Briefs

Supervisors Awarded $4.1 Million to LA Sheriff’s Department Victims Amid Surge in In-Custody Deaths

JusticeLA Coalition noted, while the April 8 Board of Supervisors meeting is timely and important, this crisis coincides with two events…

6 months ago

Assemblymember Calls for Audit to Safeguard Art and Music Education Funding Under Prop 28

The request for an audit follows a lawsuit filed against LAUSD for violating Proposition 28's requirements to hire an additional…

6 months ago

Senate Parliamentarian Confirms California’s Clean Car Rules Don’t Need Congressional Approval

California’s clean car and clean truck standards will provide cleaner, healthier air for millions of people who suffer from severe…

6 months ago

LAUSD Fails to Address Critical Needs in Fifth Bargaining Session

UTLA presented its full package of demands in Sessions 1 and 2; now, five sessions in, LAUSD still has not…

6 months ago

Public Health Responds to Workforce Needs with New Office for Worker Safety & Wellness”

Los Angeles County experiences some of the highest rates of occupational injuries and illnesses, wage theft, and retaliation in the…

6 months ago

Gov. Newsom Appeals Sudden USDA Cuts to Farm Subsidies Supporting Food Banks

The sole basis for the termination of LFPA25 was that “AMS [USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service] has determined that this agreement…

6 months ago

Carson Celebrates Olympic & Paralympic Milestone with Venue Updates, Finalized Labor Agreements”

At the March 26 ad hoc committee on the 2028 games, updates were approved that include the relocation of several…

6 months ago

Voters Reject MAGA/Musk

"Today Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our fair elections and our Supreme Court, and Wisconsin stood…

6 months ago

County Explores Registry to Improve Emergency Evacuations for People with Disabilities

. The study will include engaging stakeholders to better understand the needs of older adults and people with mobility challenges,…

6 months ago

California Plan Will Create High-Paying, Fulfilling Careers for More Californians, College Degree or Not

... two central themes emerged to guide the creation of the master plan: enhance coordination and address structural barriers that…

6 months ago