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Pasadena Star-News

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    November 5, 2012

    Assembly District 49: Chau's Video Featuring Lin's Wife's Social Security Number Still Up Online, Despite Suit and Restraining Order

    The San Gabriel Valley showdown pitting two successful Asian-American professionals, a doctor and a lawyer, against one another is getting cutthroat in the dwindling hours to election day--with accusations of tax evasion, lawsuits and a restraining order to boot. Joy Lin, wife of candidate Dr. Mat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2012

    Pasadena PD on Brink of Suburban Rampart Scandal? Cops Allegedly Beat Black Teen Jeremi Carr

    Just a few months after unarmed black teen Kendrec McDade was shot to death by Pasadena police officers -- we called him "the next Trayvon Martin" -- the Pasadena Police Department finds itself in familiar waters. An ongoing probe into the investigative tactics of Detective Kevin Okamoto and Detect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Allan Munnecke's Charges Lifted by D.A. -- Rose Parade Official Arrested for Murder of Parade Volunteer Goes Free

    L.A. County Sheriff's DepartmentMunnecke.​Richard Allan Munnecke, the ex-Rose Parade director suspected by sheriff's investigators of murdering a Rose Parade volunteer almost a decade ago, won't be prosecuted for the crime, says the L.A. County District Attorney's office. (At least for now.) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Jesus Cabrera, 27-Year-Old War Vet, Dies in Fiery Motorcycle Crash With Excavator During Closure of 10 Freeway

    Pasadena Star-NewsConstruction on the 10 West​For reasons unknown, late Tuesday night, a 27-year-old motorcyclist entered a construction zone stretching two miles down the 10 West -- closed off via large neon "road closed" signs. After almost making it through the zone alive, the man plowed st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Carlos Montes, 'Brown Berets' Latino Activist, Believes SWAT Raid of His L.A. County Home Was Front for FBI Investigation

    Are the glory days back again for Carlos Montes?​On May 17 at 5 a.m., the L.A. County Sheriff's Department upended the Alhambra home of 1960s Latino-rights legend Carlos Montes (still kickin' at 63 years old), shattering his front door and seizing his computer, cell phones and activist files - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Pasadena Thief Buys Cookies at Subway, Leaves With Entire Cash Register

    Kind of a clunky prize.​In the realm of chain-restaurant robbers, the guy who stuck up a Subway in Pasadena last night was somewhat of a walking disaster [Pasadena Star News]. First, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Rodney Wallace, the man strolled into the 24-hour sandwich joint on So ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Francisco Sanchez Jumps off 210 Freeway Overpass, Finally Kills Himself After 10 Suicide Attempts, 2 Prosthetic Legs

    Google Maps​Over the last decade, 41-year-old Duarte resident Francisco Solomon Sanchez has been engaged in an inner battle between mind and body -- and up until last Friday, the latter refused, against all odds, to quit. The Pasadena Star-News reports that Sanchez "has jumped or threatened ... More >>

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    February 22, 2011

    One Dead in Crestline Mountain Crash of Korean Church Bus Loaded With Teens

    Google MapsThe area of the crash.​Updated after the jump: The deceased has been identified; the CHP states that the bus veered into oncoming traffic. Two people died when what appeared to be a church bus loaded with teenagers went over a mountain road in Crestline in the San Bernardino Mounta ... More >>

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    January 26, 2011

    Veronica Sylvester, SoCal Mom, Arrested After Her Girls Get Sick After Munching on Her Marijuana Cookie, Police Say

    Sesame Street​Two sisters ages 10 and 11 tested positive for marijuana after they ate their mom's pot cookie, cops say. That mom is now in hot water: 33-year-old Veronica Sylvester was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, according to the Pasadena Star-News. The Covina girls had retu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    L.A. Thieves Target 'Irreplaceable' Historic Bronze Light Poles in Pasadena

    Willow Glen AntiquesOh this old thing?​Antique streetlights. Lovely, historical, romantical -- but not the first thing we'd think to steal if we were looking to break ourselves off a piece of some hard city resources. (L.A.'s freakishly intelligent sun-dial parking meters, for one, might be a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Former San Gabriel Mayor Albert Huang Won't Face Charges In 'Great Dumpling Incident Of 2010'

    Albert Huang was slapped with dumplings, but not with charges.​Unless the purported victim turns up dead or on vacation on a Caribbean isle, it looks like the Great Dumpling Incident of 2010 is officially over. The Los Angeles County District Attorney will not file felony robbery and battery ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    San Gabriel Valley Grow House Suspected Of Supplying Weed To Dispensaries Goes Up In Smoke

    A grow house in the SGV went up in flames, a little.​A grow house in the SGV went up in flames, a little.​Note to self: When setting up 1,700-plant marijuana grow house in the San Gabriel Valley try not to burn the place down. Got it. So where were we? Oh yeah, a 1,700-plant cannabis h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Fun at The Royce with the Pasadena Star-News

    The RoyceRoyce chef David Féau​ We are no stranger to restaurant hype; really we're not. We tend to generate a bit of it ourselves. So I hope you will believe us when we say that we have never quite seen anything like the front page of today's Pasadena Star-News, which was entirely devoted, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    City Of Pasadena Set On Running 'Romantic' Trolley Around Downtown Loop

    Nocturnal Perambulations via FlickrDon't worry -- only in San Francisco​Mayor Villaraigosa and the Subway-to-Sea dreamers aren't the only ones with pricey public transportation on their lists this holiday season. The Pasadena Star-News reported yesterday that city officials and Pasadena busin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    An Open Letter to Paula Deen

    Dear Paula Deen: When I heard Tuesday that you had been named Grand Marshal of the 2011 Rose Parade, my reaction was not a pretty one. And while I wasn't expecting the email response I gave Janette Williams, the Pasadena Star-News reporter, to be printed - I'd thought I was setting up a phone inte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2010

    Rave Shooting: 26-Year-Old Clara Chun Dies At South El Monte Party

    ​A 26-year-old woman was killed and three men were wounded, one critically, at a rave in South El Monte early Saturday, according to authorities and the Pasadena Star-News. According to the Star-News the dead woman was identified as Clara Myung Hee Chun, 26, of San Gabriel. Sheriff's official ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    $35 Million Worth Of Pot Uprooted At Angeles National Forest

    Dey via Flickr​According to the Pasadena Star News, about $35 million worth of marijuana plants were uprooted over the weekend at dozens of sites in the Angeles National Forest north of Azusa. Los Angeles sheriff's Capt. Ralph Ornelas told the newspaper that the pot was being grown in remote ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Police Say Monica Avila, Pasadena Woman, Threw Bag Of Urine At Officers

    ​ Police arrested 39-year-old Monica Avila for suspicion of attempted murder after she allegedly tried to run over a man with her car, then later threw a bag of urine at police, the Pasadena Star News reported. Police responded to a call of trespassing Thursday morning around 3:30 in the 30 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Anti-Cussing Group Opposes U.S. Court Obscenity Ruling That Protects Free Speech On Television

    ​A Pasadena-based anti-cussing club is opposing a court ruling that strikes down FCC policy punishing networks for allowing obscenity on television, according to the Pasadena Star News. Seventeen-year old McKay Hatch, who founded the No Cussing Club three years ago, has been emailing members ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Don't Call Him "Padre" Sheik Qazi Asad has become the LAPD's first Muslim chaplain. The Pakistani-born cleric had previously worked as a Sheriff's Department liaison to the county's Islamic community. L.A. Times Time to Pay Los Angeles County's sales tax jumps half a percent to 9.75 percent on July ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Super Lab or Super Gaffe? Sheriff's Department descriptions of a meth lab raided at a property owned by the mayor of Bell have been contradicted by a hazmat team. L.A. TimesMichael Jackson Autopsy Planned L.A. coroner's authorities will perform an autopsy today on singer Michael Jackson, who died Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Protest Student Claims Blackballing An "A" student says she was barred from delivering her school's valediction, and dropped from a tutoring job, because she participated in a sit-in against increased class sizes and the ending of college-prep courses. L.A. TimesCounty Air Doubles Cancer Risk An EPA ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    He-e-e-r-re's Eddie! Ed McMahon, the sidekick's sidekick, who for 30 years suffered and shone as Johnny Carson's foil, straight man and MC, has died of undisclosed causes at the age of 86. L.A. TimesSheriff Stops DNA Search Blaming budget woes, L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca has halted his department' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Barricade Mystery No sign has been found of an armed man or the three hostages he allegedly had been holding inside an Arcadia home since Sunday night. Sheriff's deputies and SWAT members entered the home this morning only to find one elderly man. Associated PressUCLA Fire Report Blasted The family ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Common Cause Different segments of L.A.'s huge Iranian community are uniting to protest their homeland's presidential election results. L.A. Times, L.A. Daily NewsSpecial Order 40 Upheld A state appeals court upheld the LAPD rule banning officers from seeking information about suspects' immigration ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Social Insecurity A federal "desktop raid" that exposed false Social Security numbers of 260 undocumented workers has left a Vernon food processing plant devastated. L.A. TimesEvicted for Following Orders Residents of a North Hollywood apartment building that was foreclosed upon were told by a bank ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Intoxicating Salaries The high wages earned by administrators of the publicly funded Tarzana Treatment Center are raising eyebrows. L.A. TimesProp Company Clears the Set The second-largest film and TV prop company is folding, a victim of production slowdowns due to Industry strike fears. L.A. Daily ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    For Whom the Road Tolls L.A. County is considering charging solo drivers for the right to use high-occupancy lanes on the 110 and 10 freeways. Tolls would range between 25 cents and $1.40. L.A. TimesDowntown Protest The Coalition of L.A. City Unions, an umbrella group representing some of L.A.'s 22, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    I Spy A Chinese-born former Boeing employee will stand trial for economic espionage related to charges he passed on to China documents concerning the space shuttle, Delta IV missiles and Boeing's C-17 transport plane. Long Beach Press-TelegramThis Round's for You Four steel containers holding ammuni ... More >>

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    May 22, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    The Thin Blue Pencil The LAPD union, which has $30 million invested with the new owners of the San Diego Union-Tribune, wants some editorial changes made at the paper. L.A. TimesA Wing and a Prayer A military T-38 Talon training jet crashed north of Edwards Air Force Base, outside Mojave, Thursday a ... More >>

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    May 21, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Dolla Shooter: It Was Self-Defense Aubrey Louis Berry, according to his lawyer, says he shot Dolla at the Beverly Center because he felt threatened by the Atlanta rapper and his crew. L.A. TimesUCLA Prof Caught Plagiarizing School of Dentistry professor Dr. Doina Panaite resigned in February, it was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    We Have a Budget L.A.'s City Council unanimously passed a $7.01 billion budget that compromises over the issue of freezing new police hires. L.A. Daily NewsMurdered Cop's Mom Shot A stray bullet fired during a West L.A. street altercation Friday entered a nearby home and struck the mother of Ricardo ... More >>

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    May 18, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Is Home Shuling Next? L.A.'s Jewish day schools are facing big problems as the economy continues to teeter. L.A. TimesPrick Up Your Ears City officials are accusing mercenary dog rescuers of "cherry picking" their pound purchases based on later, lucrative resale value. L.A. Daily News Arboretum ... More >>

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    May 15, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Mile Wide/Inch Deep Dept. The results of next week's L.A. City Attorney race will be seen as an indicator of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's clout. L.A. TimesKicker Cop Justified A lawyer for the El Monte Police Officer Association claimed the televised kick to the head of suspect Richard Rodriguez was ... More >>

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    May 14, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Landmark Realty The Los Angeles Coliseum! San Quentin Prison! Orange County Fairgrounds! These and other hot properties must liquidate and are priced to move! See Governor Schwarzenegger for details. L.A. TimesA Sequel You Can Believe In Obama for President campaigners are morphing their 2008 moveme ... More >>

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    May 12, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Gun Suit Shot Down A Ninth Circuit Appeals panel has rejected a lawsuit, filed against gun manufacturer Glock, related to the 1999 Granada Hills shooting at a Jewish community center and the subsequent murder of a letter carrier. Two judges ruled that Glock cannot be held responsible for the illegal ... More >>

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    May 6, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Teacher's Holiday Nearly 160 L.A. teachers are paid $10 million dollars not to work while their performance fitness is evaluated. Meanwhile, the school district is seeking an injunction against a one-day strike by the teachers union planned for May 15. L.A. Times, L.A. Daily NewsCable Guy Crime A ca ... More >>

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    April 17, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Facing the Muzak General Growth Properties Inc., the mall-owning corporation that owns the Glendale Galleria and Northridge Fashion Center, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, becoming the largest real estate bankruptcy in U.S. history. L.A. TimesHospital Triage The national streak of gunmen runnin ... More >>

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    April 14, 2009

    Runaway Big-Rig Employer Has Poor Safety Record

    Marcos Costa, the big-rig driver who careened down Angeles Crest Highway into La Canada Flintridge's Foothill Boulevard, killing two people, pled not guilty to vehicular manslaughter Monday morning. On April 1, the brakes went out on Costa's double-decker car carrier as he came down the steep grade ... More >>

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    April 13, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    First '09 Downtown Murders Two men were shot and killed at Skid Row's Lamp Lodge hotel early Easter morning. They were the first Downtown murders since June, 2008. L.A. TimesNative Habit Threat Conservationists are worried about an oil-company's proposal to build 3,900 new homes in the middle of the ... More >>

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    April 9, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Hospitals Blocked From Skid Row Dumping City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo has secured protocols -- and a $1.6 million settlement -- with Orange County's College Hospitals to prevent them from future patient-dumping on L.A.'s Skid Row. Associated Press, City Attorney's OfficeHate Tags A white Los Alamit ... More >>

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    April 7, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Mayor Levels With Base Antonio Villaraigosa painted a bleak economic picture for one of his largest constituencies, organized labor. The mayor suggested shorter work weeks and increased employee retirement contributions as ways to avoid city worker layoffs that could climb to seven percent of the mu ... More >>

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    April 1, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Coroner: Leroy Barnes Shot in Back; Chief Seeks Probe A coroner's report has contradicted Pasadena Police Chief Bernard Melekian's claim that cops did not fatally shoot black motorist Leroy Barnes in the back last February. (Barnes sustained 10-11 bullet wounds.) Melekian has now called for a federa ... More >>

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    March 11, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Off and Running? Detailed plans are moving forward to replace Inglewood's storied Hollywood Park racetrack with a mixed-use retail district and residential complex. L.A. TimesMercury Insurance Job Cancellations L.A.-based Mercury Insurance Company announced it will lay off 360 employees in order to ... More >>

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    March 5, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Candlelight for 200 Several hundred same-sex marriage supporters backing the overturn of Proposition 8 held a rainy vigil in downtown L.A. on the eve of state supreme court hearings on the measure's constitutionality. L.A. TimesD.A. to Decide on Chris Brown The District Attorney's office might decid ... More >>

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    February 24, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Sheriff to Close Jails? Going far beyond the early release of county inmates, Sheriff Lee Baca may also close a jail or two to cope with a massive budget shortfall that his department faces. L.A. TimesCandidate Boycotts Own Press Conference L.A. City Councilman and City Attorney candidate Jack Weiss ... More >>

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    February 16, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Mayor Meets With Other Clinton Today Antonio Villaraigosa and former President Bill Clinton will make a joint City Hall announcement about replacing the city's current street lights with  energy efficient LEDs. L.A. TimesClear Channel Future Murky for AV The Antelope Valley might see a reductio ... More >>

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    February 9, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Charter School Teachers Talk Union The L.A. Times reports that nearly 80 percent of teachers from a respected Los Angeles charter school have signed cards requesting union membership. Teachers at the Accelerated School say in the story that the school's administrative decisions have become "opaque a ... More >>

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    January 19, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Emptier Than a Hummer Showroom When polling stations closed Tuesday night only 18.59 percent of L.A. County's eligible voters had "filled" them. At stake were critical state ballot measures and the City Attorney's race. Turnout was higher in the San Gabriel Valley's 32nd District Congressional race. ... More >>

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