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Patrons ride the Haunted Hayride at the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride at Griffith Park in Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area. EVENTS Political Collectibles Show and Sale: Find vintage campaign items

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Oct. 17, unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the surprise attack by Hamas 10 days ago against Israel, pledging support for Israel to defend its borders and exist as an independent nation. The straightforward, pro-Israel motion brought out more than 50 people who spoke in opposition, saying

The deep-sea creature is an image horror films are made of: Dark black flesh, teeth sharp as glass and an antenna that glows to entice prey in the ocean’s depths. It’s quite fitting that the spooky-looking angler fish washed up on Friday the 13th, just weeks before Halloween. It is the second angler fish to

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Commuters take the escalator up from the subway into the hot sun on Oct. 3, 2023 at the L.A. Metro station in North Hollywood. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling

The Plymouth Fireball 500 pace car on display at the Galpin Motors 9th annual car show on Sunday in North Hills CA, October 15, 2023. (Photo by Gene Blevins/contributing photographer) The Petersen’s museum had the James Hetfield lead sing for the metal band Metallica, A 1963 Lincoln Continental called “ The Black Pearl”(L) and the

Hundreds of people marched and attended a rally in support of Israel in West Los Angeles on Sunday as Israel continued to recover from last weekend’s attacks by Hamas and as Israeli forces positioned themselves along Gaza’s border as part of a campaign by Israel to dismantle the terrorist group. CBS Los Angeles reported Gov.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, the leading legal and civil rights organization serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, hosted its 40th anniversary gala at a Thursday, Oct. 12 reception at the Vibana in downtown Los Angeles. The event, themed “United in Action: 40Forward,” celebrated accomplishments and recognized trailblazers in the Asian American and Pacific Islander

Knollwood United Methodist Church on Balboa Boulevard in Granada Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Oct. 14 Solidarity Gathering for Israel: 12:45 p.m. or online. HaMakom, south campus, 6025 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills. www.hamakomla.org/event/solidarity-gathering-for-israel.html Sherman Oaks Lutheran Church: The Rev. Titus Utecht

Dennis McCarthy has the day off. Here is a “Best of Dennis” column originally published on Sept. 9, 2007 with the headline “‘Never give up!’ Aging Jack told budding biographer Ethan” in the Los Angeles Daily News. “My buddy’s name is Jack Etlin. He was born in 1918 in Pennsylvania. His father was a shoemaker

In an effort to save lives, Los Angeles County residents can get free naloxone — the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose — during distribution events at five select public library branches. A rollout of the pilot program will run from Oct. 11 through Nov. 9, the county announced. The public can attend a

Dennis McCarthy has the day off. Here is a “Best of Dennis” column originally published  on May 16, 1991 in the Los Angeles Daily News. Uncle Al is pacing the maternity ward, doing the job he does best — cuddling a crying newborn baby. The retired 72-year-old Chatsworth man has been blessed with the golden

Kaiser Permanente Foundation Health Plan has reached a settlement with the California Department of Managed Health Care that calls for significant changes to Kaiser’s delivery of behavioral health care services. The settlement, announced Thursday, Oct. 12, includes a $50 million fine and will require the healthcare provider to take corrective action to address deficiencies in

The 2023 Sherman Oaks Street Fair is 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 15 on Ventura Boulevard. In the file photo, Logan Silva rides a mechanical bull during the Sherman Oaks Street Fair on Sunday, October 16, 2022. The event attracted a large crowd who enjoyed live music, food vendors, carnival rides and a vendor marketplace. (Photo

The classic horror film “Carrie” has haunted movie goers since it was released in 1976. For the third consecutive year, South Bay audiences can revisit the tale starring Sissy Spacek as a teen with telekinetic powers at one of the movie’s locations in Hermosa Beach. The R-rated film was shot in part at Pier Avenue

Ashley Reagan Dunster is the new principal of Holy Angels School in Arcadia. The Glendora resident is the youngest grandchild of President Ronald Reagan. (Photo by Job Rivera) Ashley Reagan Dunster is not afraid to start things. After all, the new principal at Holy Angels School in Arcadia began her new role mere months after

MALIBU — A man who was killed when his car went off Malibu Canyon Road and plunged over a cliff was identified Tuesday by the coroner’s office. The crash was reported at 12:20 a.m. Monday, about a mile north of Pacific Coast Highway, said Lt. Adam Zeko of the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station. Luis Gonzalez,

Celebrity chef Michael Chiarello — who ran restaurants in San Francisco and Napa Valley — died on Friday night after an acute allergic reaction led to anaphylactic shock. Chiarello’s company, Gruppo Chiarello, announced the chef’s passing over the weekend. He was 61 years old. (Update: Source of chef’s allergic reaction may remain a mystery) “As

A view from the San Fernando Valley: Workers raise the Circus Vargas big top in the parking lot at the Promenade Mall in Woodland Hills Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The circus presents ‘Bonjour Paris!’ a Parisian-style theme with performers from around the world, running on dates through Oct. 16. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles

A crash between two BMWs sent one of the vehicles crashing into a fire hydrant and light pole Monday morning at the Fulton Avenue entrance to Los Angeles Valley College in Valley Glen, sending water about 100 feet into the air and drawing firefighters and sheriff’s deputies to the scene. The accident happened about 8

Less than two weeks remain before the state determines whether two additional Los Angeles County juvenile detention facilities will need to shut down over substandard conditions found by inspectors earlier this year. The county Probation Department has until Tuesday, Oct. 10, to submit an approved Corrective Action Plan detailing how it will bring the Barry