Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Someday, if the situation arises, I hope I'll be like Galen Flynn. I may not know if I'm capable of it until the moment comes. Flynn, a Huntington Beach resident who lives a stone's throw from the pier, is not a brave man by trade. The 51-year-old makes...

A spokeswoman for the Department of Fish and Game said her group will likely amend a restoration plan for the Bolsa Chica mesa after a state commission's staff criticized the project. Karen Miner, a DFG land program supervisor, said her group plans to...

In April 2002, Lou Murray wrote about the Bolsa Chica Land Trust's restoration work: "We applaud the ongoing removal of nonnative iceplant on the Bolsa Chica sand dunes and the planting of native plants on the mesa because it creates more natural...

At the Bolsa Chica Land Trust town hall meeting on the Community Promoted Restoration, or CPR, plan, Independent columnist Lou Murray crossed the line from environmental defender to self-serving personal vendetta. An overflow crowd of 150-plus came to...

The Bolsa Chica Land Trust has prepared a restoration plan for a 118-acre portion of the Bolsa Chica mesa, most of which is currently fenced. The area includes Warner Pond and the former Bolsa Chica Gun Club site, both of which are environmentally...

Earlier this year, when we saw the plans for the restoration of the lower bench of the Bolsa Chica Mesa, we were thrilled. After all that has been achieved at Bolsa Chica, "CPR (Community Promoted Restoration) for the Mesa" is the next step in...

Last week, we told you how excited we were about the CPR (Community Promoted Restoration) for the Mesa, a restoration project for the Bolsa Chica mesa. The Bolsa Chica Land Trust, in cooperation with the Department of Fish and Game (DFG), developed this...

Fred Y. Sasaki put on a red tie and his gray suit. He was not a man who typically dressed up, but tonight was special. At 80 years old, Sasaki had built a successful career as a dry cleaner. He had just spent the day with his grandson. And now he was...

A team of firefighters who saved a woman's life the day after Christmas and a police officer who thwarted an attempted suicide last October were all recognized for their efforts last week at an awards ceremony in Park Ridge. Sponsored by the Park Ridge...

For nearly 5 minutes after the 3-year-old boy's limp body was pulled from Allentown's Jordan Creek on Thursday evening, city officer Chad Mertz pumped the child's chest and saw no sign of life. Then he thought he saw the boy's face move. "There was...

It was 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, when Aaron Kase of Northbrook mounted his bicycle to begin a ride that would forever change his life. The last thing he remembers is changing the batteries in his bike computer. Northbrook resident Sue Weszt was...

The Los Angeles Fire Department will open all its fire stations to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in celebration of "Fire Service Recognition Day" in Los Angeles. The department hosts this annual open house to increase community awareness,...