A hiker was hospitalized Monday after he encountered two bears and one of the animals attacked him in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains near Sierra Madre, authorities said.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bear-attack-sierra-madre-hiker-20161010-snap-story.html

A plan to add bike, hiking and horse trails along with new parks within a 17-mile loop of automobile-free, connectivity linking the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel Rivers is inching forward.

http://www.sgvtribune.com/environment-and-nature/20161012/can-a-17-mile-loop-of-extensive-bike-trails-between-san-gabriel-and-rio-hondo-rivers-ever-be-built