Free Recycling Event At Pierce College West Hills
WEST HILLS, CA — The West San Fernando Valley Rotary Club is hosting a FREE Recycling Event with collection and disposal of electronic e-waste and paper shredding at Pierce College…
Kidnapping Victim Dies In Traffic Collision
Los Angeles, CA — A woman who was a passenger in a vehicle and apparently being kidnapped was fatally injured in a traffic collision with police in pursuit. Last week…
Assemblyman Blumenfield Moves to Help New Generation of Veterans
Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley) introduced legislation to help the veterans of the nation’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan go to college. “We owe this generation of veterans and…
“The Artist” Wins Best Picture!
By Theda Kleinhans Reichman, Special to the Van Nuys News Press “The Artist,” a loving tribute to early cinema, is an homage to an era when films were silent, shot…
How I Can Fix Google Places
If anyone is familiar with Google Places and the mess that it really is, you will be delighted that I have found the solution to fix the entire mess with…
Great! Higher Sales Tax for California
According to the California State Board of Equalization, these are the new tax rates for California starting on April 1st, 2012. New Sales and Use Tax Rate Effective April 1,…
How to Receive Collect Calls From the Van Nuys Jail
Cell phones can’t receive collect calls because the phone carrier (incoming collect call) doesn’t have anyone to bill for the call. The cell phone carriers don’t permit what is called…
Man Stabs Three People Then Runs Away
Los Angeles, CA — LAPD Hollywood Area detectives are asking for the public’s help in providing any information about a man who stabbed three men in Hollywood. On February 19,…
8th Annual Happy House Poker Tournament And BBQ!
NORTHRIDGE, CA — Nancy Cartwright, the iconic voice of Bart Simpson (pictured, right) and Honorary Mayor of the North Valley, is hosting the 8th Annual Happy House Poker Tournament and…
City Attorney Successfully Defends City, Lapd In $3 Million Excessive Force Case
LOS ANGELES – The City Attorney’s Office successfully secured a defense verdict in a case involving a $3 million claim for damages alleging excessive use of force and commission of…