Like many California cities hit hard by the real estate crash, Indio (near Palm Springs) has been forced to make steep cutbacks to avoid bankruptcy. But unlike other cities, Indio hosts the highest-grossing music festival in the world — Coachella — which wraps up this weekend. It has made city leaders eager to capitalize on [...]
LAPD Review of Dorner’s Termination and Manhunt in Progress
February 19, 2013 | Posted by
The case of former Los Angeles Police Department Officer Christopher Dorner is not yet over, with LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announcing that an investigation of Dorner’s 2008 firing is currently underway. Dorner declared “unconventional and asymmetric warfare” on the LAPD unless the department admitted that his firing was in response to his report on the [...]
4 Dead, 3 Hurt in Orange County Shooting Spree
February 19, 2013 | Posted by
A shooting spree that spanned 25 miles in Orange County, Calif., has left four people dead, including the gunman. Ali Syed, 20, reportedly shot and killed a young woman in her 20s at his parents’ home in Ladera Ranch at 4:45 a.m. and then fled from the scene. Orange County Sheriff Department spokesman Jim Amormino [...]
12th Annual Brubeck Festival, 1st Since Jazz Leader’s Death, Due in March
February 18, 2013 | Posted by
University of the Pacific’s Brubeck Institute in Stockton, Calif., will present the 12th Annual Brubeck Festival, titled “Dave Brubeck Across Time,” March 18-23. The festival honors the late Brubeck’s legacy as a jazz giant and his Stockton roots. According to a press release, “The 2013 festival is a broad-based tribute to his legacy that covers [...]
San Diego Police Warn Citizens of Racial Profiling as Dorner Hunt Continues
February 12, 2013 | Posted by
The San Diego Police Department has warned citizens that its officers may employ racial profiling tactics in the search for suspected murderer Christopher Dorner. Sgt. Benjamin Kelso, the president of the San Diego Black Police Officer Association was the one to deliver this message, including himself among those who fit the description of Dorner, a [...]
Santa Barbara is an Enjoyable California Getaway
January 17, 2013 | Posted by
Okay so we all know the hotspots when travelling to California: San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. But why not take a break from these fast-paced cities and head to a destination where even Californians go when they want to get away? Enter the beautiful, laid-back city of Santa Barbara, located between San Francisco [...]
St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort: Great Destination for Ultra-Luxe, Romantic Getaway
December 7, 2012 | Posted by
Today I want to share with you the how-to’s of a great romantic getaway weekend at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California. Now, there’re certainly no shortage of luxury hotels along the coast of Southern California; the sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, along with warm sunny weather that’s practically a [...]
Malibu: The California Dreamer’s Dream
November 27, 2012 | Posted by
Everybody has a chronic travel daydream, the escape to fantasize about when conference calls drag on or e-mail gluts the in-box. In the grip of a deadline I’m a surf-side California dreamer. I can’t actually surf, but something about the image of wave-riders barefooting it across Malibu’s Pacific Coast Highway at dawn, boards tucked under [...]
The Coronado Islands: A World Away Off the Baja Coast of California
November 9, 2012 | Posted by
The warm Mexican sun kissed our shoulders, as we looked out into the horizon. A trail followed the boat as it skimmed the surface of the water, and white glass beads sprouted from the sides of the boat that cut the surface. The deep cerulean water hugging the islands in the near distance became lighter [...]
LaTasha Company Set to be 1st African-American Female Funeral Center Owner in Long Beach
September 30, 2012 | Posted by
For nearly four decades, Latasha Company has cared for the needs of grieving families. From memorial services to burial needs, she has walked them through every emotional detail of the death of a loved one. In November, Company will become the first African-American female to open her own funeral service business in Long Beach, the [...]
