Members of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) approved a new contract with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) that would give employees a 21 percent salary increase, as both parties came to an agreement. The agreement would raise the average teacher salary to $106,000, a 21 percent wage increase over three years. UTLA, which represents…
LA Teachers Union Approves a 21 Percent Salary Increase
May 10, 2023
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LA Teachers Union Approves a 21% Salary Increase in New Contract Agreement
May 10, 2023
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Members of United Teachers Los Angeles approved a new contract with the L.A. Unified School District (LAUSD) that would give employees a 21% salary increase, as both parties came to an agreement. The agreement would raise the average teacher salary to $106,000, a 21% wage increase over three years. UTLA, which represents more than 35,000 teachers,…
California Police Department to Replace Vehicle Fleet With Teslas
May 10, 2023
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The South Pasadena Police Department announced its transition to an all-electric vehicle fleet by acquiring Tesla vehicles. The southern Californian police department said it would lease 20 electric 10 Model Ys and 10 Model 3s, for patrols, detective work, and other duties, for 60 months, which will cost the city nearly $2 million in funds. The…
IRS Data Confirms California Exodus, State Lost $29.1 Billion Tax Base
May 10, 2023
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Recently released data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reveals the extent of migration out of California, with a significant number of people moving out between 2020–2021 and taking their billions of dollars in income with them. Approximately 332,000 more taxpayers left the state than entered in the year following the onset of the pandemic,…
Man Faces 200 Years in Prison for Thanksgiving Shooting in Costa Mesa
May 9, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 42-year-old man was convicted May 9 of opening fire on a pickup full of six men in a road-rage dispute in Costa Mesa on Thanksgiving Day that killed one and wounded four. Lee Queuon Walker was convicted of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder. Jurors took about two hours to…
Costa Mesa Officials Concerned Planned State Emergency Center Incompatible With Its Housing Goals
May 9, 2023
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Costa Mesa officials are expressing concern that plans for California to build an emergency operations center on a portion of the state-owned Fairview Development Center—a now-shuttered hospital for the developmentally disabled—may impede the city’s plans for building housing at the location. Officials responded with a letter in April to the state’s plans to use portions…
Los Angeles Takes Steps to Expand Street Medicine Services for Homeless
May 9, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council voted May 9 to approve a report calling for the appropriation of funding, staffing, and other resources to expand street medicine teams and services at all city-funded interim housing sites. The council directed its city administrative officer to report back within 30 days with recommendations that would increase the…
Los Angeles Unified Teachers Ratify Contract With 21 Percent Pay Raise, Critics Question Affordability
May 9, 2023
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The union representing Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) teachers voted to ratify its contract with the district last week, meaning the union’s 35,000 members will get a 21 percent bump in pay over the next two years. United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) announced that 94 percent of their members voted to ratify the…
Bakersfield is America’s Most Polluted City in 2023: Report
May 9, 2023
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California cities make up the majority of the nation’s most polluted cities, according to a recent report by the American Lung Association. The association’s 2023 State of the Air report (pdf), published April 19, lists several of the state’s cities in the top 10 for most polluted in three categories. Los Angeles remains the city…
6 California Cities Top America’s 10 Most Polluted Cities in 2023: Report
May 9, 2023
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California cities make up the majority of the nation’s most polluted cities, according to a recent report by the American Lung Association. The association’s 2023 State of the Air report (pdf), published April 19, lists several of the state’s cities in the top 10 for most polluted in three categories. Los Angeles remains the city…
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