The Los Angeles Fire Department’s (LAFD) new chief Kristin Crowley, who was sworn into the position last month, will have an annual base salary of about $367,000—nearly 8 percent higher than her predecessor. The LA City Council unanimously approved Crowley’s annual salary April 26, which was recommended by Mayor Eric Garcetti. Garcetti nominated Crowley—a 22-year…
LA Unified Temporarily Fills Most Teacher Vacancies With Credentialed, Non-Teaching Staff
April 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District has filled nearly all its vacant teaching positions by reassigning qualified staff in non-teaching positions to classroom vacancies, district officials announced on April 26. Earlier this month, LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho—who took office in February—announced plans to fill 426 vacant teaching positions with administrators and other staff as…
Los Angeles Supports Ellis Act Eviction Restrictions
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council is urging the state to pass legislation that would require homeowners to own a property for at least five years before they can invoke the Ellis Act—a state law that allows homeowners to evict tenants and take their properties off the rental market. On April 26, the city councilors…
SoCal to Restrict Outdoor Watering to One Day per Week for 6 Million People
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Southern California’s water wholesaler took emergency action Tuesday in response to the regional drought, imposing unprecedented restrictions that will limit outdoor watering to one day per week for roughly 6 million people. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California officials said the restriction will apply to its member agencies that are heavily dependent on…
Homeless Overdose Deaths Spike in Los Angeles
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The number of homeless deaths in Los Angeles County increased over 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic due to drug overdoses, according to a recent report by the Department of Public Health. The overall deaths among the homeless population across all racial-ethnic groups increased from 1,271 in 2020 to 1,988 in…
Los Angeles Homeless Dying From Overdoses Spikes 50 Percent
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The number of homeless deaths in Los Angeles County increased over 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic due to drug overdoses, according to a recent report by the Department of Public Health. The overall deaths among the homeless population across all racial-ethnic groups increased from 1,271 in 2020 to 1,988 in…
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Director Heidi Marston Announces Resignation
April 25, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) executive director submitted her resignation letter on April 25, citing disagreements over compensation for staff. Heidi Marston noted that LAHSA previously paid employees as low as $33,119 a year, and as executive director she raised the 196 lowest compensated employees’ pay to $50,000 a year in March…
Candlelight Vigil at Los Angeles Chinese Consulate Mourns Deaths Under Communist Regime
April 25, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—About 200 adherents of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles on April 23 to mourn the deaths of practitioners subjected to brutal persecution in China. “Today, every year, we will always remember,” Dr. Youfu Li, president of the U.S. Southwest Falun Dafa…
107th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide Marked in Los Angeles County
LOS ANGELES—Armenian-Americans gathered at several events throughout Los Angeles County on April 24 to mark the 107th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide—the mass killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I. Los Angeles County is home to the largest population of Armenians in the United States, with an estimated 214,628…
Cause of Spike in Homeless Deaths in LA During First Year of Pandemic Revealed
There was a more than 50 percent spike among Los Angeles County’s homeless population during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recently released data, which found that it was mainly driven by overdoses—not COVID-19. Los Angeles County, which has been dominated by Democratic executives and elected officials for years, said that between…
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