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Gene Seroka, executive director, Port of Los Angeles, speaks at event marking the arrival of a zero-emissions locomotive and marking the graduations of new locomotive engineers in Wilmington on May 4, 2023. as the Federal Railroad Administrator, celebrates the newest class of Southern California Locomotive Engineers in Wilmington on Thursday, May 4, 2023. (Photo by

La Cañada Flintridge Sister Cities Association and city officials on Thursday, April 27, hosted Spanish artist Javier Montesol for the culmination of their inaugural “Artist-in-Residence” program. Montesol, best known for his iconic paintings of Spanish dancers and depictions of Spanish culture, collaborated with 14 La Cañada High School art students to create a mural on

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously confirmed Mayor Karen Bass’s three appointees to the harbor commission on Tuesday, May 2. The new commissioners, who will be seated at the board’s May 11 meeting, are former U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Michael Muñoz and Lee Williams. They will replace Commissioners Jaime Lee, Lucia Moreno-Linares and Anthony Pirozzi. The

Karen Fletcher, Los Angeles County’s interim chief probation officer, is stepping down after less than two months leading the county’s troubled Probation Department. The Board of Supervisors promoted Fletcher to the department’s top spot in March after firing her predecessor, Chief Adolfo Gonzales. Her resignation letter to the board on Monday, May 1, states her

Lucia Moreno-Linares is recognized by a speaker at her final meeting as a Los Angeles harbor commissioner on Thursday, April 27, 2023. (Photo by contributing photographer Chuck Bennett) Lucia Moreno-Linares during what was her last Los Angeles harbor commission meeting on Thursday, April 27, 2023. She and board President Jaime Lee — along with Anthony

Three people died on Monday, May 1 after a small airplane crashed near the Big Bear Airport, authorities said. Big Bear Fire was called to an aircraft down in a vacant lot at the corner of Paradise Way and Maltby Blvd., Big Bear City, at approx. 2:02 p.m. Crews arrived on scene in approx. three

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Friends of the LA River held a clean-up on a trail alongside the Los Angeles River on Saturday, April 15, 2023, in Van Nuys. Volunteers collected trash along the trail. The two-day event, also on April 22, was part of the group’s 33rd event at seven sites along

These teen girls are out to change the world. The EmpowHer Institute’s 2023 Girls to Greatness Teen Summit, held Friday, April 28 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, focused on preparing the young women for college and the “real world.” It’s the eighth year of the summit, which organizers say brings more than 500 girls across

In the dark, there was a staccato beat of sound — a thundering, unplaceable boom. Then there was the pain, sudden and unyielding. Giovanni Roman was hit. It was just before midnight on a frigid February evening in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine when the 29-year-old Marine veteran from Garden Grove was struck by

Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, founded in 1954, is located on Jordan Avenue at Wyandotte Street in Canoga Park, (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. April 29 Hollywood United Methodist Church: Ten panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display, noon-4 p.m., and

Charlie Lloyd wasn’t sure he was ready for another dog so soon after Lucky died. The retired counselor at Rancho San Antonio Boys Home in Chatsworth thought maybe they should wait a while, but his wife, Dottie, wanted to mend this hole in their hearts as soon as possible. When Dot’s health began to fail,

Overview of the planned 42-acre West Harbor waterfront development in San Pedro. (Rendering courtesy of Studio One Eleven) Proposed amphitheater for West Harbor development. A groundbreaking ceremony was held for San Pedro’s future West Harbor waterfront development on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. Rendering courtesy of Studio One Eleven Rendering of the future Bark Social site,

Crews are getting ready to dismantle a small geothermal plant that’s been operating for months a couple miles from the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea, at a site aptly known as Hell’s Kitchen. A hardy, 30-person team from Australian-based Controlled Thermal Resources has been manning the plant in this corner of the Imperial Valley

Emily Holshouser is a Los Angeles-based reporter who came to California from North Carolina in 2018. Emily began her career at the Cal State Northridge Daily Sundial, where she covered cops, protests, and utilities. She previously worked at ABC7 as an assignment desk editor and video journalist. In her time as a reporter, Emily has

Yes, visitors to the newly-remodeled Braille Institute Los Angeles library can touch the art. An L.A. cityscape-themed sensory wall at the library invites visitors to not only touch, but to listen and interact. From Angels Flight to Hollywood Boulevard and the Griffith Observatory, the wall features tributes to L.A. and California — from its car

Juan Ventura stood on the sidewalk chatting with his buddies while sneaking quick looks at the shiny new electric vehicles lined up as part of the second annual EV car show held at California State University, Northridge on Wednesday, April 26. “Gas prices are pretty expensive right now,” said the 18-year-old computer engineering major. “Also,

A California bill that aims to ease newspapers’ internet-age woes by making Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook pay for the online articles their users access through their platforms advanced out of its first committee hearing Tuesday night, but not without lots of questions from lawmakers. “A free and diverse press is the backbone

An attorney for the West Basin Municipal Water District has determined board member Gloria Gray is likely holding two incompatible offices, in violation of state law, because the water district sells to the Inglewood, where she is now a City Council member. Elected officials do not need an actual conflict of interest for the two

Q: I was driving the family to breakfast. A group of political activists were on the road and we were in the next lane. They were honking their horns– blaring them is more like it — incessantly, rather than mentioning the “cause” they were supporting. This was on a Sunday morning, near a neighborhood, and

A view from the San Fernando Valley: A squirrel attempts to eat Airheads candy in Lake Balboa Park in Van Nuys on Monday, March 27, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of meetings, charity/volunteer opportunities and