A few feet away from those dressed up in tuxedos, charro suits and elegant dresses taking pictures for their weddings andquinceañeras, there are at least a dozen tents—some large, some small—that have been erected in Brand Park in Mission Hills. Homeless people have set up residence near the cement tables and benches used previously by […]
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LA Could Receive Tens Of Millions Of Dollars From Tentative Opioid Settlement
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — City Attorney Mike Feuer said that Los Angeles expects to receive tens of millions of dollars over the next 18 years from a tentative $26 billion national settlement with opioid distributors McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Corporation, as well as opioid manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals. The settlement is meant to […]
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“Justice For Murdered Children” Helping Former Valley Resident Try to Find a Killer
The homicide rate in Los Angeles County this year continues to rise at an alarming rate — 95 percent higher than at the same point in 2020, according to law enforcement officials. Connie Chavarria believes the public should be equally alarmed at the overall numbers of unsolved homicides in the county. Chavarria knows about this […]
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LACo Marks 12th Straight Day of 1000+ COVID Cases; Hospitalizations Near 600
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Los Angeles County marked its 12th consecutive day of one thousand or more new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, July 20, while also noting a slight uptick in infections occurring among staff and residents of skilled nursing facilities, despite the relatively high rate of vaccinations in such settings. The county reported another […]
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One-Fifth of Officers Slow To Turn On Body Cameras in Use-of-Force Incidents
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Officials have told the Los Angeles Police Commission that while 96.3% of officers involved in use of force incidents during a one-year period activated their body-worn cameras, nearly 20% of them did so late and inconsistent with department policy. The Office of the Inspector General report released on Tuesday, July 20, […]
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Poison Control Tips for Safe Summer Picnics and Grilling
Summer is here with picnics, grilling, and yes, food-borne illnesses. E. coli, salmonella and other pathogens cause about 48 million food poisoning cases per year. Many more go undiagnosed. Every year, 128,000 people are hospitalized and about 3,000 die from food poisoning. Food poisoning from contaminated or spoiled food leads to stomach upset, nausea, vomiting […]
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Protestors Hold Anniversary March for Trader Joe’s Manager Killed During Police Standoff
Family, friends were among the many participating in a protest march to both honor the memory of Melyda “Mely” Maricela Corado, a store manager for Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake and to call attention to “the lack of police accountability” for Corado’s death and others they maintain were unjustly killed by police gunfire. Corado was […]
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Padilla on Senate Committee Interviewing Census Bureau Director, ICE Nominees
Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was among the handful of United State Senators questioning perspective nominees for director of the US Census Bureau and Assistant Secretary of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the ICE nominee, and Robert L. Santos, the Census director nominee, were interviewed during the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee […]
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LA Singer-Songwriter Nancy Sanchez Featured in Target Campaign with Gina Chavez and Alex Bendaña
By Diana Martinez and Leslie Colon Independent singer-songwriter Nancy Sanchez, known for her eclectic musical ability that moves with ease expressing both her Mexican roots and her life experience growing up in Southern California, has hit a commercial milestone. Her recent collaboration with Gina Chavez and Alex Bendaña on the song, “Juntos Together,” is […]
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Signs of Life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins the Hunt
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has begun its search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. Flexing its 7-foot (2-meter) mechanical arm, the rover is testing the sensitive detectors it carries, capturing their first science readings. Along with analyzing rocks using X-rays and ultraviolet light, the six-wheeled scientist will zoom in for closeups […]