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San Pedro’s annual Whale Fiesta, sponsored and hosted by the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, will return for its 52nd year this weekend. The event, co-sponsored by the Port of Los Angeles, is meant to celebrate “the migration of gray whales along our shores,” said aquarium Director Crislyn McKerron. The free fiesta will take place from noon

As the community of Monterey Park continues to recover from the mass shooting last month that killed 11 people, local organizations have begun pitching in to organize and distribute the influx of donations from around the world. At a special City Council meeting on Jan. 31, Monterey Park approved an executive order establishing the California

Zeng Fanzhi’s first solo art exhibition in Los Angeles with his abstract landscapes, Feb. 2-April 30, at Hauser and Wirth Gallery in Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of Zeng Fanzhi and Hauser and Wirth) Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Feb. 2-9. EVENTS UCLA February

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,625 more cases of the coronavirus since Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,677,849 as of Wednesday, Feb. 1. Officials reported 13 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Tuesday for a total of 35,294 deaths since tracking began. There were 42 more hospitalizations since Tuesday,

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures hosts “Regeneration Summit: A Celebration of Black Cinema,” Feb. 3-5, that includes discussions, performances and screenings. In the file photo, more than 50 glamour photographs of movie actors at the special exhibit, “Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898-1971” now through July 16, 2023. The exhibition features achievements and challenges of Black

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,946 more cases of the coronavirus since Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,676,266 as of Tuesday, Jan. 31. Officials reported 56 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Monday for a total of 35,281 deaths since tracking began. There were 24fewer hospitalizations since Monday, bringing

Q: There is a gruesome news report about a Massachusetts mother of three who has not been seen since the new year. Her husband has been charged with her murder, but they have not found a body. A murder case can go forward even without a body and a conviction can be obtained? F.M., Del

Long Beach Long Beach restaurateur John Morris, who created the fundraiser Big Bang on the Bay fireworks show in 2011, is expected to be in federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 31, facing a lawsuit from Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation accusing him of polluting Alamitos Bay with debris from his annual charity fireworks display. A ruling

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Sebastian Gaytan, 14, of Northridge, does a frontside flip at Pedlow Field Skate Park in Encino as the latest storm clears on Monday, January 16, 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

Canoga Park Lutheran Church on Jordan Avenue at Valerio Street. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Jan. 28 Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church: Contemporary service, 5 p.m. Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Also, a traditional/blended service, 10 a.m. Jan. 29. The Rev. Titus Utecht is the

569 W 6th St 48 units of transitional housing in San Pedro on Thursday, January 19, 2023. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) 569 W 6th St 48 units of transitional housing in San Pedro on Thursday, January 19, 2023. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) 9th Street Lofts – 456 W 9th St – 90 low

She takes the 21 steps up the narrow staircase to the balcony of Canoga Park Lutheran Church to perform one final song on the pipe organ she’s played almost every Sunday since the church opened in 1960. Christine Benich is 97 years old, but you’d never know it trying to keep up with her going

The Los Angeles International Airport’s long-term modernization is more than halfway finished, airport officials said in an update this week, with some projects completed in the past few years and others under construction and upcoming. The second and final phase of the $15 billion capital improvement project recently began, said Justin Erbacci, CEO of Los

Fast-food workers rallied in Los Angeles and Sacramento on Friday, Jan. 27, demanding their employers drop their opposition to a bill that promises to boost wages and improve working conditions for California’s half-million fast-food employees. AB 257, also known as the FAST Recovery Act, was signed into law Sept. 5 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. But Save

The Southland will once again celebrate the Lunar New Year this weekend, with multiple events set to take place across the region, despite the continued mourning and search for answers after a gunman killed 11 people inside a Monterey Park ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 21, as folks toasted the Year of the Rabbit. The events

Local and federal law enforcement officials in Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties on Thursday, Jan. 26, announced they have partnered on a public outreach campaign to help combat the deadly fentanyl epidemic. During a news conference in Riverside, Martin Estrada, assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District, which includes San Bernardino and Riverside

Island Packers offers ‘Winter Whale and Wildlife Watching’ excursions to the Channel Islands National Park, now through mid-April, departing from Oxnard and Ventura harbors. (Photo by Doug Mangum/courtesy of Island Packers) Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Jan. 26 to Feb. 2. EVENTS Golden

Qiang Bjornbak first met Hongying Jian at the Mandarin Baptist Church in Alhambra. The two women connected again by coincidence when a client of Bjornbak’s turned out to be friends with Jian. Jian went by her married name, Nancy Liu. And, said Bjornback, people also called her friend something else: “Sister Sunshine.” “She was a

My Nhan was a regular at the Star Ballroom for more than a decade, choosing the Los Angeles-area dance hall popular with older Asian Americans as the place to “start the year fresh” with Lunar New Year celebrations, her niece said. Her family now takes some solace knowing that Nhan, one of 11 people shot

The Justice Department and eight states sued Google on Tuesday, alleging that its dominance in digital advertising harms competition as well as consumers and advertisers — including the U.S. government. The government alleges that Google’s plan to assert dominance has been to “neutralize or eliminate” rivals through acquisitions and to force advertisers to use its