LOS ANGELES—As Angelenos are losing confidence in the quality of education in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), which is troubled by declining academic performance and enrollment, district officials are looking into tutoring as a potential solution for learning loss during the pandemic. The recent poll conducted by Great Public Schools Now, a nonprofit…
LA Unified Looks Into Tutoring As Parents’ Confidence in Education Quality Drops
March 31, 2022
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Gascón Launches Diversion Program to Decriminalize Some Human Trafficking Victims
March 31, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón unveiled on March 31 a diversion program in which a judge can dismiss and vacate the arrests, convictions, and probation violations of human trafficking victims in misdemeanor or non-serious, non-violent felony cases. The county’s first Human Trafficking Diversion Court program will be first launched at the Pomona courthouse,…
SoCal-Based Sports Gambling Operation Targeted by Federal Prosecutors
LOS ANGELES—Federal authorities Thursday announced a series of cases stemming from an illegal Southern California-based gambling operation that involved current and former professional athletes, some of whom allegedly assisted with the business and others who placed large bets on games. The principals of the operation agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges and admitted they…
Los Angeles Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Verification Mandate for Businesses
March 30, 2022
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The Los Angeles City Council voted March 30 to lift its mandate requiring those ages 12 and up to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entering indoor businesses. The motion was approved 13–1, with Councilman Mike Bonin dissenting and Councilman Paul Koretz absent. The mandate, which was enacted in November amid the surge of the…
Woman Trapped in Trash Chute in Koreatown Apartment Building Rescued
March 30, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped in a concrete trash chute about 20 feet down from the roof of a four-story apartment building in Koreatown, authorities said Wednesday. Firefighters went to the 800 block of South Hobart Boulevard at about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. An Urban Search and…
Los Angeles Extends Project Roomkey Program
March 29, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles is extending its “Project Roomkey” program, which temporarily shelters unhoused people in hotels and motels, for another three months. On March 29, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to authorize $10. 6 million to extend Project Roomkey at the Mayfair Hotel and the L.A. Grand Hotel in Downtown LA, as well…
2 People, Dog Rescued From River as Storm Douses California
LOS ANGELES—Two people and a dog were rescued from a rain-swollen Southern California river Monday as a vigorous late-season storm moved slowly through the state, bringing heavy showers and snow. A helicopter rescue crew pulled the dog’s owner, a woman, from the rushing Los Angeles River, in the San Fernando Valley, around 2:40 p.m. But…
Caruso Defends Wealth During Mayoral Debate, Embraces Being an ‘Outsider’
March 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The top candidates to replace termed-out Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti debated March 22 with Elex Michaelson of FOX 11 and Erika D. Smith of the Los Angeles Times moderating. U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), real estate developer Rick Caruso, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, and LA Councilmen Joe Buscaino and Kevin de…
Father Violently Robbed, Hit by Car, Dies in Front of Family in South LA
March 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A man was robbed and assaulted in South Los Angeles during a car sale meetup before being fatally struck by a car in front of his family early afternoon of March 25. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputies were called just after 12:10 p.m. to the intersection of Budlong Avenue and 109th Street…
Academy Hopes to Avoid Another Low-Ratings Flop for 2022 Oscars
March 25, 2022
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Producers of the 94th Oscars hope to reclaim the show’s dwindling audience this year with three female hosts and two awards chosen by the Twittering public. After watching viewership plummet for three years without a host, the Oscars will bring them back during the live show that airs at 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time March 27…
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