Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
... on downtown's C Street. Officers arrived to find two victims – Carlos Alonso Montes, 24, of La Puente and Efrain Zambrano, 20, of the Galt area – on the ballroom floor. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Cattolico said the ballroom had been rented by a family celebrating a quinceañera, a traditional 15th birthday party and rite of passage for Latina girls. He said he...
Money & Company (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
... Participants should bring their latest mortgage statements to the Walnut Blessing Church at 20801 La Puente Road. -- Tiffany Hsu
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
Galt police are investigating a double homicide in which two people were gunned down inside the Estrellita Ballroom late Saturday. Sacramento County Coroner's officials identified the victims as Carlos Alonso Montes, 24, of La Puente in Southern California, and 20-year-old Efrain Zambrano of Galt. Galt police said they will discuss the shooting at a meeting with reporters this afternoon. Witnesses...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
At a low point in his life, Matthew Stoneman discovered a future in Latin music. Puzzled whispers and derisive laughs don't deter him as he performs in Los Angeles to mostly Latino immigrant audiences Standing in the middle of a bustling Mexican restaurant in La Puente with a worn acoustic guitar propped high on his chest, Matthew Stoneman looks nothing like the other mariachis working this...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Ralph 'Perico' Rocha, who prosecutors say had tried to muscle in on a rival mafia leader's narcotics territory in Norwalk and La Puente, has pleaded not guilty. A reputed Mexican Mafia leader who prosecutors said once tried to seize control of drug sales in Norwalk and the San Gabriel Valley has been charged with orchestrating a large-scale extortion scheme, according to authorities.
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Lakewood High is headed back to a Southern Section Pac-5 Division semifinal on the strength of four touchdown passes from quarterback Jesse Scroggins and a pair of long punt returns.Kevin Anderson returned a punt 64 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter to give Lakewood the lead Friday night during an eventual 34-17 quarterfinal victory over visiting La Puente Bishop Amat.Fourth-seeded...
Varsity Times Insider (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Jordan McCraney, a junior outfielder-pitcher from La Puente Bishop Amat, has committed to USC. He's part of an outstanding group of college prospects on the Lancers' roster. -- Eric Sondheimer
Varsity Times Insider (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... to make sure they play a quality nonleague opponent. Ventura St. Bonaventure is hoping to play La Puente Bishop Amat in its lone nonleague game. Westlake Village Oaks Christian is expected to keep Mission Hills Alemany as its opening game. Westlake, expected to have one of the top teams in the Southland, is looking for an opening game and the Warriors would be smart to schedule a top opponent...
