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An LA Councilman Wants Zoo, Airport to Report on Lack of Vegan Food
The LA City Council asked today that large city venues, such as Los Angeles International Airport and the zoo, provide a report on the possibility of providing more vegan meal options at concession stands.
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If Approved, a LA Program Would Establish a Savings Account for Every First-Grader
A Los Angeles City Council committee Wednesday forwarded a proposal to create a children’s savings account program that could begin in the first grade.
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Phoenix Police Officers Fired in Video, Social Media Cases
Two Phoenix police officers involved in separate incidents that drew national outrage, including one who pointed a gun and yelled profanities at a black family, will be fired, the chief of police said Tuesday. “I expect more. You deserve more,” Chief Jeri Williams said at a news conference. “Unlike other professions, we don’t have a luxury of a do-over.”
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MLB Commissioner Tells Oakland to Drop Lawsuit Or A's Could Relocate
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred made it clear to Oakland: Drop your lawsuit or the A’s could relocate.
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Oakland Police Trying New Tactics to Stop Illegal Sideshows
The sideshow party is over, according to the Oakland Police Department. Oakland police on Tuesday issued a new warning about sideshows in the city after a Sunday night filled with reckless driving, arrests and an injured officer.
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Equity Ripples: East Palo Alto Continues to Struggle Amidst Neighboring Tech Boom
When 73-year-old Randal Parker first moved to East Palo Alto with his family in 1952, he remembers open fields of agricultural land, a diverse and thriving working-class community and job opportunities for people of color.
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City Holds Toilet Paper Ribbon Cutting for City's First Self-Cleaning Restroom
A toilet-paper ribbon was cut Thursday by Los Angeles city officials to signify the opening of the city’s first self-cleaning toilet at the North Hollywood Recreation Center.
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City Council Committee Looking Into Hiring Homeless for City Cleanups
A Los Angeles City Council committee Tuesday requested a report on what resources would be needed to create a pilot program that would hire homeless people for cleanup efforts around the city.
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Dad in Baby Twins' Hot Car Death: ‘I Blanked Out': Criminal Complaint
A father who left his 1-year-old twins in his car while he went to work told investigators “I blanked out, my babies are dead, I killed my babies,” according to the criminal complaint released Saturday.
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Home Depot Execs Visit Oakland About Homeless Camps Near Stores
Executives from The Home Depot were in Oakland Thursday to meet with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf about two homeless camps that sit close to two of their stores.
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Controversial Cross to Be Discussed in Appeals Court
A federal judge has ruled that a cross that has been maintained by the Lion’s Club at a public park in Albany for decades is unconstitutional. The battle over whether the cross should stay put will continue Thursday morning when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will hear arguments on the issue.
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Cops Won't Issue Tickets to People Sleeping in Cars on LA Streets Anymore
A city ordinance barring people from sleeping in vehicles parked on residential Los Angeles streets quietly expired at the end of June, and LAPD officers have been instructed to no longer issue citations for the offense.
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Man Says Fire Phoenix Officers Who Aimed Guns at His Family
The young black man shown in a videotaped encounter that showed Phoenix police pointing guns and yelling obscenities at him and his pregnant fiancee told the City Council on Wednesday that he wants the officers fired. Dravon Ames, 22, told councilmembers that he and his family “could have lost their lives over something senseless … over a 4-year-old taking a...
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Sacramento Police Officer With Bay Area Ties Shot, Killed
A Sacramento police officer was fatally shot while responding to a domestic disturbance call Wednesday, police said.
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Man Says Fire Phoenix Officers Who Aimed Guns at His Family
The young black man shown in a videotaped encounter that showed Phoenix police pointing guns and yelling obscenities at him and his pregnant fiancee told the City Council on Wednesday that he wants the officers fired. Dravon Ames, 22, told councilmembers that he and his family “could have lost their lives over something senseless … over a 4-year-old taking a...
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Sacramento Police Officer With Bay Area Ties Shot, Killed
A Sacramento police officer was fatally shot while responding to a domestic disturbance call Wednesday, police said.
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Phoenix Police Chief ‘Disturbed' by Cop Reaction to 4-Year-Old and Family
Video surfaced of officers allegedly threatening to shoot a black couple and their young children over a reported shoplifting incident from last month. After the videos emerged and the couple involved, Dravon Ames and Iesha Harper, filed a $10 million notice of claim — a precursor to a lawsuit — against the city. Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams says the...
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San Jose Councilman Proposes License Plate Readers to Help Recover, Deter Stolen Vehicles
A San Jose councilman is proposing a new approach to recovering and perhaps deterring stolen vehicles in the Bay Area’s largest city.
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Resolution Declares Los Angeles ‘City of Sanctuary'
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday declaring Los Angeles a “city of sanctuary” for immigrants, although it is non-binding and does not change any city laws.
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Powerful Philly Union Leader Johnny Doc, Councilman Bobby Henon Embezzled Union Funds, Prosecutors Allege
Federal officials announced 116 corruption charges Wednesday morning against powerful union leader John J. “Johnny Doc” Dougherty, Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon and several IBEW Local 98 union employees.