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WASHINGTON, DC – Members of Congress joined the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) in marking the 1,000th day of Azerbaijani detention of Armenian prisoners of war, Artsakh leaders, and civilian hostages today, demanding their immediate and unconditional release as the U.S. House prepares to vote on a series of measures holding Azerbaijan accountable for its ongoing violations of Armenian sovereignty, international law, and human rights.
Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) announced on June 15 that she had secured about $1.1 million in federal funds to help cover the $24-million rebuild project to replace Burbank's Reservoir 2.
At this time the nearly 100-year-old, sub-standard potable water reservoir can only be filled halfway. The investment will help Burbank Water & Power to demolish the reservoir and build a modern replacement.
LOS ANGELES — Paul Krekorian, head of Los Angeles’ Office of Major Events, was driving to SoFi Stadium for the U.S.
“Baywatch” was a staple of low-budget, first-run syndication in the 1990s, as natural to Los Angeles as David Hasselhoff’s chest hair and as defining of the city in that era as the O.J. trial and the Sunset Strip.
By the time it ended its run in 1999, it had become too costly to produce at a profit.
The historic sporting ground is gearing up for its third Olympic show in 2028 with a $30 million (€25.6m) transformation ahead of hosting the men's and women's football semifinals and gold medal matches.
West Hollywood Fire Station 8, used frequently in the 1970s TV show “Emergency!,” will soon have a new $20 million home.
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath helped secure $19.5 million from the Measure E property tax fund that's been raising money for projects just like this, and an additional $500,000 secured by Congresswoman Laura Friedman.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman announced Monday a new $500,000 federal investment to help replace Los Angeles County Fire Station 8 in West Hollywood, a 73-year-old facility L.A. County officials have deemed vulnerable to collapse during a major earthquake.
Two weeks after 139 people died in raging Texas floods last summer, the leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ridiculed reporting that said the agency had missed thousands of calls to its emergency help center.
“Fake news,” David Richardson, the acting administrator at the time, told House lawmakers who were probing officials’ response to the flash flooding that killed more than two dozen children.
“The vast majority of phone calls were answered,” Richardson said. “All calls were answered within three minutes.
- The Riverside County’s Sheriff’s Department became the first state agency in California to adopt the Grappler system.
- A pursuing vehicle pulls within 5 feet of a motorist, a button is pressed, and a net from the front bumper wraps around the back tires or axle of the fleeing vehicle.
California Democrats in Congress are raising concerns about Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery — a $111-billion deal that would dramatically reshape Hollywood by consolidating two historic film studios.