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Top LA news: Protesters gather outside DA's house; ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ host Lipton dies; more

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Published on March 03, 2020
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Protesters gather outside LA district attorney's house; husband points gun

A protest outside Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey's Granada Hills home early today was punctuated by the appearance of Lacey's husband, who was caught on video pointing a handgun out the front door and ordering the group to leave his property.

Read the full story on KCET.

‘Inside the Actors Studio’ host James Lipton dies at 93

James Lipton, an actor-turned-drama-school-dean who got hundreds of Hollywood luminaries to open up about their life and art and became an unlikely celebrity himself as the longtime host of “Inside the Actors Studio,” died Monday.

Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.

Residents temporarily displaced after power goes out, underground water leak damages gas line

Fire officials say 39 residents in a La Puente neighborhood were evacuated and temporarily displaced after an underground water leak caused damage to the gas line.

Read the full story on Fox 11 Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles County DA's race, it's reform vs. tradition. Where does each candidate stand?

Los Angeles County voters will have to choose between incumbent Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey, former San Francisco Dist. Atty. George Gascon and former public defender Rachel Rossi when they head to the polls Tuesday.

Read the full story on Los Angeles Times.

LA officials are getting serious about overhauling this top homeless services agency

There's a growing consensus that the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority needs to be retooled. Yet few can say how or how to make it happen.

Read the full story on Los Angeles Times.


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