Grace Toohey is a reporter at the Los Angeles Times covering breaking news for the Fast Break Desk. Before joining the newsroom in 2022, she covered criminal justice issues at the Orlando Sentinel and the Advocate in Baton Rouge. Toohey is a Maryland native and proud Terp.
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San Francisco 49ers owner and Chief Executive John ‘Jed’ York was arrested after responding to an online ad advertising a prostitute that ended up being a sting, according to an arrest report.
John “Jed” York was arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution by a task force focused on human trafficking, but he pleaded no contest to different misdemeanor charges, according to court records.
The ruling was a blow to California, as the federal judge upheld Trump administration orders that helped restart the operation off Santa Barbara’s coast.
The autopsy found Melissa Casias died from a gunshot wound to the head, but was unable to determine whether it was self-inflicted.
Beyond communities along the coast, most of the region will be under a heat advisory from Tuesday morning through Thursday, with highs of 92 to 105 expected, according to a heat advisory.
Changing demographics — namely an aging population and smaller families — have driven down the average household size in California. So even as more houses are added to the market, vacancy rates have remained low and housing costs high.
A UC Santa Cruz student died after the vehicle she was in veered off the road, dropped off a seaside cliff and plunged into the Pacific, according to officials. A second occupant survived.
Jacob Whisenant had frequently posted about his adventures across the Sierra Nevada, not only rock climbing but also backcountry skiing, biking and camping, according to his Instagram page.
A new initiative seeks to model a solution for affordable homeownership: building multifamily complexes on L.A.’s 20,000 small, vacant, privately owned lots.