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Supportive Housing Development Team Hosts Tense Santa Monica Meeting
Hollywood Community Housing Corporation (HCHC) held a second in-person community meeting on Monday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church (2011 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica) regarding three potential affordable housing developments in mid-city Santa Monica. Several parties involved with the development and potential management of the properties — including HCHC, The People’s Concern, and Kevin Daly Architects — made a presentation to a tense audience, many of whom had strong feelings against these developments.
Citizens of the World Charter Educators Vote to Unionize with UTLA
Leslie Libaw comes from a union family. Her parents were educators and union members. Her father was so devoted to his union that he always carried his contract in his pants pocket. Libaw has been pro-union for her entire life but has worked at a non-union school, Citizens of the World Charter Schools (CWC LA), Mar Vista, for almost a decade. That changed last week when more than 90 percent of CWC educators voted to unionize with United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA).
Where to Celebrate Juneteenth in West Los Angeles
Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is an annual celebration that commemorates the day federal troops arrived in Texas in 1865 to ensure all enslaved persons were finally freed. Here is your guide to the best Juneteenth events all over West L.A.
West Hollywood City Council May Expand Ban on Retail Sale of Cats and Dogs to Additional Species
The West Hollywood City Council on Monday voted 5-0 to direct the city attorney to research the feasibility of expanding the current ban on retail sales of dogs and cats in West Hollywood to add other animal species to the list such as hamsters, rats, mice, and a limited number of fish. The motion also aims to expand the current ban to prohibit the sale of arachnids, birds, other mammals, amphibians, and reptiles.
Supportive Housing Development Team Hosts Tense Santa Monica Meeting
Hollywood Community Housing Corporation (HCHC) held a second in-person community meeting on Monday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church (2011 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica) regarding three potential affordable housing developments in mid-city Santa Monica. Several parties involved with the development and potential management of the properties — including HCHC, The People’s Concern, and Kevin Daly Architects — made a presentation to a tense audience, many of whom had strong feelings against these developments.
Citizens of the World Charter Educators Vote to Unionize with UTLA
Leslie Libaw comes from a union family. Her parents were educators and union members. Her father was so devoted to his union that he always carried his contract in his pants pocket. Libaw has been pro-union for her entire life but has worked at a non-union school, Citizens of the World Charter Schools (CWC LA), Mar Vista, for almost a decade. That changed last week when more than 90 percent of CWC educators voted to unionize with United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA).
Where to Celebrate Juneteenth in West Los Angeles
Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is an annual celebration that commemorates the day federal troops arrived in Texas in 1865 to ensure all enslaved persons were finally freed. Here is your guide to the best Juneteenth events all over West L.A.
West Hollywood City Council May Expand Ban on Retail Sale of Cats and Dogs to Additional Species
The West Hollywood City Council on Monday voted 5-0 to direct the city attorney to research the feasibility of expanding the current ban on retail sales of dogs and cats in West Hollywood to add other animal species to the list such as hamsters, rats, mice, and a limited number of fish. The motion also aims to expand the current ban to prohibit the sale of arachnids, birds, other mammals, amphibians, and reptiles.
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