New White Memorial Medical Chief of Staff Has Local Roots

Dr. Miguel Martinez was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, but has spent most of his life since the age of three living in the San Gabriel Valley, making him intimately... Read more »

Milestone Reached: A Garden at Every School In Bell Gardens

(Bell Gardens Intermediate Garden Club) An important milestone was recognized at last week’s end of the year garden club celebration at Bell Gardens Intermediate... Read more »

Los Angeles Residents to Vote On City Health Department Proposal

Backers of a ballot initiative to establish a city health department got enough voter signatures to qualify for an election, the Los Angeles City Clerk’s office... Read more »

School Garden Clubs Looking For Funds to Grow

Karen Segura used to eat fast food on a weekly basis and constantly ate snacks when she started the 6th grade at Bell Gardens Intermediate, but like most of the... Read more »

Medicaid Expanded for Former Foster Youth – If They Don’t Leave the State

Under Obamacare, most former foster youth will now remain eligible for Medicaid until age 26 – if they remain in the states they lived in when they aged out of... Read more »

LAUSD to Keep In Classroom Breakfasts

The Los Angeles Unified School District board voted unanimously Tuesday to continue the Breakfast in the Classroom program, which has faced some criticism for cutting... Read more »

Sleep Related Suffication Number One Cause of Accidental Baby Deaths

Over a four-year period, more infants in Los Angeles County died from suffocation due to unsafe sleeping arrangements than all other accidental deaths of children... Read more »

What’s the Penalty If You Don’t Buy Health Insurance?

To buy or pay the penalty? That is the question that will confront many U.S. residents in the coming months, when open enrollment season begins for health insurance... Read more »

Sliced Fruit More Appealing to Children

ITHACA, N.Y. — No matter how you slice it, cutting fruit into bite-sized pieces prompts children to eat more apples during lunchtime, according to a study by Cornell... Read more »

Los Angeles City Takes Step to End Dependence on Coal

The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the replacement of a 1,800-megawatt coal-fire power plant in Utah with a smaller, natural gas facility, with officials... Read more »

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