Food for thought By Terry Miller You may have heard of the latest trend in food: ‘plant based.’ But do any of us really know what it is and how the food industry is initiating a meat mutiny, if you will. “Beef: It’s what’s for dinner” the late legendary actor Robert Mitchum proclaimed in 1993 …
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Investigators are announcing the arrest of Heber Enoc Diaz, 27 year-old male Hispanic, for the murder of Chyong Jen Tsai. Tsai’s vehicle was recovered on 900 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles on Thursday night, April 18, 2019. On Friday, April 19, at approximately 10:30 a.m., investigators located Diaz when he…
On Wednesday April 17, 2019, at approximately 3:25 p.m., Temple Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to the 3600 block of Grayburn Road, in the unincorporated area of Pasadena, after receiving a call that a “burglary just occurred.” When deputies arrived, they saw the front door of the residence open. As deputies were walking up to the…
Metro will offer free rides on Metro bus, rail and bike share systems Metrolink has urged Southern California commuters to leave their cars at home on Earth Day and pledge to take public transportation. To make that easier, Metrolink will provide free rides on its regional rail system on Monday, April 22. Earth Day is…
Are we suffering from ‘TMINO’ (too much info news overload)? By Terry Miller Five things are certain in life: birth, death, change, social media and of course email. Each day, I’m knackered beyond understanding after examining hundreds of news websites, Facebook alerts and good old fashioned emails – it’s only 9:30 in the morning. I’ve…
A 2015 survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality revealed that when it comes to accessing comprehensive health care, transgender and non-conforming communities face significant barriers and discrimination. Respondents were living with HIV at a rate five times higher than the general U.S. population, for example, and 23% of respondents did not see a…
Third day scheduled for April 19 April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Pasadena Police Department has joined law enforcement agencies statewide stopping drivers who violate California’s hands-free cell phone law. Throughout the month of April, the Pasadena Police Department will have additional officers on patrol looking specifically for drivers on their phones….
Pasadena City Manager Steve Mermell has appointed Dr. Ying-Ying Goh to lead the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD). Dr. Goh is a board-certified pediatrician and has been serving as the city’s health officer since 2015. In this new role, Dr. Goh will continue to serve as the city’s health officer. Prior to her appointment as…