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NBC Los Angeles •

How to make money by renting your home during Los Angeles Olympics

Nina Menkes’ Laurel Canyon home is beautiful -- but also pricey . That’s been especially challenging for the independent filmmaker these last few years. 

“The pandemic -- everybody, of course, took a big hit, including the film industry, followed by the big strikes,” she explained.
Menkes said the industry didn’t bounce back after the strikes like many had hoped, so to help cover her mortgage, she rents her home on Airbnb when she’s out of town. 

“If I wasn’t able to do that, I would lose the...
NBC Los Angeles •

Los Angeles could have 30,000 homeless people by 2028 Olympics

While Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says she’s hoping to dramatically reduce homelessness by the time the city hosts the 2028 Olympics, there could be around 30,000 homeless people on the streets then, an I-Team investigation found.

“It would be awful if that were the case, but I want you to know that we're going to do everything to make sure that it’s not,” Bass said. 
Despite billions in taxpayer dollars already spent on the homelessness crisis, the number of people moved off the streets into...
NBC Los Angeles •

Neighbors fear tourists at Hollywood sign could cause huge fire

On a typical summer weekend, the traffic is bumper to bumper on the streets leading to the world-famous Hollywood sign, and residents worry that tourists coming to the 2028 Olympics will overwhelm the area and potentially cause a massive fire.  

"The way things are right now, we wouldn't survive during the Olympics at all," says Kim Kevorkian, a longtime resident of the nearby Lake Hollywood neighborhood. 
"My worst fear is that there's going to be a fire up here, and we're not going to all be...
NBC Los Angeles •

Los Angeles transit projects delayed ahead of 2028 Olympics

Five years ago, Los Angeles officials unveiled the "28 for 28" initiative, a plan to complete 28 transit projects in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

However, the I-Team has discovered that some of these projects are significantly delayed and may not be finished by the time the Games begin.
The I-Team explored the current status of the projects and the potential implications.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro, is the agency leading the initiatives, and i...
NBC Los Angeles •

California bill on silicosis safety measures abandoned as cases rise

After a joint investigation by NBC4 I-Team and Telemundo 52 Investiga revealed that doctors are now calling silicosis “an emerging health concern” in our communities, a state bill proposal aimed at tracking shops not complying with new regulations is now off the table.

Those in favor of the state bill said it was a way to hold shops accountable and keep workers safe.
But the assemblyperson who authored the bill tells the I-Team some state regulators were not “receptive” to the idea.

Health ex...
NBC Los Angeles •

Court could rethink legal immunity in police shooting

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has announced it will reconsider an opinion published earlier this year involving a fatal LAPD shooting, which could have expanded qualified immunity protections that shield police officers and their employers from civil liability.

"It is ordered that this case be reheard en banc," Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia said in a brief order published Monday, meaning a panel of 11 judges of the 9th Circuit will hear the case.
"I cannot really assume what happened behind th...
NBC Los Angeles •

California drivers concerned with lack of EV charging stations 

During the thick of road trip season, people are driving their electric cars, but many say finding reliable chargers is not easy. 

This as California is poised to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. 
Drivers across Southern California tell the NBC4 I-Team they are constantly negotiating for a place in line or attempting to charge their vehicles away from home and coming across non-working chargers. 

“Even early in the morning often, I'll encounter between one to five people waiting...
NBC Los Angeles •

Family wants more investigation into death of college student in Hollywood

The family of a 20-year-old woman pronounced dead after her ex-boyfriend reported a suicide attempt, says it's trying to convince investigators to look further into what happened.

Daelena Mackay was a month shy of her 21st birthday, about to graduate from LA City College and had made summer travel plans when authorities say she hanged herself with a scarf inside the bathroom of her Hollywood Boulevard apartment.
There was no note.

"Did she take her life, or was her life taken from her," asked...
NBC Southern California •

Illegal fireworks could land on your roof, set your house on fire

Nearly every weekend lately, groups of young people shoot off dozens of illegal fireworks on a quiet street next to Los Angeles' Harbor Gateway neighborhood, and one of the mortars landed on the roof of a house on the corner of Denver Avenue and 158th Street.

"One resident lost a bedroom because of the illegal fireworks," said Dave Matthews, head of the Harbor Gateway Chamber of Commerce. "It's a problem in this area that we know will get even worse."

Residents of the Brentwood section of LA t

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