Remains of Sober Grid app founder identified in California
May 9, 2023 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Human remains found last month in Southern California have been identified as those of the Sober Grid app founder who disappeared in 2021, authorities said.
The remains of Beau Mann were found on April 25 in the courtyard of an abandoned property in Santa Monica and were identified by the Los Angeles County coroner on May 6, the Santa Monica Police Department said in a statement Monday.
Longboard dance: Moves, music, risk elevate a skating hybrid
April 13, 2023 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — This winter's been a hard one in Southern California. Highways flood and the rain keeps coming. Pedestrians pick their way across fallen cypress trees, around puddles on sidewalks roped off with caution tape.
Before Oscars, ‘Everything Everywhere’ sweeps Spirit Awards
March 5, 2023 GMT“Everything Everywhere All At Once” continued its awards sweep at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on its path to the Oscars next weekend. The multiverse-hopping adventure collected awards for best picture, directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, actors Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu, screenplay and editing.
Lions Gate: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot
February 9, 2023 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF.A) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $16.6 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
Douglas Emmett: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
February 7, 2023 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Douglas Emmett Inc. (DEI) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations.
Activision Blizzard settles SEC charges for $35 million
February 3, 2023 GMTGovernment regulators announced Friday that videogame maker Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay $35 million to settle charges that it failed to maintain controls to collect and assess workplace complaints with regard to disclosure requirements and violated a federal whistleblower protection rule.
Former Santa Monica mayor dies in small plane crash on beach
December 23, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A former mayor of Santa Monica, California, died after a small plane crash-landed and flipped upside down on a beach in the coastal California community, authorities said.
Chaka Khan tells stories through Apple’s Time to Walk series
November 21, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Chaka Khan wants people to walk with her while she tells inspirational stories.
Apple announced Monday that the 10-time Grammy winner will take part in an audio experience called Time to Walk, a series designed to help people walk more often.
Rent stabilization measures win in US midterm election
November 16, 2022 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ballot measures in the U.S. to build more affordable housing and protect tenants from soaring rent increases were plentiful and fared well in last week's midterm elections, a sign of growing angst over record high rents exacerbated by inflation and a dearth of homes.
Musk tweets link to an unfounded conspiracy theory
October 30, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted a link to an unfounded rumor about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, just days after Musk's purchase of Twitter fueled concerns that the social media platform would no longer seek to limit misinformation and hate speech.
California school district ordered to pay $45M in abuse case
October 25, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury ordered Southern California's Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to pay $45 million to the family of autistic twins who were physically abused and restrained by an aide at their elementary school.
Man, 35, found dead in California mountains had been shot
October 25, 2022 GMTCAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — A 35-year-old man missing since July whose body was found this month in Southern California's Santa Monica Mountains was shot to death, according to a coroner's report.
Report: Plane landed hard, then climbed again before crash
October 6, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Witnesses reported seeing a small plane make a hard landing at a Southern California airport, immediately take off again and then climb erratically before slamming into the runway nose-first, killing both people on board, according to a preliminary report.
Madame Wu, restaurateur to Hollywood’s elite, dies at 106
October 2, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Sylvia Wu, whose famed Southern California restaurant drew Hollywood's biggest stars for four decades, has died at age 106, according to a news report.
Madame Wu’s Garden on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica became a dining destination shortly after it opened in 1959, popular for its cuisine and pagoda-style decor featuring jade statues, a stone waterfall and a koi-filled fountain.
California mountain lion first in study to die from mange
September 27, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A mountain lion found dead in Southern California earlier this year was the first big cat in a two-decade National Park Service study to die of complications from mange, a highly contagious skin disease caused by a mite parasite, officials said.
2 killed when small plane crashes at Santa Monica Airport
September 9, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Two people were killed when a single-engine airplane crashed and caught fire Thursday at Southern California's Santa Monica Airport, authorities said.
The crash happened on the runway shortly before 5 p.m., according to Sgt.
Mountain lion killed by vehicle in Southern California
August 27, 2022 GMTOJAI, Calif. (AP) — A young mountain lion was struck and killed by a vehicle in Southern California early Friday, just weeks after his brother was fatally hit on another freeway, according to the National Park Service.
Lions Gate: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
August 4, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF.A) on Thursday reported a loss of $119 million in its fiscal first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Santa Monica, California-based company said it had a loss of 53 cents.
Figs: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
August 4, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Figs Inc. (FIGS) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $4.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Santa Monica, California-based company said it had net income of 3 cents.
Entravision Communications: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
August 3, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Entravision Communications Corp. (EVC) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $8.5 million.
The Santa Monica, California-based company said it had profit of 10 cents per share.
BlackRock TCP: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
August 3, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (TCPC) on Wednesday reported a loss of $128,000 in its second quarter.
The Santa Monica, California-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent on a per-share basis.
TrueCar: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
August 3, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ TrueCar Inc. (TRUE) on Tuesday reported a loss of $11 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Santa Monica, California-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents.
Douglas Emmett: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
August 1, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Douglas Emmett Inc. (DEI) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter. The results matched Wall Street expectations.
The real estate investment trust, based in Santa Monica, California, said it had funds from operations of $105.2 million, or 51 cents per share, in the period.
Macerich: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
July 28, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ The Macerich Co. (MAC) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter. The results topped Wall Street expectations.
The Santa Monica, California-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $102.9 million, or 46 cents per share, in the period.
Jakks: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
July 27, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Jakks Pacific Inc. (JAKK) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $26.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Santa Monica, California-based company said it had profit of $2.61.
Snap: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
July 21, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Snap Inc. (SNAP) on Thursday reported a loss of $422.1 million in its second quarter.
The Santa Monica, California-based company said it had a loss of 26 cents per share.
Mountain lion in Southern California study killed by vehicle
July 20, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A mountain lion that was part of a National Park Service study was fatally struck by a vehicle on a highway near Southern California’s Santa Monica Mountains.
The 2-year-old male cougar, dubbed P-89, was found dead early Monday on a shoulder along U.S.
Elon Musk’s daughter granted legal name, gender change
June 23, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has approved a request by Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s adult daughter to change her name and gender on her birth certificate.
Vivian Jenna Wilson filed the petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court the day after turning 18 in April.
Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975
June 22, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975.
Bill Cosby civil trial jury must start deliberations over
June 20, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday.
Mountain lion in Southern California study killed by vehicle
June 18, 2022 GMTCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — A mountain lion that was part of a National Park Service study was fatally struck by a vehicle in Southern California's Santa Monica Mountains along the same road where her mother was similarly killed.
Cosby lawyer urges jurors to consider only proof from trial
June 16, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer for Bill Cosby told jurors they need to look past years of public accusations against the actor and comedian and consider only the evidence presented by a woman who says he sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was 16 years old.
Cosby in video testimony denies sex abuse of teen in 1970s
June 9, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — In video testimony played for jurors Wednesday at a civil trial, Bill Cosby denies sexually abusing a teenage girl at the Playboy Mansion in the mid-1970s.
Bill Cosby’s civil trial accuser says he molested her at 16
June 8, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Judy Huth recalled being distraught while describing an allegation that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her near a game room at the Playboy Mansion in 1975.
While shedding tears, Huth testified in a civil trial against Cosby on Tuesday that he molested her when she was 16.
‘Donkey Kong defense’ arises at Bill Cosby sex abuse trial
June 7, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The “Donkey Kong defense” came into play Monday at a civil trial over sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby, as his attorney pressed a key witness over previous statements that she had played the arcade game during a visit with Cosby to the Playboy Mansion in 1975, six years before its release.
Woman testifies Cosby forcibly kissed her when she was 14
June 4, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A woman testified Friday that she was 14 when Bill Cosby took her into a trailer on a movie set in 1975, grabbed her so she couldn't move her arms, and kissed her.
Jennifer Lopez to receive honor at MTV Movie & TV Awards
June 3, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez will be honored for her film and television achievements at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
The network announced Friday that Lopez will receive the Generation Award on Sunday in Santa Monica, California.
Distraught teen told of Cosby sex abuse, friend testifies
June 2, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Judy Huth was deeply distraught minutes after Bill Cosby is alleged to have sexually abused her on an afternoon in 1975 at the Playboy Mansion, her best friend at the time testified Wednesday.
Lions Gate: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
May 26, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF.A) on Thursday reported a loss of $104.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.
The Santa Monica, California-based company said it had a loss of 46 cents per share.
Video game workers create first union at big U.S. game maker
May 23, 2022 GMTMILWAUKEE (AP) — Video game workers at a division of game publisher Activision Blizzard have voted to unionize, creating the first labor union at a large U.S. video game company.
A count of ballots on Monday revealed the results of the election affecting a small group of Wisconsin-based quality assurance testers at Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software, which develops the popular Call of Duty game franchise.
Bill Cosby lawyers cry foul as civil sex assault trial looms
May 17, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — With jury selection less than a week away, attorneys scrambled to deal with shifting evidence Tuesday in Bill Cosby’s civil trial over allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl at the Playboy mansion nearly 50 years ago.
Figs: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
May 12, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Figs Inc. (FIGS) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $8.9 million.
The Santa Monica, California-based company said it had net income of 5 cents per share.
TrueCar: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
May 9, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ TrueCar Inc. (TRUE) on Monday reported a loss of $12.4 million in its first quarter.
The Santa Monica, California-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents per share.
Macerich: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
May 9, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ The Macerich Co. (MAC) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results beat Wall Street expectations.
The Santa Monica, California-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $112.4 million, or 50 cents per share, in the period.
Man gets life for killings in California, Texas
May 7, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to a series of Southern California attacks that killed five men and injured seven others was sentenced Friday to life in prison without possibility of parole.
Entravision Communications: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
May 5, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Entravision Communications Corp. (EVC) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $1.9 million.
On a per-share basis, the Santa Monica, California-based company said it had profit of 2 cents.
BlackRock TCP: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
May 4, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (TCPC) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $12.4 million.
On a per-share basis, the Santa Monica, California-based company said it had net income of 22 cents.
From stadium to sea, LA Dodgers unveil All-Star Game plans
May 3, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — From the stadium to the sea, the Los Angeles Dodgers unveiled plans Tuesday for this summer's MLB All-Star Game, the franchise's first time as host in 42 years.
Dodger Stadium had been scheduled as the site in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic shortened the schedule and the game was canceled.
Douglas Emmett: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
May 3, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Douglas Emmett Inc. (DEI) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results met Wall Street expectations.
The real estate investment trust, based in Santa Monica, California, said it had funds from operations of $103.8 million, or 50 cents per share, in the period.
Foreign ballet dancers leave Russia over war with Ukraine
April 29, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Ballet dancers Adrian Blake Mitchell and Andrea Lassakova moved to Russia years ago to chase their dream of performing with the best in a country where people live and breathe ballet.
Jakks: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
April 28, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Jakks Pacific Inc. (JAKK) on Thursday reported a loss of $4.2 million in its first quarter.
The Santa Monica, California-based company said it had a loss of 43 cents per share.
Video game workers at Call of Duty maker OK’d for union vote
April 23, 2022 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A small group of Wisconsin-based video game workers can vote to form what could be the first union at a major U.S. video game publisher, a labor board official ruled.
A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board on Friday ordered a May election for quality assurance workers at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software, which develops the popular Call of Duty game franchise.
California breaks ground on largest urban wildlife crossing
April 22, 2022 GMTAGOURA HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Construction has begun on what is billed as the world's largest wildlife crossing for mountain lions and other animals caught in Southern California's urban sprawl.
Officials held a ceremony Friday to mark the start of construction of a $90 million bridge over a freeway and feeder road that is about 35 miles (56.33 kilometers) northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
Snap: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
April 21, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ Snap Inc. (SNAP) on Thursday reported a loss of $359.6 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Santa Monica, California-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents.
Spray-painting for Ukraine: Street artists show support
March 25, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — One month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, street artists in Southern California are taking up their brushes and spray paint to oppose the war.
Los Angeles artist Corie Mattie was motivated when bombs started dropping in Ukraine.
California groundbreaking set for largest wildlife crossing
March 25, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Groundbreaking is set for next month on what's billed as the world's largest wildlife crossing — a bridge over a major Southern California highway that will provide more room to roam for mountain lions and other animals hemmed in by urban sprawl.
Southern California mountain lion in US study killed by car
March 23, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A young mountain lion that had just been added to a study of Southern California cougars was struck by a vehicle and killed on Pacific Coast Highway on Wednesday, the National Park Service said.
Finding solace through helping a TV show understand war
March 19, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The car door opens, then slams. The ignition rumbles. Music roars. Hands fixed on the wheel. Ten and two. Then we’re off, hurtling down empty Santa Monica side streets before dawn.
‘Lost Daughter’ wins top prizes at Independent Spirit Awards
March 7, 2022 GMTSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter,” “Drive My Car” and “Summer of Soul” were among the big winners at the 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards Sunday.
The ceremony hosted by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally was held in a tent by the beach in Santa Monica, California, broadcast on AMC and IFC.