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California declares May 5-11 “Wildfire Awareness Week”

California has already experienced an increase in fire activity, and to ensure Californians are ready, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. has declared May 5-11, 2013 as “Wildfire Awareness Week”. During…

CEO of theatre chain appointed to CHRB by Gov. Brown

George Krikorian, 67, of Palos Verdes, has been appointed to the California Horse Racing Board. Krikorian has been president and chief executive officer at Krikorian Premiere Theatres since 1983, and…

EFF and ACLU sue Los Angeles law enforcement agencies over automatic license-plate reader records

LAPD and the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department withheld data in violation of the California Public Records Act The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of…

Major $2.5 million donation to enhance City of Hope’s Diabetes Center

A $2.5 million commitment from the foundation of Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D., and his wife, Michelle Chan, will be used to create the Chan Soon-Shiong Shapiro Distinguished Chair in Diabetes at…

Reps. Chu, Napolitano & Sanchez fight for San Gabriel basin restoration funds

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) was joined by Representatives Grace Napolitano (CA- 32) and Linda Sanchez (CA- 38) to introduce legislation Tuesday ensuring federal funding for groundwater cleanup efforts in the…

Asm. Chris Holden’s statement on prison realignment – mentally disordered offenders (AB 1065)

“I was extremely disappointed today that my effort to improve care for seriously mentally ill offenders was defeated in the Assembly Public Safety Committee. I think it’s important to understand…

Sheriff’s deputy charged with assaulting inmate

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was charged with assaulting a 19-year-old inmate in the back seat of a patrol car, the District Attorney’s Office announced recently. Matthew John Funicello,…

Warmer weather means high fire alert in SoCal

Surface high pressure building into the Great Basin will set the stage for a possible late-season offshore wind event across Southwest California which began Wednesday. The offshore flow will likely…

LA Children’s Chorus Gala Bel Canto raises $270,000

LA Children’s Chorus Gala Bel Canto raises $270,000

Music and joy reigned when the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) honored legendary composer and beloved American musical storyteller Richard M. Sherman and LACC advocates and benefactors Mary Blodgett and…

School superintendents and Gov. Brown call for action on plan to improve school funding system

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined twenty local school superintendents from across California to call for action on his plan to direct additional resources to the state’s neediest students…