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Downey Councilwoman Blamed for Violence for Removal of Pride Flag

June 24, 2024 4:39 pmJune 24, 2024 4:40 pm

Claudia Frometa, a Downey, California, city councilwoman, was elected as the incoming president of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) this month. However, Frometa was not allowed to enjoy her accomplishments and success. Instead, she found herself at...

Is the Times Finally Turning on Gascon?

June 24, 2024 2:45 amJune 24, 2024 8:13 am

Restoration. Rehabilitation. Second chances. Equity. Those are at the heart of the progressive criminal justice movement and at the core of the Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s policies of law enforcement, or non-enforcement, as is more typical. And it seems...

Disney Employees Sue Company Over Aborted Relocation Of 2,000 Employees From California To Florida

June 22, 2024 2:45 amJune 22, 2024 2:46 am

Two Disney employees who sold their homes in anticipation of a move to the Orlando, Florida area that never came to fruition, sued Disney earlier this week, saying that they are seeking damages after the company lied to them over...

Pouches, Lockers, And Trusting Students: The Options For Enforcing The LAUSD Cell Phone Ban

June 21, 2024 6:02 pmJune 21, 2024 6:02 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) now has a cell phone ban in place for next year. Other school districts and even the state jumped onboard with a similar ban, after the recent U.S. Surgeon General announcement on cell...

Consequences for Gascon?

June 21, 2024 4:19 pmJune 21, 2024 4:19 pm

Wealthy people tend to be immune to crime – that is, the day-to-day violent kind of crime. While claims involving novel interpretations of the IRS code, a dodgy lawyer, a business manager that may be more interested in taking care...

South Coast Air Quality District Enacts Yet Another Gas Heater Rule

June 19, 2024 11:52 amJune 19, 2024 11:52 am

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is at it again, enacting a new rule that will force restaurants and other businesses and just regular folks with pools and hot tubs to replace their more efficient, less costly gas...

LAUSD Votes For District-Wide Student Cell Phone Ban During School Hours

June 19, 2024 2:45 amJune 19, 2024 2:46 am

As the Los Angeles Unified School District prepped for vote on Monday to ban cell phones during school hours, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for a tobacco-style warning label to be put on all social media platforms, as they...