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What do you want for Christmas, pop, my kids ask? Nothing money can buy, I tell them. What I want they don’t sell on Amazon or at Costco. I want my best yesterday’s back for just a few hours on Christmas Eve. I want to be a kid again on the first day of summer

A “Live Nativity” is part of the Christmas Eve events on Dec. 24 at First Christian Church of North Hollywood (Disciples of Christ) on Colfax Avenue in Studio City. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Dec. 23 Las Posadas on Olvera Street: A pre-procession

A strike by county-employed doctors, dentists, psychiatrists and veterinarians in Los Angeles was averted Friday, Dec. 22 when the two sides agreed to have third-party experts intervene. The employees, who are represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, say their current benefits plan, Choices, is the same one provided to rank-and-file county workers.

A hand-carved Italian Nativity scene on display at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, Wednesday, December 23, 2020. The Nativity, with figures of the baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph and animals inside a stable, was donated to the Los Angeles Archdiocese in 2013 by the family of Bob and Dolores Hope.

Divas and Drummers of Compton are among the performers at the 64th annual, and free to attend, Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration, 3 p.m. Dec. 24 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of Divas and Drummers of Compton/Music Center) Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando

Murals aren’t hard to find in San Pedro, as the art form has increased in popularity over the past couple of decades. But the newest artistic display — “La Pincoya en El Norte” — is drawing more than the usual accolades. The mural is on the side of a building in the town’s historic waterfront.

Southern California lost 37,149 residents in the past year, a drop one-third of what was seen in the previous two years. The six-county region had 21.7 million residents, according to the state Department of Finance tally as of July 1. The past year’s population decline was 68% less than the average 115,187 yearly loss in

By Adam Beam | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink in Ontario, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley. And — coming soon — kitchen faucets. California regulators on Tuesday approved new rules

Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero delivers the State of the Port address on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at the Convention Center in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer) The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are prepping for their 2024 State of the Port lunch gatherings, with tickets now

A view from the San Fernando Valley: The James Monroe High School Army JROTC lines up for the 39th Annual Holiday Parade and Festival in Chatsworth, CA December 10, 2023. (Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of events in

Look at those faces in the picture. The proud smiles of new parents, and the bewilderment and wonder of their babies checking each other out. Beautiful. It’s a snapshot of the diversity and best of who we are, taken at a Mommy & Me class in Burbank by the first lady of Christmas here in

The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority has named Graham Christie, a Southern California rail leader, as its chief operating officer following a national search for what is a new position being added to the intergovernmental agency serving both the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Christie comes to the position after spending 10 years at

The Port of Los Angeles recently received two major infrastructure project awards from the 53rd annual Los Angeles Business Council’s Architectural Awards ceremony. Top awards for innovation and excellence went to: The Wilmington Waterfront Promenade (two awards for exceptional open public space design). The port’s Alameda Corridor Terminus Gap Closure, recognized as a top regional

Bethel Church holds a free to attend ‘Community Christmas Celebration’ on Dec. 16, 2023 in Sun Valley. In the file photo, A Nativity scene at Bethel Church in Sun Valley during a free Christmas Drive-Thru that included music, a Christmas tree, gifts for children and candy and cookie treats, Dec. 18, 2021. (Photo by Michael

Most summers, health officials advise Southern Californians to avoid a handful of regional lakes because of toxic algae blooms that can sicken people and pets and kill fish and birds. Such warnings are becoming more common as climate change accelerates, with drought conditions and warmer temperatures regularly fueling bright green blooms in places like Silverwood,

Part of the Redondo Beach waterfront will finally get a new look — and as soon as next year. The California Surf Club, an indoor-outdoor, 21,000 square-foot compound adjacent to the Seaside Lagoon, is set to open in 2024 at 239 N. Harbor Drive. It’s being developed by Allen Sanford, who created the BeachLife Music

Las Posadas event begins with a pre-procession children’s pinata, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16-24 on Olvera Street in Los Angeles. In the file photo, an angel pauses for singers along the procession on Thursday, December 22, 2022. The Las Posadas nightly procession from Dec. 16-23 includes statues of Mary and Joseph being carried and making stops

Shop small and support creatives of color at the annual Mujeres Market, holiday edition, returning to L.A. for the sixth annual year this weekend. The event on Saturday, Dec. 16 and Sunday, Dec. 17, at Void Studios in the downtown L.A. Arts District, will feature over 75 BIPOC-owned small businesses, diverse performances, and an array

For the second time in just five years, Inglewood and the Los Angeles Rams will host the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium. The NFL announced Wednesday, Dec. 13, that Super Bowl LXI would return to Inglewood in 2027, marking the ninth time the championship game has been played in Los Angeles County. NFL Commissioner Roger

A new exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution’s collection, opening this week at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, shows how Black American communities safely traveled and stayed connected through the Jim Crow era of segregation. The exhibition, titled “The Negro Motorist Green Book,” opens at the museum on Saturday, Dec. 16. The new exhibit