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Band of bighorn sheep could stop Caltrans from reopening part of Highway 39
What would prevent Caltrans’ from pursuing its latest attempt to rebuild part of State Route 39 high up in the San Gabriel Mountains, washed away by Mother Nature 44 years ago? The list of...
View ArticleFor Pasadena churches, nonprofits, the Rose Parade is a timely fundraising...
Beneath the glitter of a catered parade breakfast, a reserved grandstand seat or the pageantry of marching bands, unequaled equines and floral-bedecked floats exists a pre-Rose Parade, grass-roots...
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Using glue, seeds and ferns, volunteers adorn Rose Parade floats with floral...
Petal Pushers and other volunteers work on floats at Phoenix Decorating Company in Irwindale on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Justin Kung and...
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Southwest flights back in the air at Southland airports after weeklong...
Southern California’s holiday flyers — as well as those nationwide — received a bit of a reprieve from the logistical turbulence that has marred the final days of the holiday travel season, with...
View Article10 last-minute things to know before the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena
Going to watch the 134th Rose Parade in person or on TV? Here are the Top 10 things you need to know before you go, based on loads of stories we’ve been working on in the lead up to the big day. Also,...
View ArticleLast year’s Rose Court finds joy in being spectators
There were no better cheerleaders than the five young women sitting in Section 475. They whooped and clapped as the floats, marching bands and equestrian units turned the famous corner of Orange Grove...
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Rep.-elect Robert Garcia will have Superman comic, personal items under...
Rep.-elect Robert Garcia, like the rest of the House of Representatives, had his swearing in delayed on Tuesday, Jan. 3, because the Republican majority couldn’t agree on a new speaker. But when the...
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Southern California braces for heavy rain as 2023 continues its showery start
After a New Year’s Eve storm, Southern California will continue its rainy start to 2023 with a storm beginning Thursday, Jan. 5, the National Weather Service said. After drizzling and light showers...
View ArticleYour natural gas bills to jump ‘shockingly high’ across region, SoCalGas warns
Southern California residents, get ready for a severe case of sticker shock as your natural gas bills across the region soar more than double this winter, according to the region’s two chief utility...
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4 not-so-smart dudes get ‘Bad Advice’ in new TV series shot in the South Bay
Filmmaker Adam William Ward started outlining and writing his comedy series “Bad Advice” while in the COVID-19 bubble in late 2020. The seven-episode series, which premieres next weekend in Hermosa...
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Rep. Adam Schiff, others in Congress, want stamp to honor ‘Hollywood Cat’ P-22
It would be impossible to squeeze everything about the renowned P-22 mountain lion onto a two-inch square postage stamp. Nonetheless, three members of Congress asked the U.S. Postal Service on Friday,...
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LA County supervisors ban large-caliber handguns, prohibit guns on county...
In the wake of the mass shooting in Monterey Park, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Feb. 7 adopted two gun-control regulations, one that bans the sale of large-caliber handguns...
View ArticleTo cut deaths among Black moms and infants, LA County will add doulas
In an effort to reduce Black maternal and infant mortality rates, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to expand doula care in the county by creating a hub of supportive...
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Snoop Dogg teams with Skechers for Super Bowl commercial
Rapper and Long Beach icon Snoop Dogg has parntered with Skechers for a Super Bowl commercial featuring one of his hit songs, as well as some special guests. NFL stars-turned-broadcasters Howie Long...
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Dodger Stadium gondola may get shut down by city of LA, Homeboy Industries
A controversial project that would move passengers in sky-high gondolas to Dodger Stadium is getting some substantial pushback from the city of Los Angeles and a prominent, anti-gang nonprofit, even as...
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Did bad marketing and its odd name stop a Metro rail line from getting funds?
Despite being LA Metro’s top project for federal funding, plus its inclusion in a top three list of rail projects in the agency’s application for state funding, the oddly named West Santa Ana Branch...
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LGBTQ groups say easing rules for gay blood donors doesn’t go far enough
Many individuals from the LGBTQ community in Southern California remember getting the letter. The one that said they were prohibited from donating blood for life. “Yeah, I was banned about 15 or 20...
View ArticleLawsuit targets new law forcing elected officials to recuse on matters...
Eight trade associations and two Sacramento County politicians are suing to stop a new anti-pay-to-play law that prevents elected officials from voting on matters involving the people and companies who...
View ArticleLA County wants California to ban rat poison, supports postage stamp for...
What’s the best way to honor the legacy of P-22, the Hollywood Cat who crossed two freeways and survived another 10 years as the wildest resident of Griffith Park? By trying to prevent the deaths of...
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Want to count bighorn sheep in the forest? No sleeping required.
You don’t do this in your sleep. No, this kind of sheep counting will be done upright and awake, by wide-eyed, intrepid volunteers scattered about the sweeping San Gabriel Mountains, equipped with pen,...
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