Q. I’m writing to you about some of the walls along the 22 Freeway, especially west of Knott Street – they are letting vines grow and almost completely cover the sections of the wall with the oranges design on them. Is there any plan to take care of this? – Earla Miller, Stanton A. Well, kinda,…
LOS ANGELES — Showers will turn into steady rain Monday morning, with another half-inch to 1 1/2 inches of rain expected in the Los Angeles area before showers return this evening, lasting through Tuesday, a National Weather Service meteorologist said. Riverside is expected to get a half-inch to an inch of rain, but Lake Elsinore…
In 2016, the Los Angeles Community College District convinced voters to approve a $3.3 billion construction bond measure to upgrade woefully outdated campuses at the nation’s largest two-year college system. There would be “strict accountability” over public funds, the district vowed, saying it…
I have to confess I’ve never cared much for the movie “Chinatown.” I can acknowledge its status in the Los Angeles film canon as a potent reminder of the city’s dark history and the corrupt water wars that enabled the city’s existence. I concede that the film is stylishly shot and features some…
Eastern states suffered through negative-degree temperatures incurred by the wrath of the Polar Vortex. So those lucky enough to live in or visit Southern California right now can weather a few raindrops, for gosh sake. That was the attitude of the 14,000 people who showed up early Sunday morning, Feb. 3, to power through the…
By MICHAEL FERNANDEZ Surrounded by 500 Camp Pendleton Marines and veterans, American Legion Newport Harbor Post 291 Commander Doug Nye watched the Marines enjoying themselves for the fifth time at Post 291 during the 10th Annual Gary and Julie Crisp all-day Super Bowl party on Sunday. “I’m a Vietnam Veteran, Nye said. “It’s all about…
The Super Bowl is known to bring out the best in television commercials. So it was no surprise to see Chance the Rapper and the Backstreet Boys combine cheesy 90s dance moves and a catchy new verse to remix the boy band’s song, “I Want It That Way” during Sunday’s game. Related: Super Bowl LIII live…
Yorba Linda residents watched Sunday, Feb. 3, as a small plane tumbled out of the sky and crashed into a home, engulfing the structure in fire and killing two people. Some residents had observed the plane starting to come apart and catch fire midair. “I heard the sound of an engine getting closer, then I…
SAN FRANCISCO — A forecast of more intense snowfall and powerful winds in the Sierra Nevada has prompted authorities to issue blizzard and avalanche warnings on Sunday and say that conditions in the mountains could become “life-threatening.” A winter storm sweeping across California and Nevada has dumped as much as 8 feet of snow over…
A man described by survivors as elderly was found dead inside a vehicle that was covered by rushing storm waters and flipped upside down in a wash Saturday evening in Yucca Valley, authorities said. There were several calls for swift-water rescues to the San Bernardino County Fire Department during the storm, most of which turned out…
