Editorial: A success story -- Contracting for services can make cities better

2 February 2012, 5:24 pm

One of the most innovative and often-copied civic ventures in the country was in the spotlight recently when Lakewood's mayor, Larry Van Nostran, told a state of the city audience how the city continues to benefit from the approach known as the Lakewood Plan.... Read More »

Baca urges California to extend redevelopment funds

27 January 2012, 7:45 pm

L.A. County sheriff says cities that contract for deputies may cut services if they must cover revitalization costs no longer paid by the state. He concedes not telling supervisors of his plan to take a stance was a mistake. Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has sent state officials a warning that... Read More »

Compton's Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center reopens

26 January 2012, 7:05 pm

Compton's reconstructed Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center opened Thursday.... Read More »

Y.G. "I'm A Thug" Video Shoot Ends In Gunfire

26 January 2012, 7:53 am

The Southern California set of rapper Y.G.'s '"I'm A Thug" music video erupted in violence before being shut down by police Wednesday (Jan. 25) afternoon.... Read More »

CHP Officer Convicted of Killing Husband

24 January 2012, 7:08 am

A former California Highway Patrol officer has been convicted of first-degree murder for the 2009 shooting death of her husband.... Read More »

California Patrol Officer Found Guilty of Murder, Collapses

23 January 2012, 4:07 pm

A former California Highway Patrol officer collapsed onto the floor just moments after being found guilty of killing her husband three years ago near a freeway off-ramp.... Read More »

Ex-CHP officer found guilty of murdering husband; collapses in court

23 January 2012, 12:31 pm

A former California Highway Patrol officer collapsed in a courtroom Monday as a court clerk read a jury's verdict convicting her of first-degree murder for shooting her husband to death on a Compton street nearly three years ago.... Read More »

After Bell, Santa Ana had top-paid city worker in California

17 January 2012, 8:15 am

After Robert Rizzo --... Read More »

PVP resident June Margaret Cooper worked to make world better

16 January 2012, 7:13 pm

The former executive vice chancellor for the California State University system died last Tuesday from complications of Parkinson's disease. She was 78.... Read More »

Former CSU executive vice chancellor Cooper dies at 78

12 January 2012, 8:48 pm

For June Margaret Cooper, race and gender were never barriers on the pathway to success. Cooper worked tirelessly for the CSU for more than 30 years and served as the first woman and first African American acting president of Cal State Long Beach.... Read More »