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SAN FRANCISCANS REQUIRED TO LISTEN TO TONY BENNETT ON VALENTINES DAY

2012-02-12T18:59:00.000-08:00

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2/9/12—Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced plans for a Citywide civic celebration to honor the acclaimed, award winning singer Tony Bennett whose signature song “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” was recorded 50 years ago.

The free public tribute with Tony Bennett will take place on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at noon in the City Hall Rotunda.

“Thanks to Tony Bennett, people have been experiencing the magic of San Francisco for 50 years no matter where they are in the world,” said Mayor Lee. “The song reminds us of why we love our City so much and when we are away, it calls us home. Mr. Bennett’s signature voice is celebrated around the world, and when he comes back to San Francisco, our hearts will surely be lifted.”

“Performing ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco’ in the Venetian Room at the Fairmont Hotel was one of the most fortunate moments of my career, and from that moment on I have been commissioned to sing this beautiful song about one of America’s greatest cities throughout the world,” said Tony Bennett, who celebrated his 85th birthday last year and released a #1 Grammy nominated CD, Duets II. “It is a thrill and an honor 50 years later to be recognized by the citizens of San Francisco.”

Mayor Lee and others including Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, former Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr., and San Francisco Chief of Protocol Charlotte Shultz will honor Tony Bennett at the ceremony. The Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Choir and Band, the San Francisco Boys and Girls Choruses, the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and Beach Blanket Babylon will perform their own versions of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” and pay tribute to Tony Bennett’s musical legacy. The ceremony will conclude with a sing along of the famed San Francisco tune.

Every radio station that broadcasts in the City has been asked to play “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” at or near noon. KOIT 96.5FM will preempt the noon news and will play “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” at exactly noon because of their long-standing relationship with Tony Bennett and his music. At noon, the song will also be played over the public address system in Union Square and at Hallidie Plaza, courtesy of the Union Square Business Improvement District. San Franciscans are encouraged to stop what they are doing and sing along to “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” from office building, parks, sidewalks or where ever they are in the City.

SFMTA will outfit historic cable cars to celebrate Tony Bennett’s “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” which will run all day. In the evening, City Hall will be illuminated in red for the celebration of Tony Bennett on Valentine’s Day.

Tony Bennett first sang “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” at the Venetian Room at the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill in December of 1961, and he returns there on the evening of Valentine’s Day to sing at a sold-out benefit dinner and concert to raise money for heart research at UCSF. He recorded the song in 1962.

San Francisco Travel has also launched an international “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” video contest for people around the world to submit their own video versions of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” to the San Francisco Travel YouTube page. The winner of the contest receives a deluxe vacation for two including airfare to San Francisco, stay at the Fairmont Hotel and dinner on Valentine’s Day for the Tony Bennett UCSF concert.
For more information, go to: http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/138681304.html?cmp=fb02082012_TonyBUpClose

About Tony Bennett
Entering his seventh decade as a recording artist with over 100 albums and 15 Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Bennett has earned his legendary status many times over. He remains the Columbia recording artist with the greatest longevity at the label. His 2007 prime-time special, “Tony Bennett: An American Classic,” won seven Emmy Awards and was directed by Academy Award winner Rob Marshall. He has performed for 10 U.S. Presidents, from Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr., Clinton, Bush Jr. and Obama. He also worked with and marched alongside Martin Luther King in his 1965 civil rights march and was honored with the Martin Luther King’s Salute to Greatness Award. In addition to performing, he is a visual artist as well, with three of his original paintings featured in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian, including his portraits of Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. His humanitarian efforts are renowned and the United Nations honored him with their Humanitarian Award in 2007. He has published three books – his autobiography, “The Good Life,” and two books of his paintings, “Tony Bennett: What My Heart Has Seen,” and “Tony Bennett In the Studio: A Life of Art and Music.” Bennett founded, in association with the Department of Education in New York City, the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts – a public arts high school in his hometown of Astoria, Queens. With his wife Susan, he established Exploring the Arts, a charitable organization which supports arts education in NYC public high schools. Exploring the Arts supports 14 public high schools throughout New York City. For more information about Tony Bennett, go to: www.tonybennett.com.

Lyrics to Tony Bennett’s

“I Left My Heart in San Francisco”

The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay The glory that was Rome is of another day
I’ve been terribly alone and forgotten in Manhattan
I’m going home to my city by the Bay

I left my heart in San Francisco
High on a hill, it calls to me
To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars
The morning fog may chill the air, I don’t care

My love waits there in San Francisco
Above the blue and windy sea
When I come home to you, San Francisco
Your golden sun will shine for me

Whitney Death Video: Beverly Hills Police confirms her passing

2012-02-11T21:15:00.000-08:00

Lieutenant Mark Rosen from the LAPD confirms Whitney Houston died Saturday in her room on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton hotel. (Feb. 11). Her body still remains at the hotel some 6 hours after her death.

Clive Davis' annual party held the Saturday night before the Grammy Awards has been canceled
this evening following the shocking death of Whitney Houston.

"He's not having it anymore," his label confirms to JustJared.com.

"It's been canceled. Very unfortunate."

Another source tells Just Jared, "There will instead be a close friends and family...

Whitney Houston: National Anthem will always be my "goose bump" moment. RIP

2012-02-11T21:01:00.000-08:00

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Whitney Houston died tonight. Speechless. Stunned. All-American success. All-American Tragedy. RIP!

Deputy involved shooting on Maris Avenue in Pico Rivera; No one injured

2012-02-11T08:49:00.000-08:00

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Sheriff's Internal Affairs Bureau investigators are responding to the 4000 block of Maris Avenue, Pico Rivera, to investigate the circumstances surrounding a deputy-involved (non-hit) shooting. No one was injured. There is no further information at this time. Whenever an Officer-Involved Shooting occurs involving Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, and the suspect is not wounded, multiple investigations immediately begin at the scene. These include separate investigations by the Sheriff's Internal Affairs Bureau as well as Sheriff's station or Detective Division investigators. Attorneys with the Los Angeles Office of Independent Review also respond to the scene, and have full access to the facts known to the sheriff's department throughout every phase of these thorough investigations. Once concluded, every aspect of the shooting is reviewed by the Sheriff's Executive Force Review Committee.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Source: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

10:30 p.m. update: La Crescenta Valley High School mourns loss of 15 year old student who died after leap from building

2012-02-10T17:23:00.000-08:00

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Sad news out of the wonderful community of La Crescenta....

A 15 year old boy, whose name has not been released, has died from a fall in a central location on the campus where two buildings are connected by elevated walkways.

It was unclear whether he fell from a walkway or the roof, said Richard Sheehan, superintendent of the Glendale Unified School District. The incident took place during school hours on Friday. Can't imagine how sad everyone must be at this tight knit campus.

I have received several notes and hundreds of readers to my blog in the past several hours looking for specifics about this sad sad news. The name of the student has not been officially released as of 10:30 p.m.

Feel free to leave your comments at the bottom of this post. Keep the family and the young boy in your HEARTS and PRAYERS!

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LA County District Attorney Opens Official Inquiry Into Assessor Activities; LCCN coverage continues

2012-02-10T15:50:00.000-08:00

THIS IS TODAY'S BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS FROM LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS....

LOS ANGELES COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE PLACED UNDER MICROSCOPE

By Randy Economy

• Fri, Feb 10, 2012

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has opened up a formal inquiry into the activities of Assessor John R. Noguez, Los Cerritos Community News has learned exclusively.

Noguez, who was elected in November of 2010 is the subject of a probe that was launched on November 18, 2011, LCCN can confirm.

In an interview with David Demerjian, Senior District Attorney with the Office of Public Integrity on Monday, a complaint was filed late last year and that “an inquiry has been commenced.”

LCCN has also been told by four senior members who work at the highest levels for Noguez that that the focus of the probe revolves around the relationship between Noguez and Encino businessman Ramin Salari.

For the ENTIRE ARTICLE VISIT LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS! CLICK HERE!

UPDATE: Robert Dewey Hoskins found and returned to Norwalk's Metro State Hospital

2012-02-10T08:07:00.000-08:00

6:47 p.m. UPDATE: Madonna Stalker Robert Dewey Hoskins found in Long Beach on South Street. Returned to Metro State Hospital in Norwalk.

Stalker Hoskins and Madonna

Randy Economy

• Fri, Feb 10, 2012

Working on this breaking news this morning out of Norwalk. Amazing to learn that notorious celebrity stalker Robert Dewey Hoskins just "walked away" from Metro State Hospital over on Norwalk Boulevard. How in the heck is this possible? Have you ever tried to even GET inside METRO, let alone GET OUT of the joint?

Anyway....

Got the news up on our Los Cerritos Community News website this morning. Visit LCCN at www.loscerritosnews.net.

Los Angeles Times Confirms LA County Assessor Office Inquiry, Cites Los Cerritos Community News As First To Break Story.

2012-02-09T13:04:00.000-08:00

Great plug today from PULITZER PRIZE JOURNALIST RUBEN VIVES ON LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE ON ASSESSOR INVESTIGATION!

THANKS LA TIMES!

LCCN HAS NEW DETAILS IN OUR PRINT EDITION ON FRIDAY. WE WILL POST ALL THE DETAILS ON LINE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT on the LCCN WEB EDITION!

LA Times confirms story first cited in Los Cerritos Community News

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Los Angeles Times Confirms LA County Assessor Office Inquiry,Cites Los Cerritos Community News as first to break story.

Commerce Councilman Robert Fierro: FBI SCORES ANOTHER HUGE CONVICTION OF ANOTHER CORRUPT POLITICIAN HERE IN EAST LA

2012-02-08T20:03:00.000-08:00

Robert Fierro: Another EAST SIDE LA POLITICIAN BAGGED!

Well, well, well. First of all, no man is an island, especially when it comes to seedy politicians from East Los Angeles. Yep. Our GREAT PALS over at the FBI (that's FEDERAL BUREAU of INVESTIGATION) has bagged another guilty councilman who thinks he is "above the law." Robert Fierro is heading to the slammer. THE BIG HOUSE, oh, and he will be taking his sister with him. Call it a "two-fer." How do these idiots think then can get away with their crimes against the community. Makes me even more COMMITTED to making sure that a "free and open media" remains the CORNERSTONE of our DEMOCRACY! This wasn't about a $500 or $1,000 "book keeping error." No sir. This was about corruption and money stuffing and trying to "hide the shoes."

From the FBI in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Commerce City Councilman Robert Fierro has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others agreed to corruptly influence witnesses to make false declarations before a federal grand jury investigating Fierro’s role in an illegal campaign finance scheme.

Fierro, 40, a resident of Commerce, pleaded guilty to the felony charge yesterday before United States District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez.

Last Tuesday, Fierro’s sister-in-law and campaign treasurer, Ana Perez, 46, of Commerce, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge related to her conduct in the scheme.

Fierro and Perez are scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Gutierrez on April 23. At sentencing, each defendant faces a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.

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“Fierro and his co-conspirators’ attempts to obstruct a federal investigation and the federal grand jury process amount to direct assaults on the integrity of the American judicial system,” said United States Attorney André Birotte Jr. “We will be always be vigilant in holding those accountable for compromising the integrity of the judicial system.”

According to documents filed by prosecutors in federal court, during the 2004-2005 City of Commerce election campaign, Fierro recruited family and friends to make contributions to his campaign, with Fierro secretly reimbursing the value of the contributions in cash. Fierro never disclosed the contributions or reimbursements to the State of California or on his campaign’s finance records.

According to Perez’s plea agreement, Robert Fierro collected and reimbursed illegal contributions on behalf of his campaign. In one instance, Perez wrote a $500 check to Fierro’s campaign, and another $500 check to the campaign of his running mate. Fierro reimbursed Perez with a $1,000 cash payment the following day, Perez admitted in court.

In the spring of 2006, Fierro, his wife, and Perez learned that the FBI was conducting an investigation into the illegal reimbursement scheme. During an interview with the FBI, Perez falsely denied she received a reimbursement for her $1,000 contribution, according to her plea agreement. Soon thereafter, Perez and others received subpoenas to testify before a grand jury looking into the scheme. In June 2006, Fierro, his wife, and Perez scheduled a meeting with contributors who had received subpoenas and attempted to convince them to falsely testify that they were not reimbursed for their contributions, according to Perez’s plea agreement.

In July 2006, Perez appeared before a federal grand jury and falsely testified that she was not reimbursed for her contributions in 2005 and that she did not participate in the June 2006 meeting, Perez admitted in her plea agreement.

Robert Fierro’s wife—Linda Fierro, who was named in an indictment along with her husband and Perez—is currently scheduled to go on trial on March 20.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

UPDATE AT 7:30 PM: TWO MURDERED at 7600 block of Bell Avenue; Homicide officials rushing to location

2012-02-08T16:32:00.000-08:00

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update at 7:31 p.m.
Detectives have learned the victims were walking along Bell Avenue when a mid-sized vehicle approached them. One of the occupants of the vehicle fired several rounds at the victims, striking them. The suspects fled the scene in the vehicle.

Two people have been shot and killed this afternoon at the 7600 block of Bell Avenue in Walnut Park. Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide are on route to the location to begin investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of two male adults. One victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
There is no further information available at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the websitehttp://lacrimestoppers.org.

MIX MASTER MAYOR LARRY GUIDI: Former Hawthorne Mayor pleads to Stealing School Equipment

2012-02-08T12:39:00.000-08:00

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Never thought that a "mix master" could bring down a powerful local political figure here in Southern California, but, awe, this is the LAND of ENCHANTMENT!

LOS ANGELES – Former Hawthorne Mayor Larry Guidi pleaded guilty today to stealing a commercial food mixer from Hawthorne School District that prosecutors said he planned to use for his home pizza oven. Guidi, 54, pleaded guilty to one felony count of grand theft before Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan, said Deputy District Attorney Ed Miller with the Public Integrity Division. He was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service. In exchange for his plea, one count of commercial burglary was dismissed. Guidi, who worked as a warehouse operations manager for the Hawthorne School District until he was let go last year, was captured on a video security camera loading the food mixer and a cart into a pickup truck on March 25, 2010, and driving away. Guidi, who did not run for re-election as mayor, entered his plea just as jury selection was scheduled to begin. The commercial mixer, valued at $1,300, was later returned to the school district, Miller said.

ASSESSOR NOGUEZ INVESTIGATION: "TIP OF ICE BERG..." Stay tuned...

2012-02-07T22:07:00.000-08:00

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEVE COOLEY

I BROKE THIS NEWS STORY WIDE OPEN THIS AFTERNOON ON BEHALF OF LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS. LOS ANGELES COUNTY ASSESSOR JOHN NOGUEZ IS UNDER AN OFFICIAL INQUIRY FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEGRITY. LOOK FOR COVERAGE IN THE LOS ANGELES TIMES ON THURSDAY. IS THIS THE TIP OF THE ICE BERG? hUMMM.

VISIT los cerritos community News for UPDATES!

Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez

Randy Economy

• Tue, Feb 07, 2012

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has opened up a formal inquiry into the activities of Assessor John R. Noguez, Los Cerritos Community News has learned exclusively.
Noguez, who was elected in November of 2010 is the subject of a probe that was launched on November 18, 2011, LCCN can confirm.
In an interview with David Demerjian, Senior District Attorney with the Office of Public Integrity, a complaint was filed late last year and that “an inquiry has commenced.”
LCCN has also been told by four senior members who work at the highest levels for Noguez that that the focus of the probe revolves around the relationship between Noguez and Encino businessman Ramin Salari.
Salari is the owner of Assessment Appeals Services, LLP. According to their company website, Salari touts his company’s ability to help “over 6,000 property tax reassessments with a high success rate.”
Noguez spokesman Louis Reyes said that “they have not received anything whatsoever from the District Attorney’s Office.”

MORE ON NOGUEZ INVESTIGATION WITH LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS

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EARTHQUAKE HITS OFF CATALINA ISLAND

2012-02-07T17:01:00.000-08:00

By Randy Economy

Just had a 3.8 earthquake right next to Catalina Island a couple of minutes ago. Did you FEEL IT?

Here are the official details....

Earthquake Details

This is a computer-generated message -- this event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	3.4
Date-Time	Wednesday, February 08, 2012 at 00:30:47 UTC Tuesday, February 07, 2012 at 04:30:47 PM at epicenter
Location	33.352°N, 118.229°W
Depth	0.9 km (~0.6 mile) (poorly constrained)
Region	GULF OF SANTA CATALINA, CALIFORNIA
Distances	9 km (6 miles) E (83°) from Avalon, CA 41 km (26 miles) SSW (205°) from Bolsa Chica Beach, CA 43 km (26 miles) SW (226°) from Newport Beach, CA 43 km (27 miles) SSW (209°) from Huntington Beach, CA 51 km (32 miles) S (187°) from Long Beach, CA 78 km (49 miles) S (179°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 1.9 km (1.2 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Parameters	Nph= 60, Dmin=18 km, Rmss=0.77 sec, Gp=169°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=0
Source	California Integrated Seismic Net: USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR
Event ID	ci11064213

YOUR FIRED (sort of) -- Entire staff at Miramonte Elementary School removed from campus classrooms. The madness continues

2012-02-06T23:13:00.000-08:00

John, John, John. Time for heads to roll at LAUSD....again.

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The madness that has become the Los Angeles Unified School District erupted Monday night with the removal of 88 staff members at Miramonte Elementary School. How in the hell did WE get to this in our PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUSES?

Enough is enough. Time to dismantle LAUSD from the top to the bottom and start over.

Too often our children are being used as "toys" and "props" for demonic teachers. I am sick of it....

When is this going to stop? Why does ANYONE want their children to attend schools like Miramonte? Creepy. Repulsive. Criminal.

Steven Ronald Honma: Sentenced in killing of art instructor Norman Schureman

2012-02-06T16:55:00.000-08:00

VAN NUYS – A Westlake Village man convicted of fatally shooting a Pasadena art college instructor at a party was sentenced today to 21 years in state prison, the District Attorney’s Office announced. A Van Nuys Superior Court jury convicted 56, of one count of voluntary manslaughter on Nov. 17, 2011, for the killing of Norman Schureman, 50. Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubinson imposed Honma’s sentence at a morning hearing. Honma and the victim were at a Persian New Year’s Eve party on March 20, 2010, when the defendant got into a fight and was asked to leave. Honma left the party but returned with multiple concealed weapons, ammunition and a serrated knife. When Honma was asked to leave a second time, a fight ensued and the defendant drew a handgun, fatally shooting Schureman. The victim was a design teacher at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Maureen Green. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department conducted the investigation.

Jonathan Martinez Pedraza Convicted in Father’s Bludgeoning Death

2012-02-06T14:49:00.000-08:00

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WEST COVINA – A Hollywood man accused of beating his father to death with a dumbbell at an Irwindale storage facility was convicted today of murder and other crimes, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Stacy Okun-Wiese said Jonathan Martinez Pedraza, 26, was convicted of one count each of first-degree murder and felony vandalism, and two misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run driving. Judge Mike Camacho said the defendant will be sentenced on Feb. 10 in Department 5 of West Covina Superior Court. Pedraza faces a maximum sentence of 27 years to life in state prison. Jurors, who deliberated about two hours following a day-and-a-half trial, also found true an allegation that the defendant personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, a dumbbell. Evidence presented at trial revealed that Pedraza delivered at least five powerful blows to his 62-year-old father’s head causing 10 lacerations and a fractured skull. Pedraza fled the scene immediately following the fatal attack and was arrested in Baldwin Park after colliding with two vehicles. The case was investigated by authorities of the Irwindale Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Dr. Kathleen Daly: Los Angeles County Mental Health Director Charged with Misappropriation

2012-02-06T14:41:00.000-08:00

LOS ANGELES – The county’s director of Adult Justice Housing for the Mental Health Department is scheduled to be arraigned today on a charge of hiring her husband to provide services to the department, the District Attorney’s office announced. Dr. Kathleen Daly, 56, allegedly signed a contract hiring her husband as a consultant to provide educational services through UCLA Harbor, said Deputy District Attorney Michele Gilmer with the Public Integrity Division. The contract ran from Feb. 1, 2008 to Jan. 31, 2010. Her husband was paid a total of $20,606 by the county department. Daly was charged in a felony complaint for arrest warrant filed Tuesday with one felony count of conflict of interest in case BA393381. She is due to surrender today at the Criminal Justice Center, 210 W. Temple St., Department 30. Prosecutors will ask that her bail be set at $20,000.

Clint Eastwood's "Halftime in America" is the BEST SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL for 2012. E-Trade Baby scores with Fatherhood spot

2012-02-05T23:59:00.000-08:00

By Randy Economy

Clint Eastwood's SUPER Bowl commercial called "Halftime in America" was the BEST ad of the SUPER of SUPER BOWL ADS for 2012. Amazing. Hard hitting. Theatrical. Well produced. Awe inspiring. Can't think of a better commercial....other than the E-Trade Baby!

OMG. E-Trade Baby ROCKED with their take on "Fatherhood" spot.

Ahmad Bradshaw runs for a 6-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter and SEALS THE SUPER BOWL FOR NY Giants!

2012-02-05T18:55:00.000-08:00

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Ahmad Bradshaw runs for a 6-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter and the New York Giants are WINNERS of the SUPER BOWL!

INCREDIBLE GAME!

GIANTS WIN!

Hongxin Liu arrested in murder of his wife Chenan Bao in Monterey Park

2012-02-05T17:37:00.000-08:00

BREAKING NEWS out of Monterey Park....

At 2:48 P.M., Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives arrested 41-year old Suspect Hongxin Liu for the death of his wife. Detectives have learned that at about 7:00 A.M., Suspect Liu was involved in a domestic violence altercation with his wife, 39-year old Chenan Bao, at their residence. Bao ultimately died as a result of her injuries. The exact cause of death is unknown at this time. It will be determined by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office at a later date. The murder investigation is still ongoing.

Liu has been booked at the Monterey Park Police Station and is being held in lieu of $1,000,000.00 bail.
If you have information about this incident, contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If yo

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u prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org

"Suspicious death" on Ynez Avenue in Monterey Park stuns local community; Victims boyfriend being detained

2012-02-05T13:34:00.000-08:00

Scary crime in Monterey Park is unfolding today. One woman is dead, and her boyfriend is being "detained for questioning." The name of the victim has not been made public. If you live in the area, hit my comment section below. The street is located right next to Monterey Park Hospital and a Chinese church.
Here is the details from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department:

Sheriff's Homicide investigators are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the suspicious death of a 39-year-old Asian female that occurred on Sunday, February 5, 2012 in the 1000 block of Ynez Avenue, city of Monterey Park. Investigators learned that Monterey Park Police Department received a call to assist the Fire Department in regards to a person dead at the location. When the coroner investigator arrived, she found suspicious marks on the victim. The victim was also believed to be three months pregnant. The victim's boyfriend is being detained at Monterey Park Police Department as a witness pending the arrival of homicide detective for an interview. The couple has a two-year-old daughter and is currently in the custody of the Department of Family and Children Services, pending the outcome of the boyfriend’s interview. There is no other information at this time. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip CRIMES (274637), or by using the websitehttp://lacrimestoppers.org

Saturday fire in Cerritos destroys utility van; no on injured

2012-02-05T12:36:00.000-08:00

Photos and Blog by Randy Economy

Wild morning in Cerritos yesterday at Felson and Newbrook.

A utility van went up in flames destroying all of the contents inside the vehicle. Fire broke out just before 10 a.m. Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department quickly extinguished the flames. No one was injured. The exact cause of the fire is under investigation. The fire left a nasty stench in the air for hours over the Eastside of Cerritos.

FIVE SHOT ON SOUTH HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD; ONE DIES

2012-02-04T14:31:00.000-08:00

Horrific multiple shooting in Hawthorne earlier this morning. Here are the official details from the Loss Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Very tragic. Not many details are available to the media. Keep u posted.

Shooting Death Investigation, Hawthorne (Log 26)
DATE: Saturday, February 4, 2012
TIME: 1:19 AM
LOCATION: 11400 block of South Hawthorne Boulevard, Hawthorne

Sheriff's Homicide Bureau detectives are en route to the 11400 block of South Hawthorne Boulevard, Hawthorne to assist Hawthorne Police Department personnel investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting of five (5) male Black adults.

The victims were transported to a local hospital, where one man was pronounced dead. The condition of the other four victims is unknown.
There is no further information available at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Long Beach Police hunt for robbery suspect hitting food and convenience stores on Orange, Broadway and Orizaba

2012-02-03T21:34:00.000-08:00

The Long Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a robbery suspect wanted in connection with three armed robberies to businesses occurring in the southeast area of Long Beach since last night.

In each of the incidents the suspect enters the business and demands cash, while showing a handgun. ...Once he gets the cash, he exits the business and flees on a bicycle. It appears that the suspect is acting alone, and so far no one has been injured.

The suspect has been described as a white male between 20-30 years of age, having light brown or dirty blonde hair, and standing 5’10 to 6’3" tall with an athletic build.

The robberies have occurred at the following times and locations:

2/2/2012, 10:34 p.m., to a convenience store in the 200 block of Orange Avenue (Orange Avenue at Broadway)

2/2/2012, 11:04 p.m. to a food establishment in the 3100 block of Broadway (Broadway near Orizaba Avenue)

2/3/2012, 9:28 a.m. to a food establishment in the 400 Block of Obispo Avenue (Obispo near 4th Street)

Business owners and employees are urged to practice the following safety tips:

·Keep windows of the business clear of advertising material and decorations, which can screen an intruder from outside view. Avoid working alone, and have a phone that is easily accessible inside the business.

·Calling 9-1-1 from a landline phone and leaving it off the hook summons the police to your location.

·Excess cash should be transferred from the cash register frequently, and cash registers should be emptied every night.

·Surveillance cameras should be maintained and camera lenses cleaned routinely, and checking footage regularly can ensure equipment is working properly.

·Train employees on how to retrieve video footage, the sooner detectives are able to obtain footage, the better chance they have of apprehending a suspect.

·Parking areas around business should be well-lit and covered by video surveillance that is able to record in color and able to show numbers clearly, such as those on license plates. Digital systems are very effective.

Anyone who may have any information regarding these crimes is urged to contact Long Beach Police Department Robbery Detective Don Collier at (562) 570-5537. Tips may also be submitted anonymously via text or e-mail by visitingwww.tipsoft.com. If you see the suspect or know of his whereabouts, please call 9-1-1 immediately.

Judge Issues Stay Away Orders to Violent Oakland Protesters

2012-02-03T20:55:00.000-08:00

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Had this sent to me tonight from one of my Blog readers in Oakland. Looks like most of those arrested in last weeks riot at Occupy Oakland are in some serious "shit." This just issued from Oakland law enforcement officials.
Oakland, CA - On Saturday, January 28th, a crowd of approximately 500 Occupy Oakland protesters unsuccessfully attempted to break into the historic Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center. This action was taken in spite of the City of Oakland’s repeated advisements that peaceful assemblies, protests, and marches would be facilitated, but that the illegal breaking and entering into buildings or other criminal acts will not be tolerated. A total of 408 arrests were made on Saturday, January 28th, and the investigation is ongoing.
On February 2, 2012, Occupy Oakland protesters were arraigned at the Alameda County Court house on criminal charges. Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley stated, “Twelve individuals have been charged with criminal offenses and the judge has issued stay away orders.”
The criminal charges against 12 individuals stem from the arrests made during the Occupy Oakland protest on Saturday, January 28, 2012. Of the 12 charged, eight protesters were charged with misdemeanor offenses, and four were charged with violent felony offenses. The Oakland Police Department will continue to work with the District Attorneys office on the filing of criminal charges.
Protesters have publicly announced their intent to continue weekly marches in an effort to drain the City of Oakland of its financial resources. They have posted to their website a call to non-peaceful participants to take part in militant actions. They go on to say that these marches are not intended for people who are not fully comfortable with a diversity of tactics, and discourage the participation of anyone who is against action, assaults, or arrests.
Chief Howard Jordan said, “This type of destructive and aggressive behavior is not welcome in our City. Anyone who engages in criminal activity or assaults against officers or community members will be arrested.”
While the City of Oakland and the Oakland Police Department welcome peaceful forms of expression and support the right to free speech, acts of violence, property destruction, and vandalism will not be tolerated.
The first 11 protesters who have been charged by the District Attorneys office on criminal charges and served with stay away orders by the judge:
THEY ARE:

Adam WEATHERS, Charges: 11350 HS, 422 PC, 409 PC, 148 PC (Felony)
Joseph BRIONES, Charges: 243 (b) PC, 409 PC
Chloe Heather WATLINGTON, Charges: 594(a) PCx2, 148 PC WARWICK, Joanne Charges: 647C PC, 148 PC
Robert OVETZ, Charge: 148 PC
Geoffrey WEISS, Charges: 148(a) PC, 647(c) PC, 409PC
Michael LUBIN, Charges: 245(c) X2 (Felony) HOOVER, Joseph Charges: 148(a) (1) PC, 647 (c) PC
Jason OZOLINS, Charges: 148(A) (1) PC, 185 PC, Probation Violation
Ahimsa WINTHUNDER, Charges: 245(c) PC x8, 185 PC (Felony)
Mario CASILLAS, Charges: 245(c) PC (Felony)