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CalFresh recipients can get benefits for food lost during Riverside County fires
Following the Hawarden and Eagle fires earlier this month, Riverside County households affected by power outages and food loss can now receive replacement benefits for groceries bought with CalFresh funds, the county announced Monday. Aug. 19 is the deadline to report food losses and request replacement benefits. Both fires began...
OC Public Libraries welcomes bestselling author Henry Winkler
OC Public Libraries’ “A Slice of Literary Orange” series features a variety of speakers throughout the year, and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. actor and author Henry Winkler will stop by Laguna Hills Community Center. Winkler is most well-known for his iconic role as “The Fonz,” aka “Fonzy”...
100 residents evacuate Pasadena affordable housing facility
Approximately 100 people had to evacuate from Pasadena assisted living facility following a power outage that activated a sprinkler, flooding the facility overnight, according to published reports. The Pasadena Fire Department responded around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to 235 E. Holly St., where firefighters found sprinklers spraying water and causing extensive...
Duarte residents to vote on 3 council seats, cannabis ordinance
Voters in Duarte will choose three City Council members on the November ballot headlined by this year’s presidential election, in addition to deciding on retail cannabis. On Nov. 5 Duarte residents who live in council districts 2, 3 and 7 will elect their local representatives. The incumbents are Vinh...
Suspect in Riverside murder arrested in Mexico after 19 years
Authorities recently apprehended a Riverside murder suspect after he was on the run in Mexico for 19 years. On July 8, 51-year-old Luis Contreras was apprehended by Mexican authorities in Mexicali in coordination with the U.S. Marshals El Centro Fugitive Task Force. Contreras was later transferred and booked into the Riverside County sheriff’s Cois M. Byrd Detention Center while formal charges are pending.
Mural honoring healthcare workers to be unveiled Wednesday in San Bernardino
A new mural entitled “Resilience” by San Bernardino artist Brenda Angel will be unveiled at a 10 a.m. ceremony on Wednesday at the Encanto Community Center, located at 1108 W. 9th St. This is the second mural to be dedicated as part of the City of San Bernardino Beautification and Cultural Infusion Project funded through a Creative Corps Inland SoCal grant, from the Inland Empire Community Foundation in partnership with the California Arts Council.
Baldwin Park to host 29th Annual Pride of the Valley 5K Run & Walk
The 29th Annual Pride of the Valley 5K Run & Walk will return to Baldwin Park on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Morgan Park (4100 Baldwin Park Blvd.). This summer tradition will include the Pride of the Valley 5K, the High School Road Race 5K, the half-mile Tike Trot and the Virtual Pride of the Valley 5K.
South Pasadena PD is nation’s 1st police agency to fully switch to EVs
The South Pasadena Police Department on Monday became the nation’s first law enforcement agency to fully transition from gasoline-powered vehicles to emission-free electric vehicles. The city’s 20 new Teslas will get power from a new bank of EV chargers at South Pasadena City Hall, according to officials who also...
Burbank collecting public input on potential residential rent cap
The city of Burbank is hosting a series of community meetings to gather input from residents on a potential rent cap on residential rental housing units in the city. For the past year and a half, the Burbank City Council enacted tenant protections that affect tenants and landlords, and council members are considering a rent cap and seek input from residents.
San Bernardino gets grant for new EV charging stations
The city and county of San Bernardino have received a $1.4 million grant from the Southern California Association of Governments for 16 new electric vehicle charging stations, officials announced last week. The new EV chargers, which are planned to be powered by on-site solar panels, will be near Baseline Street...
Woman requiring medications goes missing in Pasadena
A 43-year-old woman who requires medications for health conditions went missing in Pasadena last weekend, family is concerned for her well-being, authorities said. at 9:45 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of west California Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Her. Hinton is Black, 5 feet,...
Pasadena Water and Power unveils Clean Energy Tracker
Pasadena Water and Power has launched an online tracker to provide information on clean energy targets and milestones, the city announced Thursday. The Clean Energy Tracker is available at PWPweb.com/CleanEnergyTracker. According to PWP, the tracker is part of the effort to attain the City Council’s goal established last year of...
Congresswoman’s office in Cypress vandalized
An office in Cypress belonging to Rep. Michelle Steel was vandalized for the second time this year, the congresswoman announced Friday. A rock-throwing vandal or vandals broke at least one upper-story office window, the Democratic lawmaker’s office reported. No one was injured. The vandalism — which happened after Steel...
Video-game actors on strike following failure of contract talks on AI
More than 2,000 SAG-AFTRA members who work on video games continued their strike Saturday after contract talks broke down largely as a result of discord surrounding artificial intelligence. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA national executive director and the union’s lead negotiator, announced the strike Thursday on behalf of approximately 2,500 video-game actors...
Monterey Park police arrest father of 15-year-old girl who went missing
The father of a teen who went missing for about a week in Monterey Park was arrested Friday on suspicion of child abduction and other alleged crimes, police announced Friday. Jeffery Chao was also taken into custody for alleged conspiracy and falsifying a police report in connection with the disappearance of 15-year-old Alison Jillian Chao, who went missing July 16 but was found safe Tuesday.
New ceramic hand-building workshop studio opening in Monrovia
The San Gabriel Valley is getting a new space to explore the art of ceramic hand-building in Monrovia. HandBuilding 101 — located at 135 E. Chestnut Ave., Unit 4B, in Monrovia — officially opens Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. The studio will hold a grand opening event on Aug. 9 from 1 to 5 p.m. featuring studio tours, live demonstrations, and complimentary refreshments.
‘Forever Flamenco’ returns to Fountain Theatre with 4 performances
The Fountain Theatre’s “Forever Flamenco” series returns, heating up the summer and paying homage to series founder Deborah Culver Lawlor with four performances in August. Dubbed the “Fountain Theatre’s godmother of flamenco” by the Los Angeles Times, Lawlor, who passed away last year at the age of...
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