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UTLA President A.J. Duffy

Teachers Protest Against L.A. Times For Grading Their Performance

Steve La
In response to The Los Angeles Times series that published data purporting to show teacher performance and quality, hundreds of educators from the local teachers union demonstrated in front of the Times building Tuesday, accusing the paper of reckless and shoddy reporting. The Times recently released a database rating the......
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ACLU Adds New Names In Their Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Challenging Their Policy Of Detaining Immigrants Indefinitely Without A Hearing

Steve La
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California announced Tuesday that they're adding new plaintiffs to its lawsuit against the U.S. government, challenging the government's right to hold immigrants indefinitely while they wait for their cases to be heard in immigration hearings. The new plaintiffs are refugees from Somalia and......
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Santa Monica To Install Solar Power Systems At Nine Elementary Schools

Steve La
The Santa Monica-Malibu School District announced Friday their plans to install solar power systems at nine elementary schools, a move that is expected to save the school district $4 million in electricity costs during the next 25 years. Virginia Hyatt, a purchasing director for the school district, credited the community's......
Jim Lafferty of the National Lawyers Guild; Credit: Steve La

Community Activists Condemn Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LAPD For Defending Officers Involved With The Shooting Death Of Manuel Jamines

Steve La
In response to statements from Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles Police Department that back officers involved in the shooting death of day laborer Manuel Jamines, the National Lawyers Guild, Answer Coalition, community activists and other groups gathered Friday at City Hall, condemning the mayor and police, with some......
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Santa Monica Outlaws Smoking On Balconies

Steve La
If you're a smoker, you're not welcome in Santa Monica. That's pretty much the message the city of Santa Monica sent to smokers Thursday as a new law went into effect making it illegal for people to light up within 25 feet of any apartment building, window or vent., the......
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Appeals Court Overturns Hermosa Beach's Ban on Tattoo Parlors

Steve La
A federal appeals court Thursday struck down the city of Hermosa Beach's ban on tattoo parlors, saying what we already knew: Tattoo art is a "unique and important method of expression" and therefore protected by the Constitution's right of free speech. A three-judge panel from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court......