A coalition of self-employed workers and business leaders are urging state lawmakers to expand a bill that would allow more independent contractors to be exempted from employee status. At a press conference held Wednesday at the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, the group said it’s seeking additional changes to Assembly Bill 5 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez,…
A former Stanford University worker was charged Thursday in the decades-old slaying of the daughter of the school’s former athletic director, marking the third time the man has been linked to a death as cold case investigators continue to search for more victims. John Arthur Getreu was tied to…
There were eyerolls. There were cheers. But response in Southern California to the Trump administration’s new plan to overhaul the legal immigration system was swift. The president’s proposal to create a merit-based program that would favor younger, high-skilled workers over asylum seekers and people hoping to reunite with family members was greeted Thursday along partisan…
Retired Pasadena firefighter Armando Salazar was sitting on his bicycle, waiting for the start of the Ride of Silence on Wednesday at the Rose Bowl, when an organizer fitted him with a black armband. The gesture meant he would ride in memory of a cyclist killed on a public street. “He is known only to…
An F-16 returning to March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley after a routine training mission crashed after its hydraulics failed and its pilot ejected, base officials said Thursday. The jet crashed into a building off the base, on Van Buren Boulevard near the 215 Freeway, about 3:45 p.m. Captured…
The Trump administration transformed its threats against the California bullet train project into a sour reality Thursday, terminating a $929-million grant for construction in the Central Valley. While loss of the money poses a potentially devastating hit to the project, state officials said, no…
It’s all about community. There’s the tight-knit lifeguards who watch the water and become like family, and the beach-going locals who spend their childhood on the sand. There’s the Newport Beach community that came out to support when tragedy hit the coastal town during a busy summer day five years ago. Tim Burnham, left, of…
Custom car enthusiasts, start your engines. Your sweet ride could be turned into a collectible Hot Wheels toy die-cast. Jay Leno (file photo) The search is part of The Hot Wheels Legends Tour, which toy-maker Mattel dubs “the world’s largest traveling car show.” Last year’s inaugural tour attracted more than 3,600 cars, according to organizers. This…
A federal jury recently ruled five Los Angeles police officers were not liable in a $12.5-million lawsuit over a man who died after swallowing 26 grams of heroin during an arrest, City Atty. Mike Feuer announced Thursday. On June 9, 2016, two officers arrested Alex Aguilar for violating terms of…
I.M. Pei was fascinated with the geometric swoops and dips of the buildings in Guangzhou, the bustling seaport near Hong Kong, and became enamored with the avant-garde architecture and towering skyscrapers he saw as a youth. He was equally fascinated with the kings, presidents and autocrats who…
