Why Alhambra chose its police chief to be its new city manager
ALHAMBRA >> A statewide search for the next city manager found a familiar face in Police Chief Mark Yokoyama, who has been tapped to take the city's top job. Yokoyama, 48, was one of five...
View ArticleStevie Wonder performance caps emotional Prince tribute at LA City Hall
A downtown Los Angeles park on Friday drew a jubilant crowd of purple-clad Prince fans, who traveled from across Southern California for a musical celebration of the late singer's life.In perhaps the...
View ArticleAuthorities seek public help locating missing Rosemead man with Alzheimer's
ROSEMEAD >> Sheriff's detectives were searching Saturday for a 90-year- old man suffering from Alzheimer's who went missing from Rosemead.Peter Corral is Hispanic, standing about 5 feet 7 inches...
View Article33 protesters arrested in clash with San Francisco deputies
SAN FRANCISCO >> Authorities say 33 people were arrested at San Francisco's City Hall during a protest calling for the firing of the city's police chief.Dozens of protesters converged on City...
View ArticleSan Marino police arrest mother and daughter for mail, ID theft
SAN MARINO >> A woman and her daughter will be spending Mother's Day together, behind bars, after police caught them driving through San Marino with mail stolen from Arcadia, along with a U.S....
View ArticleHere's 9 reasons why California businesses will never move to Florida
We Californians are a welcoming lot.We open up our Golden Gate to millions of visitors each year, many of whom like what they see and decide to stay despite being confronted by Batman imitators,...
View ArticleThree perfect wines to enjoy this Mother's Day
The phenomenon of Mother's Day goes well back to ancient Greek times, and really only in the past 100 years have we celebrated here in the United States (in Mexico it's celebrated on May 10). I heard a...
View ArticleWarm weather to return to Southern California after wet weekend
An unstable weather system that prompted flood watches for mountain areas around the region on Saturday should move out of the region Sunday and get the week off to a dry start, the National Weather...
View ArticleSan Gabriel middle school students showcase innovation at Invention Convention
SAN GABRIEL >> Students displayed their ingenuity, creativity and academic skills Saturday as the Jefferson Middle School hosted its first Invention Convention, after weeks if working to perfect...
View ArticleDaughter's cancer survival inspires San Gabriel parents to run half marathon...
SAN GABRIEL >> It was a sunny spring afternoon in May when 5-year-old Layla Alvarez visited a San Gabriel neighborhood park she frequented as a toddler. As soon as the fantastical sea monster...
View ArticleTruckers call for dedicated truck lanes as freight expected to double
Trish Anderson, 53, a truck driver from Mississippi, dreams about dedicated truck lanes. A lot."Dedicated truck lanes that are only for trucks should be everywhere. Seriously, that's the first thing I...
View ArticleDespite a scathing audit, the City of Industry hasn't changed much in the...
A year ago, a troubling audit found the City of Industry paid its former mayor's companies more than $326 million over 20 years and put a spotlight on the manufacturing-heavy city of about 200...
View ArticleBill Clinton touts global interdependence in Loyola Marymount University...
In a speech largely devoid of presidential politics but heavy on themes of global interdependence, former President Bill Clinton told Loyola Marymount University graduates Saturday that their lives...
View Article179 cited in month-long El Monte distracted driving crackdown
EL MONTE >> El Monte police cited 179 drivers in April during their crackdown on distracted driving, officials said.The vast majority of tickets written during the month-long enforcement campaign...
View ArticleGrandmaster plays 10 simultaneous chess games blindfolded in Whittier
WHITTIER >> Chess Grandmaster Timur Garayev demonstrated his world-class moves Saturday at Whittier High School when he took on 10 challengers in 10 simultaneous games, all while blindfolded and...
View ArticleHere are potential winners, and losers, from California's minimum wages hikes
California's new minimum wage requirements are being hailed by supporters who say workers must earn a "living wage," but others fear the pay hikes will fuel layoffs, higher prices and more automation...
View ArticleMusic Tastes Good Festival to draw 50 bands to downtown Long Beach in September
The Specials, Metz, De La Soul, The Melvins, Living Colour, Squeeze, Iron & Wine and RX Bandits are among the approximately 50 bands on the roster for an inaugural three-day music and food festival...
View ArticleBernie Sanders campaign taps Rosario Dawson, Luis Guzman to woo Latino voters...
LOS ANGELES >> The Bernie Sanders campaign is stepping up its efforts to win over Latino voters in Los Angeles as the California primary nears.On Saturday night, actors Rosario Dawson and Luis...
View ArticleCAIR calls for investigation into yearbook misprint in which Muslim student...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for an investigation into an incident in which the wrong name was printed beneath a yearbook photo of a Muslim student at...
View ArticleEverything you need to know before buying tickets to Desert Trip
INDIO >> They're calling it the concert of a lifetime and if you weren't alive for Woodstock, well, they just may be right.Desert Trip will happen Oct.
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