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“This administration today here and now declares unconditional war on poverty in America.”
–President Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1964 State of the Union Address.
The proverbial “good news-bad news” scenario presents itself this week with indications that the California drought may not cost the agriculture industry as much as was believed. The industry will reportedly incur less than half the losses forecast in March as groundwater supplies have eased the burden on farmers and ranchers. The California Farm Water Coalition said losses are expected to reach $3.4 billion for farming and related activity (trucking and shipping), far below the predicted $7.8 billion.
“This administration today here and now declares unconditional war on poverty in America.”
They’re heading into the home stretch in the campaign for the District 1 seat with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The seven candidates, Genethia Hudley-Hayes, Alex Johnson, Rachel Johnson, Omarosa Manigault, Hattie McFrazier, George McKenna and Sherlett Hendy Newbill fielded wide-ranging questions Tuesday evening at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park before a crowd of 200 or so District 1 stakeholders. The special election will be held on June 3 to replace the late Marguerite LaMotte.
The Rancho Vista Specific Plan in Palmdale got another boost this month as construction began on the Rancho Vista Town Center, a long-anticipated retail development at the intersection of Rancho Vista Boulevard and Town Center Drive. Adding to the economic revitalization of Palmdale was the announcement that a “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) has been signed to help lure AnyWind Power Electric Inc. to town to manufacture wind turbine systems.
It was a smaller debate than usual, but steeped in community interest and concern as the Los Angeles Area Chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. hosted a forum on May 7 at Inglewood City Hall, to hear from the candidates for Los Angeles County Sheriff heading into the June 3 election.
Alex Johnson believes the District 1 seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board needs fresh ideas and a new direction. Currently the assistant senior deputy for education and public safety for Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Johnson has been working closely of late with the superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education to preserve Head Start in the county’s second district.
From today’s top sounds in Country music, Rhythm and Blues, Hip Hop and Banda music, the Palmdale Amphitheater has something in store this summer for most all musical tastes.
Gov. Jerry Brown last week signed a new, sweeping emergency drought proclamation to cut red tape for a number of government entities with an eye on assisting water agencies to find new sources of water. The latest U.S. drought monitor says 100 percent of California is in an official drought.
Parents naturally obsess over an infant during the first year of life. The joys and concerns are often myriad as the newborn occupies practically all of the parent’s waking hours. A developmental disability, however, may be one of the worst fears a parent/caregiver may encounter. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a dreaded diagnosis that afflicts one percent of American children ages three to 17 years.
