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Warning: graphic video content Residents of an apartment building in Santa Monica say they have been terrorized by a man who walks around completely nude at all hours of the day and night and worry someone could get hurt if the behavior escalates.   People living at an apartment complex on 20th Street near Pico Boulevard say it’s bad enough that the male resident walks around naked at all hours of the day, but what’s worse is the harassment and racism they face in addition to his screaming obscenities and continually trashing his apartment.   “I see things being thrown out [of his apartment],” a woman who lives in the building who did not want to be identified said. “I’ve seen him defecate in the parking stalls. Whatever he uses to wipe himself, he brings it throughout here.”   Another female resident, who did not want to be identified, said the man often screams racial slurs at her and has walked into her apartment.   “He’s called me slave, B-word, N-word,” she told KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade. “He told me he’s going to kill me.”

A brush fire that erupted Tuesday just southwest of Perris burned roughly 10 acres on a rocky hillside before being stopped. The non-injury Lukens Fire was reported at 3:35 p.m. in the area of Lukens Lane and West Metz Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Containment increased to 80% as of 10:28 p.m., the department reported. The department said multiple engine and hand crews were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a moderate rate to the south in rugged terrain. Three Cal Fire air tankers and a water-dropping helicopter began runs on the fire just before 4 p.m., slowing its growth and enabling ground crews to begin establishing tentative containment lines. All aircraft were released by 5:30 p.m. The fire’s rate of spread was stopped at 5:40 p.m. No homes or other structures were damaged, though the flames came close to an outbuilding, according to reports from the scene. Crews were expected to remain on the fire lines, fortifying containment lines, long into the night, until containment is complete and will be out patrolling Wednesday, the fire department said. The

Dave Roberts cracked a smile, sighed a deep breath of relief, then started to laugh with a disbelieving shake of his head. “You know what, I don’t know,” the Dodgers manager said of his team’s recurring ability to stage unlikely late-game comebacks. “It doesn’t help my quality of life, waiting for the seventh inning to come alive with the bats.” Roberts’ heart might be worse for the wear, but his lineup’s flair for the dramatic was once again for the best. In a 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, the Dodgers scored twice in the seventh inning, then twice again in the ninth, rallying for their 18th comeback win and, thanks to Teoscar Hernández’s game-winning single, third walk-off victory of the season. “Better late than never,” Roberts added, proudly, in his postgame news conference. “When it matters, they do come alive. They keep fighting … There was fight to the end.” Really, the Dodgers had to grind through the entirety of a series-opening win against the Diamondbacks in front of a sold-out Chavez Ravine crowd. After leading by two runs early, Bobby

Walt Disney Co. chief executive Bob Iger and his wife Willow Bay, dean of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, are close to completing a deal that would see them invest $250 million in Angel City FC, nearly doubling the value of the most valuable women’s sports franchise in the world. Dylan Byers, of the news website Puck, was first to report on the negotiations, were which confirmed to The Times by two people with knowledge of the investment, but who are not authorized to speak about it on the record. The transaction could be completed quickly, with Bay and Iger replacing Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian as the team’s controlling shareholder. Ohanian was also the team’s representative on the NWSL Board of Governors. It was not immediately clear Tuesday who would assume that role. Angel City officials declined to comment. Last fall, Ohanian, Angel City’s lead investor and one of its four primary owners, raised objections to the team’s profligate spending. Angel City had by far the most revenue in the NWSL last year at $31 million, but it is also spending the most, leaving

Amid a blistering heatwave in Southern California, fire officials are worried that triple-digit temperatures and extremely dry weather will be the perfect environment for fire disaster. Summer creates the perfect conditions for brush and vegetation fires to combust at any time. The dangers are only exacerbated by the many fireworks waiting to be ignited during the July 4th celebrations this weekend. With an excessive heatwave warning in place and temperatures set to hit triple digits across the Southland this week, local and state officials have activated resources toward an Extreme Temperature Response Plan by opening free cooling centers across the state and enforcing heat protections for outdoor workers. Excessive heat warnings and watches are in effect for much of California starting Tuesday through the end of the week and weekend,” according to Governor Gavin Newsom’s office. The National Weather Service is “forecasting Extreme HeatRisk for many parts of the state, with hot conditions between 105 and 115 degrees for multiple days and little overnight relief,” state officials said. “The weather and everything out here is dry, so even if someone is smoking or they just

Los octavos de final de la Eurocopa 2024 ya son parte de la historia. España e Inglaterra superaron sus respectivos duelos contra Georgia (4-1) y Eslovaquia (2-1 tras la prórroga) para sellar su pase a cuartos de final de la Eurocopa-2024. Tras unos octavos de final, estas son las ocho selecciones que han pasado a cuartos: España, Alemania, Portugal, Francia, Holanda, Turquía, Inglaterra y Suiza. La Eurocopa 2024 ahora entra en su fase crítica y la final del 14 de julio en Berlín está cada vez más cerca. El duelo de los cuartos de final serán sin duda el encuentro de la anfitriona Alemania ante España el viernes, 5 de julio, en Stuttgart. Suiza enfrentará a Inglaterra un día después en Düsseldorf. Los cuartos de final comenzarán el viernes y concluirán el sábado. Estos son los emparejamientos: Cuartos de Final Viernes, 5 de julio España vs. Alemania, 9 a.m., FOX, ViX Portugal vs. Francia, 12 p.m., FOX, ViX Sábado, 6 de julio Inglaterra vs. Suiza, 9 a.m., FOX, ViX Holanda vs. Turquía, 12 p.m., FOX, ViX

It isn’t over until it’s over. For roughly 38 minutes, the Sparks and their jubilant home crowd thought they had it. After seven consecutive devastating losses on the road, along with a myriad of injuries, the Sparks were finally going to get a win. Until they didn’t. Despite holding a 12-point lead after three quarters and a season-best night by Stephanie Talbot, the shorthanded Sparks couldn’t hold off the Washington Mystics in the final minutes Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. The Sparks lost 82-80, extending their losing streak to eight games. “I thought we did a lot of good things in stretches, but that’s not going to feel good because of the fourth quarter and ultimately the loss,” Sparks coach Curt Miller said. “There’s a razor thin line between winning and losing in this league and with our youth and injuries it’s even thinner. You watched that thin line evaporate in the fourth quarter and it’s disappointing because we played well enough early to be in control of that game in the fourth.” Along with a season-ending injury to Cameron Brink, Lexie Brown (Crohn’s disease)

A family in the Antelope Valley whose home erupted in flames over the weekend said they believe the cause of the devastating blaze was unsanctioned fireworks being set off in the area. Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the June 30 fire on West Avenue 012 in Palmdale and said firefighters found the house fully engulfed in flames, as well as a one-acre brush fire.   Now, Irma Campos and her family are sleeping outside the charred remains of their home in an RV lent to them by a neighbor.   “It’s going to take us a year to come back from this,” she told KTLA’s Angeli Kakade.   Campos said that unsanctioned fireworks in Palmdale have been a problem for years, saying that on Friday and Saturday, explosions were coming from everywhere. It wasn’t until Sunday though, that she says a firework landed in her backyard and caused a massive fire.   “We opened up the curtain and the fire was just coming right at us,” she explained.   Image of the smoke and flames as the blaze engulfed the

Updated on: July 2, 2024 / 11:53 PM EDT / CBS/AP 7/2: CBS Morning News 7/2: CBS Morning News 20:16 Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of “Shampoo,” “The Last Detail” and other acclaimed films whose work on “Chinatown” became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died. He was 89. Towne “passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family” Monday at his home in Los Angeles, his publicist Carri McClure, told CBS News in a statement. She did not provide a cause of death. In an industry which gave birth to rueful jokes about the writer’s status, Towne for a time held prestige comparable to the actors and directors he worked with. Through his friendships with two of the biggest stars of the 1960s and ’70s, Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, he wrote or co-wrote some of the signature films of an era when artists held an unusual level of creative control. The rare “auteur” among screen writers, Towne managed to bring a highly personal and influential vision of Los Angeles onto the

About 19 months into her four-year term, Mayor Karen Bass Tuesday is moving forward with her bid for reelection. Bass filed paperwork to form a fundraising committee for the June 2026 election, the first to do so, according to the city’s Ethics Commission. The mayor said she hopes to continue to “deliver the change that Angelenos deserve,” the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. In a fundraising email to supporters, Bass said her administration touted what she described as accomplishments on addressing homelessness, public safety and maintaining city services. “We’re bringing change to L.A.,” Bass’ campaign posted on social media Monday. “We brought homelessness down for the first time in years, deployed a new approach to make L.A. safer, and are partnering in job and business creation. I’m running for re-election to keep moving L.A. in a new direction.” Bass’ campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.

A 69-year-old woman was killed in an apparently failed robbery attempt at the upscale Fashion Island mall in Newport Beach Tuesday, and three suspects were ultimately taken into custody. According to Newport Beach Police Department Sgt. Steve Oberon, a husband and wife were walking outside the mall near the Barnes & Noble store around 3:30 p.m. when they were approached by two male suspects who attempted to rob them. A “struggle” ensued, during which the woman was dragged into the parking lot area, where she was subsequently run over by the suspects’ white Toyota Camry, Oberon said. One of the suspects fled the scene on foot and fired several shots while fleeing, but nobody was struck, Oberon said. The remaining suspects drove off in the Camry. Those two suspects led authorities on a chase that led to South Gate in Los Angeles County. The driver eventually pulled into a neighborhood and both suspects tried to run away, but both were taken into custody, Oberon said. The third suspect was also arrested, possibly in Cypress, Oberon said. The name of the woman who died was not

Police arrested a suspect driver who stole a van from a children’s hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. The male suspect was seen driving erratically on freeway and surface streets, at times traveling on the wrong side of the road and narrowly missing many nearby vehicles and pedestrians. The suspect ignored street light commands, squeezed through congested roads and weaved dangerously through traffic. LAPD officers continued following closely behind as the driver sped away recklessly. It’s possible the driver may have been armed. The chase began in the North Hollywood area before the suspect pulled over in Panorama City in the San Fernando Valley. That’s when he casually hopped out of the van, ran across the road and into the garden center of a Home Depot store. Police quickly surrounded the store and were seen running into the garden center as Home Depot employees were seen pointing in the direction the suspect ran. The suspect was eventually located and taken into custody.  The suspect, who was initially seen wearing a yellow sweater, appeared to have taken off the sweater in an attempt to blend

SANTA CLARA, California —  Las selecciones de Colombia y Brasil igualaron 1-1 el martes ante 70.971 aficionados en el Levi’s Stadium de Santa Clara, California, y definieron las llaves de Cuartos de Final de la Copa América. Brasil abrió el marcador por medio de Raphinha, mientras que Colombia empató con Daniel Muñoz. Con el empate, Colombia sumó siete puntos para asegurar como líder del Grupo D, mientras que Brasil quedó en la segunda posición con cinco puntos. Costa Rica, con cuatro unidades, y Paraguay, que no sumó, se enfrentaron al mismo tiempo del juego de colombianos y brasileños. Los ticos lograron la victoria, pero de igual manera quedaron eliminados del torneo. Los de Nelson Lorenzo insistieron, propusieron ante una selección Verdeamarelha que ofreció poco en el ataque, aunque generaron algunas opciones peligrosas. Los brasileños empezaron el juego ejerciendo la presión, pero fue Colombia la que tuvo la más clara a los ocho minutos con un disparo de tiro libre de James Rodríguez. El disparo apenas tocó el horizontal y el balón se fue desviado. Tres minutos después, Rodríguez cometió una falta en las afueras de su

SANTA CLARA, California —  Los grandes de Concacaf, Estados Unidos y México, se perderán la fiesta grande de la Copa América que se desarrolla en tierras estadounidenses. El anfitrión Team USA y el Tri, que tiene una gran afición por este lado de la frontera, decepcionaron al no pasar de la primera ronda cuando los pronósticos los daban como favoritos para avanzar, sin embargo, fueron Canadá y Panamá los que dieron la cara por el área y esperan seguir el duro y difícil camino en Cuartos de Final. Aunque matemáticamente, Costa Rica tenía una oportunidad de escabullirse en la última jornada, el milagro no se le dio y fue también eliminado. De Jamaica no se esperaba mucho y fue rápidamente eliminado al ser uno de los peores equipos de la primera fase. La selección Argentina sigue su paso firme y es la gran favorita para repetir como campeón, pero muy de cerca le siguen Uruguay, Colombia y con un perfil más bajo, Brasil. Los Cuartos de Final se definieron completamente el martes con el encuentro de los cafeteros y brasileños. Horarios de Cuartos de Final 4

SAN FRANCISCO —  At a fraught moment in President Biden’s reelection campaign, as he faces calls to drop out of the race due to serious flubs at last week’s debate, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed donors at a private fundraiser Tuesday in San Francisco and focused on the election as a choice between civil liberties and dictatorship. “Let’s just deal with the elephant in the room. There are actually two: One is the debate, and the other is Trump,” Harris said to light laughter from a group of about 35 supporters at the Nob Hill condo of real estate executive Susan Lowenberg, in a high-rise building overlooking the city and bay. “The debate, as the president said, [was] not his finest hour. We all know that,” Harris told the room. But the outcome of the election, she added, “cannot be determined by one day in June.” “It is still the fact that the stakes are so high in this election. It is still the fact that the race is close. It is still the fact that there is a profound contrast on the two sides of

A fire that broke out at a vacant West Hollywood home has left residents angry as squatters are believed to be behind the blaze. The home, located at 7909 Fountain Ave. was found engulfed in flames on June 28. Neighbors have complained about squatters constantly breaking into the property, with many believing the home is a safety hazard to nearby residents. “I have seen those windows boarded up more times than I can count,” said Spencer Morgan, a neighbor. “Each and every time those boards are ripped off [by trespassers]. Just this morning, I have video proof of an unhoused person roaming the property.” “This is like the third time,” a neighbor said of seeing a fire at the home. “It’s very dangerous. It appears the owners don’t really care about any kind of impression they make on the neighborhood or the safety of the neighbors.” The home is reportedly tied up in a years-long litigation battle involving property owners fighting against the city’s plan to build an affordable housing complex on the site. Residents are dismayed after a large fire ignited at a West

At least two suspects are in custody after running over a woman while attempting to flee the scene of a robbery outside a sprawling, high-end shopping mall in Orange County Tuesday. Authorities said the incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. when a group of suspects approached a husband and wife outside a Barnes and Noble bookstore at Fashion Island shopping center, located at 401 Newport Center Drive in Newport Beach, and attempted to rob them. Officials at the Newport Beach Police Department said a struggle ensued and shots were fired, though no one was hit. Two of the suspects jumped into a white sedan in an attempt to flee the scene and ran over the woman and killed her. The suspects then led officers on a high-speed pursuit into Los Angeles County where they were eventually taken into custody in South Gate. A third suspect was located Cypress, police said. A suspect seen arrested in connection to an armed robbery attempt in Newport Beach that left a woman dead on July 2, 2024. (OnScene TV) A suspect seen arrested in connection to an armed robbery attempt

A tranquil summer afternoon at the upscale Fashion Island mall in Newport Beach disintegrated into violence Tuesday, with a woman killed after a botched robbery attempt. Two men accosted the 69-year-old woman and her husband close to the Barnes & Noble bookstore at the mall, authorities said. Shots were fired, but police said no one was struck by bullets. The couple had been walking at Fashion Island when they were approached by the two men, who attempted to rob them, according to Sgt. Steven Oberon of the Newport Beach Police Department. A struggle ensued, and the woman was dragged into a parking lot and subsequently run over by the suspects’ white Toyota Camry. Oberon said the woman’s husband was believed to be uninjured. The victims were not immediately identified. Police pursued the suspects after the incident, a chase that took them into Los Angeles County. Authorities reported that the Camry reached speeds of up to 110 mph as it sped north. A television news helicopter captured video of the car speeding into the left shoulder of the 105 Freeway and at one point grazing the

A week ago, Clayton Kershaw’s recovery from offseason shoulder surgery was temporarily paused because of lingering soreness. While discussing the situation for the first time Tuesday, the 36-year-old Dodgers pitcher smirked when asked what happened. “Just some old-man shoulder, a little bit,” he deadpanned. “There’s some wear and tear in there. But nothing new.” The end of that answer was the most important development Kershaw shared with reporters Tuesday, explaining away last week’s soreness as less of a “setback” and more a normal sidetrack in his recovery from shoulder surgery in November. “I feel like the upward trajectory has been pretty steady up to this point,” said Kershaw, who underwent surgery to repair his shoulder capsule and glenohumeral ligaments. “I just think it’s just like getting your feet underneath you a little bit.” Kershaw had an MRI last week that confirmed no new damage in his shoulder, and also was given some “shots” to help alleviate the soreness he reported to team personnel following his first minor-league rehabilitation start on June 19. This week, Kershaw resumed playing catch in the outfield of Dodger Stadium. On

The days of needing to save two to three months’ worth of rent for a security deposit are largely over in California. Legislation took effect Monday that limits a security deposit on a rental property to no more than one month’s rent for all but the smallest landlords. The law, passed as Assembly Bill 12, was authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco). “Massive security deposits can create insurmountable barriers to housing affordability and accessibility for millions of Californians,” said Haney, who chairs the California Legislature’s Renters Caucus, in a statement. Previously, owners could charge two months of rent for unfurnished property and three months for furnished. The median rent in Los Angeles is $2,795, according to Zillow, an online real estate marketplace. An exception in the bill was carved out for landlords who own two or fewer properties that collectively have no more than four rental units. The bill was written in December 2022, passed by the Assembly and Senate last fall and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October . Along the way, it earned support from the Los Angeles County Board of

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