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“I could see if we were talking about a political committee fining him, but when you are talking about perjury, you need to show the person was clearly advised ahead of time, and deliberately ignored that advice”

A former West Covina planning commissioner had charges of perjury and conflict of interest dismissed by a Pomona court on Tuesday. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

“That's a shame because I know a lot of my guy friends who could use an hour of relaxation.”

Seeing that exorbitant prices were keeping many from getting regular facials, Facelogic designed services that wouldn't put customers in the "pore" house. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

“It's like a pressure cooker where the screws just keep tightening down and tightening down”

It's a busy day at West Covina Pawn. But according to the staff at the family-owned shop, every day has been exceptionally busy since the U.S. economy started to tank. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

“We're pleased with how it has gone over the years. We've had a terrific response from schools.”

Thousands of students participated in track and field events Friday at the 23rd Annual LA84 Foundation Youth Days. via Pasadena Star-News

“We're not lawyers and we don't know the intricacies of the judicial system, so the system is stacked against us.”

Despite the county's willingness to accept a misfiled ballot argument on a utility tax measure, the city will not allow the argument on election material sent to voters, officials said Tuesday. via Pasadena Star-News

“It was packed. We were shopping, having fun and getting ready to buy our merchandise”

A "dummy" grenade found in a thrift store prompted the evacuation of several businesses and a school lockdown. via Pasadena Star-News

“These technologies are actually very accessible. If you can install a TV aerial or build a Lego space ship, you can set up wireless.”

Plans to bring wireless Internet to the masses - or even to bring a few wireless hot spots to the city - have all but died. via Pasadena Star-News

Authorities have released the name of a 52-year-old local woman who died following a car crash Thursday. via Whittier Daily News

“It's time to make some of the toughest calls we've gone through in the city”

The city might have to pay out nearly $1 million for workers expected to be laid off at the end of this year. via Pasadena Star-News

A 19-year-old West Covina man was pronounced dead at the scene after his car crashed into a wall Tuesday, officials said. via Whittier Daily News

“You have to think of the worst case”

A neighbor captured a teenaged vandal Sunday and held him until police arrived, officials said. via Whittier Daily News

“It would be nearly impossible to enforce and would do so much more damage than good.”

Glendora resident Meredith Kozelchik, who teaches her four daughters at home, said a parent has the right to choose how to educate their children. via Pasadena Star-News

“I'm a little worried. There's so many places to hide around here _ empty lots and wilderness”

Residents of an upscale community were on edge Friday as detectives sought whoever shot a neighbor to death in her gated, high-security mansion as she called 911. via News Max

“Is my wife OK? Did you find the guy?”

A woman made a 911 call from her suburban mansion to report an attempted break-in, but her pleas were interrupted by gunshots, then silence: She had been shot to death. via KOMOradio

“At this point we believe it was a burglary gone awry”

WEST COVINA, Calif.- A woman was asking a 911 dispatcher for help when her pleas were interrupted by gunshots, then silence. via Telegram & Gazette

A woman was found shot to death Wednesday in her upscale home in the Covina Hills area by deputies sent to the residence on a report of a burglary in progress, sheriff's officials said. via KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4

“No! No! No! She just called me, you lied to me!”

A woman was found fatally shot at her home this afternoon in an upscale neighborhood in unincorporated West Covina, authorities said. via Pasadena Star-News

“We've been looking for him since then, and this has continued to be an active case”

A suspect in a nine-year-old double slaying that happened in Alhambra is expected to appear this morning at an extradition hearing in Chicago. via Whittier Daily News

“Subject: Urgent French/TV Request. "Dear Sir, "My name is Capucine P tre, I am a French journalist, and I am working on a documentary about L.A., to be broadcasted on French national TV M6 (2nd French channel).”

It's very French to chronicle goings-on in the United States. Way back in 1835, Alexis De Tocqueville started the industry when he wrote "Democracy in America," and it continues today. via Pasadena Star-News

“We add some huge costs to our state”

Bob Huff, 60th Assembly District candidate, 2006 A package of Assembly bills aimed at discouraging illegal immigration is circulating the Assembly, though none of the five measures is likely to become ... via Whittier Daily News