Missing Person Melvin Gelfand
The family of Melvin Gelfand and the Los Angeles Police Department are asking for the public’s help in finding Gelfand. On September 14, 2011, at about 8 a.m., Gelfand was…
Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation Raises Sewer Fee
Our city officials want to increase the Bureau of Sanitation sewer service charge fee by 40%. The last time these fees were increased was Mar 1 2005 $2.49, July 1…
Google Places, Where Crooked Businesses Take Over
For years I’ve worked on local search with my efforts on Google Places usually spearheading the campaigns. It would seem that my listing for Van Nuys Bail Bonds would be…
What Is The Van Nuys Community Police Advisory Board
The Community Police Advisory Board (C-PAB) is a group of volunteers who live or work in the Van Nuys Area, comprised of the following neighborhoods: Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Valley…
Quotes Of The Week 9-12-11
Quotations from the Republican presidential candidates who met at the Ronald Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley last Wednesday: ~ “Well, I do agree that there is — the science…
Facts of the Week 9-12-11
~ A moth has no stomach. ~ In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves. ~ Crocodiles were around before…
Poem of the Week 9-12-11
If I Ran the Zoo By Dr Seuss “And then, just to show them, I’ll sail to Ka-Troo And Bring Back an IT-KUTCH a PREEP and a PROO a NERKLE…
Jerome E. Horton Announces Increase In Property Values
Following two consecutive years of declining assessed values, the total value of stateassessed and county-assessed property rose to $4.382 trillion for 2011-12, an increase of $11.6 billion (0.3 percent) from…
Legislature Passes Bill Calling for State Public Transit Blueprint
The California State Legislature passed a bill authored by Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley) to craft the first statewide public transit development and financing plan. “It’s time to think…
The Willows, Ashland Oregon
The Willows, now an Orchard Mansion Bed and Breakfast Resort, is one of 75 properties in the Rogue Valley listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Known as the…