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Outreach groups and sheriff’s department work to relocate homeless on Venice’s Ocean Front Walk
One member of Venice's homeless community, Robert, had been developing his structure for weeks before vacating the area.(Anju Saravanan/Hopes For Homeless) (VENICE, Calif.) The shores of Venice have long been an attractive area for residents, tourists and transients to locate themselves. An accompaniment to the neighborhood's ocean scenery is the homeless presence in the area, which has increased tremendously during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, authorities are scrambling to rectify the situation and move people off the beach’s boardwalk.
New proposed hotel plan in Pico Robertson pressures businesses and residents to relocate
Le Petit Jardin, six other businesses and 10 apartment renters are in jeopardy of moving if the city approves the SORO hotel vote on Sept. 9Asher Ali/Newsbreak. (LOS ANGELES) Le Petit Jardin Cafe and Flowers, a combined coffee and flower shop, has been nestled on S. Robertson Boulevard between Pico Boulevard and W. Cashio Street for 20 years. After the building it rents was bought by Harkham Family Enterprises in 2019, it was grouped into a construction plan for the recently proposed SORO hotel which threatens the business’s stability in the neighborhood.
UTLA and LAUSD outline agreed-upon health protocols for the 2021-22 school year.
(LOS ANGELES) - As part of a primary contract, The United Teachers of Los Angeles has ratified a tentative Sideletter on the COVID-19 health and safety protocols for the 2021-222 school year. Los Angeles Unified School District has adopted the Sideletter into their plan for the return to traditional instruction for the upcoming school year.
Idaho Lt. Gov. calls out the media over battle for public comments on critical race theory teaching in schools
Lt. Gov. McGeachin enacted an executive order while Gov. Little was away from the Capitol last week, which he quickly rescinded.(Brett Sayles/Pexels) (Boise, Id.) The office of Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin released records on Monday of public comments about Idaho public schools’ teaching curriculum to a local paper after a month-long dispute.
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Hello, my name is Asher Ali and I am excited to contribute to NewsBreak content as a fellow over this summer. I'll primarily be reporting from the Los Angeles area, but will begin my beat in Eastern Washington as I'm still up in Spokane while attending Gonzaga University. At Gonzaga, I study journalism, international relations and French, and I have a genuine passion for evincing the tales of those unrecognized in the world. No matter how local of an issue, I find every individual story out there to have unquantifiable value, and I hope that through my work with NewsBreak, I'll be able to deliver those stories to all who follow along.
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