Montebello agrees to payment plan for $4 million owed in redevelopment
MONTEBELLO - The city has agreed to an 18-month payment plan for $4 million the state says is owed in redevelopment money.Montebello City Manager Francesca Tucker-Schuyler said the agreement will allow...
View ArticleHow to play Santa with a little Christmas magic
I show more wear and tear than the jolly red Santa suit my mother made for me over 40 years ago. Someone in my home in the mid-'70s decided the two toddler grandsons/nephews should get a visit from old...
View ArticlePasadena convenience store clerk robbed of cell phone
PASADENA >> A man attacked a convenience store clerk and stole his cell phone in Pasadena Wednesday, police said.The assault and robbery took place about 8:10 a.m. at 7-Eleven, 1661 E.
View ArticleWhy Pasadena cut down 7 oak trees in Hahamongna Watershed Park
Pasadena cut down seven oak trees and a willow tree in Hahamongna Watershed Park Thursday out of fear the dead or dying trees could topple into the park's recreational grounds, city officials said.The...
View ArticleSan Bernardino terror attack survivor speaks out about journey to recovery
LOMA LINDA >> There has been no shortage of Christmas cards, get-well messages and flowers for Julie Swann-Paez, a survivor of the Dec. 2 San Bernardino shooting.The Christmas decorations in...
View ArticleHow Christians celebrate Christmas when tragedy strikes
Keith Crosby knows about death at Christmas.The 56-year-old pastor at Sunrise Church in Rialto remembered when he was 22 and home from college to celebrate the holiday with his family. At the dinner,...
View ArticleFamilies of San Bernardino terror attack mourning loss of loved ones this...
There's a Christmas list that will never be finished, gifts that won't be exchanged and for one family there will be no celebration.This Christmas is like no other for the families of the 14 killed on...
View ArticleFamilies of San Bernardino terror attack mourning loss of loved ones this...
There's a Christmas list that will never be finished, gifts that won't be exchanged and for one family there will be no celebration.This Christmas is like no other for the families of the 14 killed on...
View ArticleVolunteers sought to help count LA County's homeless
Volunteers are being sought to comb the streets and neighborhoods of Los Angeles County in January, to help count homeless men, women and children who sleep on sidewalks, in washes, inside tents or...
View ArticleIt could be a white Christmas in parts of SoCal while New York sizzles
It could be a white Christmas in some parts of the area thanks to a trough of low pressure that's whipping up an unstable system of cold temperatures and strong Santa winds tonight through Saturday,...
View ArticleSouthland gasoline prices rise again, increasing 3.8 cents to $2.958
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Thursday for the seventh consecutive day, increasing 3.8 cents to $2.958.The average price has risen 21.1 cents...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for December 25,...
PASADENAPiano Concerto set for JanuaryPasadena Symphony and principal guest conductor Nicholas McGegan will offer Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, the "Emperor, at 2 and 8 p.m. on Jan. 9 at Ambassador...
View ArticleObserving the faiths for Friday, Dec. 25
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGEService at La Cañada CongregationalThe Rev. Skip Lindeman will lead a public worship service on the Advent topic "Jesus Goes to School" at 10 a.m. Sunday at La Cañada Congregational...
View ArticleFor one foster teen, years of change, and then a forever home
Matthew never really unpacked. Before he was adopted by Lee and David Nelson when he was 15, he had officially been in 16 foster care placements. Unofficially, Matthew, who is now 19, thinks it was...
View ArticleDeputies, businesses, charity brighten holidays in La Puente
LA PUENTE >> Sheriff's deputies from the La Puente Special Assignment Team joined businesses and a nonprofit organization to hand out more than 650 bags of food, along with toys, to needy...
View ArticleCalifornia community colleges double number of transfer-to-CSU degrees
Community college students are earning specialized transfer degrees at a blistering pace.The number of associate degrees for transfer nearly doubled in 2014-15 from the previous year, with 20,644...
View ArticleCal State University receives record number of applications for fall 2016
Students filed a record number of applications to Cal State University schools this year, university officials said Dec. 18. More than 830,000 applications for fall 2016 poured into CSU, a 4.
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for December 26,...
SOUTH PASADENACovered California enrollment assistanceThe South Pasadena Public Library and the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library have teamed up with Project White Coat and the California...
View ArticleAdopting teenage Zac was a rocky but ultimately satisfying road
"You should be honest."That's my son's advice in discussing this first-person column. The subject: adopting older kids, something he and I know a lot about on a personal level:You should be honest.The...
View ArticleCal State LA, Pasadena City College to compete in NASA robotics challenge
NASA is challenging college students to develop swarming robots capable of searching for resources on another planet.The space agency selected California State University, Los Angeles and Pasadena City...
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