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Assemblyman Travis Allen Introduces Legislation to Stop the Sale of Illegal Drug Paraphernalia

AB 2169 bans the sale of illegal drug paraphernalia across the State of California SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) introduced AB 2169, which eliminates a loophole in…

Bill Introduced to Shed Light on High California Gas Prices

  SACRAMENTO- Today, Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) introduced legislation to increase gasoline price transparency. Assembly Bill (AB) 2066 would require gas stations to post the estimated cost per gallon of…

Two Whole Foods stores recall contaminated Pecorino cheese

“Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves” sold by the Austin-based Whole Foods Market grocery chain and distributed to only in two of its 346 stores is being recalled for possible…

Covered California Slammed for Handing Out $178 Million in Sole-Source Contracts

Covered California Slammed for Handing Out $178 Million in Sole-Source Contracts

  By Brian Hews In a scathing report issued today, the California State Auditor slammed the State’s health insurance exchange, Covered California, for handing out sole source contracts saying the…

School Bus Safety Legislation Introduced by Senator Tony Mendoza

Tragic Death of Whittier Student Inspires Bill Sacramento – Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) today introduced a measure to improve school bus safety. SB 1072 would require school buses in California to…

California Department of Transportation Launches California State Rail Plan

Public Input Sought to Determine Priorities for Plan SACRAMENTO—Caltrans is beginning work on the next California State Rail Plan, which will provide the framework for California’s rail network and set…

Shooting Death Investigation, Broadway & Reichling Lane, Unincorporated Whittier

Shooting Death Investigation, Broadway & Reichling Lane, Unincorporated Whittier

  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a male adult and the wounding of another male adult that…

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Found Dead at West Texas Ranch

  From New York Times Justice Antonin Scalia, whose transformative legal theories, vivid writing and outsize personality made him a leader of a conservative intellectual renaissance in his three decades…

Reps. Napolitano, Wittman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Water Quality and Quantity Issues

(WASHINGTON, DC)  Reps. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-32) and Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), members of the House Natural Resources Committee, have introduced the Water Resources Research Amendments Act (H.R. 4497) to extend…

Legislation Provides Greater Oversight of State and Local Government Debt

  SB 1029 responds to issues raised by a San Francisco embezzlement case in which millions of dollars in bonds were looted SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, introduced…

Metro Secures $300 Million in Federal Funds for Rail Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation this week announced that it will appropriate$300 million to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for two major rail projects in Los Angeles…

LA Marathon ‘Slow Down’, Freeway Closures for Sunday Feb. 14

LOS ANGELES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following closures for the 2016 Los Angeles Marathon:   Sunday, February 14 Hollywood Freeway (US 101) 3 a.m. to 11…

Opinion: Safe and Convenient Medicine Collection is Good Medicine for LA County

  By Heidi Sanborn Executive Director of the California Product Stewardship Council Preventing prescription drug abuse and protecting water quality are two issues on the minds of Los Angeles County residents,…

Senator Mendoza Introduces Bill to Combat Government Corruption

SB 1011 Will Help Prevent Unethical Personal Enrichment in Government Contracting Sacramento – A bill that strengthens California’s conflict of interest laws and restores public trust and accountability was introduced…

GAs Co. Says Porter Ranch Leak is Under Control

Utility says it has ‘temporarily controlled’ gas leak near Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, after nearly 4 months – AP LA Times: Southern California Gas Co. announced Thursday it has temporarily…

Secular Coalition Commends Lawmakers Who Put Science Above Politics

Washington, D.C. — On the eve of Charles Darwin’s 207th birthday, the Secular Coalition for America applauds the steadily increasing number of elected officials at the state and federal level…

Local Rotary Club Receives Special Honor

Local Rotary Club Receives Special Honor

By Larry Caballero The Rotary Club of Cerritos-Artesia was presented with a special banner at its regular meeting Feb 8 for having all of its members contribute at least $100…

Organic chia, flax powders on recall for Salmonella risk

Advantage Health Matters is recalling Organic Traditions branded sprouted flax seed powder and sprouted chia powder products because of possible Salmonella contamination. This is the front label of one of the three…

Assistant Superintendent Martin Plourde to Lead as Whittier Union’s Next Superintendent

  WHITTIER – The Whittier Union High School District Board of Trustees on Feb. 9 selected Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Martin Plourde, who has served the District in various…

Former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca to Plead Guilty of Lying to Federal Investigators

Various news outlets are reporting that retired Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca will plead guilty Wednesday of making false statements  in the ongoing federal investigation into corruption in the Sheriff’s DepartmentThe LA…