LAUSD shifts millions of dollars to close education gap
The L.A. School Board has signed off on a $6.6 billion budget for the school year that funnels hundreds of million of dollars to the district’s most disadvantaged students. The spending plan calls for...
View ArticleWhy L.A. needs a resilience czar
Northridge Earthquake, CA, January 17, 1994 — An aerial view of destruction caused by the 6.7 magnitude earthquake. Damage costs were estimated at $25 billion. FEMA News Photo Date 17 January 1994 For...
View ArticleNursing homes want easier path to prescribing meds
A trade group that represents California nursing homes is considering whether to push for a new policy that would allow doctors to prescribe antipsychotic drugs to residents without their consent, or...
View ArticleThink your rent is pricey now? Just wait until 2016
How much are you paying for rent right now? Well, a new study says that if you’re a typical Southern California renter – you can expect to add about 8 to 10 percent to that monthly payment in two...
View ArticleA new chapter in battle over downtown L.A. oil wells
The owners of a downtown L.A. oil field that shut down two years ago amid complaints that it was making neighbors sick want to start pumping again. It could be an uphill fight, though. Neighbors had...
View ArticleMapping LA’s growing dance scene
Los Angeles is known as the entertainment capital of the world… for its creative output in film, theater and art. But, the city’s reputation in dance is starting to grow as well. At the high end,...
View ArticleTrojans’ turmoil continues
Happier times in the Los Angeles Coliseum in 2006 when the Trojans went 11-2, winning the Pac-10. Photo: Bobak Ha’Eri/Creative Commons This was supposed to be the year that USC football returned to...
View ArticleLocal college basketball defies expectations
(Photo by Keen Report) Football season is over, and it’s time for college basketball to grab the spotlight. We’re just a few weeks out from the PAC-12 Tournament, and then selections for the NCAA...
View ArticleRoad to the Rose Bowl begins now for UCLA & USC
It’s been a little while since a local player has won the Heisman Trophy, which is awarded to college football’s top performer. USC’s Matt Leinert was the last, back in 2005. But that streak could end...
View ArticleCan’t lose for winning: UCLA and USC hoops off to fast starts
What a difference nine months makes. In March, at the end of one of its worst basketball seasons ever, UCLA fans and boosters were calling for the head of Coach Steve Alford. Some even hired a plane to...
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