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L.A. Unified misused $158 million in student meal funds
L.A. NOWAt least eight California school districts have misappropriated millions in funding intended to pay for meals for low-income students — the biggest culprit being the Los Angeles Unified School District, according to a state Senate watchdog group.... -
Cal State outreach to African Americans yields gains
L.A. NOWEfforts to attract African American students at the California State University system are paying dividends with applications up for the third year in a row, officials said Wednesday. About 17,663 African American students applied for fall 2013, up from... -
Rivals take new shots at Greuel over L.A. ticket-fixing service
L.A. NOWL.A. City Controller and mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel took new fire for her handling of a special service at City Hall that dismissed parking tickets for special applicants.... -
Essie Mae Washington-Williams dies at 87; black daughter of segregationist Strom Thurmond
A week before Christmas in 2003, a retired Los Angeles schoolteacher stood before a phalanx of news cameras and 250 reporters in a South Carolina ballroom and declared, "I am Essie Mae Washington-Williams, and at last I am completely free." After more...
Tags: Strom Thurmond, Civil Rights, Colleges and Universities, Lawyers, Politics
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Dorner, openness and LAPD
Los Angeles leaders owe the public greater access to records and hearings involving accusations of police misconduct. Police disciplinary boards, where the most serious charges of misconduct are considered, were open to the public for years, and that...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Christopher Dorner, Los Angeles Police Department, Labor Legislation, Shootings
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Penn Jillette speaks his mind. Again
Penn Jillette isn't one to shy from controversy. In his new book, "Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday," the highly opinionated, talkative half of the long-running magic duo Penn & Teller takes on atheism, racism and the plight of the underclass. But...
Tags: Television Industry, Penn Jillette, Malaria, Glenn Beck, Donald Trump
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Feds now investigating alleged hate crimes in Compton
The U.S. attorney's office is considering whether to pursue federal civil rights charges against reputed members of a Compton gang arrested for alleged hate crimes against a black family. Los Angeles County sheriff's anti-gang investigators say they...
Tags: Hate Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, 2010 Census, Police Arrests
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Responses to Dorner case contain surprises
A Christopher Dorner sighting was reported Sunday in my Northridge neighborhood. Helicopters swarmed, patrol cars roared up. The hardware store was evacuated and my favorite bakery roped off. It turned out to be a false alarm — just some random...
Tags: Colin Powell, Charlie Sheen, Social Issues, Christopher Dorner, Michelle Obama
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Dorner manhunt: Reward will be offered for ex-cop's capture
L.A. NOWAuthorities on Sunday will offer a reward for information leading to the capture of a former Los Angeles Police Department officer wanted in the killings of three people and the wounding of two others. According to a statement, the news...... -
Dorner manhunt: LAPD will give new truck to women shot by officers
L.A. NOWLos Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck will provide a new truck to two women injured by officers in pursuit of fugitive ex-cop Christopher Jordan Dorner, a police spokesman said Saturday.... -
Bigoted fans mar debut of Muslim players for Jerusalem soccer team
JERUSALEM – Managers of a popular Jerusalem soccer club vowed Wednesday to proceed with plans to introduce two Muslim players to the mostly Jewish team despite a backlash from some intolerant fans. The two new players, Zaur Sadayev and Gabriel...
Tags: Judaism, Religion and Belief, Ehud Olmert, Israel, Politics
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Latino, black leaders unite after alleged hate crime in Compton
L.A. NOWA coalition of Latino and Black community leaders banded together on the steps of Compton City Hall Monday, seeking to unite the city in the aftermath of an attack that law enforcement has labeled a hate crime....
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