Originally posted Sept. 10 at noon / Updated Sept. 11 at 3:20 p.m. Due to safety concerns from the unhealthy air quality in smoke-impacted regions across L.A. County, the following L.A. County COVID-19 testing sites will be closed through the weekend: The following testing sites are closed Sept. 11: California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles)….
Bobcat Fire Breaches Monrovia City Limits, Grows to Over 26K Acres
The Bobcat Fire has grown to 26,368 acres with 6% containment. According to the incident overview, 540 firefighting personnel continue to aggressively attack the fire burning at high elevations, in areas that have not burned in many years. The fire crossed Monrovia city limits Friday afternoon but has not yet reached Monrovia Canyon Park, according…
Pasadena Independent – 09/03/2020
Some L.A. County Parks Close to Poor Air Quality Caused by Fires
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (L.A. County Parks) is temporarily closing several park locations, programming, and amenities and canceling specific programming through the weekend due to poor air quality caused by the Bobcat Fire and the El Dorado Fire. L.A. County Parks will access conditions daily before reopening these facilities. Reopening…
A Salute to the USPS and Its Employees
By May S. Ruiz Benjamin Franklin appointed the first postmaster general in 1775 but it wasn’t until the passage of the Postal Service Act in 1792 that the post office department was created. In 1970, it became what we now know as the United States Postal Service (USPS). For all the noble purposes its creation…