Irwindale to be audited by state after allegations of public corruption
IRWINDALE >> The state Auditor's Office will launch an investigation into the city of Irwindale over allegations of public corruption, city officials confirmed Wednesday. The Joint Legislative...
View ArticleArcadia votes against more study, wants to vote soon on 'mansionization' issue
ARCADIA >>City officials voted to not pursue an economic impact study on how home size affects property values, an issue that has created a deep divide in the community as some cry foul over
View ArticleElection 2016: What's a stake in Sierra Madre's Utility Users Tax vote
The future of how Sierra Madre provides local services and public safety is on the ballot in April.Once again, residents are being asked to vote on the city's Utility Users Tax in the April 12...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for March 17, 2016
PASADENAConcert features music director as soloistPasadena Symphony and principal guest conductor Nicholas McGegan will offer Mozart's Symphony No. 40 at 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Ambassador...
View ArticleSix Walnut candidates talk about traffic, crime and Mt. SAC
WALNUT >> Traffic, crime, conflicts of interest, development and Mount San Antonio College were some of the major issues discussed Tuesday by six candidates running for City Council.The crowded...
View ArticleCal Poly hosts small business expo for BOE
POMONA >> Inland Empire small business owners looking for relief and assistance found some at Cal Poly Pomona Wednesday when the California Board of Equalization, which collects taxes for the...
View ArticlePolice seek missing Monrovia teen
MONROVIA >> Police are seeking a 16-year-old Monrovia girl suffering from mental illness who left home in her guardian's car Wednesday.Briana Ysenia Valenzeula was last seen about 9:20 p.m....
View ArticleHere is a how a new bill would reform the embattled Central Basin water board
COMMERCE >> A second state legislator plans to introduce legislation that would add appointed members to the embattled Central Basin Municipal Water District's now elected Board of Directors that...
View ArticleRestoring the image of Vietnam vets is worth the battle
It doesn't get any more black and white than this.When author Richard Botkin speaks to groups of people 55 and up, he always asks who they remember as the battlefield face of World War II?The answer is...
View ArticleCalifornia analyst: High-speed rail lacks spending details
SACRAMENTO >> A new $64 billion business plan for California's high-speed rail system fails to identify how to fill a multibillion-dollar shortfall and calls for locating the first segment in an...
View ArticleStolen SUV traced to Glendora leads to 12 arrests
GLENDORA - A call about a stolen sport utility vehicle turning up in the city on Wednesday led to a brief chase, 12 arrests and the seizure of a handgun, ammunition, a small amount of methamphetamines...
View ArticlePasadena robbery suspect caught with help from app
PASADENA >> An app called Find my iPhone led police to a robbery suspect who still had one victim's cell phone Wednesday night.His two other accomplices eluded capture.The phone was among two...
View ArticleDrive-by shooting erupts in Pasadena neighborhood
PASADENA >> A Pasadena man survived a drive-by shooting Wednesday night.Pasadena Police Lt. John Mercado said the resident was standing on a sidewalk in the 500 block of Westgate Street around...
View ArticleHow will home size restrictions impact Arcadia property values?
ARCADIA >> As "mansionization" continues to take center stage in Arcadia, a group opposed to new home building restrictions has been attacking the proposal by claiming they would have a negative...
View ArticleWhy the EPA rejected part of Southern California's new smog plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rejected a key portion of the plan for reducing smog in Southern California, saying the region stands in violation of the federal Clean Air Act.On Wednesday,...
View ArticleFeds sue LA Times over ownership of Orange County Register, Riverside...
The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit Thursday to prevent the owner of the Los Angeles Times from acquiring The Orange County Register and Riverside Press-Enterprise, one day after...
View ArticleThis app will teach your kids computer science the fun way
If there's one thing Grant Hosford has learned, it's that kids are fearless.Hosford is the co-founder and CEO of codeSpark, a Pasadena-based tech company that teaches young children the ABCs of...
View ArticleFormer San Marino mayor who was dedicated to family, community, dies at 83
Lynn Reitnouer gave his all to everything he did, especially for others.The former San Marino mayor died March 10 at the age of 83 after battling with respiratory and heart challenges for years."He was...
View ArticleValley residents give proposed new bullet train routes mixed reviews
VAN NUYS >> When it comes to high-speed rail, northeast San Fernando Valley communities from Sylmar to Pacoima may have dodged a bullet. But that didn't stop residents from lashing out against...
View ArticleLocal Armenians, Assyrians praise John Kerry for calling actions by ISIS...
It's a genocide.After months of pressure from lawmakers, clergy and some Southern California-based organizations, Secretary of State John Kerry used the word genocide Thursday to describe atrocities...
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