Proposition 13 put on the ballot by the state legislature
Joseph Wright  |   OW Senior Staff Writer
May 20 2010

Limits property taxes

Heading into the June 8 elections, voters must be aware of the following facts:
• This new Prop. 13 initiative, in addition to continuing to limit property tax increases, provides that construction to seismically retrofit buildings will not trigger reassessment of property tax value. It sets state-wide standards for seismic retrofit improvements that qualify. Its fiscal impact includes minor reductions in local property tax revenues related to the assessment of earthquake upgrades.

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Suspects arrested in Kendall Williams shooting
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
May 20 2010

Three charged in death

Three men were arrested in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old woman who was shot while standing outside a South Los Angeles apartment building, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced last week.

Chenoby Russell, 19, Deanthony Miller, 19, and James Evans, 18, were taken into custody on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and held on $3 million bail each.

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New Ordinance will close many marijuana dispensaries
May 20 2010

Closing up weed shops

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Letters will be sent this week to the operators of at least 400 medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, ordering them to close by June 7.

“It will inform (operators) that a new ordinance is going into effect, and it is our understanding that their establishment is operating outside compliance and will be required to shut down,” said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the City Attorney’s Office. The letters will be sent soon, he said.

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Waters seeks DOJ help with Mitrice Richardson disappearance
C. Alexander Haywood   |   OW Staff Writer
May 20 2010

Search for answers continues

United States Congresswoman Maxine Waters has asked the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the disappearance of Mitrice Richardson, who vanished last September after leaving the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Malibu/Agoura Hills substation.
 Her disappearance followed an arrest for allegedly failing to pay an $89.21 bill at a local restaurant, and for possessing less than one ounce of marijuana, Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

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Motivated Men of Dorsey to hold ‘Afternoon of Excellence’
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
May 9 2013

Working to get others involved in educating young Black men

The Motivated Men of Dorsey High School is a nonprofit organization committed to community collaboration and social responsibility through its efforts to prepare the young men at Dorsey High School to be effective communicators, critical thinkers and life-long learners. As a collaborative of alumni, parents, faculty, staff and community members, the organization’s objective is to foster positive relationships with the young men in an effort to close the achievement gap, increase test scores, and lead them to a successful high school experience.

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