California's high health enrollment surpasses projections
SACRAMENTO >> California has enrolled 2.3 million people under an optional expansion of the state's Medicaid program -- nearly three times more than the state had anticipated, according to the...
View ArticleState vehicle emissions lab is inching toward moving facility
Nearly a decade after they began planning to move their vehicle emissions laboratory out of El Monte, state officials say they expect to identify a new site within the year.
View ArticleThis California agency is fighting climate change and curbing pollution
On the outskirts of Los Angeles, inside a nondescript laboratory building, a man in a yellow T-shirt and helmet sits on a stationary motorcycle, looking intently ahead. The bike's back wheel is...
View ArticleCaltech researchers develop model to predict generosity
PASADENA >> When people are forced to make quick decisions, they are more likely to make judgement errors that may cause them to act with a surplus of generosity, according to a California...
View ArticlePasadena social calendar: July 20
TUESDAYThe Television Academy and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) open its ninth annual exhibition: "The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design." 919 S. Grand Ave., Los...
View ArticlePasadena History: Pio Pico, the last governor of Mexican California
By Sid GallyA book talk recently on CSPAN 3 by Dr. Carlos Manuel Salomon on Pio Pico, the last governor of Mexican California, reminded me of the importance of Pico in California's history. I visited...
View ArticleOn The Town: 'Christmas in July' for Pasadena's Friends in Deed surpass...
The temperature was in the low 80s, perfect weather for a Christmas party, right? On July 11 -- in keeping with their year-round spirit of good cheer -- the good folk at Pasadena's Friends in Deed...
View ArticleAmid Black Lives Matter's movement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti seeks...
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti cut his teeth as a student activist, restoring Harlem apartments and training dissidents in Burma.As a politician, Garcetti embraced Occupy L.A.'s protests at Los...
View ArticleLAUSD audit allegations still under internal review
More than a year after completing the first draft of an audit that questions cozy relationships with contractors and multi-million dollar deals, Los Angeles Unified's inspector general can't say...
View ArticleCalifornia State University presidents, executives may get pay raise
Campus presidents and other executives in California State University could get a raise this week, on the recommendation by Chancellor Timothy P. White.Trustees for the 23-campus system on Tuesday will...
View ArticleYuge sisters hope to purchase Altadena property where ancestral home sits
The historic gardener's cottage that housed the Yuge family for nearly a century remains empty and the grounds surrounding it remain untouched.Sunday marked 30 days since the four Japanese American...
View Article'Emergency situation' briefly shuts down Sierra Madre Police Department
SIERRA MADRE >> The Sierra Madre Police Department ceased handling calls for about an hour Sunday in response to an "emergency situation" at the police station, reportedly after someone brought a...
View ArticleSouthern California storm helps in battling wildfires, causes flooding
Weekend downpours that may continue Monday helped stop the North and Pine fires from spreading but also flooded roads, caused mudslides and forced a number of events to be canceled, authorities said...
View ArticleAmerican POW receives apology from Japanese company over forced labor during...
While an American prisoner of war and forced laborer during World War II, James Murphy refused to bow to Japanese military officials of any rank, citing a bad back or another injury."My Bible tells me...
View ArticleSouthern California pounded with rain for second straight day
A third day of rain, wind, muggy and moist conditions and flash-flood warnings may continue Monday after Southern California saw its second day of heavy afternoon rain that had the California High...
View ArticleGrenade at Sierra Madre police station had been disarmed
SIERRA MADRE >> A World War II grenade brought to the police station over the weekend wasn't live and had already had its pin removed, police said Monday.Sunday's incident led to the evacuation...
View ArticleMichael Schneickert, Pasadena historic preservation leader, dies at 56
Michael Schneickert made his mark in Pasadena. As a longtime leader in the local historic preservation community, he served on the boards of Pasadena Heritage and the Pasadena Community Foundation,...
View ArticleRichard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum closing for multimillion-dollar...
YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) -- A museum dedicated to Richard Nixon's presidency is getting a makeover that will include interactive exhibits appealing to younger, tech-savvy visitors, officials said...
View ArticleLocal community things to know and do for the Pasadena area for July 21, 2015
PASADENASpecial Olympics ceremony set for WednesdayThe city welcomes the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics and athlete delegates from Namibia, Tanzania and Singapore during a celebration...
View ArticleCoachella Valley bridge collapse diverts traffic through desert
The bridge collapse about 50 miles west of California's border with Arizona prompted Caltrans on Monday to advise local motorists to avoid using the 10 Freeway -- until further notice.East-west traffic...
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