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Like thousands of 14-year-olds, Kairan Quazi graduates this month — but not from middle school. He’ll be getting his bachelor’s degree at Santa Clara University as the youngest graduate in the institution’s history, and then heading to SpaceX to become a software engineer. “I’m really excited for this new chapter of my life,” said Kairan,

Los Angeles Valley College held its 2023 commencement ceremony on June 6 at Monarch Stadium at its campus in Valley Glen, with about 500 students getting much-deserved diplomas after succeeding and thriving in the era of the pandemic. Two standout students spoke to the crowd to big applause and laughter. Quentin Jones told the audience,

Q: I am being sued over a contract. The signature is not mine. It looks like mine, to some degree, but I did not sign it and this is a scam. Just how is forgery proven? B.W., Woodland Hills Ron Sokol A: The simplest way to demonstrate the signature is not yours is through an

Two terminals at the Port of Long Beach and one at the Port of Los Angeles were shuttered during the day shifts on Monday, June 5, as talks between West Coast longshore workers and the Pacific Maritime Association appeared to sputter after more than a year. Pacific Container Terminals at the Port of Long Beach

More land is sliding under San Clemente’s Casa Romantica estate, prompting rail service through the south Orange County beach city to be stopped again. The slide was discovered at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, June 5, when a track safety crew from Metrolink noticed debris and soil spilling down the slope and on the tracks, said

What happened to Dia Abrams? Bonita Vista Ranch owner Dia Abrams, right, and ranch hand Jodi Newkirk. (Illustration by Staff Artist Jeff Goertzen) The answer has eluded Riverside County sheriff’s investigators for three years and baffled residents of the San Jacinto Mountains where Abrams abruptly disappeared on June 6, 2020. It is a whodunit shrouded

Quantifying what sort of job lawmakers do is tough. There are aspects of the job that can be quantified, including the number of bills lawmakers get passed and how much money they bring home to their districts in the form of earmarks. But not all bills are created equal — a bill to rename a

About 950 students from El Camino Real Charter High School have received their diplomas — and will now head off to the next stage of their lives. The Woodland Hills charter school held its commencement ceremony for the class of 2023 on Friday night, June 2, in the campus’s stadium. El Camino Real is noted

It’s a long escalator ride from Mary Hart’s $300-plus seats on camera behind home plate to Fat Daddy (Rick) Angona’s $10 seats on the Top Deck of Dodger Stadium. In Mary’s seats, you get to see the player’s up close and personal, maybe even get a smile from them. In Fat Daddy’s seats, you’re as

Famous Hollywood tough guy Danny Trejo has a sweet tooth. On Friday, June 2, he celebrated National Doughnut Day with fans by bringing 200 doughnuts from his Trejo’s Coffee & Donuts shop to Madame Tussauds Hollywood Wax Museum on Hollywood Boulevard. At the museum’s entrance, Trejo took time to pose for photos with fans in

A fledgling band-tailed pigeon was treated for a wing injury at our Sandra J. Goodspeed Wildlife Center. The Pasadena Humane Wildlife Program rehabilitates injured, ill and orphaned wild animals with the goal of releasing them back to the wild. We also offer wildlife education and a free helpline to support community members who need assistance

Police say they are seeking additional victims of a teacher at a Sherman Oaks middle school who was charged with child molestation. Kareem Spann, 46, a resident of Burbank, was arrested on Tuesday, May 30, on suspicion of lewd acts with a minor under 14 years old after police received “multiple reports from students of

Get ready for the 2023 LA Pride Village, noon-8 p.m. June 11 in Hollywood. The LA Pride Parade kicks off earlier, at 11 a.m. on June 11. The photo shows a scene on June 12, 2022 at the LA Pride Village. (Photo by Howard Wise/courtesy of LA Pride Village) Here is a sampling of things

The anticipated port “peak” season is looking more like a plateau this year, Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, said during a virtual news conference on Wednesday, May 31. While post-pandemic cargo numbers at both the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have dipped following record-breaking cargo months through 2022,

San Pedro’s waterfront will be hopping this summer. Among the brand new offerings will be SailGP (Grand Prix) — billed as the “Formula One” of sailing events in the Port of Los Angeles’s Outer Harbor July 22-23. Elite sailing teams and athletes will compete in the high-speed sail racing event that also brings in live

The third time was the charm. After the coronavirus pandemic canceled two earlier attempts in 2020 and 2021, the San Pedro High School marching band finally participated in the annual 2023 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 29. Award-winning bands are chosen for the special invitation to march in the high-profile

A view from the San Fernando Valley: A bird comes in for a landing at Reseda Park Lake on Friday, May 5, 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 farmers markets in

Singers, poets and guitarists added a layer of creativity to this year’s Los Angeles Fleet Week — as well as come competition. They weren’t your everyday performers, but the everyday heroes the military expo in San Pedro celebrates annually. They also happen to have special, non-military talents. Which is why for the first time, Fleet

Shelby Anderson’s classroom at Laguna Beach High School is like walking into a living museum of sorts. Across the back wall of Room 27, Anderson displays military uniforms from World War I through the Korean War and artifacts such as World War II ration books, a field communication kit with a typewriter, meal boxes and

If you were hoping to hop on a train for a holiday weekend adventure, you’re in luck – rail service is back on track starting Saturday, May 27. Both Metrolink and Pacific Surfliners are expected to resume passenger services on Saturday, with one earlier train from San Luis Obispo to San Diego operating late Friday,