Category: Local Politics
Safe Clean Water Update
Implementation UpdateSeptember 24, 2019Supplemental Documents Adopted: Several supplemental documents providing additional guidance for implementation of the Safe, Clean Water Program have been adopted by the Chief Engineer of the LA County Flood Control District:Credit Program Implementation…continue readingCity Council releases $2.7M for Skid Row bathrooms, outreach teams
Curbed LA: "Only a little over $8 million of the original $20 million has been budgeted so far. The Los Angeles City Council's budget included expansion and relocation of the ReFresh Spot, a 24-hour facility…continue reading“We will rely on health and wellness to take care of people that have a severe mental illness, we’re going to rely on community accountability to deal with issues of harm and violence.”
Voyage LA: "Patrisse Cullors started/help start many organizations– Black Lives Matter, Dignity and Power Now, Justice LA, Justice Teams Network, etc. Social justice organizations are the foundation for which we are able to have the…continue readingCASA DE CLARKE: A MODEL FOR UNSUPERVISED HOMELESS HOUSING OPENS IN HIGHLAND PARK
L.A. TACO "The house is unique because it is operating outside the purview of the city and the L.A. Homeless Services Authority. The program is not staffed. Clients let themselves in every evening at around…continue readingFiesta Days 2019
The best home-town parade in Southern CaliforniaTreasurer Bud Slotky & President Emeritus Chuck Guinta carry the banner, while Chris Hays controls the donkey.Club President Lora De La PortillaOn the right, in blue jacket, Celina Lew--…continue readingCharter Schools Background & Glossary
Charter School Background According to the California Department of Education (CDE),in the 2018-19 academic year there were 1,317 charter schools in California, with an enrollment of over 630,000 students. Some charter schools are new, while…continue readingWildfires in California
California Is Entering an Era of Endless Wildfires Los Angeles Fire Season Is Beginning Again. And It Will Never End.continue reading Pasadena, Alhambra move forward on obtaining twin 710 Freeway stubs from Caltrans
Pasadena Star News Pasadena has preliminary plans for retail, housing and green space that would “knit the city back together” by filling in the 710 ditch: the 50-acre concrete ditch running through west Pasadena that…continue readingLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion to purchase St. Vincent Medical Center with a focus on providing primary outpatient medical care
From Urbanize LA: At its meeting on March 19, the Board of Supervisors will consider a motion introduced by 1st District Supervisor Hilda Solis which calls for the County to pay up to $120 million to purchase the 163-year-old…continue reading- 1
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