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Seven employees from Granada Hills Charter who were fired this week for refusing to get their COVID-19 shots are believed to be the first public school employees in California to lose their jobs over such vaccination mandates, an attorney representing some of the workers said Thursday, Oct. 28. The school’s board of directors voted unanimously

Ramit Varma, an entrepreneur from Encino, is throwing his hat into the already crowded race for mayor of Los Angeles, and chose a well-known arena to make his pitch. Varma rented out Banc of California Stadium, home of Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC, to announce his candidacy to challenge Eric Garcetti for mayor on

Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Works has made significant progress in reducing the odor coming from the Dominguez Channel that has plagued Carson residents and those in nearby cities for nearly a month, officials said Wednesday, Oct. 27, while confirming for the first time that their ongoing investigation is looking into whether chemicals from

A former media consultant has withdrawn a sexual harassment lawsuit filed earlier this month against Inglewood Mayor James T.  Butts Jr. and is now accusing her attorneys of embellishing the allegations. The woman, identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe, purportedly sent an email Oct. 20 to her attorneys, Carl Douglas and Maryann Gallagher, demanding

The Los Angeles Unified school board on Tuesday, Oct. 26, adopted a plan for spending approximately $2.57 billion in additional COVID-19 pandemic relief funding from the federal government. Combined with approximately $2.27 billion in spendings on similar dollars which the school board approved in June as part of the district’s Path to Recovery plan, officials

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 679 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,485,769 as of Monday, Oct. 25. The total number of cases represents 15% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported five more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 26,552 deaths since tracking

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will soon hit ocean carriers with potentially hefty fees for cargo containers that remain too long at terminals, marking yet another major effort to solve a supply chain backlog that has seen freighters spend days at sea waiting to dock, empty containers blocking streets in nearby Wilmington

Friends and family cheer for participants of a 5K and 10K event hosted by Students Run LA in La Puente on Sunday, October 24, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer) Participants of a 5K and 10K event hosted by Students Run LA run east on Main St. in La Puente on Sunday, October

St. Luke Lutheran Church on Comercio Way in Woodland Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of religious services in the San Fernando Valley area, Oct. 23-30. Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost at Prince of Peace Episcopal Church: Two services, 8 and 10 a.m. Oct. 24. The 10 a.m. service is also live streamed on

Armed officers remain entrenched at school campuses across Southern California despite public outcry in the wake of a fatal shooting in Long Beach by a school safety officer and opposition unleashed by the 2020 killing of George Floyd. School districts in Los Angeles, Baldwin Park and Claremont have acquiesced to demands from protesters to remove

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and early detection can dramatically increase survival chances. Today we look at the most common types of cancer in men and women. In 2020, an estimated 1.8 million cases of cancer were diagnosed in the U.S. and more than 600,000

First the marching band performed a few rousing numbers. Then writer Luis J. Rodriguez took the stage in Pomona’s Garey High quad Friday morning, Oct. 22, to tell 600 students about marching to the beat of a different drummer. Rodriguez, who ran with L.A. gangs in his teen years, told students he used to think

Audra Smith and about a half-dozen others camped out this week at the Department of Motor Vehicles Commercial Drive Test Center in Fontana, hoping to put a small dent in the estimated shortage of 80,000 truckers contributing to gridlock in the global supply chain. All were awaiting a rigorous driving test that could yield a

WOODLAND HILLS — A multi-vehicle crash Friday morning left one person injured and prompted the closure of the southbound 101 Freeway in the Woodland Hills area, authorities said. The crash was reported near Valley Circle Boulevard about 4:40 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The injured person was taken to a hospital. All lanes

Despite extreme highs and lows in Port of Los Angeles cargo numbers last year, emissions declined in 2020 compared to 2019 — but just barely — though the outlook for 2021, a year marked by a supply chain logjam that’s kept freighters idling off the coast, is expected to be much worse, officials say. The

Mike Farrell’s “Late in the Day Dreams” is part of Santa Clarita Artists Association’s “Solitude” group show exhibit through Nov. 21 in Newhall. (Photo courtesy of Santa Clarita Artists Association) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Oct. 21-28. EVENTS Ghostwalk –

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,267 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,480,656 as of Wednesday, Oct. 20. The total number of cases represents 15% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 31 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 26,473 deaths since tracking

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon will have a sleepover Wednesday night with other public officials at the Arroyo Seco Tiny Home Village in Highland Park. The now completed 6.8-acre site within Arroyo Seco Park is the largest tiny home village in the United States, providing 117 housing units and 224

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 825 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,479,421 as of Tuesday, Oct. 19. The total number of cases represents 15% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 26 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 26,442 deaths since tracking

More than 20 retailers and restaurants at Westfield Topanga and The Village are looking to fill as many as 300 jobs as they gear up for the busy holiday shopping season. The businesses will hold a job fair from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22 at Westfield Topanga on Level 1 near California Pizza Kitchen. It