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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ports of L.A., Long Beach already suffering from tariffs
A week ago, Port of L.A. Executive Director Gene Seroka told CNBC he expects to see a 'precipitous' drop in business at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach amid President Donald Trump's tariffs. Just a few days later, though, Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero told the Daily Breeze that the drop-off may already be here. Ahead of the beginning of the shipping peak season in July, now is the time when the ports usually see an uptick in activity. Amid tariffs, including a 145% tariff on Chinese goods, this year is shaping up to be much slower, Cordero said. 'It's a lack of clarity and what I've called a 'radical' uncertainty,' Cordero told the Daily Breeze. 'If you're a shipper and have products in China when there's a 145% tariff, you're going to want to wait if you believe this is going to be mitigated in the months to come.' Seroka told Bloomberg late last week that the Port of L.A. is already down to just about two-thirds of its normal volume. 'In fact,' he said, as reported by the Daily Breeze, 'arrivals next week at the Port of Los Angeles will be down (more than) 35%.' As reported by Axios, Trump has said those tariffs will come down, but there's no inkling as to when that will happen. 'At some point, I'm going to lower [tariffs on China] because otherwise, you could never do business with them,' he said. 'And they want to do business very much. Look, their economy is really doing badly. Their economy is collapsing.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Arrests at Coachella, Stagecoach festivals see double-digit spikes
Arrests at the wildly popular Coachella Music Festival, as well as the country music festival Stagecoach that follows it, both saw double-digit percentage increases in arrests, according to media reports. At Coachella, which is held over two consecutive weekends, April 11-13 and 18-20 this year, 223 arrests were made, according to the Indio Police Department. Arrests at the festival, which has a capacity for 125,000 people a day, were for drug and alcohol intoxication, possession of illegal drugs, property crimes including theft, and false identification. In total, arrests were up 16.5% from the 193 arrests in 2024, the Daily Breeze reported. Citations for handicap placard violations were also up, with 162 issued this year compared to 136 the previous year, a 19% increase, according to the outlet. Terrifying, real life murder mystery unfolding in L.A. apartment complex At Stagecoach, where campers had access to the grounds starting April 24, the festival itself ran from April 25-27. Indio PD logged 151 arrests this year, a 20% increase from 2024, according to Los Angeles Daily News. While 91 of those arrests were made for unspecified violations, 54 were made for false identification, three for suspicion of drug possession and three for public intoxication. Like fans at Coachella, handicap placard violations were also up, with 86 citations issued, up 3% from last year, the outlet reported. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
Surf Gang's Infamous Lair Further Demolished
It's been a hot minute since the Lunada Bay Boys, a 'surf gang' once responsible for a reign of terror against outside surfers in the southern Los Angeles suburb of Rancho Palos Verdes, were in the news. Back in 2016, a lawsuit was filed against the alleged 'gang' for intimidation – rock throwing, tire slashing, verbal and physical abuse, etc. – from out-of-town surfers attempting to ride waves at their coveted home spot. Amidst the legal proceedings, the area was ordered to become more welcoming for visitors: trails for hikers, benches, signage, and the gang's former stone fort demolished. Now, with regards to the latter, further demolition of the Bay Boys' lair has been removed. Specifically, bamboo along the beachside fortress of intimidation was airlifted via helicopter on March 31st. Per the Daily Breeze: 'Palos Verdes Estates will be removing bamboo along the shoreline of Lunada Bay on Monday, March 31, with the aid of helicopters being flown from the Ken Dyda Civic Center in Rancho Palos Verdes. 'The removal of the Arundo grass, commonly known as bamboo and not native to the area, is part of a settlement agreement in September in a lawsuit brought by out-of-town surfers who accused the Lunada Bay Boys, a group of local surfers, of bullying and harassment.'Per the original lawsuit, several Bay Boys were ordered to stay away from the area for at least a year or to pay settlements from $25,000 to $90,000. And further refurbishment of the area continues. 'The city was facing an existential financial risk if the case ultimately had gone against the city,' Christopher Pisano, the city's legal counsel said in a statement. 'This settlement resolves the matter with the addition of modest amenities, which will be designed to maintain the natural feel of the blufftop, and a promise that the city will continue to vigorously enforce the laws protecting coastal access. This is a win for the city given the structure of the beach access laws and the uncertainty of the legal outcome.'
