Employees at Food 4 Less, a grocery chain owned by Kroger, are threatening to walk off the job, reports the OC Register. The workers are reportedly angry about claims that workers at Ralph's, which is also owned by Kroger, make up to $3 more an hour than they do. The union has been in talks with Kroger, and they're expected to pick back up towards the end of the month. more ›

Brace yourselves, loft dwellers: there's not going to be a downtown Trader Joe's in the near future. If you want shrink-wrapped veggies and Charles Shaw wine, you're going to have to continue hiking up to Silver Lake or Pasadena for your fix. more ›

A tentative agreement has been reached between the union and the three major SoCal grocery store chains, bringing to an end a tense and protracted period of negotiations hinging largely on health insurance fees and other wage-related issues. more ›

Despite the passed grocery strike deadline, grocery workers remain at work while Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons representatives continue with contract negotiations. Unionized grocery workers issued a 72-hour notice canceling a contract extension, which marks the final step before a strike. SoCalian grocery workers have been working sans contract since March 6. more ›

Did you unhand your guns on Mother's Day weekend? Well, many Angelenos did. The City of Los Angeles held its annual Gun Buy-Back Day in May. Without question, guns were turned in at three different locations over the weekend in exchange for a Ralphs gift certificate. more ›

Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 23-year-old woman who went missing over the weekend along with her 4-week-old daughter. According to a statement issued this morning by the LAPD, Kathy Nicole Leath and her daughter, Genesis True Leath, were last seen by her uncle Cortez Leath at the Ralph's on San Vicente and Pico at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. more ›

It's back to the bargaining table for union leaders and representatives from the three major local grocery store chains, and there will be no strike this week. Over the weekend, a vote by unionized grocery workers yielded a 90% return in favor of authorizing a strike. more ›

Grocery workers negotiating for a better health care plan have rejected a proposal by the management of Vons, Ralphs and Albertsons. Supermarket chains may come back with a better offer, the Orange County Register Reports. If not, union members could decide to give immediate notice to strike and then walk out 72 hours later. more ›

Ballots are being cast today and tomorrow by unionized grocery workers from the big local chains and a strike could be authorized as a result. "Depending on the outcome of this vote, a strike could happen as early as next week," notes ABC7. The issue remains the employees' health care plan, and its monthly cost. more ›

Grocery workers in Southern California have been threatening to strike since April, but according to a statement from the worker's union, the time may be at hand. This week, they say, meetings are being held with picket captains, and a strike could come as soon as next week. Workers are protesting their contracts, the negotiations of which have been going on for six months. more ›

Hundreds of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) delegates from the 2011 NAACP Convention will assemble in downtown Los Angeles this afternoon to march in support of 62,000 Southern California grocery workers. more ›

Amid ongoing contract negotiations and the constant threat of a worker strike, officials representing Ralphs, Vons and Albertons issued a statement today addressing the state of their bargaining with the grocery workers' union. In it, they comment on the agreements reached so far at the negotiating table, which include retaining parts of the current pension plan. more ›

Vons, Ralphs, and Albertsons announced in a statement that a tentative agreement has been struck with the grocery workers' union, United Food and Commercial Workers Locals (UFCW), regarding the pension portion of the paperwork. Terms of the agreement that affects more than 60,000 employees in the region were not disclosed. more ›

After voting to authorize a strike, grocery store workers are getting closer and closer to actually going through with protesting their employers, including Ralph's, Von's and Alberton's, reports the Daily Breeze. The proposed strike came about in part because of foot-dragging on the part of the grocery stores; the workers contracts ran out in March and employees were put on a day-to-day contract. more ›

Wanted for his alleged involvement in the armed robbery of a Kohl's department store around 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, a suspect was shot by police around 10 p.m. that evening inside a local Ralphs, reports the L.A. Times. The suspect, who is listed in critical condition, pulled out a handgun and ran into the store, according to authorities, as a Glendora police officer was attempting to detain the suspect in the parking lot. more ›

Employees of Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons have voted to go on strike, reports the Daily Breeze. The announcement comes after contract negotiations have been ongoing since the beginning of March. Contracts have been on a day-to-day basis since then. Last week, the union that represents grocery workers -- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 -- announced that they would ask members to vote on the possibility of a strike at last night's meeting. more ›

As contract talks with their employers drag, the Southern California union of grocery workers will consider going on strike. According to KCBS, members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 will vote next Wednesday to decide on their course of action. more ›

Ralphs parent company Kroger released a statement that someone outside of the organization gained "unauthorized access" to a list of shopper names and email addresses on Friday, reports KTLA. Authorities have been alerted, and according to the Ralphs website, no personal data or financial information was revealed. more ›

In an ongoing food-based drama of store vs wallet, Ralphs Grocery Co. has pleaded no contest to overcharging for prepackaged and weighed products at Los Angeles stores. The grocery store chain entered pleas Monday, shortly before the case was scheduled to go to trial, said the city attorney's office said, According to CBS Local, no contest pleas were entered for 62 misdemeanor charges, "including false advertising, mislabeling and selling items that weigh less than they should." more ›

Homeboy Industries, the local non-profit that provides rehabilitation and job training for ex-gang members, has experienced some financial turbulence of late, but with help from LA County and other community supporters, they're hanging tough. Today, the organization announced that Homeboy Tortilla Chips and Salsas will be sold at Ralphs stores in Southern California. more ›

In an effort to impress their Jewish customers, Ralph's Market at 3rd and La Brea got crafty with their Coke display. And it's a good deal too! Tonight is evening #5 of 8 of the latke-filled, festival of lights. Here's to a happy (and carbonated) Hanukkah.
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A salmonella outbreak has spurred a massive egg recall that has been expanded to affect several stores in California that carry the eggs produced by Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa, according to LA Now. more ›

A proposed development surrounding a redesigned Ralphs (making it into a Fresh Fare) in Sherman Oaks looks like it's coming closer to reality. At issue for those opposing the project was the height. The city's specific plan for the area (.pdf) says buildings should be no more than 30 feet, but Ralphs wanted it up to 48 feet. Looks like 11 feet of that height has been chopped. more ›

Ralphs and its parent company, Kroger, will face three additional misdemeanor charges for false advertising and scanner overcharging, according to the Daily Breeze at the store at 3300 W. Slauson Ave. Arraignment is set to take place on July 29th. That same day, Ralphs and Kroger will be arraigned on the initial 62 misdemeanor counts that were brought up following an investigation by the City Attorney's office that included test purchases made at 14 area Ralphs stores. A company spokesperson said Ralphs is conducting their own investigation, and "will take corrective actions as necessary." more ›

Today the Deputy City Attorney Don Cocek and the City Attorney's Criminal Branch filed suit against Ralphs grocery stores and their parent company, Kroger, following an undercover inspection that revealed 14 Los Angeles locations were overcharging customers on pre-packaged and weighed products. more ›

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the LAPD, and faith-based community organizations are teaming up for the second time to run a citywide Gun Buyback on Saturday. more ›

A scorecard released today by Greenpeace examines American supermarket chains and to what extent their seafood business is practiced sustainably. more ›

With crime down, LAPD officers have been able to focus on different types of problems like cold cases and in the case of downtown Los Angeles, the rising crime trend of bike thievery. “It seems there is no shortage of bike thieves downtown,” explained Lt. Paul Vernon, commanding officer of the Central Detective Division, in a press release this morning. more ›

As HOWS Market in the NoHo Arts District takes a dive, the nearby popular Ralphs in Sherman Oaks at Ventura Boulevard and Hazeltine Avenue is looking to upgrade. The Kroger Company is looking to completely redo the property, turning the store it into a Fresh Fare, and adding a handful of other retail options (they could end up being restaurants, dry cleaners, a cell phone store, etc). more ›

A 21-year-old man was killed in a gang shooting last night and another man was shot in a botched drug deal at a grocery store early this morning. more ›