Friends and relatives are mourning the loss of 33-year old Deseret Favila, stabbed to death in her home on the 1000 Block of Griswold Avenue in the city of San Fernando. […]
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UPDATE – Domestic Violence Takes Life of San Fernando Woman
The name of the woman stabbed to death at her home in the 1000 block of Griswold early this morning has not yet been released, however San Fernando Police Chief […]
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Parents of Kids With Cancer Hold Protest
A group of parents who have children currently being treated for cancer at the pediatric oncology unit spent this past Thanksgiving holiday break worrying and making protest signs. Today, […]
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Bocanegra Will Return to Sacramento
The mood at the post-election party for Assemblywoman Patty Lopez (39-District) on Tuesday, Nov.8, was celebratory although it was clear to her supporters who monitored the results on their cellphones […]
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“VOTE OR DIE LAUGHING” at Valley Performing Arts Center
California State University, Northridge, home of the largest Chicano Studies Department in the nation and an epicenter of activism ,was an appropriate venue to host “Vote or Die Laughing” with […]
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Dia de los Muertos Celebrations in the San Fernando Valley and L.A.
Whatever end of the San Fernando Valley you may live in, there is a Dia de los Muertos event that you can attend. On Saturday, Oct. 29, a community-based Dia […]
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San Fernando to Host Indigenous People’s Day Festival with Local Tribe
Banks and federal institutions were closed on Monday, Oct. 10, for Christopher Columbus Day. But a growing number of U.S. cities and states have moved to downplay Columbus Day — […]
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La Ciudad de San Fernando y una Tribu Local se Unen para Celebrar un Festival de la Gente Indígena
Mientras que bancos e instituciones financieras estuvieron cerradas el pasado lunes en celebración del Día de Cristobal Colón, empleados de la ciudad de San Fernando tuvieron el día libre en […]
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San Fernando Initiative to Have a Healthy City Perseveres
It was only two years ago, in 2014, that the local city council voted on an initiative to implement a “Healthy San Fernando” campaign. With the knowledge that obesity is […]
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Valley Residents, Local Tribes Participate in Support of Standing Rock Protestors
Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley area indigenous and environmental organizations gathered Monday, Sept. 12, as part of a national day of action, calling on President Barack Obama to exercise […]