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LA Metro Cuts Bus Services by 10 Percent Due to Driver Shortage, Its ‘Single Biggest Issue’

January 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority will cut their bus services by 10 percent and reduce rail line frequency because Metro is struggling to find enough bus and rail operators to meet the demand of its 740,000 daily users. “We’re currently facing a crisis both for our customers and for our employees,” Chief Operations…

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Second Recall of DA Gascón Moves Ahead

January 28, 2022
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A second recall effort against District Attorney George Gascón is officially underway after Los Angeles County approved a petition Jan. 27. Organizers have until July 6 to gather and submit about 570,000 signatures to get the measure on the November ballot. “We are sick and tired of living in the pro-criminal paradise Gascón created,” said…

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Funeral Held for 16-Year-Old Girl Found Dead Near South LA Freeway

January 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—One day after a reward fund swelled in hopes of generating tips leading to the killer of Tioni Theus, funeral services were held Jan. 27 for the 16-year-old girl who was shot and left alongside a South Los Angeles freeway. Tioni’s body was discovered Jan. 8 on the side of the Harbor (110) Freeway…

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Program to Compensate LA Students Tutoring Younger Family Members Begins

January 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A city-financed program to provide compensation and training for young Los Angeles residents who tutor their siblings or other school-aged relatives living with them began this week. The Student 2 Student Success program will prioritize tutoring for students who have struggled academically due to the COVID-19 pandemic and have had low grades, inconsistent attendance,…

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Recall Organizer ‘Not Surprised’ by Bonin’s Decision Not to Run for Re-Election

January 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin announced he will not be running for re-election in the upcoming race for Council District 11—less than two weeks after his near escape from a recall campaign that was short of about 1,400 validated signatures. Bonin, who was first elected to District 11’s council seat in 2013, was reelected…

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Recent Los Angeles Murders Put Spotlight on ‘Equitable’ Approach to Fighting Crime

January 27, 2022
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Commentary Enough is enough. Crime is not usually something I think much about, but two murders in the last two months hit too close to home. Most recent was the senseless murder of 24-year-old Brianna Kupfer from my town of Pacific Palisades. Before that was the equally senseless murder of Jacqueline Avant, the mother of…

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Guns Among Items Stolen in LA Train Thefts, California the Top Target for Cargo Thieves

January 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—At the commission meeting on Jan. 25, Los Angele Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore confirmed that a number of firearms have also been stolen from cargo containers on rail tracks in Los Angeles. After the arrest of an individual possessing a firearm, the LAPD discovered that tens of firearms are among the items…

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Los Angeles City, County Ordered to Come Up With Solutions to Homeless Crisis

January 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The city and county of Los Angeles were ordered this week by a federal judge to come up with a feasible strategy to address the homeless crisis that has been decried by local residents, activists, and business owners alike. The LA Alliance for Human Rights, a diverse group of community representatives, sued the county…

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LA City Councilman Mike Bonin Won’t Seek Re-election

January 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin will not be running for re-election in the upcoming race for Council District 11. Bonin announced on Jan. 26 he will not seek a third term in the June primary elections and will shift his focus to his health and wellness instead. He said his position in the…

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Los Angeles to Ban Oil and Gas Wells

January 26, 2022
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Gas and oil wells could be obsolete in the City of Los Angeles by 2027, after the city council unanimously approved a motion to draft an ordinance that bans new and existing wells over the next five years. The motion was first introduced in December 2020 by Council president Nury Martinez and Councilman Paul Krekorian…

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