Safe Surrender

PALMDALE (CNS) – A newborn girl was left at a Los Angeles County Fire Station in Palmdale on Saturday, Oct. 25, under a countywide program that enables women to give up their children without fear of prosecution, county Supervisor Don Knabe. “It’s hard to imagine anyone wanting to give up a child, but this mother […]

On Sunday, Nov. 2, the U.S. will end Daylight Saving Time for this calendar year, so don’t forget to turn back the clock. At 2 a.m., the time will be reset back to 1 a.m., and the U.S. returns to Daylight Standard Time. Sunrise and sunset will be approximately an hour earlier than the day […]

Do you remember the days when the “fall back” Daylight Saving Time meant you got an extra hour of sleep? Pure bliss, right?? Well, the time change in the fall is no picnic when you are a parent. Unfortunately our little ones do not understand the joys of another hour snuggled up in bed. So […]

LOS ANGELES (CNS) —The Board of Supervisors have preliminarily approved a $135 million private mixed-use development in downtown’s historic core. The project, by developer Trammell Crow Company and the Cesar Chavez Foundation, is intended to transform two parking lots into a vibrant residential and retail area near Olvera Street and Union Station. Pedestrian walkways and […]

I had just been told that a friend had died. It was sad to realize I’d never see him again. The musical chairs of life goes on, but I always have to stop when I hear of death, at least a death of one who is close. For me, life is about the people around me. When they […]

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Although there are no suspected or confirmed cases of Ebola in California, the state’s chief health officer has issued an order calling for a 21-day quarantine of anyone who arrives in California from an Ebola-infected area and has had contact with someone confirmed to have the potentially deadly virus. Under the […]