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UCLA professors, Ph.D. candidates awarded 2024–25 Huntington fellowships
Three UCLA professors and two Ph.D. candidates have been awarded Huntington fellowships for the upcoming 2024–25 year. The Huntington Library grants long-term, short-term, and travel grants and exchange fellowships each year for collections-based research that expands humanities scholarship. Alex Mazzaferro, assistant professor of English, received the 2024–25 Fletcher Jones...
Pacific Jazz Orchestra 2024-25 Season To Include Christopher Cross, Ivan Lins, Om'Mas Keith, Lee Ritenour, and John Pizzarelli
Pacific Jazz Orchestra, LA's only resident 40-piece hybrid big band and string orchestra, has announced an ambitious and adventurous 2024-25 season. Founded and led by esteemed seven-time GRAMMY-nominated composer/arranger/conductor Chris Walden, Pacific Jazz Orchestra, comprised of leading studio musicians, flexes its considerable musical muscle with a range of compelling programs showcasing straight-ahead jazz, swing, hip hop, R&B, Broadway, Brazilian jazz, bossa nova, pop, and more at five leading venues in Los Angeles, Orange County, Palm Springs, and Santa Barbara.
Woman Attacks Victim with Axe and Sets Cars Ablaze
HOLLYWOOD HILLS — On Saturday, July 13, a woman – whose identity has not been released – was arrested after torching two vehicles near Argyle and Franklin Avenues, attacking a woman with an axe and threatening bystanders with the weapon. At around 10:30 a.m, cell phone video...
PennWest Presidential Transition Committee Announced
CLARION, Pa. — After announcing the formation of a presidential transition committee in June, President Jon Anderson announced members of the committee on Tuesday, July 16, just one month into his tenure as leader of Pennsylvania Western University. The committee will play a key role in advancing engagement and...
Former Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo Among Top Contenders for Los Angeles Police Department Leadership
The Los Angeles Police Department's hunt for a new head honcho has intensified, with the candidate pool whittling down to just 10 finalists. Among them, former Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo surfaces as a strong contender, as reported by the Houston Chronicle. Should he clench the role, Acevedo would be making history as the first Latino chief of a department serving a city where more than half of its denizens identify as Latino.
VA Housing Policy Discriminates Against Disabled Veterans, Federal Judge Rules
The Department of Veterans Affairs discriminates against disabled veterans by outsourcing construction on its West Los Angeles campus, rendering some ineligible for housing because their incomes are too high, a federal judge has ruled. The outside housing developers rely on tax credit financing that includes income eligibility requirements. The government...
Former mayor known for guaranteed income programs launches bid for California lieutenant governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Michael Tubbs is running for lieutenant governor of California, returning to politics four years after voters in his Central Valley hometown ousted him as one of the country’s youngest mayors following his reboot of guaranteed income programs for the poor that made him a star.
Newly Called Up Dodgers Pitcher Knows He Is Better Than He's Performed
Left-handed pitcher Justin Wrobleski struggled in his first two starts since being called up to the Major Leagues from Triple-A on July 7. He gave up four runs and back-to-back home runs in the Dodgers' loss to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Fast food employees in California currently make $20 per hour. In response, franchisees are reducing hours
Taking orders at the register one recent day, Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s restaurants south of Los Angeles, poured boiling hot baskets of French fries and chicken nuggets, adding a flourish of salt to them. Cheng used to staff his Fountain Valley, Orange County, facility with close...
Los Angeles drug dealers shipped pounds of fentanyl to Northeast Ohio hidden in printers, feds say
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Federal agents investigating drug trafficking through the mail say someone sent pounds of fentanyl from California to Northeast Ohio hidden inside printers, according to court records. U.S. Postal Inspectors who launched an investigation into Phillip Hurt wrote in court filings that they believe drug dealers in...
L.A. City employees still aren’t getting their full paychecks
For many months, Los Angeles city employees – including police officers – have been underpaid. And an L.A. City Councilmember is calling the city council back from a summer recess to get the issue resolved.
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