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Harding Larmore Kitchen & Kozal, experts in land use questions
Entitlements, and permits across Southern California. Catering to a diverse clientele, including developers, property owners and businesses, they offer comprehensive legal services tailored to various sectors. For developers, HLKK provides extensive guidance on entitlements, zoning and publicprivate partnerships for projects of all sizes, encompassing residential, commercial and mixed-use developments. They also offer expertise in specialized areas such as CEQA and historic preservation.
Lutheran agency closes Conejo drop-in center aiding homeless since 1988
A couple dozen or so homeless people living in a Thousand Oaks encampment are figuring out what to do after the closure last week of a center that provided them with free meals and more. People in the camp have relied on the Lutheran Social Services Drop-In Center, which has...
LAPD and SMPD Unravel Family-Run Retail Theft Operation in Southern California
The LAPD, in collaboration with the SMPD, has dismantled a family-run retail theft crew operating in Southern California. The operation resulted in the recovery of two firearms and a substantial amount of stolen merchandise. The suspects, Caleed Jamari Mouton, Eelayia Christine Walker, and Mekhai Taveon Ray, were apprehended. In a...
Budget would require districts to post plans to educate kids in emergencies
Starting next March, California school districts will be required to post a plan on their websites outlining how they will provide instruction to students within 10 school days of an emergency that keeps children from attending classes.
California Senate passes tax on big tech to fund ethnic media, news, fellowships
(The Center Square) - The California Senate passed a $4.8 billion tax on the state’s declining technology sector that would be used to fund “ethnic media” and state-administered “journalism fellowships” after backfilling the state’s general fund. The bill’ author also likened tech companies that are responsible for the lion’s share of state tax revenue to companies dumping pollutants into the environment. SB 1327, introduced by State Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, imposes a 7.25% tax on revenue from selling user data or providing user access to...
988 mental health crisis line celebrates 2nd anniversary
The country’s new 988 mental health response system turns two years old this month and a new report praised California’s implementation while calling for more investment. The report from the nonprofit mental health advocacy organization Inseparable showed California needs a total of about 400 mobile response teams, which dispatch a mental health professional and often a peer counselor, instead of police.
Maine’s First Research Satellite Primed for California Launch
(TNS) — Barring weather or technical hiccups, Maine's first research satellite will be launched into space aboard a private rocket early Tuesday to collect climate data for Maine students studying urban heat islands, phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms. MESAT-1 is one of eight nano-satellites hitching a space-bound ride aboard...
Shocker! The West’s Largest Fireworks Show Is Not in California
As we approach the season of Independence Day celebrations, it's important to remember that while most will have the day off to enjoy food, fun, parades, and fireworks, attempting an amateur fireworks show can be extremely dangerous. It's best to leave it to the professionals. No one wants to end...
A Famous Chain Now Makes An Unexpected Closure in California
A famous chain now makes an unexpected closure in California after serving its community for 75 years, sources report. Caspers Hot Dogs is a small franchised hot dog stand in the California Bay Area that has been around since 1949. Its Hayward location, now multiple decades old, will be closing...
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