ATFa s investigation into Pasadena police officers began with a gun seized at a crime scene

A gun purchased by a Pasadena police officer turned up at a crime scene less than three years later and launched a federal investigation into illegal weapon sales throughout Southern California, according to newly released emails. Now-retired Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez was notified in November 2016 by a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives official in Los Angeles that one of his officers was linked to a gun recovered by another police department.

Film examines Dolores Huerta from jazz to ‘Si, Se Puede’

In this Jan. 16, 2018, file photo, from left, Lois Vossen, Dolores Huerta, Peter Bratt and Benjamin Bratt participate in the "Dolores" panel during the PBS Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. Huerta, the social activist who formed a farm workers union with CAfA sar ChAfA vez and whose "Si, Se Puede" chant inspired Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign slogan, is the subject of a new PBS documentary.

a Fire and Fury,a the book on the Trump White House, flying off…

A day after the release of Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" which has stirred controversy by portraying President Donald Trump as unfit for office some Southern California bookstores are scrambling to stock their shelves with copies of the explosive book. The book which Newsweek reports has sold out on major retailers' websites - gained buzz after excerpts became available online earlier this week, prompting a storm of tweets from Trump whose lawyer has threatened to sue the book's publisher.

Stephen Colbert on imagining Trump as ‘Our Cartoon President’

CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert - who can thank Trump for vaulting him to the top-rated late-night host - is behind Our Cartoon President , an animated series due on Showtime Jan. 28. The half-hour series will open by anticipating Trump's first State of the Union address two days later. The show will then settle into its regular time slot Feb. 11, when Homeland also returns.

Video: Navy Commander home in Monrovia for the holidays surprises his kids at school

A surprise homecoming is planned for three Monrovia Unified students who are unaware their father has concluded his tour of duty overseas and will be home for the holidays. Commander Jeffrey Mitchell, an officer in the United States Naval Reserve, has completed a one-year deployment as Senior Watch Officer at the Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain, and will greet his children third-grader Charlotte Mitchell, fifth-grader Sawyer Mitchell, and eighth-grader Jackson Mitchell at their respective schools, Bradoaks Elementary and Clifton Middle schools.

HBO cuts ties with Russell Simmons amid second allegation

Simmons announced on Nov. 30, 2017, he would be ... An attorney for U.S. Rep. John Conyers says the 88-year-old lawmaker will fight allegations of sexual harassment involving former female staff members. An attorney for U.S. Rep. John Conyers says the 88-year-old lawmaker will fight allegations of sexual harassment involving former female staff members.

Ex-president’s Alma Mater Launches Obama Scholars Program

A woman takes a picture of a plaque in front of the residence where Barack Obama lived during his sophomore year at Occidental College, in Pasadena, California, Dec. 17, 2016. Southern California's Occidental College, where Barack Obama studied from 1979 to 1981, is offering scholarships in honor of the former president.

Fed up with a trash islands,a LA County leaders consider ban on some food containers

A study to examine a wide-ranging ban on the use of take-out containers, plastic cups and single-use straws was approved unanimously by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, but not before several people spoke out in opposition to the idea.

Pasadena Police Department will no longer give waivers to help officers buy guns quickly

The Pasadena Police Department is suspending a practice of issuing letters that help officers bypass 10-day waiting periods to purchase guns. The move comes less than a week after it was discovered that a police lieutenant under investigation for allegedly violating federal firearms laws received seven waivers over a four year period.

a Not My Presidenta s Daya protesters: a No ban. No Wall. California welcomes alla

"Not My President" rally protesting President Trump at Los Angeles City Hall on President's Day, Feb. 20, 2017. Hundreds of anti-Trump protesters crowded around Los Angeles City Hall Monday morning, using the Presidents Day holiday to challenge the current Commander-in-Chief as part of a nationwide “Not My President's Day” rally.

Device tossed in restaurant was ‘glorified firecracker’

A Pasadena police investigator walks away past waiting patrons before the normal opening of the Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Old Pasadena Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. A man dressed in black threw a homemade incendiary device into a crowded California restaurant Thursday at dinnertime, and when it ignited, panicked patrons abandoned their meals and knocked over chairs as they rushed for the exits.

Immigration advocates draw battle lines after Trumpa s executive orders

Rev. Walter Contreras, from Pasadena Presbyterian Church, speaks during a vigil in front of Los Angeles City Hall to denounce immigration-related Executive Actions by President Donald Trump on Wednesday January 25, 2017. About 30 protesters gather as they light candles and say prayers.

Can these San Gabriel Valley residents help bring change to the Democratic Party as voting delegates?

Candidates running to become Assembly District delegates for the California Democratic Party spoke to locals at the South Pasadena Farmers Market Dec. 30 to seek their support. He and other locals had campaigned for Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign for much of last year, and when he lost the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton, some of those supporters gave up on the party entirely.