Skip to Content
News

Headlines: Nine-Year-Old Drowns In Lake Elsinore; California Sending Up to $1,050 to Families In Inflation Relief As Early As October

Welcome back to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely.

-LAPD Officers Faced a Heartbreaking Choice in Heroic Rescue of Family in Burning SUV. [NBC]

-How to cool off this summer and buy a day pass to take a dip at local hotels, without having to pay for the whole night. [LAT]

-At least 10 people are being treated after a tour bus crash near LAX involving a big rig. [ABC]

-A brawl between L.A. Angels and Seattle Mariners players on the field on Sunday's game resulted in eight ejections and a 20-minute delay. [CNN]

-Real Madrid star Gareth Bale is set to start playing for LAFC after his contract with La Liga is finished. [The Guardian]

-Video shows man apparently beaten during street takeover in South L.A. [ABC]

-Kyrie Irving to the Lakers, potentially? [ESPN]

-Long Beach celebrates the opening of an inflatable water playground at Alamitos Beach. [SHT]

-Alhambra Unified School District agrees to pay $750,000 to settle suit alleging a girl was bullied, and sexually abused. [PSN]

-A retail property on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena sold for a record-setting $52 million. [LABJ]

-Body of a nine-year-old drowning victim was recovered by the sheriff's dive team in Lake Elsinore. [ABC]

-Twenty-three million Californians will receive payments of up to $1,050 as part of a $17 billion "inflation relief" package, according to a news release from Newsom's office. [Newsweek]

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from L.A. TACO

Erewhon’s Santa Monica Location Closes Cafe Due To ‘Major Vermin Infestation’

Looks like even the vermin aren't sticking around for $20 smoothies.

Meet the Spicy 16 Taquerías That Advanced to Round 3. Voting Is Now Open!

Did your favorite spot make it to the Spicy 16? It's a royal rumble of L.A.'s best 64 taquerías.

April 10, 2025

Opinion: We Must Defend Chicano Studies From Trump’s Attacks …Again

There is no doubt that attacks on courses like Chicano Studies are coming—indeed, they are already here. The assaults seen on Tucson’s Mexican American Studies and the1619 Project will only intensify and spread nationwide. The real question is: Are we prepared to confront them?

City of L.A. ‘Beautifies’ Chinatown Park, Then Fences It Off And Keeps It Closed For A Year

Today, more than 12 months after the area was cleared of unhoused people, Alameda Triangle remains fenced off. And it doesn’t appear that the area has been maintained for months.

April 10, 2025

L.A. Restaurants and Food Trucks, Here’s How to Apply for $10,000 in Recovery Grants After L.A. Fires

The grants will be given in $10,000 denominations to 242 eateries, coming at a time when local restaurants and food businesses remain embattled.

April 9, 2025
See all posts