LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Despite a terrorist group video calling for attacks on shopping malls in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, there is no credible threat to malls in the Southland, officials said Monday, Feb. 23, while encouraging residents as always to remain vigilant and be aware of their surroundings. “We have to […]
Malls Safe but Vigilance Needed
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AVID (Advanced Via Individual Determination)
Nearly 50 seventh- and eighth-grade Valley are students are getting an inside look into the medical field through the Dignity Health Northridge Hospital and the Northridge Family Practice Center program AVID (Advanced Via Individual Determination). The program hopes to create interest for students to pursue careers in medicine.
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5 Tips for Handling Early-year Medical Expenses
The clock on insurance deductibles reset on Jan. 1, and that means big medical bills are in store for some. Patients may be required to pay thousands of dollars before their health care coverage kicks in. Insurers typically begin or renew policies in January, and that means customers could face some daunting cost-sharing requirements in […]
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Attempt to Overturn Plastic Bag Ban Qualifies for Ballot
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — An attempt to overturn a law banning the use of single-use plastic bags will appear on the November 2016 ballot, Secretary of State Alex Padilla has announced. Opponents of SB 270 needed to obtain 504,760 valid signatures from registered votes to qualify the referendum for the ballot. Provisions of SB 270 […]
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New Lawsuit Filed Against Mission Hills Jewish Cemetery
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A year after a $35.2 million settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by nine people who alleged mass disturbances of graves at a Jewish cemetery in Mission Hills, another group of plaintiffs is suing the same burial ground. Several dozen relatives of decedents at Eden Memorial Park Cemetery filed the […]
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L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl Comes to San Fernando
L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl shared her vision for governance with approximately 80 attendees, including San Fernando City Councilmember Jesse Avila and Mayor Sylvia Ballin (above), at the Library Plaza in San Fernando on Feb. 20. A poster of Kuehl with her favorite book “Lord Of The Rings” (below), which will be displayed in the […]
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Highlanders Tired of Semifinal Setbacks
There’s one definitive about the Granada Hills-Poly boys’ basketball semifinal matchup this Friday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. at the Roybal Learning Center gym in downtown Los Angeles. A Valley team will be playing for the Los Angeles City Section’s Division I championship on March 7. Highlanders Coach Don Loperena obviously wants it to be […]
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Unlicensed Pest Exterminator Sentenced for Scamming Elderly Clients
VAN NUYS (CNS) — An unlicensed pest exterminator was handed a two-year state prison sentence for duping senior citizens by charging them for work that was never done. Eldad Syton, 33, and co-defendant Yair Zilberman, 31, each pleaded no contest in October to one count of residential burglary and three counts of theft from an […]
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John Ridley: Una Historia Americana de Éxito
En Hollywood, las “historias de éxito de la noche a la mañana”, nunca suceden así. El éxito es algo que se genera probando y errando, con fe y enfrentando el rechazo, con incontables horas de afinar tus habilidades. Aún así, hay muchos guionistas ganadores de premios de la Academia que empezaron como comediantes, como lo […]
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Hacen Escuchar sus Voces
Las cartas son simples, pero los mensajes son fuertes. “No creo que sea justo. Realmente creo que deberían mantener a los padres aquí. ¿Sería justo si nos lleváramos a los padres de los niños Americanos?”, dice una de las misivas en referencia a la deportación de padres migrantes con hijos nacidos en este país. Varios […]