The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $700 million today to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state. Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, accounts for $272 million – more than a third of the funding. “This critical investment will help Caltrans continue repairing, Read More
Passengers disembark from the Balboa Peninsula Trolley during a previous summer service. — Photo by Christopher Trela © Newport Beach visitors – and residents – know the challenges of driving on the Balboa Peninsula during the summer weekends, and finding a parking spot can be next to impossible. Good news: Read More
Legislation to ensure easy access to safe battery disposal passed the Senate Appropriations Committee today. SB 1215, authored by Senator Josh Newman, will create a statewide collection and recycling program for consumer batteries and battery-embedded products. This legislation is a reintroduction of SB 298, which stalled in Senate Appropriations last Read More
Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) made the following statement today about Senate Bill (SB) 953, which seeks to end all offshore drilling in California state waters, did not pass out of the Senate Committee on Appropriation and was held on the Suspense File. “Last year’s Orange County oil spill was another Read More
KTTV, Los Angeles won Best 30 and 60 Minute Television Newscast honors, and Spectrum News 1, Los Angeles won the award for Best Daytime Television Newscast at the 72nd Annual Golden Mike Awards® show. KNX, Los Angeles won the Golden Mike for Best Radio Newscast Over 15 Minutes, and KFI, Read More
La Palma residents will get their first look at the newly remodeled Walmart Neighborhood Market located at 5420 La Palma Avenue this morning, as the much-anticipated project is now complete. To celebrate the completion of the remodel and underscore Walmart’s commitment to the La Palma community, the Store Manager provided Read More
With the U.S. gaining 428,000 jobs in April, the same as the previous month, WalletHub released updated rankings for the States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most, along with accompanying videos and audio files, to illustrate which areas of the country have had the best recovery so far. In Read More
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) continues nightly closures on northbound and southbound Interstate 5 (I-5) at El Camino Real Bridge in the City of San Clemente. This will include all on-ramps and off-ramps connecting I-5 to El Camino Real. Friday and Saturday closures will be from 10:00 p.m. to Read More
Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos held a long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony for its Energy Resilience Project, a major step forward for the Army Climate Strategy, which aims to build a microgrid on every installation by 2035. The 100-acre microgrid at JFTB Los Alamitos is expected to be completed by summer Read More
The Speaker is Nancy Pelosi, arguably the most politically powerful woman in the United States and a prominent self-professed Catholic. Her home is in the City of San Francisco, within the territorial boundaries of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The Archbishop is Salvatore Cordileone, the leader of the Archdiocese of Read More
