The state's high speed rail program has proponents thinking they'll break ground, and opponents sure they've killed the project.
The group of lawmakers sent a letter to the state Attorney General Kamala Harris asking her to quash a lawsuit against the Gold Line board.
As a deadline for new proposed Board of Supervisor electoral boundaries passes, supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas, Gloria Molina, and Don Knabe all released new plans for how to draw the county's electoral boundaries for the next 10 years.
Now that a state redistricting commission has finished its work, it is likely to see challenges from at least one direction.
A story on the financial problems faced by the Monrovia Youth Baseball League has touched a nerve amongst concerned parents.
New voting district lines could change Monrovia's representation in the State Senate, State Assembly and United States Congress.
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission has completed its work redrawing electoral boundaries, though a legal challenge to the maps could be possible.
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino submitted an amendment Monday calling for the immediate release of all assembly spending records to the public.
Aerovironment's Raven spy drone could be used to carry bombs in the future, according to "The Economist" magazine.
Patch launches "Dispatches" to chronicle how you are dealing with the economic crisis.
The California Supreme Court will hear a case filed by city redevelopment agencies that challenges a recent state law forcing them to pay millions to California to keep operating.
Recently nominated to head the United States Fire Administration by President Barack Obama, former Monrovia Fire Chief Ernest "Ernie" Mitchell Jr. once presided over major changes to the city's fire department.
Californians for Legislature Ethics and Accountability Now are demanding that the Assembly opens its books to the public.
According to the Sacramento Bee, the two newspapers have jointly filed suit over the Assembly's failure to release the current assembly office budgets and spending records.
It has served the community for more than 15 years, overseeing the preservation of the city’s historic structures.
The incumbent Monterey Park congresswoman officially announced Friday that she will run in the proposed 27th Congressional District, which includes Monrovia.
Ernie Mitchell, Monrovia's former Fire Chief, was nominated for a position as the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration earlier this week.
A state senator is crafting legislation to allow Gold Line Construction Authority board members to serve simultaneously in other elected offices following a lawsuit, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports.
Peter Scheer of the First Amendment Coalition tells Patch that the government's refusal to release the budget figures of legislative offices does not comply with California open records law.
Possibilities abound if a plan to split the city into two congressional districts passes.
City officials oppose splitting the city into two districts as currently proposed.
The memorial will be held at Fire Station 101 next month on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
A judge ordered Wade Joseph Bughman to stand trial on charges that he sexually abused students while teaching at a Duarte elementary school.
A public records request for legislative staff budgets filed by Monrovia's Assembly representative, Anthony Portantino, has been officially denied. Portantino filed the request after he was told he would have to furlough his staff because he had gone over
Gov. Jerry Brown last week signed Senate Bill 614, which gives educational agencies 30 extra days after classes start to begin verifying the whooping cough vaccinations.
Monrovia formally unveiled the resource center last week in an effort to streamline the permit process for new businesses.
Staffers who work in local communities across the district may soon find themselves out of work over a bitter battle between local assembly Anthony Portantino and Speaker John Perez.
The city must still sign off on the land deal, which paved the way for a $486 million Gold Line Foothill Extension design-build contract awarded Wednesday.
Mayor Mary Ann Lutz sat down for an interview earlier this month with a South Coast Air Quality Management District web show.
The city has identified three finalists from a field of nine applicants it interviewed, according to the city manager.
Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada Flintridge, has been claiming that his staff budget is being threatened as retribution for his vote against the state budget.
The Gold Line Construction Authority agreed to terms of a deal with the city Friday after a long, contentious negotiation process.
Hammond, who stepped down as mayor in 2009, will be running for an open school board seat being vacated by Clare Chesley.
Monrovia Mayor Mary Ann Lutz spoke about the need for regional cooperation during a symposium hosted by the Council for Watershed Health.
The City Council approved a "continuation ordinance" to keep its redevelopment agency alive.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 48 into law Thursday, allowing the contributions of LGBT individuals in school curricula. But local government representatives are strongly voicing their opposition to the bill.
The council may eventually have to pay $1.2 million to the state to keep the city's redevelopment agency.
Though the deal to bring a maintenance facility to town will not be considered Tuesday, negotiations continue with the Gold Line Construction Authority, the city manager writes.
With summer in full swing, the opportunities for identity theft and other related crimes are heightened.
Monrovia's representative in the State Assembly was the lone Democrat to oppose the state budget passed last month. Now he says a move to cut his office budget is retaliation from Democratic state leaders.