West Covina

May 17 2011

Disguised as coat hook

GLENDORA, Calif.—Glendora police today sought to identify 34 females whose images were caught on a camera hidden in a Starbucks restroom.

William Zafra Velasco, 25, of San Dimas, was arrested on suspicion of placing the camera—disguised as part of a coat hook—in the restroom in front of a toilet at the coffee shop at 1832 East Route 66, Glendora police Lt. Tim Staab said.

Police have identified 11 victims so far and want to identify 34 others to aid in Velasco's prosecution, he said.

May 3 2011

Legislators side with Bromine Chemical Industry over California firefighters, physicians, and businesses

SACRAMENTO, Calif.,—On Monday, eight California State Senators voted against a measure that provides green business opportunities, improves fire safety for the state, and curbs global exposure to illness-causing chemicals.
 

Apr 19 2011

Picked up and jailed

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A judge today granted a preliminary injunction against rival San Gabriel Valley gangs suspected in shootings, robberies and vandalism.

The two gangs are the Puente 13, with about 1,000 members, and Bassett Grande, based in the Valinda corridor with about 300 members, according to the District Attorney's Office.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant granted the junction at the request of prosecutors.

Mar 24 2011

Percussion competition comes to the AV

Drummers and percussionists from schools across Southern California brought thunder and pageantry to the Antelope Valley Saturday. Littlerock High School served as host and was also the site for this leg of the American Drum Line Association competition.

Winter Drum Line, as it is sometimes referred to, runs from February through April. Schools compete under the auspices of the American Drum Line Association (ADLA). The March 19 show was the halfway point in the nine-show 2011 season.

Dec 15 2010

Confidential information

WEST COVINA, Calif.—Magnetic tape containing Social Security numbers, medical information, investigative reports and other data mailed from a state Department of Public Health office in West Covina was missing today.

The tape included information on as many as 2,550 people, state Department of Public Health employees and health care workers in the Southern California area, and the data is not encrypted, a department spokesman said.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.