Last week we reported that on June 23 Arcadia Police Department investigators learned of alleged sexual assault allegations against a former Arcadia High School student possibly involving female victims who also attend Arcadia High School. “The allegations involve sexual activities of high school students both present and former and one of the allegations was photos…
Last week we received numerous letters and phone calls regarding the page one story on Arcadia High School’s use of Apache imagery. One former student, Jill Flanders, who graduated in 2018 questions why the school newspaper is called “The Pow Wow,” the news television program (which she was a producer and reporter for) is called…
Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the 2020 Budget Act – a $202.1 billion spending plan that closes a $54.3 billion budget shortfall caused by the COVID-19 recession. “In the face of a global pandemic that has also caused a recession across the world and here in California, our state has passed a budget that is…
Los Angeles County beaches and beach facilities will be closed to the public for the Fourth of July holiday weekend in an effort to prevent gatherings and crowds that may spread COVID-19, County officials announced Monday evening. Under the modified order from the Health Officer, all beaches, beach parking lots, beach bike paths, beach facilities…
Aug. 26, 1929 – June 24, 2020 Carol G. Libby passed away on June 24, 2020, at the City of Hope in Duarte, Calif., where she was undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Carol was born in Holland, Mich., on Aug. 26, 1929 to Dr. Jacob F. and L. Ruby Geerlings. She grew up in Salt…
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is reporting significant increases in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and the testing positivity rate. The seven-day average of daily new cases is over 1,900; an increase from the 1,379 average two weeks ago. As of Sunday, there were 1,717 people hospitalized, higher than the 1,350 to…
On Sunday, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered that bars be closed in seven counties, including Los Angeles County. The County Health Officer Order was amended Sunday to require that all bars, breweries, brew pubs, pubs, wineries and tasting rooms in L.A. County close unless they are offering sit-down dine-in meals. This includes closing bar areas in…
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (L.A. County Parks) offers 1,700 summer camp spaces at 50 parks throughout the County, for ages 6 years and older. L.A. County Parks 2020 Summer Camps provides support for families that are slowly integrating back into the workforce, that need a safe and affordable program for…
CVS opens new testing locations in the Southland Officials for Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angles admitted on Tuesday that all available appointments for COVID-19 testing this week were already full. According to officials, the lack of availability was primarily due to L.A. City not opening slots for registration at City-operated sites…
