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LA Marathon ‘Slow Down’, Freeway Closures for Sunday Feb. 14

LOS ANGELES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following closures for the 2016 Los Angeles Marathon:   Sunday, February 14 Hollywood Freeway (US 101) 3 a.m. to 11…

Opinion: Safe and Convenient Medicine Collection is Good Medicine for LA County

  By Heidi Sanborn Executive Director of the California Product Stewardship Council Preventing prescription drug abuse and protecting water quality are two issues on the minds of Los Angeles County residents,…

Senator Mendoza Introduces Bill to Combat Government Corruption

SB 1011 Will Help Prevent Unethical Personal Enrichment in Government Contracting Sacramento – A bill that strengthens California’s conflict of interest laws and restores public trust and accountability was introduced…

GAs Co. Says Porter Ranch Leak is Under Control

Utility says it has ‘temporarily controlled’ gas leak near Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, after nearly 4 months – AP LA Times: Southern California Gas Co. announced Thursday it has temporarily…

Secular Coalition Commends Lawmakers Who Put Science Above Politics

Washington, D.C. — On the eve of Charles Darwin’s 207th birthday, the Secular Coalition for America applauds the steadily increasing number of elected officials at the state and federal level…

Local Rotary Club Receives Special Honor

Local Rotary Club Receives Special Honor

By Larry Caballero The Rotary Club of Cerritos-Artesia was presented with a special banner at its regular meeting Feb 8 for having all of its members contribute at least $100…

Organic chia, flax powders on recall for Salmonella risk

Advantage Health Matters is recalling Organic Traditions branded sprouted flax seed powder and sprouted chia powder products because of possible Salmonella contamination. This is the front label of one of the three…

Assistant Superintendent Martin Plourde to Lead as Whittier Union’s Next Superintendent

  WHITTIER – The Whittier Union High School District Board of Trustees on Feb. 9 selected Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Martin Plourde, who has served the District in various…

Former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca to Plead Guilty of Lying to Federal Investigators

Various news outlets are reporting that retired Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca will plead guilty Wednesday of making false statements  in the ongoing federal investigation into corruption in the Sheriff’s DepartmentThe LA…

Metro Praises President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget For Recommending $375 Million For LA Rail Projects

Earlier today, the White House released President Obama’s Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Budget that includes robust funding for several Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) projects and programs. Specifically…

State Lawmakers Demand Flexibility in Delta Pumping Requirements

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman Frank Bigelow, R-O’Neals, and 16 of his colleagues in the California State Assembly sent a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board, Bureau of Reclamation,…

3 PEOPLE DIED IN FIERY CRASH AFTER HITTING SAN FRANCISCO TAXI AT 9TH AND BRANAN

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — ABC 7 is reporting that three people died Saturday night in a fiery car crash after it was allegedly doing donuts and speeding down the street.…

US Marshals Pursuing Modern-Day Bonnie and Clyde

  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Marshals are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of a Missouri couple accused of a crime spree spanning three…

Assemblyman Mike Gatto Announces Legislation to Restructure the Public Utilities Commission

SACRAMENTO – Today Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles), chairman of the influential Utilities and Commerce Committee, announced a constitutional amendment to restructure and reform the constitutional protections currently given to the scandal-ridden California Public…

Los Angeles Kings Announce Bob Miller in Intensive Care After Bypass Surgery

The Los Angeles Kings are reporting that long-time Hall of Fame announcer Bob Miller is in intensive care after a four hour heart bypass surgery procedure. The Kings are saying…

OVERDOSE RESCUE DRUG NOW AVAILABLE WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION

  Pharmacists Can Furnish Naloxone for Opioid Overdose SACRAMENTO — The California State Board of Pharmacy announces that its final regulations are now in effect for pharmacists to furnish, without…

Commerce Resident Threatens Hews Media Group Newspaper Delivery Driver

Art Ibarra, who has sent abusive emails to HMG before, “gets in the face” of the delivery driver. Staff Report Eddie Garcia, the long time newspaper delivery driver for Hews…

Lakewood State of  the City Luncheon

By Tammye McDuff The State of the City luncheon was held Monday, January 25th and included the premiere of Lakewood’s annual report video produced by the city’s award-winning City TV…

State Regulators Delay Hawaiian Gardens Homeless Shelter

By Tammye McDuff At the first meeting of the Hawaiian Gardens City Council of 2016, LA Missions approached the Council to discuss setting up a temporary homeless shelter given the…

CONGRESSMAN LIEU JOINS VA SECRETARY TO UNVEIL WEST L.A. MASTER PLAN & RELATED LEGISLATION

LOS ANGELES  – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County)  issued the following statement after joining VA Secretary Bob McDonald at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center…