Pasadena social calendar: September 7
WEDNESDAYInaugural Tex-Mex Fiesta Benefiting Farrah Fawcett Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills. The evening honors Jaclyn Smith,...
View ArticleThe house built by L.A. gas and water
This picture from the Thompson and West "History of Los Angeles County" shows the residence of "Wm. H. Perry, Lumber Dealer, East Suburbs of Los Angeles, California." In 1853, William Hayes Perry came...
View ArticleGovernor Brown pushed to waive oil safeguards, ex-officials testify
California's top oil and gas regulators repeatedly warned Gov. Jerry Brown's senior aides in 2011 that the governor's orders to override key environmental safeguards in granting oil industry permits...
View ArticleNocturnal Wonderland attendees, police address safety
The future of electronic dance music festivals, sometimes referred to as raves, does not appear to be in immediate jeopardy.So said some fans at the 20th Anniversary of Nocturnal Wonderland, which...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Valley weather forecast: Sunny, hot for Labor Day
The San Gabriel Valley on Labor Day will see sunny skies with light winds in the afternoon. Highs will be in the low to mid 90s.Monday night will be mostly clear with 15 mph southwest winds in the...
View ArticleLos Angeles County gas prices lowest on Labor Day since 2010
LOS ANGELES >> The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was at its lowest amount for a Labor Day since 2010 today, $3.478.The average price has dropped...
View ArticleSheriff's deputy killed by firefighter husband in apparent murder-suicide in...
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE >> An off-duty sheriff's deputy was fatally shot in her home by her husband, a Los Angeles County firefighter who fled to a facility in Pacoima where he shot himself to death...
View ArticleCalifornia's biggest wildfire burning east of Fresno expands
FRESNO >> California's biggest blaze expanded further overnight and came closer to a small development in Kings Canyon National Park that houses rangers headquarters, campgrounds, a lodge, a...
View ArticleBlue whale entangled off Los Angeles coast remains elusive
RANCHO PALOS VERDES >> There is no sign of a blue whale that was entangled in fishing line off the Southern California coast.The search resumed Monday for the massive mammal, which was last seen...
View ArticleLabor Day music festival draws hundreds to celebrate the American worker
Hundreds of music lovers gathered in Exposition Park on Monday for a Labor Day concert that celebrated the American workers' contributions to the nation as well as their right to relax. George Clinton...
View ArticleDrought is killing California's hydroelectric power. Can solar make up the...
Snowmelt entering Big Creek's hydroelectric powerhouses has slowed to a trickle. Reservoirs sit at their lowest levels ever.The 102-year-old central-California complex owned and operated by Southern...
View ArticleOff Kilter Kilts opens retail clothing store in Pasadena
Off Kilter Kilts, Southern California's first multi-brand retail kilt store, held a grand opening in Pasadena over the weekend.The store, at 2610 E. Colorado Blvd., offers the largest brand names in...
View ArticleOrangetheory Fitness to open Pasadena studio in October
Orangetheory Fitness, a fast-growing fitness franchise, has announced that a new studio will open in Pasadena in early October.The facility, at 2091 E. Colorado Blvd., is owned and operated by San...
View ArticleNocturnal Wonderland 2015: Top five musical highlights from the weekend festival
DEVORE >> Organizers said the 20th anniversary of Nocturnal Wonderland drew 85,000 people during its three-day music festival, which featured 115 musical acts. Here are our top picks for the...
View ArticleMan suspected of attempted carjacking after crashing vehicle in San Marino
A man involved in a single-vehicle crash in San Marino attempted to flee the scene by carjacking another motorist Monday morning, officials said.At about 7:34 a.m., the San Marino Police Department...
View ArticleDeputy killed in murder-suicide noted for work ethic, open heart
The off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy -- who was fatally shot Sunday night allegedly by her firefighter husband in an apparent murder-suicide -- was an enthusiastic worker who talked...
View ArticleLos Angeles Times publisher Austin Beutner fired after 13 months on the job
LOS ANGELES -- Austin Beutner, the civic leader and former Wall Street investment banker who became publisher and chief executive of the Los Angeles Times last year, was fired today by the paper's...
View ArticleLike musicals? Here are 91 on stage in Los Angeles area this theater season
A new theater season is upon us and with that comes a flood of musicals. This genre of stagecraft remains popular with audiences and theaters alike, serving to keep regular patrons happy, as well as...
View ArticleSimi Valley's Reagan Library prepares for GOP debate with more than 400 staff...
SIMI VALLEY >> Millions are expected to tune in for the second GOP presidential debate on Sept. 16 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.For the Ronald Reagan Presidential...
View ArticleDonald Trump pinatas take a beating as Simi Valley GOP debate nears
LOS ANGELES >> Many people may want to beat the tar out of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who if elected said he aims to march millions of migrants back to Mexico.In Los Angeles,...
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