SGV Community News

08/28/2026

DUI Saturated Patrol is scheduled today ,Friday August 29th in the City Of Monterey Park.

Monterey Park Police Department will be out on patrol August 29, 2026, from 4 p.m. to midnight looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI).

“Impaired driving is preventable,” Chief Scott Wiese said. “It’s a choice. If you’ve been drinking or taken drugs that impair, make the right choice by finding a sober driver or alternate transportation to take you places.”

Monterey Park Police Department reminds the public that impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. Always follow directions for use and read warning labels about driving. While medicinal and recreational ma*****na are legal, driving under the influence of ma*****na is illegal.

Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

07/31/2026

A Rosemead man has been charged with multiple felonies after investigators linked him to an alleged elder fraud scam that cost a Thousand Oaks senior $14,000.

A Rosemead man faces felony charges in Ventura County for allegedly participating in a fraud scheme that targeted an elderly Thousand Oaks resident.

07/30/2026

Covina High School donates four Goats from their Future Farmers program to the LA Zoo

The Los Angeles Zoo has welcomed four Boer goat kids that were being cared for at Covina High School through its Future Farmers of America program.

07/21/2026

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) Checkpoint from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location this Friday, July 24th 2026.

DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints are to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road.

“Impaired drivers put others on the road at significant risk,” Sergeant Michael Lennig said. “Any prevention measures that reduce the number of impaired drivers on our roads significantly improves traffic safety.”

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reminds the public that impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. While medicinal and recreational ma*****na are legal, driving under the influence of ma*****na is illegal.

Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

07/16/2026

A new trend is catching on across the country, and community members are taking the lead in organizing grass roots protests against the development of DATA Centers.

Cities, County’s and States are looking at the way the San Gabriel Valleys own Monterey Park, made a Grass Roots efforts to fight and prohibit a Data Center to be built in their city.

It is an epic modern day battle of David VS Goliath that created stakeholders across the country to take a second look on how it was accomplished.

Local communities like Covina are the latest to take on the challenge.

These San Gabriel Cities have enacted moratoriums or bans (implying they’d been approached or anticipated proposals) including Montebello, El Monte, Baldwin Park, which has a temporary moratorium, Alhambra also took a a stand and banned data centers via an updated zoning code put in place.

What are your thoughts?









https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/07/15/ai-data-centers

New York enacted the first statewide moratorium on large new data centers, joining a growing patchwork of local bans, zoning restrictions, and ratepayer protections.

07/08/2026

City of Azusa to host Professional Road Cycling Crit Race on Saturday, July 11th, from 2pm - 9pm

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06/27/2026

DUI Checkpoint in Baldwin Park on Los Angeles Street Westbound, before the 605 Fwy.

If you are drinking and driving you will find out the hard way it’s a BIG MISTAKE - Save a Life, It can be your own!

06/15/2026

*** UPDATE*** THEMA HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE AND REUNITED WITH FAMILY MEMBERS

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Person’s Detail is asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person,Thelma Leticia Sandoval. Ms. Sandoval was last seen on June 9, 2026 at 9:00PM, when she left her residence on the 1800 block of N Allen Avenue, Pasadena.

Ms. Sandoval is described as a 81-year-old female HIspanic adult, 5’03”, 119 lbs., with grey hair and brown eyes.

There is concern for her well-being.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Missing Person’s Detail at 323-890-5500.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org

06/05/2026

How does this happen?

Motorist drives car onto Metro Lightrail Train Tracks for
About two hundred feet.

How does one continue to keep driving all the way to the platform???

Metro Los Angeles






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06/04/2026

Military exercises are in full swing in Pasadena.