Zach Behrens

After two days of protests, the LAPD hopes to calm tensions by holding a meeting tonight to address Sunday's fatal police shooting that left a day laborer dead. Community members will be able to ask questions and hear speakers talk about incident, LAPD's Use of Force Policy and how it reviews use of force incidents. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck will be joined by Inspector General Nicole Bershon, other officers, Councilmember Ed Reyes and the...

Photo by A.C.Thamer via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Small business journal Portfolio.com yesterday released a study detailing the most and least stressful cities in the country, finding Detroit at the top of the list and Salt Lake City at the bottom. It wasn't based on personal interviews, rather it was based on data from issues that contribute to a populace's stress: Unemployment, poverty, unhealthy air, commuting and sunshine, to name a few. L.A....

Police today identified a 50-year-old man as the deceased person discovered inside a burning car under the 101 Freeway last week. But until the coroner's office receives the final toxicology report, the final cause of death for Russell Rathert of Van Nuys is listed as undetermined. "During the initial autopsy examination, no injuries were found on Mr. Rathert and evidence indicated he was deceased prior to the fire," police said in a statement today....

For a second consecutive night, protestors took to a street corner west of downtown where a man was shot and killed by police over the weekend. Four people were arrested Monday after rocks and bottles were thrown at LAPD officers clad in riot gear. Tonight, authorities declared an unlawful assembly after firing "at least two volleys of non-lethal projectiles" into the crowd at 6th and Union in Westlake, according to the LA Times. [Update, 11:24...

Left to Right: Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary A.G. Kawamura. | Photo via the Governor's Office Last month's major recall of Iowa-produced eggs has consumers wary of just about all eggs found on grocery store shelves. That's why Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (or SchwarzenEGGer -- we couldn't resist) today dropped by a Sacramento supermarket to assure Californians that eggs from the Golden State are a-okay....

The poll, however, found that the two candidates were only ahead within the margin of error. Like many other polls trying to determine who is ahead in the California Senate and governor races, the results are pretty much the same: it's too close to call (but not all of them). Incumbent Barbara Boxer leads former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina 48 to 44%, according to CNN's survey of 866 registered California voters. In the race for...

Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist LAist's story yesterday about the new pay to park policy for the newly installed coin and card meters spread virally throughout the internet. Angelenos bemoaned on Twitter, Faceboook and blogs that it was unfair. At issue was that no matter what, even if the new meters read FAIL, you have to pay. But there are some key points that we should have especially emphasized. The new policy is only for...

Photo by gtall1 via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr It's random timing, but on the heels of Glendale falling to the bottom of the "Best Drivers Report" and Los Angeles being named the second most stressful city in the country, comes this report about road rage. Police are searching for a man who got out of his car at a red light at a Glendale intersection and attacked a couple through the sunroof of...

Now that Labor Day weekend is past, the political season is heating up. As of this morning, there were three debates scheduled between gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown, who finally began running ads this week, and Meg Whitman -- two in Northern California and one in Central California. Noticeably, Southern California, where most voters live, is missing from that list and it's become a political talking point for Brown. "I call on my opponent to...

via ZevWeb He's been a steady name in Los Angeles politics for decades, from the Los Angeles City Council to his current long-term spot with the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. Now, he's seriously being asked -- apparently by "people you just can't ignore" -- to consider making a stab at running for Mayor of Los Angeles next year, when Antonio Villaraigosa's term is up. "I will consider it, but it's not first and...