In April 2014, Julia Arechiga began working for GCS, Inc. (formerly Guaranteed Cleaning Services and now Golden Touch), a contractor for the City of San Fernando responsible for janitorial duties at several of the municipalities’ parks and office buildings. The 38-year-old mother of two thought the job was perfect because the extra income would come […]
Former San Fernando Aquatic Center Worker Alleges Unfair Termination and Wage Theft
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Los Angeles Community College District Covered California Week
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is hosting “Cover LACCD Week” on its college campuses as spring semester begins and Covered California open enrollment 2015 winds down. From Monday, Feb. 9 through today, Feb. 12, Covered California representatives will be on campuses throughout the district to answer questions and get people […]
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Tax Dodge: Lancaster Man Pleads Guilty in Tax Scheme
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A Lancaster man pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from his creation of fake businesses in order to receive illegal tax refunds and unemployment insurance benefits. Carl Steven Artis, 54, formerly of North Hollywood, entered the plea in Los Angeles to one count each of mail fraud and false claims against […]
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Child Abuse
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Far fewer Los Angeles County children died because adults had neglected or abused them in 2014, it was reported. The number killed dropped from 61 in 2013 to 32 last year as county officials continued an overhaul of the safety net for children, including more training for social workers and an […]
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Speeding for My Sweetie
Speed Dating. Just the thought of meeting dozens of potential suitors in one night had me writing all sorts of one-liners in my head. I hadn’t dated in quite a few months, and as edgy as my exterior happens to be (years of standup, reporting, and teaching high school), my marshmallow soul was urging me […]
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School Board Recognizes Black History Month
One suspect was arrested and four others were being sought in an assault on a resident of the University Village Apartments just off the campus of Cal State University Northridge, authorities said. The assault occurred Monday, Feb. 9, at 12:51 p.m. at 17819 Merridy St., just east of the University Village Apartment complex, which is […]
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Man Pleads Guilty to Mother-Daughter Murders
LOS ANGELES — In a deal that spared him a potential death sentence, a man pleaded guilty today to murder for the stabbing deaths of his sister-in-law and her 6-year-old daughter in their Canoga Park home nearly five years ago. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen immediately sentenced Mario Estrada Ochoa, 36, to […]
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The Lupercalia Roots Of Valentine’s Day
OK, there will be a quiz. In the pre-Christian era, there was a celebration in honor of Lupercus, a pastoral god, sometimes identified with Faunus or Pan. Faunus is depicted as having the body of a man but the horns, pointed ears, tail, and hind legs of a goat. That is, Faunus is more or less […]
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Vaughn has a Good Basketball Team? How Nice
The formal name is the Vaughn International Studies Academy, a scholastic home to 594 high school students in Pacoima. It is part of the Vaughn Learning Center, a cluster of charter schools for grades K-12 where academic trophies carry more weight than athletic ones. And that won’t change no matter how successful the boys’ and […]
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Ochenta Por Ciento de la Enfermedad Cardiaca y la Apoplejía es Prevenible
Febrero es el Mes del Corazón y la Asociación Americana del Corazón (AHA) a emitido un desafío a los angelinos para hacer al menos un cambio saludable para mejorar su salud cardiaca. La enfermedad del corazón, la apoplejía y otras enfermedades cardiovasculares son la causa principal de muerte en Los Angeles y el país. Pero […]