Palmdale’s first quarter crime statistics are down 17.79 percent over 2015. The decrease is based on the latest statistics announced by the city as well as the Sheriff’s Department which indicate that Palmdale’s overall crime rate has reduced to 211 crimes per 10,000 population. This figure is down from the overall rate of 246 per 10,000 population last year
Category: Local Politics
Contract for Edwards
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced this month its receipt of a bridge contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide research operations support services for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Air Force Base
California Needs More Homes
Just one decade ago California’s housing market crashed, resulting in mass foreclosures and dramatic declines in home values. Today, we face a very different problem—a severe housing shortage.
Rams season tickets
The Rams today will begin reaching out to fans who placed deposits on season tickets for the team’s upcoming games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Gas prices dropping
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped four-tenths of a cent today to $2.837
Town hall focused on adding to Prop 47 funding
More than 100 residents turned out to hear people talk about how they benefitted from Prop 47 during a town hall conducted by Assemblyman Reggie Jones Sawyer and the Community Coalition at the organization’s headquarters in South Los Angeles
FAME church to host special guest speaker for annual missionary day
Dr. Shirley Carson-Reed, international president of the Women’s Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, will be the guest speaker for Annual Missionary Day on Sunday, May 29, 10 a.m., at First AME Church of Los Angeles. The public is invited to attend
Water contaminated in Watts; five grade schools affected
Water pipes serving about 20,000 people in South Los Angeles will be flushed out over the next several weeks, following complaints of cloudy water by officials at some Los Angeles Unified School District campuses
Expo extension to debut May 20; Crenshaw/LAX at halfway point
The latest additions to the Metro rail system are rapidly taking shape. On May 20, the Metro Expo Line will begin service to Santa Monica, and construction on the Crenshaw/LAX line has reached its halfway point

