Author: Kathleen Untalan

Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Kawhi Leonard Leads Clippers’ Hot Streak Heading Into All-Star Break

The “City of Good Neighbors” is planning a food journey from January 25 to January 31, 2026. This will be the first official Restaurant Week in Hawthorne, aptly named Hawthorne Eats! Hawthorne Eats! It’s more than an event—it’s a citywide celebration of food, culture, flavor, and community. This initiative celebrates Hawthorne’s diverse culinary scene while supporting local restaurants, small businesses, and community pride.

Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Patriots Outlast Broncos in Snowy AFC Title Game, Punch Ticket to Super Bowl LX

The “City of Good Neighbors” is planning a food journey from January 25 to January 31, 2026. This will be the first official Restaurant Week in Hawthorne, aptly named Hawthorne Eats! Hawthorne Eats! It’s more than an event—it’s a citywide celebration of food, culture, flavor, and community. This initiative celebrates Hawthorne’s diverse culinary scene while supporting local restaurants, small businesses, and community pride.

Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

DAZN Kicks-Off the Year in a Big Way with Lopez vs Stevenson

The “City of Good Neighbors” is planning a food journey from January 25 to January 31, 2026. This will be the first official Restaurant Week in Hawthorne, aptly named Hawthorne Eats! Hawthorne Eats! It’s more than an event—it’s a citywide celebration of food, culture, flavor, and community. This initiative celebrates Hawthorne’s diverse culinary scene while supporting local restaurants, small businesses, and community pride.

Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Yanic Niederhäuser Headed to NBA Rising Stars Game

The “City of Good Neighbors” is planning a food journey from January 25 to January 31, 2026. This will be the first official Restaurant Week in Hawthorne, aptly named Hawthorne Eats! Hawthorne Eats! It’s more than an event—it’s a citywide celebration of food, culture, flavor, and community. This initiative celebrates Hawthorne’s diverse culinary scene while supporting local restaurants, small businesses, and community pride.

Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Rams a Tough Out in NFC Title Game, Fall to Seahawks in Final Seconds

The “City of Good Neighbors” is planning a food journey from January 25 to January 31, 2026. This will be the first official Restaurant Week in Hawthorne, aptly named Hawthorne Eats! Hawthorne Eats! It’s more than an event—it’s a citywide celebration of food, culture, flavor, and community. This initiative celebrates Hawthorne’s diverse culinary scene while supporting local restaurants, small businesses, and community pride.

Front Page
Kathleen Untalan

More Than a Memory: How Los Angeles Lives Out Dr. King’s Call to Service

Each year on the third Monday in January, communities across the nation honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. In Bakersfield and throughout Kern County, that legacy is reflected not only in remembrance ceremonies, but in hands-on service and community care.

Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Rams Grind Past Bears 20-17 in Overtime Thriller

In the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement to date, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $556 million to settle Justice Department allegations that it billed the government for medical conditions patients didn’t have.

Bakersfield
Kathleen Untalan

20-Year PG&E Employee Has a Big Heart for Customers, Community 

In the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement to date, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $556 million to settle Justice Department allegations that it billed the government for medical conditions patients didn’t have.

Education
Kathleen Untalan

Los Angeles Police Are Still Shooting Too Many People

Classrooms should be places of opportunity, not obstacles. But for many students with disabilities, especially students of color and English learners, school often reinforces the inequities it’s supposed to erase.

Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Rams Bring Playoff Energy to Los Angeles With Watch Parties, Pop-Ups and Community Giveaways

Dr. Irma Carson, a barrier-breaking public servant whose decades of work helped widen doors in local government, law enforcement, education, and community health, has died. Her passing marks the loss of a historic figure whose life of service reshaped civic leadership in Bakersfield and inspired generations within the Black community.

Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Rams Advance on Last-Second Strike, Outlast Panthers 34–31

Classrooms should be places of opportunity, not obstacles. But for many students with disabilities, especially students of color and English learners, school often reinforces the inequities it’s supposed to erase.