Trusting and listening to today’s youth will help empower tomorrow’s leaders, according to a panel of guest speakers at the Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Valley (BGCSFV) on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “Today we gather to reflect and connect, and to recommit ourselves to advancing the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, […]
Fostering Future Leaders at the Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley
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LA County Library Launches Free Tutoring Program to Support Learning for Young Students
Los Angeles County Library launched STAR (Students Together Achieving Results) Tutoring on Jan 20, a new free, in-person tutoring program designed to support students between first and sixth grade at 30 locations, including in the City of San Fernando. Building on the success of the Reading Stars and Summer Stars programs, STAR Tutoring expands tutoring […]
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The US Political Climate Spurs Efforts to Reclaim the MLK Holiday
By Terry Tang Associated Press As communities across the country on Monday hosted parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon’s legacy. In the year since […]
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LA Opens Casa Mexico, First Official Hospitality House, for World Cup
By Jose HerreraCity News Service LOS ANGELES (CNS) – In partnership with the Mexican Consul General and Los Angeles County, Mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday, Jan. 20, that LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown will serve as Mexico’s hospitality house for the World Cup. Casa Mexico will be open to the general public […]
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City Council Isn’t ‘Business Friendly,’ Says a Councilmember and a Mall Association Leader
In early January, some local business owners were shocked to receive a letter from the San Fernando City Council – it was hand-delivered by the city clerk, accompanied by a local police officer – requesting five years’ worth of financial documents. The requested financial records pertain to their work with the San Fernando Mall Association, […]
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Judge Rejects Challenge to Fire Debris Disposal at Calabasas Landfill
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A judge rejected a year-old effort Tuesday, Jan. 20, by the city of Calabasas to prevent disposal of debris from the Palisades Fire at a landfill in the city, ruling that hazardous materials are being removed before debris is deposited at the facility. Lawyers for the city maintained in their petition […]
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LA, State Officials Voice Support for an Alternative Proposal for Sepulveda Corridor Project
The day before the Los Angeles Metro Board votes on what path the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project will take, a whole host of local officials gathered in front of Van Nuys City Hall to voice their support for a so-called Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA). The project is a mass transit line connecting the San Fernando […]
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Changes to the Tax Code that Small Business Owners Need to Know
Tax season begins next Monday, but due to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) last July, changes have been made to the tax code that will impact the tax returns of small business owners. Brittany Benson, manager of the tax content team at Block Advisors, part of H&R Block, held an online […]
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CSUN Students’ Work Laying Groundwork for National Database on Water Quality Following SoCal’s Major Fires
Armed with beakers, test tubes and multi-parameter water quality meters and velocimeters, a team of California State University, Northridge geography and environmental studies students, working alongside students from Cal State Long Beach, have spent the past few weeks scouring the burn areas of the Palisades, Eaton and Lake Hughes fires looking for natural rivers, streams, […]
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By Holiday Mathis (Creators.com) ARIES (March 21-April 19) This week focuses in on your support system, which is strongest when it represents a mix of different ages, cultures and talents. You’ll be reminded who your best friends are — they are the ones who say nice things to you, but they also say true things […]