Updates
City of Hope Orange County, part of one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, has announced that world-renowned colorectal surgeon Alessio Pigazzi, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the organization as clinical professor of surgery, executive medical director of colorectal surgery and vice chair of clinical network affairs for the Department of Surgery.
Aug. 22, 2024
Television
Actor James Sikking, known for his work on ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Doogie Howser,’ has died of complications of dementia, his publicist confirmed. He was 90.
July 15, 2024
2024 Orange County Inspirational Women Forum and Leadership Awards
Orange County-headquartered MemorialCare, a prominent not-for-profit health system, has announced the launch of the Women’s Heart Center at the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute – a specialized center dedicated solely to expertise in education, prevention, early diagnosis and timely management of women-specific cardiac presentations across their lifespan.
April 28, 2024
California
By administering long-acting antipsychotic medication, Dr. Susan Partovi is pushing boundaries in her efforts to help people who are homeless and struggling with mental illness.
Feb. 24, 2024
A ‘Town Center’ is a must for thousands of veterans who will one day live on the VA’s 388-acre West Los Angeles campus. But there is scant agreement on what that entails: hundreds of housing units, or retail and social center for vets living far and wide.
Sept. 24, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Amazon is launching advertisements on its Prime Video streaming platform early next year in the U.S. and several other countries, plus — for $2.99 more a month — an ad-free option.
Sept. 22, 2023
Opinion
Since its heyday, the network’s viewership has plummeted. Not even the Mouse House has come up with a similarly lucrative strategy to capture Generation Alpha.
Sept. 23, 2024
City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, recently announced the appointment of Marcel van den Brink, M.D., Ph.D., as president of City of Hope Los Angeles and National Medical Center, chief physician executive and the Deana and Steve Campbell Chief Physician Executive Distinguished Chair in honor of Alexandra Levine, M.D.
Sept. 1, 2023
For the last 70 years, Wilmington residents have faced off to become the blue-collar community’s honorary mayor. The winner gets a two-year term that offers no salary, no staff and no political power.
Sept. 18, 2024
From the guitarron and the requinto to the guiro and the tololoche, these are some of the instruments responsible for música Mexicana’s distinct qualities.
Sept. 19, 2024