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By Peter Fullam | 7 mins ago Initiative to split California into six separate states fails for 2016 ballot SACRAMENTO — A ballot initiative that would have asked voters to split California into six separate states failed to qualify for the ballot in 2016, the secretary of state’s office reported Friday. Silicon Valley venture capitalist... JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press | 59 mins ago Municipal governments USS Ranger: Long Beach City Council may consider long shot bid to save ‘Top Gun’ aircraft carrier Political corruption California Sen. Rod Wright sentenced to 90 days in jail for perjury Government and politics Toronto Mayor Rob Ford withdraws from mayor’s race, brother to run instead MOST RECENT STORIES General news Around the Valley for Sept. 13, 2014 GLENDORA Movie screening to aid local nonprofit Foothill Church will host a dinner and documentary movie screening benefitting Redeeming Love at 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the church, 242 W. Base Line Road, Glendora. Redeeming Love is a nonprofit that plans to open a recovery home for sex-trafficking victims in the San Gabriel Valley. Tickets are $15, and include dinner as well as a screening of the award-winning documentary “Nefarious: Merchants of Souls.” The movie... | 1 hr ago Eco-friendly practices Green Festival’s electric skates, scooters, vehicles create buzz at Los Angeles Convention Center LOS ANGELES >> A red-cheeked Akshay Venugopalan jumped off the red Solar Electric Scooter and gave his buddies the thumbs up. The 17-year-old Diamond Bar High School student praised the smooth ride and easy handling. He figured the sun-powered scooter equipped with a plug for rainy days would also solve a big problem. “Let’s say I want to go to school and I have to go up the hill. This would be great for those kind of short distances,” he... Steve Scauzillo | 1 hr ago Crime Suspected car burglar caught after third try in Azusa AZUSA - A man was arrested Thursday night for allegedly breaking into one car then trying to get into two other cars. Azusa Police Sgt. Andy Sutcliffe said the man was using a modified car door key. Shortly before 10 p.m., Sutcliffe said residents in the 400 block of West 10th Street saw a man sitting inside a Honda sedan that did not belong to him. The man quickly left when confronted by a resident, Sutcliffe said. A few minutes later, he said someone saw the man trying to... Ruby Gonzales | 2 hrs ago Wildfires Silverado Fire burning outside Corona grows to 1,200 acres with no containment Flames chewed through brush in Southern California’s Cleveland National Forest and sent up a huge column of smoke Friday, but authorities did not order evacuations and said no homes were immediately threatened by the blaze. The fire in Orange County’s Silverado Canyon covered nearly 2 square miles, or about 1,200 acres, and firefighters had none of it contained, said Capt. Larry Kurtz, a spokesman for the Orange County Fire Authority. There was little... GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press | 3 hrs ago Business The tech story of the week isn’t Apple. It’s this Chinese company So you’re gonna buy an Apple Watch, right?? You’re definitely gonna get the iPhone 6 Plus, not the iPhone 6, uh, regular? Can’t wait to swipe an Apple product at a checkout counter and magically give money away? Well, if you live in China, there’s a good chance you’ll be purchasing those lovely new products via an e-commerce giant called Alibaba. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., a Chinese technology company founded in 1999 by a former... Timothy McGrath | 4 hrs ago Nation and World Targeted strikes have worked in Somalia. But are they a lesson for Syria? NAIROBI, Kenya — US President Barack Obama on Wednesday night announced an expanded campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, declaring the US “won’t hesitate” to extend airstrikes against the group inside Syrian borders. “This is a core principle of my presidency: if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven,” Obama said. Obama also announced increased support for moderate Syrian rebels fighting... Tristan McConnell | 4 hrs ago Opinion What Obama said vs. what the Islamic State heard It was a bravura performance. In a mere 14 minutes, President Barack Obama outlined a four-point “comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy” to “degrade, and ultimately destroy” a Sunni extremist force that’s been plaguing the world for a decade. In general, it was a success, if the goal was to reassure an American public outraged by the beheadings of two US journalists, and constantly bombarded by dire warnings of another 9/11... Jean MacKenzie | 4 hrs ago Nation and World The UK is panicking over next week’s Scottish independence vot LONDON, UK — There once was a kingdom whose people lived together peacefully for more than 300 years, united by a common language, a shared monarch and a mutual love of tea and room-temperature ale. Then the northern lands grew restive. They wanted to govern themselves. A referendum was set for Sept. 18 on a simple question: Should Scotland be an independent country? For two years, the kingdom’s political leaders had treated their countrymen’s... Corinne Purtill | 4 hrs ago Law and order Pasadena says it will release redacted report on Kendrec McDade shooting PASADENA >> City officials announced Thursday that they plan to release a redacted copy of an independent report on the fatal officer involved shooting of Kendrec McDade next week. “The City intends to provide the requested document in a redacted form that removes references to legally-protected police officer personnel records,” city spokesman William Boyer said in an email late Thursday. Lauren Gold | 4 hrs ago Nation and World Will Indonesia’s new president end one of Asia’s oldest conflicts? JAKARTA, Indonesia — “It’s safe here in Papua. There is nothing to hide.” That’s what Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo said when asked on the campaign trail whether foreign journalists would be allowed into West Papua. “Why not?” he said. It was as if foreign journalists and activists hadn’t essentially been banned for decades from Indonesia’s easternmost province, a rugged jungle... Marie Dhumieres | 5 hrs ago More Stories The San Gabriel Valley Tribune: BLOGS ‹ › MOST POPULAR Day Week News Sports Biz A&E Email Life Lagunitas beer truck crashes on 57 freeway embankment, spills beer West Covina parents file suit against district over Jesus story on candy canes Three suspects sought for La Puente shooting and hate crime UCLA beats Memphis, thanks to big game by Brett Hundley Fashion district money laundering probe nets 9 arrests, $65 million seizure Walnut to consider firing city attorney 57/60 freeway project gets $10 million grant; construction could begin next year San Dimas brush fire 90 percent contained The San Gabriel Valley Tribune Facebook Twitter RSS Feed Copyright © The San Gabriel Valley Tribune Copyright notice Privacy Policy Site Map MNG Corporate