Born and raised in Highland Park, Marcos Molina, witnessed the neighborhood’s gentrification and the abusive tactics landlords like his utilized to displace residents. Charged by this trauma, he chose to study Urban Planning at Cal Poly Pomona so that he could combat the recurring crisis throughout LA County. “The privilege of receiving financial assistance helped…
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It’s time to shine for the Prado Dam’s newly restored patriotic mural. The iconic 76,800-square-foot mural near Corona, revived with the help of $100,000 in community donations and dedicated in early June, will be illuminated for one night only on Tuesday, July 4, in celebration of Independence Day, Riverside County officials announced Thursday, June 29.…
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Los Alamitos residents can set off their own Fourth of July fireworks at home for the first time in 37 years. This year, Los Alamitos is joining the 10 other Orange County cities that have been allowing the sale and use of legal “safe and sane” fireworks. Two stands selling the fireworks are being allowed,…
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By Tom Davies | Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — People in the central U.S. headed into the July Fourth weekend facing smoky haze, high temperatures and dealing with the aftermath of powerful derecho winds that caused widespread damage and left hundreds of thousands of residents without power. Utility crews were scrambling Friday to restore electricity after…
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A state judge on Friday, June 30, denied two emergency requests related to Huntington Beach’s near $5 million settlement with the operator of its annual air show over cancelling a day because of an oil spill – one sought to prevent the city from paying out the settlement and the other to require the city to…
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The Association of Volleyball Professionals is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with tournaments across the country — including a return to LA County’s beach cities beginning next week. The AVP’s Hermosa Beach tournament will begin Friday, July 7, while the one in Manhattan Beach is set for August. There will be 16 women’s and…
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“It took away the pain — all the pain,” said a doctor who fell victim to the charms of Oxycontin. “In the brain, in the heart, in the body. That’s what we’re up against.” Every day in California, 20 people die of opioid-related overdoses, and many thousands more wrestle with the ravages of addiction. After…
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A 28-year-old man who was behind the wheel of a Tesla Model S on autopilot in 2019 when it ran a red light in Gardena and slammed into a car, killing two people, authorities said, has been sentenced to two years of probation after pleading no contest to two counts of vehicular manslaughter. But should…
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Alex Osiadacz | (TNS) Mayo Clinic News Network Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening. Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo Clinic allergist and immunologist, demonstrates proper technique for using inhalers to combat these asthma triggers. When asthma symptoms flare, an inhaler…
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Gregg Berhalter’s second tenure as U.S. men’s national soccer coach officially begins after the current CONCACAF Gold Cup. The first competitions for Berhalter will come in September with a pair of international friendlies against Asian Confederation nations Uzbekistan (Sept. 9) and Oman (Sept. 12). This will be the first time the U.S. has ever faced…
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