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Contradictory Reports on Safety at L.A. Unified Campuses Threaten Community Progress
As the first day of school nears, unresolved crises at L.A. Unified loom. In May, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho attempted to redeploy on-campus police officers to 20 schools in the district. Carvalho’s attempt was largely unsuccessful – police were only installed at two school campuses – but the desire to revert to policing still lingers.
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.
Contradictory Reports on Safety at L.A. Unified Campuses Threaten Community Progress
As the first day of school nears, unresolved crises at L.A. Unified loom. In May, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho attempted to redeploy on-campus police officers to 20 schools in the district. Carvalho’s attempt was largely unsuccessful – police were only installed at two school campuses – but the desire to revert to policing still lingers.
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.
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