Palos Verdes High School principal and staff will be meeting with students Wednesday after a “promposal” sparked outrage after a photograph surfaced showing a racial slur highlighted in the message on a poster board. “Today I will be meeting with all students, class by class,” said Principal Allan Tyner in a statement. “We will review…
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears’ longtime manager, Larry Rudolph, said in remarks reported Wednesday that his client is not physically, mentally and attitudinally fit to resume performing in Las Vegas and perhaps will never be. Larry Rudolph told the celebrity news website TMZ.com: “As the person who guides her career — based on the information…
One-way traffic control in both directions began on Carbon Canyon Road in Chino Hills Wednesday morning, after a temporary closure caused by road-repair crews striking a gas line Monday night, Caltrans authorities said. One way traffic control has begun on SR 142 in both directions. Use alternate routes if possible to avoid delays #caltrans8 —…
Three years ago, over Memorial Day weekend, Camille Chavez was hanging with a friend in a bar in Avila Beach, the tiny seaside town on the Central Coast. Nearby, Avila Beach’s fifth annual Tequila Festival was winding down. Chavez, a high school special education teacher in Santa Maria, is not…
When I first came to Los Angeles 22 years ago, I thought it would be a temporary gig. I was the West Coast national writer for an East Coast newspaper, and I arrived with a New Yorker’s standard suitcase-full of cliched notions about my new home. I was expecting it to be shallow and crass….
John Denver performs at a sold-out concert at the Forum in Inglewood.
On the streets of his hometown of Pomona, “American Idol” finalist Alejandro Aranda was hailed Thursday by thousands of fans who call themselves Alejomies. They flocked downtown to cheer on Aranda, a 24-year-old dishwasher whose followers are captivated by not only his voice and guitar playing but by his humble background and regular-guy demeanor. A…
HUNTINGTON BEACH — Their red T-shirts proclaimed, “HB teachers would rather be teaching.” Actually, however, the rally Tuesday, May 14, took place a couple of hours after they had completed a full day of schooling. Some 200 demonstrators gathered outside the Huntington Beach Union High School District office along Bolsa Avenue waving signs with such…
Early polling results show Jackie Goldberg ahead in the special election to fill an open seat on the Los Angeles Unified school board. Goldberg was leading Heather Repenning in the runoff for the Board District 5 seat with almost 70% of the early vote-by-mail ballots that had been counted as of…
The e-scooters are here to stay, Long Beach. The City Council voted at its Tuesday, May 14 meeting to approve an ordinance that would permanently allow the vehicles to roam Long Beach streets — and could more than triple their numbers. Scooters are currently operating under a pilot program in Long Beach, which the city…
