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LA Metro has launched a pilot program at the North Hollywood Metro station requiring riders to tap their transit cards to exit, aiming to reduce fare evasion and enhance safety. This initiative follows complaints about fare evaders and recent violent crimes on the transit system. The program is currently limited to the North Hollywood station, with no immediate plans for expansion.
Former NFL running back Derrick Ward, who played for the New York Giants and won a Super Bowl, has been arrested in North Hollywood on suspicion of robbery. Ward, 43, was booked and held on $250,000 bail. He played in the NFL from 2004 to 2011, with stints on the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Houston Texans.
Police in North Hollywood are investigating the deaths of a 48-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man as a possible murder-suicide. The woman was found shot multiple times inside a car, while the suspected gunman was discovered nearby with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Detectives are working to determine the relationship between the two individuals and the circumstances leading up to the incident.
Three people were killed and another wounded in a shooting in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. The gunfire erupted from a silver sedan with three or four men inside, who fired at a black sedan before fleeing the scene. Two of the victims drove themselves to a nearby hospital but died shortly after. The surviving victim's condition is unknown. No suspects have been arrested, and the motive for the shooting is still under investigation.
Three people were killed and another wounded in a shooting in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. The gunfire erupted from a silver sedan with three or four men inside, who fired at a black sedan before fleeing the scene. No suspects are in custody, and the motive for the shooting is still under investigation.
A man was fatally shot in front of a home in a residential neighborhood in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. The shooting occurred in the afternoon, and police have set up a tent on the street for their investigation. There is no suspect description or information on the motive at this time. The victim's identity has not been released.
HGTV star Tarek El Moussa is facing backlash from long-term rent-controlled tenants in North Hollywood after threatening to evict them from their homes to make way for a 138-unit apartment block. The tenants, some of whom have lived in their homes for over 50 years, have been served "Ellis Act" notices, allowing landlords to evict them with 120 days' notice. El Moussa's real estate investment firms, TEM Capital and HEM Capital, have stated that the tenants will be offered compensation and that the relocation process will be handled lawfully and respectfully. However, critics on social media have accused El Moussa of abusing the Ellis Act and mistreating the tenants.
A drug lab disguised as a pizza kitchen was discovered by the Los Angeles Police Department in North Hollywood. The lab was used to extract honey oil, a highly concentrated form of THC. The process is dangerous and often involves butane, which can trigger potentially deadly explosions. The lab was operating next to a pet clinic and other businesses.
SAG-AFTRA has purchased an office building in North Hollywood for $46.6m and plans to relocate its headquarters there in the next few years. The new building will provide more space and better facilities, and the union will save money over the long run by owning instead of renting. The building is currently home to Pilgrim Media Group and Screen Engine/ASI. The performers’ union has been renting its headquarters in the Museum Square building in the mid-Wilshire area.
SAG-AFTRA has purchased an office building in North Hollywood for $46.6 million to serve as its new national headquarters. The union currently rents space in a building on Wilshire Boulevard and is the only major entertainment union to rent, rather than own, its headquarters. The new building will provide more space, better facilities, and greater opportunities to serve its members and advance its mission. The move to buy a new headquarters is a collaborative effort with the search for the new building led by the union’s national secretary-treasurer, Joely Fisher.