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Despite economic woes, 9th District a hot spot for contributions
L.A.'s 9th City Council District is among the poorest in the city, taking in a stretch of South Los Angeles where the median household income is less than $30,000 per year. Yet despite persistent economic woes, the district has become a hot spot for...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Wendy Greuel, Elections, Politics, Career and Workplace
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L.A. mayor's race: Wendy Greuel uses Web chat to target women
As the Los Angeles mayor’s race heads into the final three-week stretch, City Controller Wendy Greuel is stepping up her efforts to engage female voters — seeking a turnout advantage against her general election rival, City Councilman Eric...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Planned Parenthood, Elections, Politics, Local Elections
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L.A. County supervisors weigh dropping foster-care contractor
Los Angeles County supervisors reported no action after a closed-door meeting to consider terminating the county's decades-long relationship with Teens Happy Homes, a private foster care provider that officials say repeatedly misused funds and placed...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Zev Yaroslavsky, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Abusive Behavior
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L.A. County supervisors discuss troubled foster care contractor
Los Angeles County supervisors met behind closed doors Tuesday to consider terminating their decades-long relationship with Teens Happy Homes, a private foster care provider found by officials to have repeatedly misused funds and placed children in...
Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Zev Yaroslavsky, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Accounting and Auditing, Abusive Behavior
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Problems keep proliferating at discredited private foster care agency
A decade ago, a team of Los Angeles County auditors delivered a damning assessment of Teens Happy Homes, a private foster care agency responsible for hundreds of children. Agency workers bought beer and cigarettes with public funds intended for...
Tags: Breach of Contract, Veal, Corporate Officers, Accounting and Auditing, Crime, Law and Justice
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Former Sen. Sheila Kuehl announces run for L.A. County supervisor
SACRAMENTO -- Former state Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) made it official Thursday. She will be a candidate for the seat being vacated by Zev Yaroslavsky on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Kuehl, who served as chair of the Senate...
Tags: Sheila Kuehl, Elections, Zev Yaroslavsky, Hilda Solis, Politics
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Dennis Zine endorsed by Gloria Molina in L.A. controller's race
City controller hopeful Dennis Zine picked up an endorsement from Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina on Thursday and said the nod would be a "huge plus" in helping him win support among critical Latino voters. Molina, the sole Latina on the...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Dennis P. Zine, Local Elections, Ed Reyes, Kevin de Leon
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Sal Castro dies at 79; L.A. teacher played role in 1968 protests
Sal Castro, a veteran Los Angeles Unified School District teacher who played a central role in the 1968 "blowouts," when more than 1,000 students in predominantly Latino high schools walked out of their classrooms to protest inequalities in education,...
Tags: Graduation, Antonio Villaraigosa, Elections, Los Angeles Unified School District, Politics
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Boyle Heights development planned along Gold Line clears a hurdle
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday approved exclusive negotiation rights for a mixed-use commercial and affordable-housing complex next to the Metro Gold Line tracks in Boyle Heights. The Metro board voted 10-1 to...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Jose Huizar
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Supervisors give sheriff $22 million to speed county patrols
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to implement a new tracking system for Sheriff’s Department patrols in unincorporated areas and also gave $22 million to the department in hopes of improving service in those communities. Under the...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Same-Sex Marriage, Charles Manson, Lee Baca
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Banned youth football league brings concerns to county board
Parents and players from the East L.A. Bobcats, a youth football league banned from county parks after gang-affiliated adult fans got in a fight that led to a fatal stabbing at a pizza parlor after a game, called on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors on...
Tags: Sports, Social Sciences, Same-Sex Marriage, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Greuel recalls working for Clinton on Northridge quake relief
Looking to turn the page from a series of staff shakeups, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel touted her endorsement by former President Clinton in the San Fernando Valley on Monday — turning a spotlight on her role in the recovery efforts...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Elections, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Politics, Local Elections
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