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Federal Transportation Funding Aims To Connect Rather Than Divide Communities

With landmark federal policies such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/#:~:text=The%20Bipartisan%20Infrastructure%20Law%20provides,of%20the%20Interstate%20Highway%20System. and Inflation Reduction Act https://www.energy.gov/lpo/inflation-reduction-act-2022, there’s more federal money than ever before going to states to help them deal with the impacts and causes of climate change. 

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Mar 27
The Echo Park Lake Fence Is Coming Down

After nearly two years, the chain link fence surrounding Echo Park Lake is being removed by the Department of Recreation and Parks.  Los Angeles Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez announced Friday the totality of the fence should be removed by March 31st.

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Mar 27
L.A. County Eviction Protections Set To Expire

For three years now, L.A. County’s COVID eviction protections have helped stabilize renters who lost income during the pandemic.  But those rules are set to expire.

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Mar 27
Mark Ridley-Thomas Corruption Trial Now In The Hands Of The Jury

Ridley-Thomas is charged with conspiracy, bribery, mail fraud and wire fraud.

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Mar 24
The Three-Day LAUSD Strike Provided Several Teachable Moments

With schools shut down for the better part of a week, parents sought out learning opportunities for their children, sometimes in unexpected places.

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Mar 24
The 3-Day LAUSD Strike Is Nearing Its End. What Comes Next?

The strike that shut down Los Angeles Unified School District is over, but more strikes may well be on the way.

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Mar 24
In Snowed-In San Bernardino Mountains, Mutual Aid Was Key

A month ago, San Bernardino mountain communities were hit by the first in a series of powerful storms, the likes of which had not been experienced in the area since 1989. These communities are at some of the highest risk when it comes to the changing climate, which is worsening forest fires, heat, storms and flooding in the area.   

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Mar 24
LAUSD Strike Leaves Many College Students In The Lurch, Too

The Los Angeles Unified School District employs many college students as teaching assistants. They're on the picket lines but also facing mid-terms.

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Mar 24
For Students Left Home, Three-Day LAUSD Strike Becomes A Teachable Moment

The strike by school support staff and teachers allowed opportunities to understand things like "What is a picket line?" but also unexpected lessons, too.

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Mar 24
Your Most Committed Relationship May Soon Be With Cal State University

Starting this summer, the entire 23-campus California State University system begins a dual admissions program.

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Mar 24
Tornadoes Hit SoCal During Unusual Storms

This latest storm brought some of the wildest weather to date, including tornadoes – with winds in excess of 70 miles per hour, doing damage to homes and businesses in Ventura and LA Counties, specifically in Carpinteria and Montebello.  

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Mar 23
LAUSD Schools Shut Down As Support Staff Go On Strike, And Parents Go Searching For Help

The district is providing meals to students while schools are closed for the three-day strike.

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Mar 22
LA County Supervisors Reject New Renter Protections With COVID Eviction Rules Set To Expire Next Week

After about three years of shielding tenants from evictions due to non-payment of rent, L.A. County is set to scrap renter protections https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-county-city-eviction-guide tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Housing advocates and renters had called for more help before March 31, when the COVID-19 protections are set to expire. But county leaders rejected a proposal on Tuesday intended to soften the blow for renters who could soon face eviction. After hours of debate, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted against setting up new protections tied to the ongoing homelessness emergency they declared https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-county-declares-state-of-emergency-on-homelessness earlier this year.  

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Mar 22
LA's Grand Park To Be Renamed In Honor Of Gloria Molina

County officials have voted to rename the park "Gloria Molina Grand Park" in honor of the former L.A. County supervisor, who announced last week that she has terminal cancer.

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Mar 21
With Latest Rain, Storm-Ravaged San Bernardino Mountain Communities Are On Edge

Yet another storm is setting upon the San Bernardino Mountains threatening to strain the roads, homes and nerves of community members still recovering from the devastation of record setting snow in late February.

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Mar 21
CA Nonprofits Want Regulations For Petition Signature Collection

Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) has introduced a bill that could make it harder for campaigns to mislead voters when circulating petitions to qualify a statewide referendum.

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Mar 21
Norovirus Outbreak Closes Long Beach Elementary School

A Long Beach elementary school has been ordered to close by the health department due to a nearly month-long outbreak of norovirus.

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Mar 17
Why The Creators Of NPRmageddon's Dystopian 'Lost Angeles' See Reporters As Heroic

For public media folk getting NPRmageddoned — it’s kind of a rite of passage. Sharon McNary reports.

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Mar 17
Los Angeles Unified Prepares To Offer Child Care, Food During Strike Shutdown

Los Angeles Unified School District is set to be closed next week from March 21 to March 23 during a planned strike of 65,000 teachers and other staff .

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Mar 16
Why It's Taking So Long To Build LA's Korean American History Museum

Set to open last year, construction hasn’t even begun at the Koreatown location. 

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Mar 16
Mayor Bass Says LA Is Getting Unhoused People Off The Streets, But Struggling To Secure Permanent Homes

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said her administration is succeeding at moving unhoused Angelenos off the streets under her signature homelessness program Inside Safe  https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-mayor-bass-releases-new-inside-safe-plan-to-combat-homelessness— but they’re still addressing roadblocks to getting people from shelters to permanent housing.

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Mar 16
Despite Record-Breaking Rain, Tourists Keep Storming Anaheim

The relentless onslaught of rain and snow this winter has been a curse to many, but who hasn’t been bothered? Anaheim’s tourists.

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Mar 15
Trailblazing LA Politician Gloria Molina Has Terminal Cancer

Molina, 74, says she's been battling terminal cancer for three years, but now "it is very aggressive." She was the first Latina elected to the California Legislature, the L.A. City Council, and the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.

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Mar 15
Biden Visit To Monterey Park Comes Amid Demand For Action On Mass Shootings

The president is expected to call for stricter gun laws nearly two months after 11 people were killed in a mass shooting.

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Mar 14
Another Atmospheric River Is Coming, Ranked 2-3… But What Does That Scale Mean?

Another atmospheric river approaches this Tuesday. It is ranked on a scale of 2 to 3… but what does that ranking mean and why do we have it?

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Mar 13
Mudslides Threaten California

This next storm could cause mudslides across Southern California because we've had in recent months.

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Mar 13
Asian Immigrant Parents Get Their Laurels On Oscar Night

The Asian American filmmakers of the night’s big winner, made sure to thank their immigrant parents.

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Mar 13
LA Health Officials Warn Of Lethal Animal Sedative

Xylazine or ‘Tranq’ is linked to increasing overdoses and has now been found up and down the West Coast.

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Mar 10
Was Online Learning A COVID Blip? What LA Community Colleges Learned From Three Years Of Pandemic Zoom

Before the nine-member Los Angeles Community College District went fully remote in March 2020, about 1 in every 5 students already had online classes.

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Mar 10
‘We Feel Swept Under The Rug’: As Pandemic Emergencies End, Many Californians Battle Long COVID

With the federal health emergency ending in May, and masks a thing of the past, many people suffering from lingering effects of the virus known as long COVID feel like they are on their own.  

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Mar 10