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Former “Glee” star Jesse Luken was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of driving under the influence in Glendale, police confirmed today. TMZ.com says Luken’s Toyota was found by cops up on the curb, its right front tire badly damaged and the airbag deployed. The actor was arrested at the scene and booked on suspicion […]

California regulators have given the green light to start-up Zoox Inc. to operate the state’s first autonomous ride service. The decision by the Public Utilities Commission will give Zoox the chance to refine its technology. Lauren Fix, the Car Coach, says the public has not caught up with the concept. “Actually, we produced it in […]

The Department of Motor Vehicles issued 2.3 million new IDs this year using a process that doesn’t meet the federal government’s standards. The Feds filled in the DMV in on this problem in November, according to the Sacramento Bee. “It’s completely unacceptable that the DMV knew about this issue for a month before even acknowledging […]

The holidays can be an excuse to let go of your fitness routine and forget about watching your diet. Los Angeles Laker’s strength and endurance coach Gunnar Peterson, says you can indulge during the holidays, but it’s best to avoid letting all your strategies for fitness fly out the window at once. ”If you’re going […]

A California lawmaker thinks the third time is the charm. California State Senator Scott Wiener is making a third attempt to get the “last call for alcohol” in some cities moved to 4am. “Twenty-three states allow businesses to go later than 2am, so this is not a radical notion… and we want to have world-class […]

More than 30,000 LAUSD teachers could go on strike early next year. Alex Caputo-Pearl, the president of United Teachers Los Angeles says the issues on the table go far beyond teacher salaries. “They’ve put on their document that they submit to Los Angeles County, that they had a one-point-eight-six billion dollar reserve a few months […]

People are hitting the roads this week for holiday destinations. Triple A spokesman Doug Shupe says check your vehicle before you go to avoid the top three reasons people call Triple A for help. “(They are) dead batteries, flat tires and then people also locking themselves out of their car.” And Southern California happens to […]

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s unionized teachers are poised to go on strike.  United Teachers L.A. says the district is not being honest about the money it has to spend on raising teacher salaries. LAUSD School Superintendent Austin Beutner says the union leaders don’t have to take his word for it. “The State Superintendent has told […]

The State of California had a major flirtation with the idea of taxing you for sending text messages. But that dream of a new revenue stream quickly ran dry.  A taxpayer advocate says Democrats in Sacramento should be thanking their lucky stars. “Nothing could drive millennials to start voting Republican faster than having text messages taxed,” says Jon Coupal, President of […]

The teachers and the Los Angeles Unified School District appear to be on a collision course with teachers poised to strike. Even with a surplus, Nick Melvoin, Vice President of the LAUSD Board of Education, says the District cannot afford to pay more. “The reserve that we have built up is actually already allocated to teacher raises – that’s six percent.” […]