San Fernando News

We who live in Southern California aren't far from earthquakes. Most of us have felt one or more, and little strikes more terror deep in our hearts than waking up to the rattle, shake and boom that accompany even the smallest temblors, if we're close enough to the epicenter.

Forty-one years ago today, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake ripped through the San Fernando Valley, jolting the region in its first destructive temblor in generations.

The antics of the City of San Fernando's city council have been difficult for the occasional observer and outside media to follow, described as "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride," twisting and turning, and challenging to connect the dots.

The following person is doing business as: Sweet D's; 7355 Lankershim Blvd.; North Hollywood, CA 91605.

A 37-year-old janitor at Germain Elementary School in Chatsworth was booked Monday on suspicion of committing lewd acts on a child, authorities said.

Gusty Santa Ana winds will buffet the SouthlandA today amid low humidity levels, creating the risk of wildfire as perilousA swimming conditions develop along the coast, National Weather ServiceA forecasters said.

High pressure will build into the Great Basin tonight, producing"a moderate Santa Ana wind event" in the Southland on Friday and prompting wind advisories in mountain and valley areas, according to the National Weather Service.

I've long considered Steely Dan the ultimate Los Angeles band. Proof? They're not actually from here, like almost half the city.

THE doctor who saw Stacy Simon's son before they were refused help by a passing ambulance said yesterday he believed the infant was already dead.

San Fernando's acting police chief personally asked a court to dismiss a running-a-stop-sign citation that one of his officers had issued to a local congressional aide, court records show.

Karina Nuvo of Monrovia and her five year-old son Cristian take off for the Magnolia Park Bicycle Tour & Treasure Hunt at Chandler Bikeway and California Street in Burbank on Saturday, April 3, 2010.

A North Hollywood man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of trying to pass counterfeit $100 bills at a high-limit blackjack table in the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, a sheriff's sergeant said.

Authorities on Thursday released more information about an incident involving downed power lines that closed both sides of Highway 101 early Thursday just north of Del Norte Boulevard in the Oxnard area.

The acting police chief in San Fernando has been placed on leave after the city launched an investigation into whether he tried to a fix a traffic ticket that had been given to an aide to a local congressman.

One of the most heartening aspects of the last couple days since the announcement that former Prime Minister Patrick Manning was hospitalised, reportedly with a mild stroke, has been the mature and humane reaction of his political friends and foes.

The city of San Fernando has formally asked for an independent probe into alleged traffic ticket fixing by its acting police chief on behalf of an aide to Rep.

Blogger's Notes: Welcome lovers of "political chisme" to another season of "Oh Mario y Maribel of San Fernando", the "Political Novella" featuring City of San Fernando Mayor Mario "Tonto" Hernandez and City Councilwoman Maribel "Sancha" De La Torre with support from Councilwoman Brenda "The Other Woman" Esqueda, that is bound to garner additional ... (more)

The acting police chief of San Fernando has been put on leave during an investigation into alleged ticket fixing on behalf of an aide to Rep.

Former Ventura County resident and major-league baseball star Lenny Dykstra showed up Friday in state court for sentencing on felony charges of grand theft auto, but it was postponed until March 7. The hearing was held in San Fernando before Superior Court Judge Cynthia Ulfig.

Students fire at each other during a class in surviving ambushes, which took place in the hills above Santa Clarita on Thursday, Jan.