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Arellano: Why I'm not taking down my César Chávez photo
L.A. Times columnist Gustavo Arellano on why he plans to keep a photograph of Cesar Chavez with Dolores Huerta
Officials considered warning Altadena before Eaton fire, but no alert was sent
Just before the Eaton fire broke out, an L.A. County official urged his team to issue a cellphone alert about increasingly dangerous winds to no avail.
If SoCal hotels, stadiums host ICE agents, employees can miss work, union says as World Cup nears
Unite Here Local 11 said in a letter that the presence of federal agents inside or in the immediate vicinity of properties constitutes conditions that trigger employees' right to refuse to work.
This rail line would get you to the Grove, the Beverly Center and Cedars-Sinai. Is it L.A.'s 'missing link'?
The L.A. County Metro board will vote this week on a K Line extension that would connect West Hollywood, the Grove and Cedars-Sinai, creating a major north-south transit link.
WATCH: David Muir shares Colton Police Department's birthday surprise for California boy
A California family left a heartfelt voicemail asking the officers at their local police department to help celebrate their son’s 4th birthday.
Why there are limited benefits when parents hold back their child in kindergarten
Conversation around holding a child back in kindergarten is everywhere — but the rate of children actually getting a delayed start to school hasn't undergone significant change in decades.
Easing cold, severe weather risk later Thursday
...National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has highlighted an area west of a Lackawanna-Sardinia-Olean-Mt. Jewett line for isolated severe thunderstorms. The primary threats will be potentially strong damaging wind gusts, large hail and a non-zero percent risk of a tornado. The greatest chance of severe weather will come later in the day into the evening... [...]
Lesson plans go 'out the window' as educators pivot on César Chávez amid abuse allegations
Educators at college and K-12 schools are rethinking how to teach about César Chávez following allegations that the United Farm Workers co-founder and labor leader sexually abused girls and women.
Data centers under scrutiny by California lawmakers as fears rise about health and energy impacts
Due to health and energy concerns, the California Legislature is considering bills to prohibit data centers from being exempted from the state's stringent environmental law and impose new tariffs on new major energy users that strain power supplies.
4 women stabbed at trendy downtown L.A. restaurant; 1 victim was left in serious condition
Police said at least four people were taken to a hospital with minor stab wounds after the altercation at Zaya.
Ex-girlfriend hired hit man in SoCal murder plot, police say; 4 arrested
A Murrieta woman is accused of hiring a hit man to kill her ex-boyfriend, and investigators say others may have been involved.
Ventura County teen rescued after rattlesnake bite
The latest snakebite incident in the region was reported to the Ventura County Fire Department on Friday night.
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