Councilman Garcetti's Weekly Newsletter
Saturday May 26 | via Patch.com
"Plastic bags clog our landfills, clog drainage systems, and litter neighborhoods. Comment?
Two jailed following chase in El Monte
Friday May 25 | via San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Sheriff's deputies arrested two Baldwin Park men -- one of them a wanted parolee -- following a brief car chase Friday, officials said. Comment?
Cities unable to recoup millions in loans to redevel...
Friday May 25 | via San Gabriel Valley Tribune
In the last few weeks, cities have received notices from the state that they will not be able to collect hundreds of millions of dollars they loaned to their redevelopment agencies. Comment?
Pasadena, other Southland cities sue to strip state ...
Thursday May 24 | via Whittier Daily News
Pasadena and eight other Southland cities have filed a broad lawsuit against the state's Department of Finance, accusing it of a overreaching its authority in the unwinding of redevelopment agencies and forcing cities to default on loan payments, causing "irreparable damage." To plug the state's budget gap, Gov. Comment?
Cities unable to recoup millions in loans to redevel...
Thursday May 24 | via Pasadena Star-News
In the last few weeks, cities have received notices from the state that they will not be able to collect hundreds of millions of dollars they loaned to their redevelopment agencies. Comment?
Defendant in 2 Killings to Represent Himself
Thursday May 24 | via Patch.com
In a rare move , Michael Thomas Gargiulo -the Santa Monica man accused in the stabbing deaths of two Los Angeles women, including an aspiring fashion designer who dated Ashton Kutcher -will represent himself at his murder trial without a lawyer. Comment?
Three young women injured in 605 Freeway crash
Wednesday May 23 | via Whittier Daily News
Rescue on the s/b 605 Fwy at the Ramona Bl. off-ramp in El Monte where 3 women lost control, flipped over several times, crashed trough the freeway fence, kept rolling to within a few feet of 100 foot steel power poles. Comment?
West Covina man gets 148 years plus nine life terms ...
Wednesday May 23 | via San Gabriel Valley Tribune
A Pomona Superior Court judge threw the book Tuesday at a West Covina man, sentencing him to 148 years plus nine life terms for trying to kill three El Monte officers and two civilians during a 2010 shootout with police. Comment?
Hunting for dirty swimming pools
Wednesday May 23 | via LA Observed
The Pasadena Police Department and San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District flew over El Monte and Duarte on Tuesday and identified 21 dirty, abandoned or improperly drained swimming pools that could provide breeding environments for Asian tiger mosquitoes. Comment?
Pasadena Police, SGV Mosquito Vector Control use hel...
Tuesday May 22 | via San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Pasadena Police Department's Foothill Aerial Support Team working with San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control to find filthy swimming pools. Comment?
West Covina man gets 148 years and nine life sentenc...
Tuesday May 22 | via San Gabriel Valley Tribune
A Pomona Superior Court judge on Tuesday threw the book at a West Covina man, sentencing him to 148 years plus nine life terms for trying to kill three El Monte police officers and two people during a 2010 shootout with police. Comment?
Hernandez faces two challengers for 48th District As...
Sunday May 20 | via Pasadena Star-News
Two challengers are hoping for a chance to unseat incumbent Roger Hernandez, a Democrat who is running for re-election as a representative for the state's 48th Assembly District. Comment?
Thursday May 17 | via Pasadena Star-News
A driver suffered a head injury when a tow truck ran a red light and struck his pickup truck early Tuesday morning, police said. Comment?
Fighter jets intercept small plane that violated Oba...
Friday May 11 | via Newkerala.com
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA : Two F-16 fighter jets intercepted a small plane near Los Angeles in California on Friday morning when the pilot accidentally flew into airspace which had been temporarily closed due to the presence there of President Barack Obama, officials said. Comment?
F-16s escort small plane to El Monte Airport after it violated presidential airspace
Friday May 11 | via San Gabriel Valley Tribune
A small airplane was escorted to the ground in El Monte Friday after the pilot violated restricted air space put in place during President Barack Obama's visit to Los Angeles. 3 comments
Obama visit prompts fighter jets to intercept privat...
Friday May 11 | via Press-Telegram
The aircraft was intercepted by fighter jets and was required to land about 10 a.m., and the pilot was interviewed by members of the United States Secret Service, said El Monte police Lt. Comment?
2012-05-04 01:30 PM. Theft on 98XX VALLEY BOULEVARD,...
Friday May 11 | via SpotCrime
A burglary from vehicle was reported at 1:30 p.m. on May 4, 2012, in the 9800 block of Valley Boulevard between El Monte and Rosemead. Comment?
F-16 jets intercept small plane as Obama leaves L.A.
Thursday May 10 | via Reno Gazette-Journal
Two F-16 fighter jets intercepted a small private plane that violated restricted airspace Friday as President Barack Obama was about to depart from Los Angeles International Airport aboard Air Force One, authorities said. Comment?
Marijuana Worth $4 Million Found in Diamond Bar Home...
Wednesday May 9 | via LA Weekly
Cops acting on a tip discovered $4 million worth of marijuana in a Diamond Bar house, sheriff's officials said today. Comment?
RIVERSIDE: Rwanda Prime Minister speaks to CBU gradu...
Saturday May 5 | via The Press-Enterprise
This year's commencement address at California Baptist University was not delivered by the president of the University or a pastor of the church, but by a head of state. Comment?