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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

Five people were hospitalized after a shooting in Inglewood on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Broadcast reports later said two of the victims had died. FIVE people have been shot in Inglewood at 3371 Manchester Blvd. @Inglewood_PD are on scene. @LACOFD transported the victims to hospital. A vehicle with rear windows shot-out can be scene from

A ‘Blessing of the Animals’ will be held on Oct. 8 at St. James Presbyterian Church, 19414 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming faith gatherings in the San Fernando Valley area. Oct. 7 Blessing of the Animals at First Christian Church of North Hollywood: The Rev. Jonathan B. Hall,

Hundreds of beach city residents and law enforcement personnel from agencies far and wide honored the memory of Manhattan Beach Police Officer Chad Swanson on Friday evening, Oct. 6. The somber ceremony — which began at the city’s Civic Center downtown and proceeded on foot to the Manhattan Beach Pier — brought out city officials,

The city and county of Los Angeles observe, as of 2017, Indigenous Peoples Day in October instead of Columbus Day. The federal government observes Columbus Day. The state of California does not observe Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day as a state holiday (www.sos.ca.gov/state-holidays). Government offices – Los Angeles city and county and national –

About 200 Los Angeles County social workers demonstrated in front of county headquarters in downtown L.A. on Wednesday, demanding that their contract be reopened to improve working conditions by reducing their caseloads. Members of the SEIU 721, representing 4,000 social workers employed by the county Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), rallied on the

“Carved,” a display of jack-o-lanterns and other lit-up installations returns on selected dates from Oct. 6-29 at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge. In the file photo, a representation of author Edgar Allan Poe, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2019. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Here is a sampling of things to do