The Corvette Stingray may not be the perfect sports car — but the convertible version comes close. The one-touch power top folds in less time than the wait at a traffic light, and, if not, the process will finish at up to 30 mph. Air flow with the top down at Interstate speeds is completely […]
Sharp Shooter: Corvette Stingray Convertible Has the Right Moves
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Horoscope for the Week of March 15, 2015
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll be surrounded by dynamic people. Avoid comparison syndrome. Don’t let it happen. Let the success stories inspire instead of intimidate you. It truly doesn’t matter what anyone around you has accomplished or is doing now. Put your head down and take consistent action toward your goal. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Here’s […]
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San Fernando City Council Race Still Undecided
The election to decide three seats on the San Fernando City Council had perhaps a clear incumbent winner, a robust showing by one of the three challengers, and an unexpected tie between two of the incumbents. But the election, held Tuesday, May 3, is not over. Mayor Sylvia Ballin received 473 votes, the most among […]
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Incumbents Prevail in L.A. City Council Races
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – In the eastern San Fernando Valley’s 6th District, incumbent Nury Martinez emerged victorious in a rematch with former Assemblywoman Cindy Montanez on Tuesday, March 3. Montanez was the top vote-getter in the 2013 primary election to complete Tony Cardenas’ unexpired term, but she lost to Martinez in a surprise upset […]
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Dozens Protest Against Police over Death of Homeless Man in Skid Row
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Protesters rallied Tuesday, March 3, outside Los Angeles police headquarters in reaction to the weekend fatal shooting of a homeless man by police on Skid Row, while multiple investigations continue into the gunfire that was caught on camera and viewed millions of times online. The protesters, who marched from Skid Row […]
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Car Washes Cited for Wage Theft
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A two-day sweep of car wash businesses in the Los Angeles area uncovered 35 businesses that failed to register with the state, and an estimated $1.3 million-plus in wage theft, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office said. A two-day sweep found that nearly 400 workers were not getting paid enough under state wage […]
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Election Dates
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Los Angeles and LAUSD elections will be moving from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years thanks to a pair of charter amendments approved by voters. Backers of the charter amendments on Tuesday’s ballot said the move will help boost voter turnout by including city and Los Angeles Unified School District issues on […]
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Metrolink Engineer Succumbs to Accident
The engineer of Metrolink Ventura County Line Train 102 that was involved in a vehicle collision on Tuesday, February 24 died Tuesday, March 3. The train collided with an unoccupied truck on the tracks near the Rice Avenue rail crossing in Oxnard, Calif. The engineer, who was an employee of Amtrak, had worked in the […]
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CSUN Students Offer Free Testing of Household Items
NORTHRIDGE (CNS) — Think you may have radioactive pottery, ceramics or antique glassware in your home? Cal State Northridge science students will let you know just how dangerous your cherished household items may be — and they’ll do it for free starting today, March 5. As part of CSUN’s annual Nuclear Physics Laboratory open house […]
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Coach Charged
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A 27-year-old man facing sex-related charges involving boys who attended the Albert Einstein Academy in Santa Clarita, where he was a basketball coach, was in custody in Los Angeles following his extradition from Washington, D.C. Randolph Clifford Jackson, who was arrested Feb. 18 in Washington, D.C., waived extradition and was returned […]