Union workers march for nationwide $15 minimum wage in downtown LA
Thousands of union workers took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Thursday to call for a nationwide boost in the minimum wage to $15 an hour, which has already been approved in...
View ArticleCalifornia court hands unions victory; reverses judge who said teacher tenure...
A California appeals court handed teacher unions a big victory Thursday by reversing a trial judge's ruling that found tenure deprived some students of a good education.The 2nd District Court of Appeal...
View ArticleCalifornia board OKs parole for former Manson cult member Van Houten
CHINO >> A California panel recommended parole Thursday for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten more than four decades after she went to prison for the notorious killings of a...
View ArticleTransit leaders make push to keep NoHo-Pasadena Express bus on track
NORTH HOLLYWOOD >> Ginger Chen rumbled out of Pasadena across the Arroyo Seco on Thursday, her Metro bus rolling into Burbank near her job at Disney Co.For the 38-year-old owner of an electric...
View ArticleGoodbye El Nino, hello La Nina, the 'diva of drought'
As if drought-stricken Southern California's El Niño bust wasn't bad enough, now the experts say we're headed for a bona fide period of bone-dry weather.La Niña beckons."La Niña is the diva of drought,...
View ArticleGarcetti talks job growth, homelessness in State of the City speech
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti delivered his third State of the City address Thursday from a brightly-lit factory floor in Harbor City, a blue-collar setting where he touted the city's economic...
View ArticleWife accuses Assemblyman Roger Hernandez of abuse, obtains restraining order
Baldwin Park Councilwoman Susan Rubio obtained on Wednesday a temporary restraining order against her husband Assemblyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, in the midst of divorce proceedings, according...
View ArticleHow security will be handled at 2016's Coachella festival
After terrorist attacks in the past six months killed 130 people in Paris, 32 in Brussels and 14 in San Bernardino, law enforcement agencies have taken precautions to keep the Coachella Valley Music...
View ArticleNew jobs report shows hiring slowdown in Los Angeles, San Bernardino counties
California employers added just 4,200 jobs in March compared with the nearly 40,000 that were added the previous month and that same trend played out in Southern California.But the state's...
View ArticleDeaths from fentanyl, stronger than morphine, on the rise in LA County
Physicians and health care providers across Los Angeles County are being warned about an increase of fentanyl overdoses and a spike in the number of deaths across California related to the drug.Los...
View ArticleNew water legislation wants to spend a lot more money helping California...
In response to outrage over lead found in drinking water in several Midwestern cities and a prolonged drought that threatens crops and the water supply in California, two western lawmakers submitted...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for April 16, 2016
ALTADENAWater harvesting workshop at libraryThe Altadena Public Library will present "The Art and Delight of Water Harvesting" with Leigh Adams at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.Local artist, educator, and water...
View ArticleMan suspected in beating deaths of Arcadia nephews extradited from Hong Kong
A San Gabriel Valley man officials say fled to Hong Kong in January after beating his two teenage nephews to death in their Arcadia home and attempting to kill his wife in La Cañada Flintridge returned...
View ArticleTransit spending expected to boost SoCal economy by $81 billion
Joblessness in Los Angeles has been cut in half. And now new spending on trains, buses and other transit projects could inject tens of billions of dollars into the Southern California economy, city...
View ArticleMonrovia train depot seeks historic landmark designation
MONROVIA >> The Santa Fe Depot, once a bustling train station that fell into disrepair for decades, is now a candidate for historic landmark designation.
View ArticleGang member sentenced for Pasadena crash that killed 2 during police chase
PASADENA >> A judge sentenced a gang member to more than three decades in prison for killing an 11-year-old boy and his 25-year-old cousin when he crashed an SUV into their family's minivan in...
View ArticleCoachella 2016: Watch Coachella live on YouTube - Channel 2
Skipping the trek to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio this weekend? Do you still want to watch the festival without 98,999 of your closest friends? Does...
View ArticleCoachella 2016: Watch Coachella live on YouTube - Channel 3
Skipping the trek to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio this weekend? Do you still want to watch the festival without 98,999 of your closest friends? Does...
View ArticleCoachella 2016: Watch Coachella live on YouTube - Channel 1
Skipping the trek to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio this weekend? Do you still want to watch the festival without 98,999 of your closest friends? Does...
View ArticleSports Chalet to shut down entire chain of stores
Sports Chalet announced on Saturday that it is closing all of its stores and has stopped selling goods online."While our online store is no longer available, all Sport Chalet stores will remain open...
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