunbroomer was ambushed and fatally shot one year ago while sitting at a red light in his patrol vehicle.  The shooting was described as “cowardly and senseless” by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. The man accused in the shooting has been charged with murder.

L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón and his opponent in the race for his office, former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, have agreed to a debate next month to be presented by KNX News and The Los Angeles Times. The debate will air live at 5 p.m. PT on Oct. 8 on KNX (97.1 FM and 1070 AM) and the digital and social platforms of The Times and KNX. The showdown in the hotly contested race comes at a pivotal moment in the closing weeks before the Nov. 5 vote. The candidates are selling voters vastly different visions of crime and justice in L.A. County. Polling indicates that Hochman, with his pledge to reverse many of Gascón’s progressive policies, has strong momentum in the race. Gascón will seek to defend his record of reform-minded policies aimed at reducing prison populations and instituting alternative approaches to prosecution and punishment. Hochman is pitching himself as a more traditional prosecutor, tough on crime but still focused on stemming mass incarceration. The candidates have rarely gone head-to-head so far in the campaign. At last week’s Zoom forum hosted by Jewish

Tito Jackson, one of the original members of the seminal Motown group the Jackson 5, has died. He was 70. Jackson’s death was announced late Sunday by his three sons. They did not disclose a cause of death for the late guitarist and background singer, but said they were “shocked, saddened and heartbroken.” Representatives for Jackson did not immediately respond Monday to The Times’ requests for comment. “Our father was an incredible man who cared about everyone and their well-being,” sons Taj, Taryll and TJ said in a statement posted on Instagram. “Some of you may know him as Tito Jackson from the legendary Jackson 5, some may know him as ‘Coach Tito’ or some know him as ‘Poppa T.’ Nevertheless, he will be missed tremendously. It will forever be ‘Tito Time’ for us. Please remember to do what our father always preached and that is ‘Love One Another.’ We love you Pops.” Jackson, born Oct. 15, 1953, as Toriano Adaryll Jackson, was one of seven siblings to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, and of superstar Janet Jackson. He was among the founding

The body of a 61-year-old man was discovered in Yosemite National Park more than 20 days after he was expected to return from his solo hike. Yosemite National Park announced in a Facebook post Thursday that rangers were searching for Kirk Thomas-Olsen, who had gone missing on a planned backing trip around the Ostrander Lake Area from Aug. 23 to 27. A day later, a niece of Thomas-Olsen said in a Facebook post that his body was found, and on Saturday officials confirmed his death but provided no additional information. Kirk S. Thomas-Olsen (National Park Service) Thomas-Olsen traveled from San Luis Obispo to the park and left a note on his vehicle announcing when he would return, his niece Holly Leeson told the San Francisco Chronicle. He was declared missing when park rangers discovered the note on Thursday, she said. Leeson then posted on Facebook to ask for the public’s help to find her uncle. She described Thomas-Olsen as a “an experienced hiker and former park ranger” and said her family was “struggling to understand what has happened to him out there” in the national

The man suspected of trying to assassinate former President Trump was charged Monday with federal gun crimes as the Secret Service faced new scrutiny and Trump blamed the violence on Democrats who cast him as a threat to democracy. “He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris and he acted on it,” Trump said of the gunman in a Monday morning interview with Fox News Digital. “Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country.” Though Democrats have called Trump’s own rhetoric divisive, they largely avoided criticizing his comments Monday and instead stayed silent or expressed relief that the attempt on Trump’s life was not successful. President Biden, speaking to reporters as he left the White House on Monday morning, said he thanked God that Trump was not injured, but was concerned that the agency protecting the former president lacked resources. “One thing I want to make clear is: The service needs more help,” Biden said. “And I think Congress should respond to