John Pappalardo picked as San Gabriel Unified's new superintendent
SAN GABRIEL >> John Pappalardo was unanimously appointed the district's new superintendent this week by the San Gabriel Unified School District board. Pappalardo, who assumed the position...
View ArticleUber and other ride-booking services cleared for take-off at LAX
Overruling the angry opposition of the taxi industry, Los Angeles International Airport officials on Thursday gave ride-booking services the green light to pick up airline passengers, making LAX the...
View ArticleStater Bros. cutting daytime summer energy
SAN BERNARDINO >> Stater Bros. Markets is reducing the supermarket chain's energy use by 50 percent during peak daytime hours on weekdays in the summer, company officials said.By lowering its...
View ArticleLong Beach power outages to continue into the night
Prompted by underground electrical fires that blew manhole covers several feet in the air, a power outage that began Wednesday afternoon is likely to keep Long Beach's downtown in the dark for a second...
View ArticleSan Dimas City Council honors hero for commendable service
SAN DIMAS >> "His job was to make sure the other guys got home safely. It was an important job and he did it well," A.J. Prince of Covina proudly proclaimed, bragging about best friend Kiel...
View ArticleWest Covina City Council adopts 'realistic' budget
WEST COVINA >> In the wake of a scathing state audit that found the city's past finances were rife with deficiencies, City Council adopted a new budget Wednesday that officials said was more...
View ArticlePico Water Board rejects imposing sanctions on censured director
PICO RIVERA - Director David Gonzales, who was censured at its July 1 meeting. avoided sanctions Wednesday when the Pico Water Board rejected any additional penalties when the board deadlocked with a...
View ArticleMayor Eric Garcetti pushes for $1.3 billion L.A. River restoration
A $1.3 billion plan to restore a portion of the Los Angeles River cleared a key hurdle Thursday that will allow federal engineers to request funding from Congress, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced.The...
View ArticleUC Riverside Medical School founder Dr. G. Richard Olds resigns
RIVERSIDE >> The driving force in the creation of UC Riverside Medical School has resigned, effective Aug 31.Dr. G. Richard Olds, chancellor of health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine,...
View ArticleHarvard-bound teen meets up with teacher who helped her learn English
This is why you become a teacher. For moments like this.A friend called Frances Goldstein last month to tell her there was a story in the local paper about an 18-year-old named Noemi Valdez graduating...
View ArticleThe Zen Report: It pays to have a giant, Chinese wedding
In traditional Chinese culture, you ask only close friends and family to birthday celebrations, but anyone you've exchanged eight words with should be given a wedding invitation.At least that's what my...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for July 18, 2015
ALTADENAMusical historian to reflect on maritimeThe Altadena Library District will welcome musical historian Simon Spalding for a musical event on historical maritime in Southern California at 7 p.m....
View ArticleRenowned JPL scientist Claudia Alexander, who helped lead mission to Jupiter,...
Claudia Alexander, a brilliant, pioneering scientist who helped direct NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and the international Rosetta space-exploration project, has died at age 56.The Jet Propulsion...
View ArticleWatch here for live updates on the North Fire burning the Cajon Pass
A wildfire known as the North Fire that ignited on the 15 Freeway Friday afternoon jumped the 15 Freeway, closing lanes and burning vehicles in San Bernardino County's Cajon Pass.
View ArticleDrones continue to hurt Southern California fire-fighting efforts
When a drone grounded aircraft that were trying to fight the North fire on Friday afternoon, it was only the latest in a series of recent incidents where a drone interfered with local firefighters --...
View ArticleFive homes burning, 50 more threatened by North Fire in Cajon Pass
CAJON PASS >> San Bernardino fire officials confirmed four homes in the Baldy Mesa area have been damaged by fire, and 50 more are immediately threatened, as the 3,500-acre North Fire continued...
View ArticleHomes damaged, evacuations ordered in Baldy Mesa due to North fire
CAJON PASS >> Officials ordered mandatory evacuations Friday afternoon as a rapidly-growing brush fire ignited cars along the 15 Freeway north of the 138 Freeway and scorched nearby homes as it...
View ArticleLeading digital marketing firm has roots at Cal Poly Pomona
A leading digital marketing agency for the restaurant industry has its roots at Cal Poly Pomona, where its founders met more than 15 years ago as students who wanted to make quality websites.Fast...
View ArticleUndeterred by North Fire burning in the Cajon Pass, Vegas-bound weekenders,...
Cars and homes burned as the North Fire tore through the Cajon Pass near the 15 Freeway on Friday, July 17, destroying thousands of acres and prompting evacuations of the Baldy Mesa area. With some...
View ArticleLAPD, Sheriff's deputies play baseball for kids at Swing-a-Thon 2015
When Los Angeles was half the size of today's Burbank, local lawmen traded nightsticks for baseball bats for the first cops-versus-deputies game. On Friday -- 128 years later -- the longtime rivals...
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