Saturday, May 19, 2012
Congressman Joe Baca introduced a bill that could cut off federal transportation grants for Los Angeles World Airports unless it sells Ontario International Airport to inland cities.
An Inland Empire congressman has introduced a bill that seeks to cut off federal transportation grants for Los Angeles World Airports -- including LAX -- unless the city-owned agency sells Ontario International Airport to inland cities, it was reported today. Rep. Joe Baca, D-Ontario, introduced the bill Friday. He told the Riverside Press-Enterprise that he is tired of "delay tactics" that he said the City of Los Angeles is using to keep control of the Ontario airport, 36 miles east of the Los Angeles city limits, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reported. Several cities, including Diamond Bar, Walnut, Industry and Claremont, have joined forces to call for the airport's sale. Passenger traffic has dropped by a third and the number of …
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Friday, May 11, 2012
This survey says 48 percent of moms across the country want a spa day. Does that hold true for you?
Almost one third of moms in America (31 percent) say they often pretend to like their Mother’s Day gifts, according to Monrovia-based World Vision. Does that statement hold true for you? The average person will spend $152.52 on gifts this Mother's Day with total spending expected to reach $18.6 billion, according to Forbes. Now that's a lot of money. Which brings us to the question: What do moms really want? According to an Ebates.com survey, here are the top four requests: But, says World Vision, nearly 2 in 3 (64 percent) of moms would ultimately prefer a meaningful gift rather than a traditional one. Patch Asks: Moms, help us set the record straight! What do you want for Mother's Day? What great gifts have you gotten in the past? …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
The organic snack food may be contaminated with e. coli bacteria.
A San Clemente-based company is recalling packages of organic cacoa nib snack food sold in California because of possible bacterial contamination, the firm announced Sunday. The snack food may be contaminated with an especially-virulent form of e. coli bacteria called O157:H7, which has been known to cause hemolytic uremic syndrome in a small percentage of people. For the vast majority, the bacteria causes a virulent form of diarrhea. The cacoa nubs are packaged in six-ounce packages. About 500 packages were distributed, and 263 of those have alread been pulled from shelves for destruction. The packages were distributed between April 12 and April 17 to retail stores in California and 29 other states, including as far east as New Jersey. …
The average price is 5 cents more than a week ago, experts said.
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose today for the sixth consecutive day, increasing four-tenths of a cent to $4.233. The average price is 5 cents more than a week ago but 7.2 cents less than one month ago and 5.8 cents lower than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The average price had decreased for 35 consecutive days before the streak of increases began. The streak of increases to the Orange County average price was extended today to a fifth day, but barely, rising one-tenth of a cent to $4.207, one day after an increase of 1.4 cents. The Orange County average price is 5.2 cents more than a week ago, but 7.7 cents less than one month ago …
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Walnut Planning Commission Wednesday night approved a conditional use permit for a drive-thru Starbucks.
Motorists whose daily commute includes Valley Boulevard and Lemon Avenue will soon have a place to grab a quick cup of java, albeit a more fancy one. The Walnut Planning Commission Wednesday night voted 4-0 to approve a conditional use permit for a drive-thru Starbucks in a retail and office project to be developed on the vacant parcel at the northwest corner of the intersection. The permit approval means the developers can move forward with construction, Community Development Director Tom Weiner said. The next step is for the project proponents to start the plan check and building permit process, he said. The staff also will work with them on signs. “It’s an attractive center,” Weiner said. “It’s an entry note into the city. We fully …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The commission tonight is expected to consider a conditional use permit for a drive-thru cafe at Valley Boulevard and Lemon Avenue.
A proposed Starbucks Coffee on Walnut’s southern end is close to becoming a reality. The Planning Commission tonight is expected to consider a conditional use permit for a drive-thru Starbucks at the northwest corner of Valley Boulevard and Lemon Avenue. On Feb. 1, the commission approved the site plan and architecture for a 7,390-square foot, two-story office and retail building with a drive-thru. City officials emphasized at the time that the approval did not guarantee a Starbucks but said that the coffee chain had expressed an interest in opening a location at the site. One of the conditions of approval required the project proponents to get a conditional use permit to operate a drive-thru on site. The property owner submitted a …
The event will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the community college's campus.
Job seekers looking for find work or wanting to change careers can meet today with employers longing to fill vacant posts. The Mt. SAC Career & Transfer Services office, in partnership with the city of Walnut, is hosting a job fair on campus. The event will go from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Miracle Mile section of campus. The city of Walnut hosted a job fair last year, but this year has opted to team up with the community college. The job market prospects have been pretty spare in recent years, as the country struggles to recover from a recession. In March, California employers added 18,200 jobs, the Los Angeles Times reported. Economists have said they see the increase in jobs as a sign that the recovery is still ongoing, the …
Monday, April 30, 2012
L.A. County Health officials launch crackdown on fish mislabeling violations.
Sparked by findings that more than half of all fish is wrongly labeled at restaurants and markets in Los Angeles County, a swift crackdown has been launched to ensure consumers are protected and get what they are paying for. Moving quickly to address the public's alarm about the false labeling, County Supervisors Tuesday voted to direct the Department of Public Health to work with federal and state agencies to address the issue of seafood mislabeling in Los Angeles County. “Consumers must have confidence that the fish they are buying at restaurants and grocery stores is safe and labeled correctly,” said Glendora's county representative, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich in a statement. The Board of Supervisors approved studying the possible…
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Lenders sent default notices to 11,443 homeowners in the count during the first quarter of 2012, compared to 13,957 by this time last year.
The number of Los Angeles County homes slipping toward foreclosure dropped by 18 percent in the first quarter of 2012, compared to the same period last year, a real estate information service reported this week. Lenders sent default notices to 11,443 homeowners in Los Angeles County in the first quarter, down from the 2011 first-quarter total of 13,957, according to San Diego-based DataQuick. In Orange County, default notices were sent to 3,733 homeowners, down 19.8 percent from the 2011 first-quarter total of 4,652. Statewide, default notices were sent to 56,258 homeowners in the first quarter of the year, DataQuick reported. That was an 8.5 percent drop from the previous quarter's 61,517 notices and down 17.6 percent from the first …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
The buffet-style restaurant had its grand opening April 21.
Fans of all-you-can-eat dining now have a new place to get their plate pile-on fix. The Golden Corral chain has opened up its buffet and grill on Castleton Street in the City of Industry. The grand opening was April 21. The North Carolina-based company opened the first Golden Corral in 1973, according to the website. Only a few are in California, with the Industry location being the only one listed in Los Angeles County.
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12:16 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
The Starbucks already exists LOL..they're just adding a drive-thru lane behind the building..... more ›