The San Marino City Council plans to ask voters in November to renew two special levies used to provide funding for paramedic, police and fire services.
The United States on Monday tentatively accepted a Soviet request for a special meeting of a U.S.
Mike Beech, the UCLA football player who suffered critical head injuries when he fell from a fraternity house balcony during a party April 18, has been given permission to begin running and lifting weights.
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher underwent a successful hourlong operation on her right hand at a London hospital today, her office said.
Trimedyne Inc. received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to begin marketing a laser catheter system that "vaporizes" tumors in the stomach, intestinal and urinary tracts of the body.
Reversing a trend of steady budget reductions for much of the 1980s, the Los Angeles Community College Board on Wednesday approved an increase of more than 9% in its budget for the coming school year.
Twelve Western European nations agreed on a plan to crack down on drug trafficking but also decided to work toward more open borders for law-abiding travelers.
House and Senate negotiators Tuesday agreed to a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, clearing the way for what sponsors hope will be quick final action on landmark legislation that has bedeviled lawmakers for years.
NMS Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Newport Beach said its Animal Biotech subsidiary has received Department of Agriculture approval to sell an over-the-counter test kit that measures the strength of the immunity system of newborn foals.
Faced with the threat of the dissolution of their orchestra, locked-out symphony musicians have agreed to accept substantial wage cuts demanded by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra Assn., the players said at a Wednesday press conference.
Adat Shalom Temple in West Los Angeles won a dispute with its neighbors Tuesday when the Los Angeles City Council approved a conditional-use permit allowing the synagogue to build a 340-seat sanctuary despite a shortage of parking.
A $27.5-million Orange County research project into the environmental impact of dumping concentrated sewage into the ocean overcame a major hurdle Thursday when Congress approved legislation that would clear the way for the study's initial step.
In front of the store, five children crowded around a cage filled with barking mechanical dogs.
The Los Angeles City Council, moving for the second time in three days to circumvent a November voter initiative to limit the city's growth, gave tentative approval Friday to a 3.1-million-square-foot development in Westchester's Howard Hughes Center.
Despite the heated objections of about 50 residents, the Los Angeles City Council's Planning and Environment Committee on Tuesday voted in favor of a zone change that would allow construction of 22 condominium units on a pristine hillside in Highland Park.
OK, Santa, you old fraud, come in and have a whiskey sour. Enough with the ho-ho-hoing already.
The City Council has tentatively approved an earthquake safety law that would require landlords to either strengthen or demolish 51 buildings.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to restrict growth in the county's booming urban fringes, but the approval came only after Supervisor Ed Edelman lost a last-ditch bid to strengthen the measure.
A dissident support group said Saturday that it has a report that Anatoly Koryagin, a prominent Soviet psychiatrist, will be allowed to emigrate to Switzerland with his family.