Carson News

“The city does not have after-school programming for teens. A... If the city ran this program, the taxpayers are going to pay to operate it.”

After a recent string of gang shootings, Carson officials vowed to create more opportunities for the city's young people. via Daily Breeze

“I will not leave my home but will be with the spirits among the rocks, the waterfalls, in the rivers and in the winds. Wheresoever you go I will be with you, Sir Captain you shall not live in peace.”

The death of Robert Goulet triggered a special sadness prompted by the memory of meeting him years ago when he sang in Covina in what then was the Theatre in the Round. via Whittier Daily News

An off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has been arrested in an Internet child predator sting in Hawthorne. via Press-Enterprise

“I'm getting to know some folks I didn't have relationships with before”

When Laura Richardson arrived in Sacramento 10 months ago, she built alliances on the basketball court, impressing veteran legislators with her competitive drive and earning a spot in the Assembly leadership. via Press-Telegram

“If we don't take a stand now, it's going to be too late”

Activists at a global warming rally on Saturday turned up the heat on U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson. via Press-Telegram

CARSON, Calif., Nov. 4 Kevin Hartman posted his MLS-record 14th post-season shutout Saturday, as Kansas City played Chivas USA to 0-0 draw to reach the Western Conference finals. via Earth Times

“As the guy drove past, he noticed a male wearing a black-hooded sweat shirt run from the gas station and jump into the van.”

Chuck Valencia found shattered glass on the ground and a big hole in the door when he was called to his Internet cafe in the middle of the night. via Press-Telegram

“I can't say enough how pleased I was”

The fires that raged through the San Diego area such as these pictured here of the Mt. via UC San Diego News

Police released surveillance images Monday of similar automated teller machines burglaries, KNBC's Gordon Tokumatsu reported. via KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4

“I've been a huge proponent of community empowerment, and more specific than that, economic development”

New, 4 p.m.: Sen. Ridley-Thomas would face City Councilman Bernard Parks in the race for the seat being vacated by Yvonne Brathwaite Burke. via Daily Breeze

“We don't have the ability, unless they're paying for it, to sit there all day long”

Tensions are rising on the picket lines as the Waste Management strike enters its second week. via Daily Breeze

“We are pursuing dental records for the identification of these victims. We do believe they are related to each other”

Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Oct. 26--The death toll in the Southern California wildfires may be as high as seven now, with the discovery today of six burned bodies in two different areas. via Customer Interaction Solutions

“Dali was freaked out when I bent a spoon in front of him.”

Uri Geller thinking big Oh, those seder-table manners at the Geller manse must have raised more than four questions. via Jewish Exponent

“This project is going to have a sweeping impact on the district”

Los Angeles school officials agreed Tuesday to spend $1 million in bond money to boost mobile health clinics that provide medical services for uninsured children in the South Bay and Harbor Area. via Daily Breeze

“The winds are in control. When they're blowing hard, there's no putting the fire out”

At 4 a.m. this morning, when things are normally sleepy and subdued, a team of blue-uniformed mechanics scurried to life. via Daily News

“It isn't a house that makes a home”

The last time I wrote a guest column for the Appeal was my senior year at Carson High. via Nevada Appeal

CARSON, Calif. A 9-year-old boy riding a bicycle was struck by a motorist in a traffic accident near Carson on Sunday, authorities said. via KCBS-TV Los Angeles

“She was feeling so bad. Nobody wanted that dog”

A dog broke free from its chain in Torrance on Friday and bit a mail carrier who said he always feared the barking boxer mix as he walked his route. via Daily Breeze

Waste Management workers went on strike Friday, affecting hundreds of thousands of customers in Los Angeles County.The strike began reportedly around 3 a.m. when union representatives for the sanitation workers ... via CBS 2 - KCAL 9

The fire started just after midnight at a home on the 1800 block of East Kramer Drive in Carson. via ABC7.com