Alhambra News

Officials continued their search Saturday for an Alhambra man they believe drowned in Bear Bear Lake while trying to rescue a troubled swimmer.

Members of the San Gabriel Valley-based American Chinese Culture Association rehearse a fan and waist drum dance in Alhambra, Saturday, June 20, 2009.

John Leung has represented Alhambra and Monterey Park on the San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District since 1992.

CITY TERRACE a ' Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Douglas Barry was among those warning the public Monday not to try staging their own Independence Day fireworks shows as cities scale back their displays because of budget problems.

Artist Kevin Dart kicked off the summer with the trailer for A Kiss From Tokyo starring his sexy female superspy, Yuki 7 . Now the much-anticipated book, Seductive Espionage: The World of Yuki 7 , will be launched this Friday at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA.

The Alhambra Farmers' Market celebrates its 25th anniversary from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 19 on Monterey Street, between Main and Bay State.

THE headlines read: "Budget shot down again" or "Budget fails to pass again." But this is not really news.

The latest in a series of pedestrian safety deployments by the San Marino Police Department yesterday resulted in the issuance of 186 citations for failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, the impounding of four vehicles, the arrest of three drivers and the booking of one driver who had an outstanding warrant at the LAPD.

Music legend Phil Spector is hoping for an iPod and a TV after being moved to a "sensitive needs facility" to serve his jail sentence for murdering an actress.

Jailers on Tuesday freed a pair of development company executives accused of embezzlement and forgery hours after El Monte police say they uncovered evidence that affected the case.

The arrest of developer John Leung on alleged fraud and forgery charges could railroad the future of a $1 billion transit center in the city.

More than 160 people received $500 traffic citations Wednesday as part of a sting by the South Pasadena Police Department involving a decoy school bus complete with people walking on and off the vehicle.

As the Fourth of July nears, on-line listings like Craigslist have become a boon for local investigators looking for fireworks pushers openly advertising their illegal products, officials said.

The state budget woes that forced Mt. San Antonio College to cut its own budget have affected summer sessions at high schools in 10 districts from Alhambra to Pomonawhere the college has partnerships.

In June 2008, Caltrans and Metro began the SR-710 Tunnel Technical Study to examine the possibility of extending the SR-710 using a tunnel.

About 48 years ago Ted Holdredge had to put away his toys. And he wasn't allowed to take them back out again until decades later.

Newly appointed Temple City Councilwoman Cynthia Sternquist knew she had a future in politics when she gave a presentation to the Planning Commission decades ago and was immediately invited to join it, she said.

First there was the greying afro, then the Beatlesque blond moptop, then came the brown layered mullet.

High medical costs and long waiting times are compelling Chinese Americans to travel to their home country for health care services, reports the China Press.

Rachelle Spector will turn 29 next week, a pretty woman living alone in a 35-room Pyrenees-style castle while the lord of the manor - music producer Phil Spector - sits in prison.