Author Archives: By Alex Garcia, Sun Contributing Writer

The New Year always comes with new laws and regulations, and 2018 is no different. One the biggest changes, certainly in terms of lifestyle, will be implementing Pro-position 64, the […]

The gift boxes are colorful and cheery. They hold new clothes, toys and everyday necessities. They’re for families — small children, teens and their parents — who are going through a […]

The flames are being extinguished in the hills above Sylmar, where the Creek Fire has scorched 15,619 acres and reduced 60 homes and 63 outbuildings to ashes, damaging 55 other […]

Great sadness mixed with the determination to pick up the pieces and move forward are some of the emotions the Padilla family is feeling today.  They are among the many families […]

Julian Berzon-Castrillon is your typical 8-year-old. He likes to play with his classmates at Castlebay Lane Elementary in Porter Ranch, spend time with his mother Julie, and is shy around […]

Two years ago, the Greater Community Missionary Baptist Church on Norris Avenue in Pacoima became an Emergency Winter Shelter for the homeless. The problems for the neighborhood began soon after, […]

 Community activists are accusing First 5 LA  —  a nonprofit that funds healthy programs for children 0 to 5, and their families — of corruption, after the agency disbanded the […]

The California Assembly announced Tuesday, Oct. 31, that hearings are set for the last week of November on sexual harassment and assault at the state Capitol. They expect to hear […]

Students in all five campuses of the Vaughn schools in Pacoima — from kindergarten to Grade 12 — will be doing a version of “drop, cover and hold” in their […]