Temple City

15 Marijuana Grow Houses From L.A. To I.E. Busted In Federal Raid; 10 Arrested

Ten people were arrested yesterday and 8,000 plants were seized in a hydroponic marijuana-grow ring that spanned Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. That's a lot of weed. Authorities say one of the ringleaders, a 39-year-old "top lieutenant" fr ... More >>

2012 in the San Gabriel Valley: A List of Restaurant Openings Closings

As the calendar prepares to turn the page on yet another year, it's tradition time here at Squid Ink. A time for us to look back on the year and note restaurant openings and closings. When attempting to do this with the San Gabriel Valley, where an estimated 600 Chinese restaurants make up a vibran ... More >>

Shelley Lubben's Pink Cross Aims to Rescue Sex Actresses: The Industry Wants Her to Shut Up

USC Hosts Weekend Seminar to Educate Current Politicians on Ethics, Transparency; L.A. Mayor Attends Kentucky Derby Instead

The University of Southern California isn't just for strapping young scholars anymore. Today and tomorrow, the USC Price School of Public Policy begins an ongoing series of classes that will school current politicians in "public transparency and ethics, leadership, governance and environmental polic ... More >>

What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: New Surprise Avocado Mea Culpa

The springtime race to keep up with everything that's coming in season has only just begun, and we've already come out of the gate missing one of the most interesting avocados (not an oxymoron) of the season. You will probably not find this one at local markets until next season, assuming Joe Avitu ... More >>

Golden Deli: A New Restaurant, in the Style of Chipotle

Golden Deli has been the default Vietnamese noodleshop in the San Gabriel Valley for a couple of generations now, a cramped, eternally crowded storefront where the pho, and especially the fried springrolls called cha gio, have always been worth the discomfort -- and the menus, worn to the softness o ... More >>

2011 in the San Gabriel Valley: A List of Restaurant Openings Closings

Jim ThurmanLamb soup with knife cut noodles, Shaanxi Gourmet, Rosemead​2011 in the San Gabriel Valley restaurant scene witnessed the usual spate of openings and closings, some notable and some not so notable. With some 300 Chinese restaurants alone, trying to compile a list of the year's open ... More >>

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup: Food Fight

Barbara HansenBeef noodle soup from Won Won Kitchen in Temple City.​The San Gabriel Valley is really souped up, that is, if you're thinking of Taiwanese beef noodle soup, which is everywhere. How do you know which version is the best, or at least really good? You check with people who come her ... More >>

Jimmy Chau, San Gabriel Wah Ching Gang Member, Allegedly Had 2,000 Ecstasy Pills on Him During Traffic Stop

YouTubeWah Ching.​Damn, drug dealers have to learn have to learn how to drive. We warned you about this when last we reported about a suspect named Johnny V. Pham, who got popped in Arcadia for allegedly rolling through a stop sign -- with 8,000 ecstasy pills in his car. Now authorities say ... More >>

El Monte Woman Duped Into Paying $28K for Fake Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket

Maybe if more people kept up with Lil' Bow Wow's filmography, they'd be better equipped with lottery-ticket street smarts.​Would you hand over a $28,000 down payment on a $15,000 cut of a supposed million-dollar lottery ticket? If not, you'd be $28,000 richer than a certain misfortunate/gulli ... More >>

Chinese Man Names Himself 'Supreme Commander' of Fake Army, Convinces 100 Others to Join in Exchange for Citizenship

Using Amurrica's name in vain​It's a tough race, but freak of the day decidedly goes to El Monte resident Yupeng Deng, who for the last three years has allegedly been convincing undocumented Chinese immigrants to join a fake U.S. Army unit (for a healthy fee) and report to his Temple City offi ... More >>

Arcadia Highlands' Oak Protesters Face Trial

As DA Cooley prosecutes four activists, a war to save SoCal old growth gets nasty

John Quigley and Arcadia Oak Tree Sitters Reject DA Steve Cooley's Plea Deal: 'We're going to litigate this case to the hilt'

By Mark Cromer Mark CromerJohn Quigly and Julia Posin stand where government bulldozers wiped out 240 Arcadia Woodlands trees.​Los Angeles County prosecutors today offered the 'Arcadia Four' tree-sitters -- who protested the county's destruction of 249 old-growth oaks north of L.A. -- a ple ... More >>

Craigslist iPhone Robbery in L.A: Suspect Daniel So, 19, Alleged Accomplice, Arrested

AppleObject of criminal desire?​One week ago we told you about a Craigslist iPhone buy gone sideways: The victim met with a man who advertised an iPhone for $500 on Craigslist. Only when he showed up he saw a gun instead. And his $500 bought a scary lesson. But the law didn't sleep on this ... More >>

iPhone Buy Via Craigslist Turns Into $500 ROB

Object of desire, Craigslist bait.​Craigslist earned a bad reputation for late-night transactions after a suspect dubbed the "Craigslist Killer" allegedly struck an escort in the Boston area in 2009. The site took down its "erotic services" ads. Authorities say a transaction claimed another ... More >>

140 Live Cats Discovered In Pasadena Shed; Several More Stuffed In Freezer

Tammy's 140 cats were not LOLing (and did not include this one)​If the Humane Society hadn't gotten to her first, this mysterious Pasadena shut-in, who neighbors knew only as "Tammy," would have been a prime candidate for "Hoarders" -- the crazy cat-lady edition. But Tammy goes so far beyond ... More >>

Cisneros Siblings Plead Not Guilty In Connection With USC-UCLA Brawl, Stabbings

KTLA NewsNot guilty pleas were entered in connection with last week's USC-UCLA brawl.​That outbreak of ugly violence before last weekend's big USC-UCLA game was a family affair, at least partly, authorities allege. While the father of the Cisneros clan was arrested and released in connection ... More >>

Two Stabbed In UCLA-USC Melee In Pasadena Rose Bowl Parking Lot Ahead Of Football Game

Fans went gangsta at the Rose Bowl.​Updates after the jump with names of three additional suspect-siblings arrested (not four) and one suspect being released. See a post with video of the brawl here. First posted at 8:31 p.m. Saturday. Each year we wonder when things are going to go too far. ... More >>

Shanghai Bamboo House: Ham w/ Yam

And other surprising fare

$4 Million In Pot Seized In San Gabriel Valley

Dey​Authorities in the San Gabriel Valley this week seized $4 million in pot and arrested seven people in raids at four "locations" in the city of San Gabriel, Rosemead and Temple City, sheriff's officials said. Three of the locations were homes where "major marijuana cultivation operation[s] ... More >>

Following Post-Rave Death Of Teen, U.S. Attorney's Office Cracks Down On Alleged Ecstasy Ring; $17 Million In Pills Seized

U.S. Attorney's OfficeTuan Vu, at-large.​Fifteen suspects were indicted this week following a federal investigation in the Los Angeles area that led to the seizure of 1.1 million tablets of ecstasy -- $17 million worth, the U.S. Attorney's Office in L.A. announced Thursday. The U.S. Attorney i ... More >>

Blood, Dumplings, & Nicotine Gelato: Esotouric's Unusual LA Tours, With Food

It still feels like summer vacation, and whether you have guests, or just feel like exploring a bit, Esotouric isn't your cookie-cutter tour company and promises an "intelligent, unpredictable ride into the secret heart of the city we love." The tour's themes integrate literature, rock and roll, ar ... More >>

The Green Village Preservation Society

Open to new members in Rowland Heights

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 >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Dodgers Offer Stimulus Package to Manny Club owner Frank McCourt is offering the Scott Boras-repped Manny Ramirez a $45 million deal over two years. L.A. TimesShowdown on Sunset Drive Nadya Suleman's Whittier neighbors are fed up with the invasion of their street by cigarette-butt-flicking paparazzi ... More >>

Dumpling Quest: The XLB Factor – Beyond Din Tai Fung

Giang Nan, Shanghai Mini Town, J&J, Dragon Mark, Mei Long Village and more

Proposition R: The Most Expensive

Suburbanites hold the cards in approving a countywide sales-tax increase for mass transit

A Week in the Life of Jonathan Gold's Stomach

Dear Diary

The Mian Event, at Malan in Hacienda Heights

The lighter side of zhajiang mian

Godmothersand Spicy Meatballs

Four classic delis

Chest of Lies

Identity theft, self-promotion and the search for laminates at Sundance

Ask Mr. Gold

The Big Pull

Who’ll Stop the Reign?

The big trial is over, netting several convictions -- read last year's story on the U.S. versus the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang

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On the Street

Who are you voting for and why?

Doctor Goodwrench

Bert Potter’s Secret

A slow season in the bail bond biz

Fried and Convicted

Grease 'em up boys...

Barrio Logic

Immigration will revitalize Fortress L.A.