The election of John MacDonald to the county Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4 completed a transformation in county government that has seen five feuding fiefdoms give way to a group of elected officials who say they are intent on reaching regional goals with a minimum of rancor.
Wine coolers were being mixed in tubs on the beach when Oregon adopted its tough bottle law 15 years ago--an anti-litter statute that became a model for the nation.
It was a night most high school running backs wouldn't dare dream about.
Twelve-year-old Victoria Edrington may not yet grasp the significance of what is being done in her name, but the technology underlying Project Victoria may well be commonplace before she leaves her teens.
Admitting to some nervousness in the aftermath of the murder of 21 Jews in an Istanbul temple last month, synagogues in Southern California have beefed up security for the Jewish High Holy Days, which begin tonight with the celebration of Rosh Hashanah.
"I went to Hollywood High," Mary Carver said breezily, "but I was never one of those ladies who was discovered at an ice cream parlor."
The growing presence of value-added taxes around the world has added a new dimension to comparison shopping.
Nearly half the Americans surveyed in a new Gallup Poll released over the weekend believe that upcoming congressional hearings on the Iran- contra scandal will "simply prolong this affair."
There are only about a dozen members of the newly formed League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) chapter in Hawaiian Gardens, but those members say they are preparing for a major push to get Latinos in the city registered to vote.
There was plenty of salsa--14,400 pounds--but the only chips to be found were the kind in uniforms--CHiPs, as in California Highway Patrol officers.
When David Douglas, the Scottish botanist after whom the Douglas fir tree is named, hiked up this 13,784-foot volcanic mountain in 1834, he noted that the "highly picturesque and sublime" scene included a forest of mamane trees stretching up to 9,300 feet.
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When Hebrews were nomads, long before their history was written, the feast of a paschal lamb on a spring night when the moon was full was a family ritual.
A campaign to reduce crime in Griffith Park and other recreational areas in Los Angeles cleared its first hurdle Tuesday when a City Council committee approved a proposal to almost double the park ranger staff and allow the new rangers to carry guns.
Enhance an already favorite snack with this recipe for Buttered Rum Pretzels.
Bruce Collie, a 275-pound offensive tackle from the University of Texas Arlington who was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers, would probably fit in better with the Raiders.
El Modena High School basketball Coach Bill Ervin has an idea regarding the selection of the Century League's representatives to the Southern Section 4-A playoffs.
Los Angeles school administrators plan to bus an additional 5,879 students to 39 San Fernando Valley schools in an effort to relieve classroom crowding and continue with the district's voluntary racial integration program.