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LA Councilman Wants To Tax Private Golf Courses, Country Clubs
Los Angeles City Councilman Adrin Nazarian introduced the motion seeking to place the proposed measure on the November ballot.

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Los Angeles City Councilman Adrin Nazarian introduced the motion seeking to place the proposed measure on the November ballot.

The first phase of Metro's D (Purple) Line subway extension opened Friday. What to know.
The city council rescinded a bill notice related to brush clearance noncompliance that was issued to Pacific Palisades residents.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Friday was monitoring a deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship.
The plaintiffs settled their individual claims in what was a proposed class-action lawsuit against Apple Inc.
Between Monday night and Friday morning, closures of the 605 Freeway will start as early as 9 p.m. and last through 5 a.m. the next day.
A downtown Los Angeles jury found Maria Del Refugio Avalos, 40, guilty March 19 of one count each of second-degree murder.
The burglary was reported at 1:17 a.m. Friday at the Real Real, in the 8500 block of Melrose Avenue.
The 45-year-old convicted thief was behind bars Wednesday on suspicion of stealing a federal tax check in Laguna Beach.
The extended adoption hours are a part of an effort to help clear crowded shelters.
It was not immediately clear if the incidents were connected, authorities said Wednesday.
A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured when he collided with another vehicle while riding a dirt bike in San Diego's Encanto neighborhood.
Tens of thousands of protestors are expected to gather across Southern California for marches and rallies.
The women was apparently making racist comments toward children and adults at the Linda Vista Recreation Center.
The 40-year-old man was reported missing Sunday by his family after he failed to return home from a hike on El Cajon Mountain.
A man suspected of trying to smuggle a Mexican national who was concealed in a compartment built into the vehicle's gas tank was arrested.
The judge for the man's case, Judge Fred W. Slaughter, went beyond sentencing guidelines due to the "grim" nature of the threats.
The Long Beach man was charged with kidnapping to commit a sex offense and two counts of sexual penetration by foreign object and more.
A 48-year-old man pleaded guilty to 15 felony child sexual assault charges, according to court records.
STAR Tutoring, a new tutoring program is now available to Los Angeles County kids at 30 LA County Library locations.