Baby in Car

Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:23
Written by Associated Press

(Roseville - AP) A Northern California couple who left their newborn daughter in a casino parking garage while they went gambling are heading to jail.

A Placer County Superior Court judge sentenced Thuan Huy Nguyen and Panfila Phu Phan on Wednesday to 60 days in jail. He also ordered them to attend a mandatory parenting class as part of a four-year probation sentence that could result in their regaining custody of the baby.

The couple were arrested in April after a security guard at Thunder Valley Casino found their 7-week-old infant alone in a car. Investigators determined the baby had been there for about 2½ hours.

The Rancho Cordova residents, both 27, pleaded no contest to felony child abuse charges in June.

Defense lawyer Anthony Palik says they know they made a poor decision.

Bell Got $3M

Friday, 13 August 2010 10:52
Written by Associated Press

(Los Angeles - AP) The tiny Southern California city of Bell may have to return $3 million in illegal property taxes.

State Controller John Chiang said Friday that an audit found that for at least three years, the Los Angeles suburb has been charging higher-than-allowed property taxes for its pension obligations.

Chiang has ordered the tax rate to be reduced as quickly as possible and says it might save $250 a year on a bill for a $275,000 home.

Bell interim city manager Pedro Carillo says he's working to put a resolution lowering the tax rate before the City Council on Monday. Carillo says it's not clear yet whether the money will be returned to property owners. It could go to the state.

The audit follows an outcry over huge salaries paid to Bell officials.

CSULA Alumni Honored

Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:50
Written by Brittany Mejia
Sal Castro 61yearbook

Sal Castro 61yearbook

(CSULA – PA) CSULA alumnus Sal Castro received the honor of having a middle school in the Los Angeles–Westlake area be named after him. The Salvador B. Castro Middle School is located on the Belmont High School campus. The official dedication took place on Saturday, June 5, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Castro, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social studies in 1961 from CSULA, which at the time was L.A. State College, is well known for his part in the 1968 East Los Angeles high school walkouts. Also known as the “Chicano blowouts.”

Castro said that the naming of the middle school in his honor recognizes the bravery of the students who protested the conditions of the schools and the need to improve education. He added those students 42 years ago were unselfish to want to make schools better for future generations. That moment in time was historical and is a remarkable part of the American civil rights movement.

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Ex-SoCal Official Cited

Friday, 13 August 2010 10:48
Written by Associated Press

(San Bernardino - AP) A former San Bernardino County official facing corruption charges has been arrested on suspicion that he showed up to court while high on drugs.

Former county supervisor and assessor William Postmus was scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thursday on theft and other charges.

The hearing was postponed but county sheriff's spokeswoman Jodi Miller says a bailiff noticed that Postmus appeared to be under the influence of drugs.

Miller says he failed a field sobriety test and was cited and released.

His attorney, Stephen Levine, says the arrest on a minor offense will further harm his client's reputation and he accused officials of selectively prosecuting his client.

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