Los Angeles, Ca
AG says Pasadena ordinance violates California affordable housing law
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Town of Pasadena, residence to the annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl school soccer contest, is violating a brand new California legislation designed to extend reasonably priced housing, the state lawyer basic warned Tuesday.
It’s Lawyer Normal Rob Bonta’s second such motion after proponents of denser housing stated greater than a dozen communities throughout California had been hurrying to undertake restrictions earlier than the legislation took impact Jan. 1. Greater than 150 cities opposed the legislation because it was being thought of within the Legislature final yr.
It permits householders to construct as much as 4 residential models on a single-family lot, a measure that Bonta stated is required to deal with essentially the most populous state’s continual housing and homelessness issues by rising provide and affordability.
Bonta warned cities to “take severely their obligations beneath state housing legal guidelines” or “we are going to maintain you accountable.” Bonta’s workers stated his workplace is evaluating comparable ordinances elsewhere.
Bonta, a Democrat, in November created a brand new “housing strike power” throughout the state Division of Justice to search for violations.
Lower than a month earlier than the state legislation took impact, Pasadena, a Southern California metropolis of roughly 140,000 individuals, handed an ordinance that amongst different restrictions permits officers to exempt eligible areas by declaring them “landmark districts.”
However no such exemption exists beneath the legislation, Bonta stated.
The ordinance “undermines SB 9 and denies residents the chance to create sorely wanted extra housing, beneath the guise of defending ‘landmark districts’, ” Bonta stated in a press release. “That is disappointing and, extra importantly, violates state legislation.”
Pasadena’s mayor, metropolis lawyer and its director of planning and group growth didn’t instantly remark.
Bonta final month issued an identical warning to the rich Silicon Valley city of Woodside after it declared that it was exempt as a result of the complete city is habitat for endangered cougars. Hours later, city officers stated they’d settle for functions for rising housing in any case.
Whereas Bonta advised Pasadena officers that there is no such thing as a such factor as a “landmark districts” exemption beneath the state housing legislation, particular person properties will be exempt if they’re a part of a landmark, historic property or historic district.
However Bonta stated in a letter to Pasadena officers that these designations can’t be arbitrary and have to be supported by substantial proof.
He contended that Pasadena’s standards, in contrast, are very broad and aren’t linked to historic sources, so that they doubtlessly would come with massive areas of the town.
Metropolis leaders additionally erred by adopting the restrictions as an “urgency ordinance,” Bonta stated. He stated the town didn’t present proof that the state legislation would considerably hurt public well being or security, not to mention the required “substantial proof of a big, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impression.”
He requested Pasadena to repeal or amend its ordinance to adjust to the brand new state legislation inside 30 days, with out saying what would possibly occur if it doesn’t.
The legislation’s writer, Senate President Professional Tem Toni Atkins, final month praised Bonta’s efforts to push again towards what she termed “attention-grabbing and inventive methods to actually work towards supportive housing.”
“These efforts actually inhibit and undermine our potential to supply housing for Californians,” she stated throughout a discussion board hosted by the Sacramento Press Membership. She stated the objective is “so as to add mild density in a manner that maintains the standard of a neighborhood.”
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Los Angeles, Ca
Dog hospitalized after ingesting meth at Anaheim park
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A family is distressed after their dog was hospitalized for ingesting methamphetamine while walking at a local Anaheim park.
On Thursday night, Amy Robbins took her dog, Abbey, a 12-year-old Chihuahua mix, for a short walk from their home to Stoddard Park located at 1901 9th Street.
After visiting the park, they went back home. However, that’s when Robbins said Abbey began acting strangely.
“She was standing very statue-like,” Robbins recalled. “She just stood there for hours, just staring up at the ceiling in my bedroom. That is not like her at all.”
Robbins became increasingly worried. Her husband asked if the dog had eaten anything out of the ordinary during their walk.
“I was like, ‘You know what? She did sniff something. She licked the floor,’” Robbins said. “I went right back down to the park to where it had happened. I looked all around the floor and I found weed.”
Several hours passed by and Abbey’s behavior became more erratic.
“She’s zooming all over the house and can’t stay still,” Robbins said. “She was looking everywhere. I can’t get her to calm down. She was very in distress. She was very anxious.”
Robbins rushed Abbey to an emergency veterinary clinic and told the staff her dog had possibly ingested marijuana.
Upon further examination, however, the veterinarian suspected weed was not involved and asked to run a full blood panel test on Abbey.
“He comes back a few minutes later and he’s like, ‘We found meth in your dog. The test results came back positive for meth,’” she said. “My mouth just dropped.”
The vet said Abbey was at risk of going into cardiac arrest and would need to be hospitalized overnight.
“I was leaving her behind and I didn’t know if I was going to see her again,” Robbins said.
The next morning, Robbins went to the Anaheim Police Department to file a report on the presence of drugs at the neighborhood park. However, she claimed officers were not eager to help or investigate.
“They took down all the details,” she said. “They took down my phone number and then they said, ‘Okay, we’re taking down your phone number, but don’t expect a call from us. We’re not going to do anything about it.’”
Frustrated and upset, Robbins said she went back to the park and spotted drug-related debris that she cleaned up.
“This is the neighborhood park,” Robbins said in disbelief. “People take their dogs on walks here. There is an elementary school right on the other side.”
Since the park has a playground and is in close proximity to a school, Robbins wondered what would’ve happened had a child accidentally ingested the methamphetamine or other narcotics that were littered on the ground.
“There are cars parked on the curb all day,” she said. “There are also homeless encampments all throughout the park. I don’t know if people there are using [drugs].”
As for Abbey, she was treated and is expected to recover. Robbins said the ordeal wreaked havoc on her family emotionally and financially. Abbey spent two nights in the hospital and the bill for her treatment had surged to over $2,000.
“I put it all on my credit card,” Robbins said. “I don’t know how I’m going to pay it all off. I will figure it out. It definitely cost me a lot of stress and money, but I’m just glad that Abbey’s okay. I would’ve paid $1 million if it meant saving her life. I cannot imagine my life without her.”
Robbins said she hopes her story will serve as a warning to other dog owners to be on the lookout the next time they bring their dogs to Stoddard Park.
Los Angeles, Ca
Marijuana growth sparked hundreds of millions in value for this Southern California county
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While most of the state isn’t so lucky, there’s one Southern California county that is riding a high on legal cannabis production, according to a recent report.
Santa Barbara County released its crop report this week, and it showed that more than 9 million pounds of the plant was grown in the county in 2023 — which is worth more than $328 million. According to SFGate, the total weight of cannabis production was up 45% from 2022.
The only crop more valuable in Santa Barbara County in 2023 were strawberries.
The figures come as the legal recreational marijuana industry has struggled in the state in recent years. Reasons for the tough figures include high taxes and regulation, according to industry executives, resulting in lower prices through illegal marijuana sales.
Culver City-based MadMen recently reshuffled its executives after its stock plummeted toward $0 per share.
The numbers out of Santa Barbara County, however, may be reason for optimism for those in the industry. According to the county, a stronger-than-typical rain season contributed to the boom in production.
Recreational marijuana was legalized in California after voters approved proposition 64 in the November 2016 general election.
Los Angeles, Ca
Man shot and killed on Metro train in South Los Angeles
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A man was killed after being shot in the head on a Metro train in South L.A. Friday night.
The shooting happened near the La Cienega/Jefferson station on the 5600 block of West Jefferson Boulevard in West Adams at around 7:22 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The victim was shot on the E line train as other passengers were nearby.
Arriving officers found the victim with a gunshot wound to the head who was not conscious or breathing at the time. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses recalled feeling terrified as the shooting happened during Friday night rush-hour traffic.
“I heard three shots and I thought it was fireworks because I didn’t think people literally shoot on the trains, point blank like that,” said a witness who did not wish to be identified.
The witness had just stepped off the Metro Gold Line at the La Cienega/Jefferson station when he saw three men chasing the victim on the platform.
The victim jumped onto the train just as the doors were closing.
“I saw three guys banging on the door screaming, ‘Snitch! Snitch!’” the witness recalled. “The train car ends up taking off. The next thing you know, it stops because usually train cars will stop and let the late people get on the train. But in this case, those people ended up pulling out a gun and shooting a guy point blank.”
Three suspects, described as Hispanic males, were seen fleeing the area while riding skateboards.
“It appears there was some kind of argument between a group of males down here on the ground level,” explained LAPD Captain Jamie Bennett. “They ran up the stairs and boarded a train that had been waiting here to unload passengers. The shooting occurred on the train. Then the suspects left the platform running down the staircase.”
Surveillance video captured several males running underneath the train platform immediately after the shooting. One man is seen covering his face. Police have not confirmed whether those men were the same suspects.
The witness, however, believes those men were definitely involved.
“They were 100% the same guys because no one else was up here, just them,” the witness said. “My train car was very empty. It only had about six people on it and it usually has more people.”
Sky5 video showed a large police presence blocking off the Metro station as they investigated the scene.
“All E Line trains will be turning back from Culver City and La Brea stations due to police activity at Expo/La Cienega Station,” Metro officials said.
Bus shuttles will replace train service between La Brea and La Cienega until further notice.
Friday’s deadly shooting comes on the heels of a troubling increase in violent crime across public transit. Attacks targeting Metro riders and operators, some fatal, have included shootings, stabbings, assaults, robberies, hijacks and more.
In May, Metro officials voted to authorize an “immediate surge” of law enforcement to patrol buses, trains and stations to address the concerns of drivers and passengers.
The latest data on public safety across L.A. Metro’s public transportation systems can be found here.
The victim’s identity was not released pending an investigation from the coroner’s office.
This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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