Powerful Santa Ana winds could topple trees, down power lines across L.A., forecasters warn

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Whitaker Peak in Angeles National Forest saw wind speeds up to 96 mph on Sunday while wind speeds in Malibu Hills in the Santa Monica Mountains reached up to 55 mph. Temperatures in Los Angeles are expected to linger in the low to mid 70s until Wednesday, when the mercury will drop back to the mid-60s. A slight chance of rain is in the forecast ...
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Shuttlegate: Lost In Beverly Hills Edition, Shoe Valet & More Behind-the-Scenes Golden Globe Moments

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Somehow, the driver missed his designated turn and took S. Santa Monica to Wilshire. With Wilshire blocked for northbound traffic, the shuttle started driving around Beverly Hills. Multiple unsuccessful attempts to go through checkpoints into the security perimeter around the Beverly Hilton followed as the shuttle was repeatedly turned around.
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Top LA news: 1 injured after Ferrari crashes into WeHo eatery; residents protest war; more

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One person was hospitalized after a Ferrari plowed into a West Hollywood restaurant Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. The car crashed into the PUMP Restaurant Lounge on 8948 Santa Monica Blvd., authorities said.
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Ferrari Crashes Into Pump Restaurant in WeHo

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A car crashed into the front of West Hollywood restaurant Pump Sunday afternoon, sheriffs deputies said. The car crashed through the front railings of the restaurant, located at the corner of Robertson and Santa Monica. In pictures, shattered glass can be seen on the floor. The restaurant is owned by Vanderpump Rules star Lisa Vanderpump.
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Calif. privacy ramifications

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Vampr is currently about 1,000 users shy of the threshold, but Simons expects the app will reach that milestone sometime in January. The Santa Monica, California-based company’s home state is its biggest market. The law aims to protect consumers from having their information sold without their knowledge or consent. It was passed by the ...
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Newsletter: A killing’s consequences in the Mideast

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The story of Giichi Matsumura, a Japanese American man from Santa Monica who had been incarcerated for three years at the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II and went missing during a hike. His remains were found in October and positively identified last week. — Chancy Arnold, the longest-serving Border Patrol agent in the ...
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One Person Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Lisa Vanderpump's Restaurant PUMP

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ET has reached out to local police for more information on the accident. Ken Todd, Vanderpump's husband and business partner, tells ET, "A Ferrari slammed through PUMP at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Robertson in West Hollywood just after 2 p.m. on Sunday. One girl was slightly injured and taken to the hospital with cuts.
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John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Humor, Is Dead at 88

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That summer, he moved from San Diego to Santa Monica, Calif., and began teaching a course at CalArts, called “post-studio,” that was not tied to any traditional genre, like painting or drawing. At CalArts Mr. Baldessari started making videos, using one of a couple dozen Sony Portapak analog recording systems owned by the institute.
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Ferrari Slams Into Lisa Vanderpump's West Hollywood Restaurant

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The crash was reported at 1:55 p.m. Sunday at Lisa Vanderpump's restaurant, Pump, at 8948 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. (Google Maps) WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA — One person was hospitalized after a Ferrari crashed into Pump, the West Hollywood restaurant owned by reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump, authorities said Monday. The crash was ...
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The pickup war escalates as Ram beats Silverado for first time

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"This is really quite a shake-up and it's uncharted territory for the Ram because it's never been No. 2," just behind the best-selling Ford F-150, said Jeremy Acevedo, an analyst at Edmunds in Santa Monica, California. "It would be like the Chevy Malibu leapfrogging the Honda Accord or Toyota Camry" sedans. Ford Motor Co. reports its sales Monday.
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