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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…

Central Basin Water GM Kevin Hunt Trumping Up Ethics Violation Charges Against Director

  Staff Report In December of last year, a California State audit slammed Commerce-based Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB), citing, among other things, poor leadership and hiring unqualified staff.…

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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…

ACADEMY LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Lightning strikes twice against Whitney squads, girls to finish in third place

  By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   Throughout most of the season, if not the entire season, the Whitney High girls basketball team has either lived by the three-pointer,…

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…

Cerritos’ league title hopes washed away by Mayfair in closing minutes in Suburban League Girls Basketball

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   LAKEWOOD-The sequence of events that took place over the final 9.6 seconds of the Cerritos High girls basketball game with Mayfair High last…

Artesia blanks Cerritos to clinch final automatic playoff berth in Suburban League Girls Soccer

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   One point separated the Artesia High and Cerritos High girls soccer teams for fourth place and the last automatic playoff spot coming out…

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…

Metro Praises President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget For Recommending $375 Million For LA Rail Projects

Earlier today, the White House released President Obama’s Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Budget that includes robust funding for several Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) projects and programs. Specifically…

State Lawmakers Demand Flexibility in Delta Pumping Requirements

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblyman Frank Bigelow, R-O’Neals, and 16 of his colleagues in the California State Assembly sent a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board, Bureau of Reclamation,…