A shelter in San Clemente is trying to find good homes for a group of pit bull puppies that were found in December after being abandoned, reports KTLA. The puppies were discovered in a crate with their mother just before Christmas, and taken by a Good Samaritan to the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter. more ›

An 18-year-old woman who gave birth on Friday allegedly abandoned her newborn son in a North Hollywood trash can, according to KTLA. Authorities initiated an investigation after the woman, whose name has not been released, "received treatment at a local hospital without a baby." Meanwhile, her baby boy was left "inside a wastebasket at a home in the 4500 block of Simpson Avenue." While an autopsy has been ordered for the baby, found yesterday evening, his mother is "facing questioning," but has not yet been arrested. more ›

Abandoned shopping carts lining the streets are a neighborhood nuisance, but one the city has had trouble solving. That could change today when the L.A. City Council takes on a proposal to institute an ordinance that would have businesses control their shopping cart inventory by using technologies to stop them from leaving store grounds. more ›

The Department of Street Services doesn’t have the authority to remove abandoned bikes on the 3,000 city-owned bike racks in L.A., officials say. Many business owners complain about the eyesore of bicycle skeletons left on racks in front of their stores, but current laws don’t allow the city to touch them. During this week’s Transportation Committee meeting, cyclists suggested creating a system for bikes similar to car parking meters and time limit enforcements, and doing away with the ban on parking bikes on meters. more ›