Community Beat
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Judge blocks $50 million in funds amid fierce legal dispute over L.A. Zoo finances
LOS ANGELES — A judge has issued a preliminary injunction preventing a nonprofit that has helped operate and develop the…
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Lynwood medical center tackles physician shortage with new residency programs
LYNWOOD — St. Francis Medical Center has announced its new medical residency programs in internal medicine and psychiatry. The programs…
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ACLU Southern California names new executive director as civil rights cases surge
LOS ANGELES — Human rights advocate Chandra S. Bhatnagar has been named executive director of the ACLU of Southern California,…
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Whittier’s Dutra takes the helm as Metro gears up for Olympics, World Cup
LOS ANGELES — Whittier City Councilman Fernando Dutra received the board gavel from county Supervisor Janice Hahn July 9 during…
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West L.A. College soundstage named for Diane Watson
CULVER CITY — West Los Angeles College unveiled the final piece of a project nearly two decades in the making:…
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L.A. wildfire survivors demand insurance companies stop blocking claims
ALTADENA — On the six-month anniversary of the wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles County last January, members of…
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South L.A. residents frustrated as new ‘parks’ mean more concrete, little shade
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — In 2016, Los Angeles County voters passed Measure A with the hope of transforming the region’s…
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South L.A. park saved by singer Barry White now renamed in his honor
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of community residents recently gathered at the South Park Recreational Center to celebrate the renaming…
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Cal State L.A. wins $400,000 to boost hydrogen, EV workforce training
LOS ANGELES — Cal State Los Angeles has been awarded $400,000 in Catalyst Predevelopment Seed Funding through the California Jobs…
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Los Angeles joins eight cities to sue over ICE raids targeting communities
LOS ANGELES — Elected officials throughout Los Angeles County are planning to join a proposed class-action lawsuit filed by the…
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