The holidays are looking particularly bleak for a Penn Valley family of six that already was struggling to keep its head above water. A burglar stole Carmella Lopez’s purse out of her car Monday night — and with it $400 Lopez desperately needed not only for the holidays but for many of life’s necessities. “I had to go to my friend’s house today to get (baby) wipes,” she said Wednesday. “I had no money, no ID, no checks, nothing.” Lopez and her husband, Angel, had moved into the apartment on Broken Oak Court just two months ago after losing their …



























