Plastic Bag Ban Bill Approved By Key Assembly Committee
Assembly Appropriations Committee Approves Bill by Senators Padilla, De Leon & Lara Which Would Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags in California SACRAMENTO, CA — The Assembly Appropriations Committee has approved…
Gone Small Ship Cruising In Southeast Alaska
By Roger Allnutt, Travel Writer ALASKA, USA — The Island Spirit nudges closer to the face of the glacier which, even from 300 yards away, towers over us. Everyone keeps…
LA Police Commission Grant Chief Charlie Beck Another Five-Year Term
LOS ANGELES, CA — Earlier this week, Los Angeles Police Commission President Steve Soboroff stated the following: “Today, my fellow Commissioners and I completed the process of reviewing Chief Charlie…
Governor Signs Legislation On Water Bond Vote Set For This November
SACRAMENTO — Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed legislation this week to put a comprehensive water bond before voters this November. “Water is the lifeblood of any civilization and for…
A Cautionary Tale For Anyone With A Commerical Bank Account — Your Money May Not Be Safe In The Bank
By Karen McCarthy On February 15, 2010, my life was turned upside down. My commercial bank account at TD Bank was looted. Eastern Europe-based cyber-thieves added my company to the…
Public Safety Chairman Lazarovitz Declares Council Summit A Huge Success
VAN NUYS, CA — The Chairman of the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council’s Public Safety Committee has declared the council’s recent Child & Sex Trafficking Summit a huge success. On July…
Former Mayor Of Santa Monica Bobby Shriver Is The “Reader Of The Week”
Robert (Bobby) Sargent Shriver III was born in Chicago in 1954. He is the oldest child of R. Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver. After graduating cum laude from Yale,…
Stay And Play In CA; The Lodge At Torrey Pines
By J.C. Thomas, Travel Writer Annexing a spectacular stretch of coastline in La Jolla, an upscale community 15 miles north of San Diego, is The Lodge at Torrey Pines. This…
LA City Councilwoman Nury Martinez Confirmed To Speak At Summit In Van Nuys
Child & Sex Trafficking Summit in Van Nuys All Set For July 30th VAN NUYS, CA — The Van Nuys Neighborhood Council is hosting a Special Council Meeting on Wednesday,…
High Profile Speakers All Set For Child & Sex Trafficking Summit in Van Nuys This Wednesday Night
VAN NUYS, CA — The Van Nuys Neighborhood Council is hosting a Special Council Meeting on Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 at 6:30 pm to address Child & Sex Trafficking in…