An armed leftist group said Tuesday that the fate of a kidnaped army colonel depends on the willingness of Chile's military government to take immediate steps to restore democracy.
In Moorpark's upcoming city election, voters will get a chance to assess how well the city has managed the staggering demand for development that has more than tripled the population of this semi-rural Ventura County community in the last 10 years.
In what organizers said was the first gathering of its kind in the city, more than 100 representatives of government, business, religion and social service held a stormy meeting recently to initiate what some described as a community approach to the problem of homeless people.
offer to dismantle all ballistic missiles--are fast becoming a central issue in a bitter, partisan battle for control of Congress in the Nov. 4 election.
UCLA students scored a victory last week when the Los Angeles City Council's traffic and transportation subcommittee voted to postpone a decision on preferential parking along streets west of the campus.
Forest Tennant has become suspicious of politicians since he was first elected to the City Council in 1980.
The city of Santa Monica and its Rent Control Board have agreed to postpone hearing a city lawsuit challenging the legality of evictions under the state Ellis Act.
As a lifelong conservative Republican, I am disappointed to see some of my party's leaders embroiled in the gay and lesbian rights "issue."
Being an active person, growing up in the outdoors, I have developed an appreciation for the parks
Question: May stamps be handled with fingers?
When a government wants to avoid a decision and placate the public at the same time, a standard ploy is to send the issue to a committee.
Compton school trustees were accused of sneaking up on taxpayers last week when they voted to issue
It's hard to understand why City Atty. John W.
Question: I have some old stamps, one of which is Scott No. 462, the 1-cent green Washington of 1916.
The Supreme Court on Monday granted a reprieve to Georgia Death Row inmate Jerome Bowden, ordering a federal appeals court to decide whether Bowden had been unconstitutionally denied his right to a state-funded psychiatrist.
If you drew up a composite of a typical TV news story in 1984-85, it would be this: Drug-addicted child runs away after being molested by parents who have Alzheimer's disease and drive when drunk.
Falling mortgage rates, from the 13% magic number to the better comfort zone of 12.25% to 12.75%, should provide an incentive to home buyers as the real estate industry approaches its busiest sales season.
The recent decision to end multi-employer bargaining in the steel industry and the decline in "pattern bargaining" in other industries emphasize that workers' wages are starting to play a more critical role in competition among corporations.
The California Supreme Court agreed Thursday to decide whether a person can sue for loss of consortium when his or her live-in partner is killed in an auto accident.
A state constitutional amendment barring political parties in California from supporting or opposing candidates in election races where candidates run without party labels will appear on the June ballot.