ARIES (March 21-April 19). People make mistakes. Punishment doesn’t really correct the problem, and service going forward is more positive for all. You’ll be in a position to give someone a chance to earn back your respect and esteem. They may succeed, and maybe not. Either way, you’ll feel better for taking the compassionate road. TAURUS […]
Horoscope for the Week of December 28, 2014
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Truck Scam Warning
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A warning was issued about rogue tow truck drivers who trick accident victims into signing away their damaged cars, then holding their vehicles until excessively high fees are paid. The Los Angeles Police Commission and the National Insurance Crime Bureau, a not-for-profit group that investigates insurance fraud, said some towing companies […]
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San Fernando Rescue Mission Holds “Dignity Store”
For the past three years, Elaine DaSilva and her 9-year-old son Jordan have been on a roller-coaster ride of homelessness, often sleeping in shelters and friends’ homes. DaSilva and her son had lived in an apartment in Victorville. She had her own tax business. But “life,” she said, got in the way and things started […]
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City Holiday Program Returns to its Roots
The newest addition to earmark and celebrate the holiday season in the City of San Fernando has a few character flaws. The very top of the 25-foot Evergreen tree is bent sideways, either from trying to hold up ornaments or getting knock around a bit during delivery. The tree itself — planted in a traffic […]
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“The 6th Apparition — A Gift to the World”
Before hundreds of parishioners, on the eve of the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, “The 6th Apparition — A Gift to the World,” was unveiled in a public ceremony at Holy Family Church in South Pasadena. The church commissioned the unique work from sacred artist Lalo Garcia, a resident of Mission Hills. Archbishop […]
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Granada Hills High Students get into the Christmas Spirit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Students from Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS) recently put down their books to help make the holiday season brighter for some in need. Members of the campus organization DECA, a national high school business club, delivered 3,312 letters to officials from the Macy’s Store in Northridge on Dec. 12, resulting in $6,624 being raised […]
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Metro to Offer Special Holiday Free Fares Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
Get home safely by letting Metro do the driving. Metro will once again offer a special holiday free rides on all Metro Bus and Rail lines operating on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The free rides will be in effect between the hours of 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. on the nights and early […]
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Agustin Villanueva Celebrates his 106th Birthday
Time To Celebrate Although he was born on Aug. 28 in 1908, Agustin Villanueva celebrated his 106th birthday with 100 family and friends on Dec. 13 in Woodland Hills. Villanueva, a native of Ixtlan del Rio Nayarit, Mexico, immigrated to the United States at age 81. He is the oldest of four children, and he and his […]
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Two Woodland Hills Men Charged with Ponzi Scheme Costing Investors Over 00 Million
LOS ANGELES – Two San Fernando Valley men were charged Tuesday, Dec. 16, in a federal fraud case that alleges they ran a 15-year-long Ponzi scheme that collected hundreds of millions from investors who were told their money would be used to purchase profitable automated teller machines. Joel Barry Gillis, 74, of Woodland Hills, and […]
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Customer, Hair Salon Settle “Cookie” Suit
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A woman who claimed she was served a drug-laced cookie at a Woodland Hills hair salon received $25,000 to settle her lawsuit against the establishment, her attorney said. “We think it’s a fair resolution of the matter,” said Barry Goldberg, attorney for 72-year-old Jo Ann Nickerson, on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Goldberg […]