LOS ANGELES—After the city’s auditor indicated illegal dumping had increased by 450 percent in a recent four-year span, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved April 13 to request an additional $16 million for its Bureau of Sanitation to crack down on the issue and clean up the city’s streets. The funds—which would pay for…
Los Angeles Attempts to Curb 450 Percent Rise in Illegal Dumping
April 14, 2022
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Car Crashes 300 Feet Down Embankment in Griffith Park
LOS ANGELES—A car tumbled about 300 feet down an embankment in Griffith Park Wednesday, authorities said. The crash was reported about 6:40 a.m. near the 2800 block of West Observatory Drive, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. Firefighters and paramedics were sent to the scene to assess the woman, in her 60s, for possible injuries,…
LA Unified to Fill 400 Teaching Positions With Admins, Staff Amid Teacher Shortage
April 12, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Facing a shortage of about 400 teachers, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) officials announced plans to temporarily fill those positions with administrators and other district staff. LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho—who took office in February—said on April 11 he plans to fill the 400 vacant teaching positions by drawing from a pool of about…
LA Leaders Focus on Florida and Texas, Not Homelessness and Crime
Commentary Considering it has the worst homeless crisis in the nation and soaring crime, one would think that Los Angeles leaders are in no position to judge others. But that is exactly what the out of touch L.A. County Supervisors are doing. They voted unanimously to ban travel to Florida and Texas for what they…
Former Baseball Player from OC Pleads Guilty in Illegal Betting Case
LOS ANGELES—A former minor league pitcher from Orange County and his business partner pleaded guilty Monday to helping run an illegal major league sports betting operation. Ex-baseball player Wayne Nix, 45, of Newport Coast, and Edon Kagasoff, 44, of Lake Forest, both entered their pleas to a federal charge of conspiring to run an illegal…
USPS Stops Service to Santa Monica Neighborhood Following Attacks on Mail Carriers
April 11, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—One neighborhood in Santa Monica will not be receiving postal service from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) until further notice after “multiple carriers have been subjected to assaults and threats of assault from an individual who has not been located or apprehended,” according to a postal letter sent out to residents alerting them of…
Democrat Would Fund Police, Fight Crime as Mayor of Los Angeles | Larry Elder
The candidates running for mayor of Los Angeles recently held a debate—where businessman and former Republican-turned-independent, who is now a registered Democrat, Rick Caruso pushed hard for funding the police, cleaning up the streets, and expanding mental health services. Meanwhile, other candidates claimed that poverty causes crime, and the rich don’t pay their fair share…
Woman’s Attorneys’ Fees Award Dwarfs Jury Verdict Amount
LOS ANGELES—A Santa Ana woman who won more than $300,000 after a jury found she was targeted for disparate treatment in her human resources job at Amazon has been awarded more than $2 million in attorneys fees. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Linfield on April 8 granted $2.47 million in attorneys’ fees to Thu…
Grocery Workers Ratify Contract With Stater Bros.
LOS ANGELES—Southern California grocery workers voted “overwhelmingly” to ratify a new three-year contract with Stater Bros., with voting scheduled this week on a tentative deal with other stores including Ralphs and Vons/Pavilions/Albertsons. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) ratified the Stater Bros. deal that was reached on April 1. It will go into…
Russia Says It Destroyed Ukraine’s S-300 Missile Systems; Officials Warn of Meningococcal Outbreak | NTD News Today
Russian forces are gathering in Eastern Ukraine. Russia says it destroyed some of Ukraine’s key defense systems. Ukraine’s president says, despite everything, he’s still working for peace. The Texas Attorney General supports sending illegal immigrants to Washington, DC. This comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) issued the order to send migrants entering Texas there….
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