Jane Boeckmann, the first lady of Galpin Motors and matriarch of the Southern California auto-dealership family, has died at age 90, according to family members. Her life story — which included piloting planes and driving race cars, as well as myriad honors for both business and humanitarian endeavors — was surely worthy of a movie.
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As of Tuesday, May 4, the California Department of Public Health’s vaccine dashboard showed about 39.4 million doses have been shipped throughout the state and of those, 30.7 million have been administered (about 4 million in the last two weeks). According to Bloomberg’s dashboard tracking vaccine distribution, 44.4% of California’s population has received at least
Tattooed Chef, a plant-based food company based in Paramount, is looking to expand its offerings with the acquisition of two Albuquerque businesses that specialize in Mexican food. The company has entered into agreements to acquire New Mexico Food Distributors Inc. and Karsten Tortilla Factory LLC — collectively known as Foods of New Mexico — for
LOS ANGELES — A citywide emergency alert will be sent to cell phones in Los Angeles Monday to remind people to get a free COVID-19 vaccine. “We’re using every tool at our disposal to encourage Angelenos to get vaccinated,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Twitter Monday morning. The Wireless Emergency Alert will be sent to
A man who died in a police shootout in Fullerton after allegedly carrying out a killing spree in Los Angeles hours earlier was identified Wednesday as 49-year-old Carlos Lopez.
It took 41 Los Angeles firefighters 24 minutes to extinguish a blaze late Friday at a single-story home in Tarzana. A knockdown was declared at 9:45 p.m. for the fire on the 6200 block of Tampa Avenue, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. Los Angeles firefighters attack a blaze late Friday, April 30,
Inglewood faces three lawsuits stemming from an April 2019 crash involving Mayor James T. Butts Jr. that “severely injured” an LAPD officer, with one of the suits asking for more than $300,000 and the other two pushing for undisclosed amounts. Butts, whose driving is described as negligent in all three lawsuits, allegedly ran a red
Los Angeles Dodgers’ legends Bill Russell and Reggie Smith returned to Little League on Saturday, May 1 — to help Bloomington Little League celebrate its opening day. Members of the Bloomington Community gather around Mary Ann Mendoza and San Bernardino County 5th District Supervisor Joe Baca Jr., for a ribbon cutting during the Bloomington Little
PASADENA >> At first, it seemed like a victory for Caltech students and parents seeking more of a traditional graduation ceremony this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic that has defined so much of life appears to be easing. Nayla Abney, a senior chemical engineering student, read the headline posted Friday, April 30, on a new
An undetermined number of reports about police pursuits in California – some that ended in death – did not get included in statistics complied by the California Highway Patrol as required by state law, an anaylsis by the Southern California News Group shows. In just Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties for last
Councilmember Tom LaBonge stops traffic on Riverside Drive as he kicks off the resurfacing of Clybourn Avenue. project in Toluca Lake Thursday, June 10, 2010. (Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer) The idea came to her at his funeral, she says, when everyone was standing outside talking about what a great guy Tom LaBonge was and such an
Los Angeles Police Department officials confirmed Thursday that they will once again allow officers to use less-lethal projectile launchers during protests after a federal judge revised an order that had placed restrictions on the use of the weapons. Although last week’s temporary restraining order, issued by U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall, did not totally
Zebra Longwing butterflies can be seen at the Butterfly Pavilion at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The museum begins its annual City Nature Challenge on April 30. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Here is a sampling of upcoming in-person and online things to do in the San Fernando Valley and Los
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 341 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,232,373 as of Wednesday, April 28. Officials reported four 31 deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 23,831 deaths since tracking began. There were three fewer hospitalizations reported since Tuesday, bringing the official count
INGLEWOOD — A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed early Wednesday on a 405 Freeway collector road in the Inglewood area, authorities said. The person was hit about 5 a.m. on the road leading from the northbound freeway to Century Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. The location is just east of
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 326 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,232,079 as of Tuesday, April 27. Officials reported four 26 deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 23,801 deaths since tracking began. There were four more hospitalizations reported since Monday, bringing the official count
LOS ANGELES — A San Fernando Valley man admitted Tuesday to participating in a document trafficking ring that created and sold counterfeit United States passport cards, Social Security cards, driver’s licenses and other documents. Carlos A. Hernandez, 44, of Granada Hills, pleaded guilty to one federal count each of conspiracy and being an illegal alien
Long Beach resident Betty Miller, 83, sat in her home and asked the critical care nurse there if it would hurt. “It’ll be over,” the nurse, Errol Barrientos, said, “before you know it.” Miller and her husband, Eugene, were some of the first SCAN Health Plan members to receive their doses of the coronavirus vaccine
The latest step in the construction of the $588 million Sixth Street Viaduct replacement will force the closure of a stretch for the Hollywood freeway for more than two days. The 101 freeway will close for 55 hours between Friday, April 30 at 10 p.m. and Monday May 3 at 5 a.m. to allow crews
Because of COVID-19, the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday will originate from multiple venues. The Oscars primarily will broadcast from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, as well as from the show’s traditional home at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Some attendees are expected to make their appearances from international locations. Click here for road