A message from Alex Padilla, secretary of state: As of last week, more than 46% of all households across California have responded to the 2020 Census! That’s 6.9 million households — making California the state with the most households that have already responded to the census. But we still have millions more California households to […]
Los Angeles County’s economic outlook has taken a hard hit from the COVID-19 crisis, with officials forecasting a $1 billion decline in sales tax revenue this fiscal year ending on June 30, 2020. Looking ahead, the sales tax decline is expected to surpass $2 billion between now and the end of the next fiscal year […]
“No one can know the infinite importance of a tiny drop of water better than a thirsty bird or a little ant or a man of desert!” ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish writer Just what we needed – warm and sunny weather. Yesterday’s temperature reached into the 80s, under clear blue skies. This abrupt and […]
A Light in the Distance I’m encouraged that talk is now turning to when the state recovers rather than whether it’s ever going to happen. Can we all join together and shout, “Hallelujah!”? I know that I am not alone in feeling out-of-sorts – can I say depressed? – over the past four-plus weeks due […]
On April 11 at approximately 10:20 p.m., an officer observed a van speed through a solid red light at the intersection of Brand Boulevard and Colorado Avenue. The officer conducted an enforcement stop on the driver and discovered that the driver had never been issued a California driver’s license. 23-year-old Hubert Medrano of Compton was […]
On March 26, Glendale Police detectives observed what appeared to be hand-to-hand narcotic sales transactions taking place from a vehicle parked on the 6500 block of San Fernando Road. The four individuals involved, later identified as 22-year-old Andre Melikyan of Glendale, 26-year-old Justin Lee of Los Angeles, 21-year-old Arotin Aslanian of Glendale, and 33-year-old Martik […]
The current Health Officer Orders extends the previous Health Officer Order through May 15 and requires essential businesses to provide a cloth face covering for all employees to wear while performing duties that involve contact with other employees and/or the public and to post physical distancing plans. The public is also required to wear a […]
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” ~ Fred Rogers By Julie BUTCHER In the face of a pandemic virus that has so far killed 27,112 Americans, four of them […]
Questions About Rent and Mortgages April 2020 It has been nearly 30 days since Governor Newsom issued the nation’s first “stay at home” order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state, county and many of our cities have been bold and steadfast in response to the pandemic. But that doesn’t make it easier. The […]
The Dodgers’ Left-Handed Legacy Since moving to LA in 1958 the Dodgers have relied on all things “left” to win five World Series: outstanding players, ballparks and managers to win those world championships. Since 1958 five MVPs and seven Cy Young winners were left handers. Based on analytics, historians list left handers Clayton Kershaw, Duke […]