Category Archives: Los Angeles County

Industry stadium executive makes L.A. stadium battle personal

I will get to week in review later, but for now I wanted to bring to your attention a story in the Orange County Register where Industry Stadium spokesman John Semcken took the battle between their plan and AEG’s downtown … Continue reading

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Gloria Allred in the news again, vows hungry strike in the name of equal rights

Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred is going hungry. Allred, who has represented alleged Tiger Woods’ mistress Rachel Uchitel and Moe the Chimp’s owners St. James and LaDonna Davis, as well as being heavily critical of Octomom Nadya Suleman, is going on … Continue reading

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Breaking: Judge blocks major elements of Arizona’s immigration law

This just in, a U.S. District Judge has blocked all the important parts of Arizona’s immigration law. This, most assuredly, isn’t the end of this fight that may end up in the Supreme Court. Will this end Los Angeles County’s … Continue reading

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Are Supervisor Antonovich and Jack LaLanne friends?

Politicians receive gifts from a number of sources. Some are more interesting (such as overseas trips) than others (say, a basket of fruit). One local supervisor received a small, but nonetheless, intriguing one. Of the three gifts (pictured) Supervisor Michael … Continue reading

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Father of county sheriff’s spokesman dies at 87

Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor James Whitmore — who was also the father of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore — died Friday at his Malibu home. Whitmore appeared in many films, including “The Asphalt Jungle,” “Planet of … Continue reading

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The $1 lease agreement

Industry officials closed escrow this morning on a $4 million, 40,000-square-foot warehouse they intend to lease long-term to the county for a $1 a year so the Industry sheriff’s station can expand. The vacant warehouse — which is located across … Continue reading

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Block by block reporting

Like many of my compatriots in the journalism biz, I am a bit of a news junkie. And with the formation of the Internet (thanks Al Gore) I am often cruising the net for interesting tidbits and news. Today, while … Continue reading

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How business-friendly is your city?

Hopefully as business-friendly as La Mirada and Santa Fe Springs, which are finalists in the Most Business Friendly City competition in Los Angeles County, Whittier Daily News reporter Sandra Molina reports. The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. annually designates … Continue reading

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Your money

Where is your money going? Well, today, the County Board of Supervisors approved more than $3 million in four settlements. $850,000 settlement, plus assumption of $56,294 Medi-Cal lien, proposed for medical negligence lawsuit arising from injuries sustained by patient at … Continue reading

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Not as bad as it looks

Turns out that new litigation is not as bad as it sounded. In fact, it could prove to be quite profitable for Rosemead. The closed session meeting tonight will likely be about whether Rosemead will be the newest city to … Continue reading

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