By Esmeralda Fabián Romero || LA School Report NAACP branches in three Southern California counties that have some of the state’s largest populations of black students are calling to end the charter school moratorium adopted by their national board in 2016. The San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino branches have submitted separate resolutions to NAACP’s…
CATALINA ISLAND — A 1947 DC-3 — originally owned by Philip K. Wrigley — majestically soared over the newly completed 3,000-foot runway at ACE Clearwater Airfield at the Airport in the Sky. The silver plane, a World War II-era replica, was the first aircraft to touch down Friday, May 3, marking the opening of the…
Federal prosecutors have sent a letter to a former Stanford student whose parents paid $6.5 million to the mastermind of the college admissions scheme informing her she is a possible target of their investigation, a person familiar with the investigation said. Yusi Zhao and two other people whose…
A dispute is roiling over a change to the ballot language of Measure EE, which would raise an estimated $500 million a year for Los Angeles public schools if approved by voters next month. The funding infusion would provide major relief to the financially challenged L.A. Unified School District,…
Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers perform on the High Tide stage the BeachLife Festival at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach on Friday, May 3, 2019. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers perform on the High Tide stage the BeachLife Festival at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach on Friday, May 3,…
Breed: German shepherd Gender: Male Bravo’s story: This handsome boy was picked up by animal control as a stray and found himself in a high-kill shelter. Safe with German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County, he might have been something of a ladies’ man, as he knows the girl dogs think he’s quite cute. He seems to…
May 10 marks the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike ceremony that celebrated the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. The great era of locomotives long has passed, but rail is still No. 1 in a few freight categories. Then to now 1827: The first railroad in North America — the Baltimore & Ohio — is…
There was a time when going to see a surf movie was an “event.” They were filmed in 16 mm and pieced together by the guy who was making them. Then he would rent a high school auditorium, or some other sort of hall, sell tickets, stick up a screen, and show up with a…
The California attorney general has sent a letter to LA Archbishop Jose H. Gomez requesting that church officials preserve documents related to clergy abuse allegations. (File photo by Ana P. Garcia, Contributing Photographer) LOS ANGELES — The California attorney general’s office will review how the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has handled sexual abuse allegations, including…
Laguna Niguel cares about our environment and has worked for many years to ensure we have clean air, fresh water, and less pollution. As your mayor, I wanted to take an opportunity to let you know some of the things we are doing to maintain our environmentally-friendly slice of paradise. You may have heard that…
