Los Angeles County

Jan 9 2013

12th time in 13 days

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose today for the 12th time in 13 days, increasing four-tenths of a cent to $3.67.

The average price is 5 cents more than one week ago but 3.2 cents less than one month ago and 5.8 cents lower than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average price has increased 8.5 cents over the past 13 days, including three-tenths of a cent on both Monday and Tuesday.

Nov 5 2012

Cities across Los Angeles County will be deciding ballot measures Tuesday

Los Angeles, Calif., Voters in school districts and cities across Los Angeles County will be deciding ballot measures Tuesday, most involving tax hikes aimed at closing budget gaps or proposed bond issues to fund school construction.

Jul 9 2012

Avoid the 100 DUI campaign results

Nearly 1,200 DUI arrests were made throughout Los Angeles County during 10 days of beefed-up law enforcement efforts designed to combat drunken driving in connection with the Fourth of July holiday period, authorities reported Monday.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Jul 5 2012

Supreme Court OK shifts focus

 

Jul 2 2012

Program dubbed ‘Youth on the Move’

Young adults who gain legal independence from the foster care system in Los Angeles County will be offered free public transportation under a new program that started Monday, June 2.

The pilot program, dubbed “Youth on the Move,” is the first of its kind in the nation, according to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.