Clara Harter
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A marketplace for shoplifted goods has helped put MacArthur Park at the epicenter of LA's fentanyl epidemic.
I spent 5 months investigating this deadly drug crisis with
@sarahimages
. Here is what I found 🧵
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Yusef, a student protester at UCLA, describes the attack at the Palestine Solidarity Encampment Last night. He received 12 staples to the back of his head after being hit by a wooden plank.
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🚨 Happening now: UCLA Faculty for Justice in Palestine stage a mass walk out in solidarity with student protesters. Faculty are supporting the students’ demands for the university to divest from companies that do business with Israel 🚨
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BREAKING:
@KarenBassLA
takes lead of LA City Mayoral race with 50.38% of the vote compared to
@RickCarusoLA
with 49.62%, per the latest round of results released at 4:09pm
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A crowd of Catholics are holding a "prayerful procession" outside of Dodger Stadium to protest the
@Dodgers
decision to honor the
@SFSisters
of Perpetual Indulgence at Pride Night.
@Bishopoftyler
opens the event saying “Father, forgive them they know not what they do”
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Santa Monica High School students are staging a walk out to advocate for stricter gun control laws and show support for the families affected by the Robb Elementary School shooting
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At Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood there’s a showdown between conservative parents protesting a Pride assembly and LGBTQ+ advocates staging a counter protest. "Stop grooming our kids" says one side, "no more hate in our state" says the other
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I’m in Hacienda Heights where Bishop David O'Connell, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was shot to death earlier today. Parishioners gather at the scene of the crime to mourn and pray for their beloved leader
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Hundreds of students and faculty members are now on the move, bringing their call to free Palestine out of the encampment zone and across UCLA’s campus
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LAPD have started grabbing some protestors at USC while the crowd chants "LAPD, KKK, IDF you’re all the same"
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Hundreds of students and faculty at UCLA now join together for a rally in the center of the Palestine Solidarity Encampment. “We see you rising to the occasion to call out the universities complicity in genocide and war" says one professor
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For Lourdes Lopez, mom of three, an
@LASchools
strike will mean 3 days of lost wages, an emptier fridge and a whole lot of stress. Although the district will offer student supervision sites, two of her kids have special needs and she doesn’t feel comfortable leaving them there 🧵
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The protestors have now marched up to Dodger Stadium, where Pride Night is about to begin. Gate A, where the crowd is gathered is temporarily closed to the public.
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In just 10 days almost 100 unhoused individuals have moved off of Venice's streets through
@MayorOfLA
's "Inside Safe" program with the help of
@StJosephCtr
and support of CD-11 Councilmember
@TraciParkforLA
🏘️👏
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It’s the start of
@LAHomeless
’s annual homeless count and
@officialDannyT
is excited to volunteer. “I think it’s important to participate in any kind of activity that’s going to help our community. People get all sentimental on Xmas or thanksgiving but we should do it all year”
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Members of the Sacred Heart Church choir in Covina sing by the house where Bishop David O’Connell was shot and killed yesterday. Father Albert Avenido presides over a prayer service for the deceased and divine mercy chaplet
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👋 Hi, some personal news -- I'm jazzed to announce that I'm joining
@ladailynews
covering all things
@LASchools
. I'll still be writing about housing and homelessness at times and look forward to investigating how these crises impact LA's students ✏️📚 Story ideas always welcome
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Police Free LAUSD &
@LA_StudentsDsrv
celebrates the launch of their new report with policy proposals for
@LASchools
to invest in community based alternatives to policing and Black student achievement after successfully lobbying for a 35% cut to the
@LASchoolPolice
budget in 2020
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Today
@VP
Kamala Harris tours the
@laincubator
to learn how the organization is supporting clean energy entrepreneurs and encouraging people of all backgrounds to join America’s growing green technology industry 🌱
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As of 11:38pm, Karen Bass leads with 50.38% to Rick Caruso's 49.62%
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*Repost* Police armed in riot gear force protestors from city hall, as they attempt to enter the building chanting “no resignations, no meeting.”Acting Council President Mitch O’Farrell is presiding over largely empty chambers as council meets virtually today
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Today
@VP
Kamala Harris is at the Tujunga Spreading Grounds in the San Fernando Valley calling for more drought and flood resident infrastructure in the wake of extreme flooding that killed at least 22 statewide
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The Traci Park 54.68% lead in the LA City Council District 11 race says a lot about the level of dissatisfaction some residents of the Westside have with progressive policies around housing, crime and homelessness🧵
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Venice-based COVID testing company Sameday Health, which operates a Main Street and Promenade testing center, to pay $26 million for faking results... feeling very Theranos
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Wrote a personal essay about running the LA Marathon for the 1st time. I share how my best friend’s late mother (a 100x marathoner!) and my own father, who is battling a neurological illness, inspired and motivated me to push through the dark moments 🩵🙏
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In non-reporting but very LA news, I ran my first marathon yesterday! It was 3h50 mins & 26.2 miles of fun (and pain). Running down a car free Sunset Blvd., Hollywood Blvd. Rodeo Drive and more was an epic way to experience the city I adore. Feeling very grateful (and sore) 🥹🫶
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A Pro-Palestine protest has gathered outside of a Brentwood house where Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to deliver remarks at a fundraiser for the Biden reelection campaign. LAPD just arrived on scene.
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Spent this morning chatting with
@SEIULocal99
Director Max Arias about last week’s strike. What’s next on his to-do list? 1. Ratify the labor agreement. 2. Deal with
@LASchools
attempt to rule the strike illegal. 3. Get ready to fight for an even better contract next year ✊
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Students at UCLA’s Palestine Solidarity Encampment prepare to address the press for the first time since last night’s violent attacks. An LAPD helicopter circles overhead and LA County Sheriffs vehicles are stationed on campus
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Students have marched to City Hall and are taking a knee in a moment of silent to mourn the victims of gun violence in schools across the nation
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"Over the past 2 weeks LGBTQ individuals particularly a teacher in this school have been threatened, insulted, a (Pride) flag representing many in our community was burned, that should concern the entire community," says
@LAUSDSup
at Saticoy Elementary this morning
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People described O’Connell as very accessible, friendly, generous with his time and having a great sense of humor. He was a Bishop of the people and closely involved in many parishes. People are shocked by his killing. “Why would anyone want to shoot a Bishop?” said Jose Alvarez
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Protesting parents say Elementary School students are too young to learn about different sexual identities, while LGBTQ+ advocates say kids are never too young to learn its ok for people to love whoever they choose
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No cart? No problem!
@officialDannyT
and
@Pasadena_Mayor
are all smiles as they travel the Rose Parade on foot after their ride breaks down. A tow truck prevented the breakdown from holding up the
#RoseParade
🌹🕺🌮
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A fun piece of
@RoseParade
history -- after the 1942 parade was cancelled due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Rose Queen was renamed the Victory Queen and put in charge of a nationwide war bond fundraiser 🌹🪖
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BREAKING:
@LASDHQ
takes a man into custody in connection with the killing of Bishop David O’Connell. The man had barricaded himself in his home on Kenwood Ave, Torrance. Neighbor Marty Hernandez says the sheriffs arrived at midnight and the suspect finally emerged at 9 am today
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Clearing of the 60+ tent Venice Centennial Park encampment has begun with
@LAHomeless
and
@StJosephCtr
offering project roomkey beds to the unhoused.
@LACitySAN
scheduled to clean the area tomorrow 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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🚨BREAKING🚨
@SEIULocal99
says
@MayorOfLA
is trying to broker an agreement between the union and
@LASchools
"We are grateful that the Mayor has stepped in to provide leadership in an effort to find a path out of our current impasse" - SEIU Executive Director Max Arias
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Im at Panorama Senior High School where
@LAUSDSup
Alberto Carvalho is teaching a science class at one the optional “acceleration days” tacked on to the end of the semester to address learning loss. Test scores show that students lost 5 years of academic ground due to the pandemic
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Parents are specifically protesting a planned reading of “The Great Big Book of Families,” which talks about all forms of families—multi-racial, multi-religious, single parents—and contains one reference to families with same sex parents
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@answercoalition
Hundreds of protesters are camped out on the steps in front of the Palestine Solidarity Encampment, this photo captures about half of the crowd
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Today
@MRodCD7
honors the North Valley Broncos, the first all-Black baseball team to reach the Little League World Series. The team was formed when 4 Pacoima fathers banded together to lease a piece of land after their sons were denied access to the local field bc they were Black
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Torrance’s Tiny Home Village has been open for 6 months, but Council is already considering closing it. Councilmembers complain that residents aren’t moving into permanent housing fast enough and that the police still can’t enforce anti-camping laws 😳
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Several hundred additional protesters have just arrived on scene from LA chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and
@answercoalition
, curious to see if this will impact law enforcement calculations for a potential encampment bust
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Monterey Park Victim Ming Wei Ma was the 'heart and soul' of Star Dance Studio. The dance instructor was known to shout "I love you!" to everyone in the studio and had a magnetic ability to draw people together. Witnesses say he died trying to save others
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I’m at the Monterey Park Memorial where Buddhist monks and nuns are leading community members through a Buddhist Chan blessing intended to bring peace to the 11 dead victims and soothe the souls of those who live to remember them 🧡
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I’m at City Hall where a vast sea of
@SEIULocal99
and
@UTLAnow
members gather for a joint rally. Unions leaders are about to announce dates for a 3 day strike following stalled labor contract negotiations.
@LAUSDSup
says schools will have to close if the strike goes ahead📚🚫
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Today organizers with
@LA_StudentsDsrv
call for
@LASchools
to invest more in mental health resources and the Black Student Achievement Plan (BSAP) after releasing a survey that showed 87% of Black students say they are benefiting from BSAP
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Today a coalition of disability/civil rights orgs including
@DisabilityCA
@Western_Center
&
@pilpca_org
filed a petition to the California Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of CARE Court,
@CAgovernor
's bold plan to push the severely mentally ill into treatment
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BREAKING:
@UTLAnow
and
@SEIULocal99
plan to stage a 3 day strike at
@LASchools
starting next Tuesday March 21st.
@LAUSDSup
has said that such a strike will result in the shutdown of schools. The district now has mere days to reach a contract agreement to stave off the strike
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The ‘bomb cyclone’ storm brought pretty epic waves to the Venice Pier this morning. Waves hit 10-15ft in the LA area according to
@surfline
and are up to 20ft south of San Diego 💣🏄♂️🤯
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🚨UCLA is blasting an announcement on speakers demanding all students leave the Palestine Solidarity Immediately. A massive law enforcement presence is standing by, signaling an effort to clear the encampment could take place soon. 🚨
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I’m at City Hall where
@MayorOfLA
@LAUSDSup
and
@SEIULocal99
Executive Director Max Arias celebrate a labor contract agreement with a 20% raise for SEIU members and an additional $2 pay bump in January 2024 💸👏
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I’m at UCLA where over 100 students have set up a Pro-Palestine encampment and are calling on the university to divest from companies that do business with Israel. Currently there is a sole Pro-Israel counter protestor.
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Police officers remain on scene in the deadly aftermath of a multi vehicle crash at W Slauson Ave. & S La Brea Ave. that resulted in the deaths of 3 adults, an infant and an unborn child. The intersection is currently closed to cars and pedestrians.
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What is it like living with fentanyl addiction on the streets of LA?
Alejandro, Jessica and John share their stories — how they started using, where it has taken them and why it’s so hard to stop.
📸 by
@sarahimages
. Partnership w/
@ReportingHealth
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Protestors have thrown fake blood on the driveway. "Harris Harris you can’t hide, you’re committing genocide," they chant.
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@KateCagle
@VPS_Reports
My view of the violent neck grabbing was obstructed from inside the building. I tweeted while protest was ongoing and did not think about the power implications in the phrase "clash". I appreciate this being brought to my attention and will work to be more fair in my reporting.
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LAUSD
@LASchools
Board of Education taps Jackie Goldberg
@Jackie4LAkids
to be its new President. In her acceptance speech she calls for committees to be more "action oriented" and for the creation of a new climate and greening committee and a procurement and facilities committee
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“No resignations, no meeting” protestors chant outside of LA City Hall where acting Council President Mitch O’Farrell is presiding over largely empty chambers for today’s virtual meeting. Councilman Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo are not attending… but have also not resigned
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Good morning Pasadena! I’m out on Colorado Blvd. giving you live coverage of today’s Rose Parade. It’s a chilly dark morning, but spirits are high. Music is blasting and coffee is brewing. 1h 20mins till parade start 🎉🌹
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Labor leaders from
@SEIU
are gathered on the steps of City Hall demanding that Councilman Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León resign, “for our city to progress and for working class people to thrive we must bring all Angelenos: black, brown, indigenous white, LGBTQ all together”
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Her kids were sent home with educational packets to complete during the strike, but Lourdes doesn’t speak English and is frustrated that she can’t help them complete the activities. She said they really fell behind during the pandemic and can’t afford 3 more days of lost learning
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5 LA mayors -- including LA Mayor-Elect
@KarenBassLA
and Long Beach Mayor-Elect
@RexRichardson
-- are alumni of CSU
@DominguezHills
, a public university with an 80% acceptance rate, 90% students of color and an unparalleled record of transforming lives
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BREAKING
@LACoSheriff
Robert Luna announces that Kevin Cataneo Salazar, 29, of Palmdale was arrested in connection with the slaying of Deputy Clinkunbroomer. The suspect was arrested this morning after barricading himself inside his home for several hours.
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I’m in Monterey Park where
@POTUS
will speak soon on his new executive order aimed at America’s gun violence epidemic. Many in the audience are community members who continue to grieve the Jan. 21 mass shooting that claimed 11 lives in Monterey Park’s Star Ballroom
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The students ask "how many more of us have to die until something changes?"
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US Secretary of Energy
@SecGranholm
tours Santa Monica's sustainable infrastructure... including a ride on the world's first and only solar powered ferris wheel 😎
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🚨🇵🇸The latest on student Pro-Palestine protests at universities across Southern California including UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, Cal Poly Pomona and Occidental: with reporting from
@michaelslaten
@sarahxhofmann
@Oaknutjohn
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Today
@LAUSDSup
announces that
@LASchools
will expand Transitional Kindergarten to all 4-year-olds this fall, two years ahead of the state’s mandated timeline for doing so. This will provide high-quality childcare and early education to approx 10,000 more young kids in LA 🚸📚
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Touring Torrance’s Tiny Home homeless shelter and one resident’s story broke my heart — He lived in his car for 9 years and spoke to so few people that once when someone said ‘good morning’ he could only respond in a gurgle, so he started practicing speaking to his dog 💔 🧵
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The first major funeral for any of the 11 victims of the Monterey Park shooting took place today for Valentino Alvero. His family released a flock of white doves to symbolize his journey to heaven.
@krhutchings
shares more on today’s heartfelt ceremonies
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Local schools prepare to support traumatized students in the wake of the Monterey Park mass shooting.
@alhambrausd
schools will have a no-pupil day tomorrow and nearby
@LASchools
and
@gomusd
schools will have extra police & mental health support on campus
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“This is an epidemic of a totally new kind, an insidious epidemic of hate. Here in Los Angeles, we witnessed 14 assaults (in 2021) where Jews were assaulted viciously," said ADL Los Angeles Regional Director
@jeffreyabrams
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When Gregg Garfield, aka 'COVID Patient Zero', was admitted to
@ProvSaintJoseph
he fell into a coma for 31 days and had a 1% chance of survival. Three years after his miraculous death-defying recovery he returns to thank the staff that saved his life 🏥
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Graffiti spotted at UCLA this morning by Anderson Hall. The ‘Palestine Solidarity Encampment’ is now in its 7th day. All is quiet at the encampment for now, but there is a heavy presence of UCLA Police with riot gear and hired private security.
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By Monday evening
@StJosephCtr
reported that there were zero campers remaining in the former 66 person Centennial Park encampment in Venice. Of the 57 people engaged by outreach workers, 41 accepted interim housing placements.
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The protest and counter protest draws activists from both sides of the political spectrum as a Progress Pride flag is waved right next to a Let’s Go Brandon flag. Dozens of LAPD officers and a police chopper have been deployed to the scene.
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In other South Bay shooting news, a man who opened fire on gang rivals in a crowded bowling alley in Torrance, killing three people and wounding four others, was just sentenced to life in prison
@NDPercy
reports
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The
@VP
is joined by
@LindseyPHorvath
and
@AlexPadilla4CA
who are part of the County and State’s effort to capture more rainfall for times of drought and protect residents from dangerous flooding
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I will continue to cover the
@LASchools
strikes for
@ladailynews
and am looking for families to share their experiences with me. Are you excited, stressed, anxious, angry, proud? Are you using the student supervision and food distribution sites? Let me know: charter
@scng
.com 📚🚨
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Vice President
@VP
Harris says “Sometimes there will be days of intense water rain storm flooding and at the same time we are a state that has experienced for generations drought” and calls for innovative water infrastructure to meet the new challenges posed by climate change
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Today
@lacatholics
join
@ArchbishopGomez
in praying for "healing due to the harm caused by the Dodgers’ decision to honor a group that intentionally denigrates and profanes the Christian faith." Protests are expected at Dodger stadium this afternoon:
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The Santa Monica homeless count recorded 807 individuals -- an 11% drop compared to the 2020 count, but there was a 14% increase recorded in the Downtown and beach areas
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What she did have going for her was a cry that progressivism is failing the Westside as she campaigned on enforcing anti-camping laws and increasing the police budget. Clearly this message resonated with voters in a region that has long been thought of as a liberal bastion
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Traci Park is leading the race for LA City Council District 11 by over 10 percentage points as of the latest round of results
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Loving this rendition of baby shark by a marching band from Kyoto, Japan. Absolute banger 🦈 🎷🕺
#RoseParade2023
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Latino males make up less than 6% of California’s public school teachers and Black males make up around 1% — two shockingly low statistics that have prompted a slew of new initiatives to bring more men of color into the classroom. By me and
@heyallysonrae
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Just ahead of thousand of marching protestors demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, another group of around 200 protestors sit in the intersection of Highland Ave and Hollywood Blvd. closing the area to traffic. "Ceasefire now! If we don’t get it, shut it down" they chant
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"The Care Act seeks to trade in people's fundamental rights in favor of the ineffective short term system of government forced treatment utterly fails to provide the housing and services that we all know is what is actually needed here," says Sarah Gregory of
@DisabilityCA
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“We have recently pivoted from the driest three year period since 1896 to the wettest three weeks on record. This weather whiplash is challenging us and challenging our infrastructure as never before” says
@WadeCrowfoot
, California Natural Resources Secretary
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"For all the school’s pretense of student safety, we have experienced an unprecedented amount of violence and hatred while they stood by. The university’s hypocrisy is all too apparent as signs of this escalation were reported, documented and indicated early on," organizers say.
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LAUSD Boardmembers Rocio Rivas
@drrivas2022
and Tanya Ortiz-Franklin
@TanyaForLAUSD
join chant “Hey LAUSD, we don’t need no school police” and both say they will fight to implement the report’s recommendations 📚
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LA County has moved into the CDC's high transmission category for COVID,
@lapublichealth
announces. The County meets 1 of the 2 criteria to consider an indoor mask mandate, but Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer is "not sure" it will become necessary
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Naomi Stillitano, a senior at Arcadia High School, has been named the 105th Rose Queen. She was crowned on the steps of Tournament House in Pasadena this afternoon surrounded by members of her royal court 🌹👑
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@sarasadhwani
@washingtonpost
@monkeycageblog
@ejgraff
Monkey Cage blogs were the highlight of my polysci classes and such a great and digestible way to read research 😢
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“My daughter was told that Black people should die and that she should go kill herself” Parents confront Culver City Superintendent after an uptick in violence on campus including an incident where a security guard made racist verbal attacks on students after breaking up a fight
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