January 2011 Archives
Places:
Mayisha Akbar, a real estate broker from Torrance, moved to Compton's Richland Farms in 1988 after researching the neighborhood for a client. "When I came across the community," she explained, "I thought, 'Oh man, who would ever realize there were horses in Compton?'"
Commentary:
Building developments in the Inland Empire and San Diego County are going up in terrain that is prime kangaroo-rat habitat. That puts the endangered rodent in a precarious situation.
Emergency:
Following the winter storms between mid December and early January, President Barack Obama today declared that a major disaster exists in some areas of California.
Environment:
With only 30 miles of hiking trails and 26,000 acres of space, will Pinnacles National Monument be re-designated as a National Park?
Environment:
Senator Dianne Feinstein has reintroduced the California Desert Protection Act, a sweeping bill that would conserve 1.6 million acres of land, incluiding the creation of two new national monuments.
Movie Miento:
Instead of cherubs, or lace fringed pillows and a velvet couch, Carolyn Castaño has painted her narco-beauty queens among bucolic fields of opium poppies, pixilated marihuana leaves, and bursting pink coca-flower blossoms.
Transportation:
1.3 miles of double tracking for Metrolink's Antelope Valley line means more capacity or increased chances of express service.
Places:
When it comes to the great outdoors, Glendale does not exactly come to one's mind. What some may not realize, however, is that L.A. County's fourth largest city is home to around 5,000 acres of open space.
Around SoCal:
A man crossed Crenshaw Boulevard a little south of the 105 Freeway. He was hit by a white or gray minivan. It didn't stop.
Commentary:
On February 15th California voters in two state senate districts will elect new representatives. Termed-out legislators and decline to state voters will be key to both races. The elections will also be the first under California new open primary, top-two election law.
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