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Burbank Unified School District Places Superintendent on Administrative Leave

Matt Hill, the superintendent of the Burbank Unified School District, has been placed on administrative leave and the board of education president sent a district-wide email to inform the community about the decision. Burbank school district board of education president Steve Ferguson sent the email on Thursday night. It comes after the school board met […]

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Man Killed in Shooting Near Watts

Sheriff’s detectives Friday are investigating the death of a man who was shot and killed in an unincorporated area bordering Watts. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Century Station responded at 7:55 p.m. Thursday to the 1100 block of East 93rd Street and Hooper Avenue where they found the victim suffering from gunshot […]

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LA City Council Resolution Would Apologize for 1943 `Zoot Suit Riots’

The Los Angeles City Council Friday will present a resolution formally condemning the 1943 “Zoot Suit Riots,” and apologizing for the treatment of Mexican Americans during the racial turmoil of 80 years ago. Community leaders, “pachucos” (zoot suiters) and Chicanas are expected to join Councilman Kevin de León in the Council Chamber on Friday as […]

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Charges Expected Against Man, 38, Suspected in Deadly DUI Crash in Coachella

Felony charges are expected Friday against a 38-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence and causing a traffic collision that left one man dead and another person seriously injured. Antonio Tellez Leon of Coachella was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of murder, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver’s license, violation of probation […]

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LA to Consider Adding Juneteenth As Holiday for City Employees

The Los Angeles City Council Friday will consider adding Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the U.S., as an official holiday for non-represented city employees and those represented by certain labor organizations. The council will decide whether to approve recommendations from the city administrative officer to greenlight contract amendments with city employees and […]

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One Year Ago Today (June 9, 2022)…Lawsuit Claims Minors Abused at LA County-Run MacLaren Children’s Center

One Year Ago Today (June 9, 2022)…Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump added his voice in support of a lawsuit brought in May against Los Angeles County by about 12 individuals who allege they were sexually assaulted as children while housed at the former county-run MacLaren Children’s Center. Crump appeared during a news conference outside the […]