Wilmington News

Dane Cook's half brother has been indicted on additional charges that he stole more than $11 million from the comedian, prosecutors said Monday.

With police stepping up DUI patrols this Fourth of July weekend, the Automobile Club of Southern California is also doing its part to keep drunken drivers off the roadways.

Looking to wield more clout and to speak with one voice on local issues in the city of Los Angeles, all seven of the Harbor Area neighborhood councils this month agreed to join forces and form an umbrella alliance.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James K. Hahn - yes, the former mayor - did the honors yesterday as his younger sister, Janice Hahn, took the oath of office for her new term on the City Council.

Flight instructor Matthew Robinson was somewhere above the Harbor Area in a three- wheeled experimental aircraft when his engine sputtered and then cut out.

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn will be sworn in to office for her third term at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Banning Residence Museum, 401 E. M St., Wilmington.

Dane Cook's sister-in-law has been charged with aiding her husband in the theft of millions of dollars from the comedian.

The Cheryl Green Youth Center/ Boys and Girls Club in Harbor Gateway is named after the 14-year-old girl who was killed by gang members.

A three-vehicle crash on the 110 Freeway prompted the closure of all northbound lanes in the Wilmington area.

What's important in Wilmington. The Wilmington Community Organization meets monthly to discuss issues of concern and keep members of the community informed of activities and news affecting Wilmington.

Local business leaders are aggressively luring companies interested in converting the Harbor Area from a polluted region to a bastion of so-called "green" technology - while also generating local jobs.

After all the harrowing situations it had faced -- the ship fires, the explosions, the waterfront blazes -- Fireboat 2 nearly met its end in quieter fashion a few years ago.

THE Los Angeles City Council had the perfect excuse this week to postpone the difficult vote on a new law that prohibits digital billboards and supergraphics in most communities but allows the brash advertising in certain "sign districts," such as Encino, Van Nuys and Hollywood: the recent election.

Faced with criticism from business leaders and neighborhood councils, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday delayed a vote for three months on a plan for placing new restrictions on digital billboards and multi-story "supergraphic" advertising.

John is the first person in his family to graduate from a four-year university, graduating with honors from UC Santa Barbara where he studied English Literature.A Upon arriving in San Francisco in January 1989 he worked as an English teacher and cafe worker before finding his calling in the human services and community organizing fields.

The new sculpture of Harry Bridges at the ILWU memorial will be formally unveiled Friday.

Wilmington. Fernando Ochoa, 29, is charged with killing a member of his own Wilmington gang in a dispute over a stolen car.

May 15, 2009 LA ILWU Local 13 75th Commemoration March in Wilmington at 10:00 AM Three mile march begins at corner of Harry Bridges Blvd.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will make several appearances in the Harbor Area on Saturday during a citywide celebration of volunteerism.

The jail is one of the highlighted features at the LAPD Harbor Division's newly built station.