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Street Vendor Permit Fees Will Drop From $541 to $27 In L.A. Following City Council Approval
The new law will go into effect on July 28th, 2024, and will apply to food as well as merchandise vendors. The reduced fee for annual vending permits will allow many more L.A. vendors to become protected by the law and takes into consideration the average annual income of street vendors.
It Starts With Smoothies: New Program Seeks To Help Low-Income Californians Cook For Better Health
Patients in Recipe4Health exercised more, ate more fresh vegetables, and lowered food insecurity. Doing so led to a lowering of cholesterol levels and more effectively managed blood sugar, research found.
X’Tiosu Kitchen, Boyle Heights’ Beloved Lebanese-Oaxacan Restaurant, Is In Danger of Closing
X’Tiosu Kitchen has been fusing cultures and supporting neighbors in Boyle Heights since 2017, but recent economic struggles have shifted its story of triumph and dream-chasing to one of hardship and struggle.
Will Metro’s Latest Crack Down On Fare Evasion Help Improve Safety For Riders?
Metro’s pilot program, which will run for 90 days, comes after a highly publicized string of violent assaults on both Metro riders and employees. Metro claims the additional step will help fight fare evasion and decrease crime but daily transit riders are skeptical about that approach.
Concealed Carry Firearm Permits Soar More Than 42,000% in Los Angeles, These are The Neighborhoods With The Most Permit Holders
More Angelenos are now permitted to carry concealed firearms in public than ever before. With more people licensed to carry firearms in public than ever before, will L.A. see a rise in shootings and violent crime?
LAPD Buys Its K9s From Breeder That Shares The Name of Hitler’s Bunker
Each canine ranges in price from $9,800 for a “single purpose detection dog” to nearly $13,000 for a “dual purpose police service dog” of European descent, before tax. The specially trained dogs come with names such as Diesel, Rico, and Benny.
Thousands Line Up at L.A.’s Mexican Consulate To Cast Their Historic Vote for Mexico’s First Woman President
The insufficient availability of forms was just one of many issues voters faced on Sunday. No portable restrooms were available, and many people had to wait over five hours to vote.
VIDEO: LAPD Officers Punch and Choke Handcuffed Man in South L.A. For Spitting
Following the murder of George Floyd, in 2020 the LAPD banned “choke holds,” which they define as “any defensive tactic or force option in which direct pressure is applied to a person’s trachea or windpipe.”
VIDEO: LAPD Officer Runs Red Light for Non-Emergency Call, Kills Pedestrian in Marked Crosswalk in Hollywood
This tragic death is a reminder of the dangers of being a pedestrian in Los Angeles. In 2023, for the first time in two decades, there were more than 300 traffic fatalities, according to an analysis. Meaning there were more traffic deaths than homicides in the city.
‘This is Los Angeles:’ Family Behind El Burro at Placita Olvera Fight to Save 57 Years of Tradition and Culture
"It’s a huge part of L.A.'s identity," said Eugenia Nicole Macias. "We’re not going anywhere. Our grandmother raised us to make noise."
