Hospital surge
Lee Jackson
Jul 24 2009

Report focuses on Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center

A report delivered by a private contractor to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors indicated that the new Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center would have to run at a high degree of efficiency in order to weather a surge in patient arrivals.

The report showed that unless the hospital operated at a 95 percent utilization rate, a patient surge of even five percent could increase wait times past acceptable levels.

Though theoretically possible, the supervisors expressed concern that the high utilization rate might not be attainable.

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LAPD use of force
OW Staff
Jul 24 2009

Police Commission reduces post-incident officer training

The Los Angeles Police Commission agreed Wednesday to a change in the disciplinary process on officers who use serious force during altercations.

As an alternative to automatic additional officer training, LAPD will be allowed to discuss the incidents with the police officers.

Cmdr. Richard Webb with Internal Affairs said that the discussions “... really do require officers to identify their own areas of needed improvement...”

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Former L.A. pastor presides over district
Virgie W. Murray
Jul 24 2009

first pastor of the Brookins Community AME Church, 4831 S. Gramercy Pl., has been assigned the presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District

The first pastor of the Brookins Community AME Church, 4831 S. Gramercy Pl., has been assigned the presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District. The Rt. Rev. T. Larry Kirkland, the pastor of Brookins for more than 20 years, is the chief pastor of the Fifth Episcopal District, which includes California.

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The Charter Oak blame game
Cory A. Haywood
Jul 17 2009

irresponsibility can be covered up

After a whirlwind of controversy surrounding last month’s yearbook fiasco at Charter Oak High School in Covina, school officials have presented a small fix to a large problem that has spurred widespread discontent. Apparently, irresponsibility can be covered up with a simple sticker as Charter Oak afforded Black Student Union (BSU) members the opportunity to conceal attributed fake names like “Tay Tay Shaniqua, “Chrisphy Nanos, and “Laquan White” with mere labels of their correct names when the bloopers were discovered at the close of the school year.

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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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